iwl3945 & kernel 2.6.25.9-40.fc8

[logocomune]

Hi,
I have a fedora 8 on a notebook. My problem started yesterday when I upgraded from kernel 2.6.25.6-25.fc8 to 2.6.25.9-40.fc8. There is a solution to use again my wireless with new kernel?

Same information from dmesg:

iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26kds
iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'

and from messages:

Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  User request for activation of wlan0.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device eth0.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  eth0: canceled DHCP transaction, dhclient pid 3457
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost avahi-daemon[2512]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.1.10 on eth0.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost avahi-daemon[2512]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface eth0.IPv4 with address 192.168.1.10.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost avahi-daemon[2512]: Interface eth0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost avahi-daemon[2512]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::21b:24ff:fef6:f9c1 on eth0.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activating device wlan0
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto tebris' has security, and secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'ssid' value 'tebris'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'WPA-PSK'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'psk' value '<omitted>'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'proto' value 'WPA RSN'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'pairwise' value 'TKIP CCMP'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'group' value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 2 -> 0
Jul  4 10:29:35 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 0 -> 2
Jul  4 10:29:37 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 2 -> 3
Jul  4 10:29:37 localhost ntpd[2353]: sendto(62.173.174.62) (fd=21): Invalid argument
Jul  4 10:29:39 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 3 -> 4
Jul  4 10:29:39 localhost kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 4 -> 5
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 5 -> 6
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0) Supplicant interface state change: 6 -> 7
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.  Connected to wireless network 'tebris'.
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction.
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  dhclient started with pid 4413
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.0.6-Fedora
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: Copyright 2004-2007 Internet Systems Consortium.
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: All rights reserved.
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: 
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP: device wlan0 state changed normal exit -> preinit
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:1c:bf:72:dd:2f
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: Sending on   LPF/wlan0/00:1c:bf:72:dd:2f
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: Sending on   Socket/fallback
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
Jul  4 10:29:40 localhost avahi-daemon[2512]: Registering new address record for fe80::21c:bfff:fe72:dd2f on wlan0.*.
Jul  4 10:29:47 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21
Jul  4 10:29:55 localhost ntpd[2353]: sendto(193.109.46.66) (fd=21): Invalid argument
Jul  4 10:30:09 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
Jul  4 10:30:14 localhost ntpd[2353]: sendto(62.48.35.100) (fd=21): Invalid argument
Jul  4 10:30:21 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Device 'wlan0' DHCP transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: canceled DHCP transaction, dhclient pid 4413
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started...
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (tebris)
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection 'Auto tebris' invalid.
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed.
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Deactivating device wlan0.
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost avahi-daemon[2512]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::21c:bfff:fe72:dd2f on wlan0.
Jul  4 10:30:25 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete.

Best regards,
ALeX

[trigpoint]

This looks very similar to a problem that us Fedora 9 users are having, see http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=193296.

I suspect the solution is to use the old kernel for now, and hope the next one fixes the problem.

[tonynys]

Hi, I had the same thing yesterday,
i've upgraded the fedora 8 kernel from 2.6.25.6-27.fc8 to 2.6.25.9-40.fc8
and my wifi did not longer work.
The networkmanagers finds the networks, but when I try to connect it is as if the password is not ok
and asks me again for the wpa shared secret.
Rebooting the same laptop under vista works with wifi fine.
Then I suspected it was due to the kernel upgrade, and in the bootloader I've selected the old kernel
and it works again
Hope it will be fixed in the next kernel !
Tony Nys

[tonynys]

the system log shows dhclient dhcp timeout on my fedora 9 I686 with intel wifi 465 chipset

rebooting with old kernel works fine
migrating from fedora 8 to 9 resolved temporarily the problem
but again after upgrading the kernel to 2.6.25.9 on i686 => the same problem

then I've downloaded and installed a new kernel 2.6.25.10-87.fc9.i686
and all works fine now !!

download the kernel from here
http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/b...?buildID=55238

[benussi]

Hi,
same problem on my FC8 box...
Update to new kernel 2.6.25.10-48 not fix the problem with iwl3945 and wpa....

Hints are welcome!