Re: iwl3945: HARDWARE GONE??

From: John W. Linville
Date: Fri Jul 02 2010 - 12:30:19 EST


On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 07:02:55PM +0300, Priit Laes wrote:
> Heya!
>
> Bumped my kernel to version 2.6.35-rc3-00391-g97e0214 and ran into
> HARDWARE GONE error message..
>
> Hardware is Lenovo x60s and wireless card is intel 3945:
>
> 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Intel Corporation ThinkPad R60e/X60s
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47
> Memory at edf00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
> Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
> Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
> Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
> Kernel modules: iwl3945
>
> I have attached dmesg error message...
>
> Cheers,
> Priit :)

> [13813.347617] Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason a1 on CPU 0.
> [13813.347617] You have some hardware problem, likely on the PCI bus.
> [13813.347617] Dazed and confused, but trying to continue
> [13813.347617] iwl3945 0000:03:00.0: HARDWARE GONE?? INTA == 0xffffffff

We've been seeing this sort of thing a lot -- somehow the iwl3945 gets
disconnected from the PCI bus. Anyone have any clue how that happens?

John
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