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Lack of fsam7400 kernel module in quantal

Bug #1072163 reported by Michał Małecki on 2012-10-27

This bug affects 1 person

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
linux (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Medium	Luis Henriques
Quantal	Invalid	Undecided	Luis Henriques
Raring	Invalid	Medium	Luis Henriques

Bug Description

After upgrade to Quantal there is the same history as in Oneiric and solved bug #876030:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/876030
Somebody drop module fsam7400 again.

This module is responsible for turning on my wifi card!

I've found page:
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/KernelTeam/Specs/QKernelDeltaReview/UDS-Q
where are mentioned Tim Gardner and "henrix" nickname.
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ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: michalus 1909 F.... pulseaudio
                      michalus 1960 F.... xfce4-volumed
                      michalus 1985 F.... xfce4-mixer-plu
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=734148a2-781a-45a9-9463-718b62306459
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO Pro Edition V3505
MarkForUpload: True
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
   no card
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=68776423-9d0a-46d8-a1ec-070532e03f96 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Daemon not responding.
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-18-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-18-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.95
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: yes
Tags: quantal
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-27 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy fuse gnunet lpadmin netdev plugdev postgres powerdev sambashare scanner video
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R01-A0U
dmi.board.name: AMILO Pro Edition V3505
dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 55AD1460539911DBB5B8AB50F2A8B7DC
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
dmi.chassis.version: A2040
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR01-A0U:bd08/15/2006:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnAMILOProEditionV3505:pvr20:rvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:rnAMILOProEditionV3505:rvrNotApplicable:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct10:cvrA2040:
dmi.product.name: AMILO Pro Edition V3505
dmi.product.version: 20
dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS

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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote on 2012-10-27: Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1072163

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete
tags:	added: quantal

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: AlsaInfo.txt

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description:	updated

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: BootDmesg.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: CRDA.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: CurrentDmesg.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: IwConfig.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: Lspci.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: ProcCpuinfo.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: ProcEnviron.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: ProcInterrupts.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: ProcModules.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: UdevDb.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: UdevLog.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-27: WifiSyslog.txt

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Michał Małecki (michalus) on 2012-10-28

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

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Luis Henriques (henrix) wrote on 2012-10-29:

#15

Michal, have you tried the new amilo-rfkill kernel module? It should have the same functionalities as the fsam7400 module.

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-10-31:

#16

I tried "amilo-rfkill" module as You've suggested. There is some bug.

~$ sudo modprobe amilo-rfkill
FATAL: Error inserting amilo_rfkill (/lib/modules/3.5.0-18-generic/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/amilo-rfkill.ko): No such device

Bug #979253

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Luis Henriques (henrix) wrote on 2012-11-01:

#17

Ok, I should have also mentioned module 'wistron_btns'. The existence of these two modules (wistron_btns and amilo-rfkill) are the actual reason for having the (unmaintained) fsam7400 module removed. Could you please try it? Thanks.

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-11-01:

#18

Loading module "wistron_btns" caused kernel crash.

Maybe those bugs are not connected to remove of fsam7400 module but it is causing that I can't use my wi-fi card. I'm disapointed. Also very bad that bug #979253 isn't fixed from april 2012. Maybe "fsam7400" should be restored?

Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury) on 2012-11-07

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium

Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) on 2012-11-14

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Quantal):
assignee:	nobody → Luis Henriques (henrix)
status:	New → In Progress
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Raring):
assignee:	nobody → Luis Henriques (henrix)
status:	Confirmed → In Progress

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Luis Henriques (henrix) wrote on 2012-11-15:

#19

Michal, the fsam7400 will have the exact same problem with recent kernels. This module is unmaintained and has been replaced either by the amilo-rfkill or by the wistron_btns modules.

The issue with the wistron_btns is known, as it uses an ugly hack to invoke BIOS code directly. Since the memory area where the BIOS code is mapped into is marked as non-executable (for security reasons), the module will crash the system.

There's a workaround you can use which is to add 'noexec=off' (without the quotes) to your kernel. You can test it by editing your boot parameters directly on grub while booting (see the "Temporarily Add a Kernel Boot Parameter for Testing" section in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBootParameters).

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Luis Henriques (henrix) wrote on 2012-11-26:

#20

I'm tagging this bug as invalid, as the requested kernel driver is currently unsupported and has been superseeded upstreams by other drivers.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Quantal):
status:	In Progress → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Raring):
status:	In Progress → Invalid

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-11-26:

#21

Ok, I will wait for amilo-rfkill and try to use workaround.

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Luis Henriques (henrix) wrote on 2012-11-26:

#22

Michal, you should try the workaround using the wistron_btns kernel module and not with the amillo-rfkill. The amillo-rfkill does not support your hardware (as per your comment #16).

The wistron_btns, on the other hand, implements the same functionality as the old fsam7400, so it should work fine with the workaround. Without the workaround, it will crash as you referred before.

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Michał Małecki (michalus) wrote on 2012-11-26:

#23

I confirm that workaround is working on my laptop. After booting with "noexec=off" loading module "wistron_btns" didn't cause system crash. After that wifi is turned on. Driver detect also special wifi key on keyboard which now is able to turn on/off wifi card. Special wifi diode is also working.

Thanks for help.

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