[Bug 467917] New: Wireless (iwl3945) unable to connect on battery power with NetworkManager
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 Summary: Wireless (iwl3945) unable to connect on battery power with NetworkManager Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: RC 2 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/4.1; Linux) KHTML/4.1.96 (like Gecko) SUSE NetworkManager is unable to connect to the wireless network after a cold boot on battery power. I can get it to connect by reloading the wireless driver (rmmod iwl3945 && modprobe iwl3945). After a cold boot on ac power the wireless connects fine. After a boot on battery power, the module has to be reloaded before the NetworkManager wants to connect. It does not suffice to plug in the ac adapter. I can reproduce this problem with NetworkManager-kde and NetworkManager-kde4. The network I try to connect to is has WPA2-PSK security enabled. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot on batter power. 2. Log in and check if NetworkManager is able to connect to the network. 3. NetworkManager should connect to the wireless network. Actual Results: NetworkManager is unable to set up a connection. Expected Results: NetworkManager connects to the wireless network. NetworkManager-0.7.0.r4323-1.11 NetworkManager-kde-0.7r848570-23.1 NetworkManager-kde4-0.7.svn911495-39.3 kernel version: 2.6.27.7-9.1 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c1 --- Comment #1 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-21 04:45:28 MST --- Created an attachment (id=266480) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=266480) dmesg output after boot on battery power -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c2 --- Comment #2 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-21 04:46:10 MST --- Created an attachment (id=266481) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=266481) dmesg output after boot on ac power -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c3 --- Comment #3 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-21 04:47:10 MST --- Created an attachment (id=266482) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=266482) relevant output from /var/log/NetworkManager on battery power -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c4 --- Comment #4 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-21 04:47:46 MST --- Created an attachment (id=266483) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=266483) relevant output from /var/log/NetworkManager on ac power -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c5 --- Comment #5 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-21 04:48:29 MST --- Created an attachment (id=266485) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=266485) relevant output from /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log on battery power -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c6 --- Comment #6 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-21 04:49:30 MST --- Created an attachment (id=266486) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=266486) relevant output from /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log on ac power -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.pr |hschaa@novell.com |ovo.novell.com | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User hschaa@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c7 Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P3 - Medium Status|NEW |ASSIGNED --- Comment #7 from Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> 2009-01-22 23:49:48 MST --- I will try to reproduce that issue next week. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c8 --- Comment #8 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-01-27 03:41:40 MST --- I want to add that I only have this problem with openSUSE 11.1. I never seen this with an older release or other distributions. The system this bug occurs on is a Dell Latitude D830. I find it strange that it only occurs after a boot on battery power and that a reload of the iwl3945 resolves the issue. Is there something that could enable powersaving options when loading the module that I should check? Let me know if I can provide more information to get this solved. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c9 --- Comment #9 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-02-03 13:04:24 MST --- If I run the following command, I am able to connect to the wireless network on battery (without reloading the module): echo 6 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/iwl3945/0000\:0c\:00.0/power_level This changes the power level to (AC) OFF. How can I set this as default value? After a boot on battery power, the power level has the following value: 5 (Timeout 25ms, Period 1000ms). With this value I am unable to connect to any wireless network. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User hschaa@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c10 Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu --- Comment #10 from Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> 2009-02-04 02:34:46 MST --- Awesome! Thanks for figuring this out. Could you please check which version of the iwl3945-ucode you have installed? Just run "rpm -qa iwl3945-ucode" and attach the output here. (In reply to comment #9)
This changes the power level to (AC) OFF. How can I set this as default value?
The script /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/iwl-pm automatically switches the power state. You can change that if you want to. However I would first like to see if a newer firmware also fixes the issue. Hence please attach the information requested above. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c11 --- Comment #11 from Stijn Van Nieuwenhuyse <stijn@vannieuwenhuyse.eu> 2009-02-04 02:57:04 MST --- The output of "rpm -qa iwl3945-ucode": iwl3945-ucode-15.28.1.8-1.7 Let me know where I can find a newer firmware and how I can install it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User hschaa@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c12 --- Comment #12 from Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> 2009-02-04 03:17:16 MST --- (In reply to comment #11)
The output of "rpm -qa iwl3945-ucode": iwl3945-ucode-15.28.1.8-1.7
Ah, that's already the newest firmware with API version 1. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917 User hschaa@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467917#c13 Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|Wireless (iwl3945) unable |iwl3945: unable to connect |to connect on battery power |on battery power with |with NetworkManager |NetworkManager --- Comment #13 from Helmut Schaa <hschaa@novell.com> 2009-02-06 03:20:19 MST --- Adjusting summary. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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