Public bug reported: I have a HP Pavilion dv9000 series laptop (dv9645ed) and i have the following issue:
When I start the laptop, the b43 wireless card works fine, it connects to the networks and I have internet. But when I take out the power cord, i.e. I move to another room with my laptop, the wifi card stops working. The led starts flashing blue and orange very quickly and my messages log file starts filling up with the following messages (note this is 100% repeatable for me): Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 209.829760] b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ... Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.081365] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.185200] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.191362] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.191475] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.191535] b43-phy0: Controller restarted Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.191583] b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ... Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.459015] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.572759] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.576014] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.579845] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.579960] b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ... Feb 1 19:54:33 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.579969] b43-phy0: Controller restarted Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.846588] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.942289] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.944893] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.947485] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 210.947601] b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ... Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.224240] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.318165] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.320777] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.323352] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.582008] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.685807] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.688373] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:34 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.690961] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 211.972048] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.068959] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.069018] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.069074] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.317420] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.417723] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.421633] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.422054] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.705023] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.808761] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:35 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.811544] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 212.815869] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.097255] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.185529] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.188567] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.189743] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.450452] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.550895] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.550956] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.551010] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio Feb 1 19:54:36 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.798200] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Feb 1 19:54:37 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.901987] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx Feb 1 19:54:37 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.903721] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx Feb 1 19:54:37 bm-laptop1 kernel: [ 213.905696] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio etc. etc. =================== uname -a: Linux bm-laptop1 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux lsb_release -a: Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 Codename: intrepid and see file for lspci output. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Wireless stops when switching to battery power https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/324051 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs