R1/beta1 rc1: Some Wifi cards not loading in UEFI boot.

[return_0e]

I tested both the BIOS and UEFI RC1 images on one of my machines with a Intel Wireless 3165 card and I noticed something odd. The idualwifi7260 driver loads fine when booted in BIOS mode but not in UEFI.

The machine I used is a LattePanda Alpha - ​https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139108638/lattepanda-alpha-soul-of-a-macbook-in-a-pocket-siz

[diver]

(iwm) Failed to start INIT ucode: -2147483634

~> error -2147483634
0x8000000e: Device/File/Resource busy

[cb88]

I have the opposite happening on realtekwifi... BIOS is broken but EFI works.

I should probably attach syslogs from the working boot to my ticket for that.

[waddlesplash]

Please retest after hrev52722.

[kim1963]

rev 52745

KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) bus_alloc_resource(3, [16], 0x0, 0xffffffff, 0x1,0x2) KERN: add_memory_type_range(2067, 0xa2100000, 0x2000, 0) KERN: set MTRRs to: KERN: mtrr: 0: base: 0x8a000000, size: 0x2000000, type: 0 KERN: mtrr: 1: base: 0xa0000000, size: 0x20000000, type: 0 KERN: mtrr: 2: base: 0xc0000000, size: 0x40000000, type: 0 KERN: mtrr: 3: base: 0x90000000, size: 0x10000000, type: 1 KERN: allocate_io_interrupt_vectors: allocated 1 vectors starting from 18 KERN: msi_allocate_vectors: allocated 1 vectors starting from 18 KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) bus_alloc_resource(1, [1], 0x0, 0xffffffff, 0x1,0x2) KERN: msi enabled: 0x0081 KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) iwm_read_firmware: unknown firmware section 512, abort KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) firmware parse error -2147483643, section type 512 KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) iwm_read_firmware: failed -2147483643 KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) Failed to start INIT ucode: -2147483643

[waddlesplash]

kim1963, is this on a 32-bit or 64-bit build? If it's on a 32-bit build, please try 64-bit instead.

[waddlesplash]

Indeed, this seems to be some sort of bug in the iwm code, it happens on FreeBSD too: ​https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219683

[return_0e]

I have tried 64 bit hrev52738 build on the same machine (LattePanda Alpha). idualwifi7260 doesn't load when booting on UEFI and I get a similar issue in this ticker such as:

KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) iwm_start_fw: Unable to init nic
KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) iwm_start_fw: failed -2147483634
KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) Failed to start INIT ucode: -2147483634

I tested on BIOS boot and idualwifi7260 wifi does scan for networks, but I can't connect to any. It repeats this message after attempting to connect to a wifi network. I'll attach a newer syslog here.

KERN: wlan_control: 9235, 16
KERN: wlan_control: 9235, 17
KERN: wlan_control: 9235, 26
KERN: wlan_control: 9235, 98
KERN: wlan_control: 9235, 15
KERN: wlan_control: 9235, 76

[waddlesplash]

hrev52792 includes some changes to PCI power management in idualwifi7260 that might help here. Please retest.

[waddlesplash]

Please retest after hrev53174.

[return_0e]

With the changes in hrev53174, I can connect to wifi networks when booting from a BIOS or a UEFI install on x86_64.

I tested an Intel Wireless 8265 AC card with my NUC and a Intel Wireless 3165 using a LattePanda Alpha board and both PCs can connect to open and protected wireless networks. So the idualwifi7260 driver is loaded and functioning correctly, regardless of booting from BIOS/UEFI.

[waddlesplash]

Hooray!

[nielx]

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