Hi, I am new to Linux.

I am running Suse 9.2

Using GN-WPKG wireless card with an RT2500 chip in NdisWrapper against a Linksys 802.11 b/g router, I got my internet connection configured.

But about 40 to 50 minutes in, I get a message that says IRQ#10 is being disabled.

Here is a snippet from the log:


Jan 18 21:57:37 1952BlackVincent dhcpcd[5024]: dhcpConfig: ioctl SIOCADDRT: File exists
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: irq 10: nobody cared!
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c010868c>] __report_bad_irq+0x1c/0x70
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c010875b>] note_interrupt+0x5b/0x80
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c010894c>] do_IRQ+0xdc/0x120
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c0106cd8>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<f960fd17>] NdisMSynchronizeWithInterrupt+0x37/0x50 [ndiswrapper]
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<f960faaa>] ndis_irq_bh+0x2a/0x40 [ndiswrapper]
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c01297ea>] worker_thread+0x16a/0x210
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<f960fa80>] ndis_irq_bh+0x0/0x40 [ndiswrapper]
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c0119be0>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c0119be0>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c0129680>] worker_thread+0x0/0x210
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c012cddc>] kthread+0x7c/0xb0
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c012cd60>] kthread+0x0/0xb0
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<c0104255>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x10
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: handlers:
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<f960fac0>] (ndis_irq_th+0x0/0xa0 [ndiswrapper])
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: [<f9776740>] (snd_intel8x0_interrupt+0x0/0x220 [snd_intel8x0])
Jan 18 23:24:57 1952BlackVincent kernel: Disabling IRQ #10

If anyone has a notion of how to fix this, would appreciate the help.

Regards,

Ned

Try disabling power management for the network card - this seems to have worked for me.

In Yast modify your wlan0 network card and go into the Expert settings untagging the Powersave option. Alternatively edit the /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan0 file.

I just finished an article on Linux and the RT2500 chipset wireless cards. I had all kinds of issues with ndiswrapper and my linksys card drivers. I ended up using the Ralink drivers from Sourceforge in my Slackware and Suse installs. They work fine.

If rbutler gives his permission, I will use his suggestion in my article.

nwalthall, what driver (and where did you get it) for the ndiswrapper install? Remember, you also should use the XP driver, or at the least, the Win 2000 driver. The "combo" driver (for all versions of Windows) do not work well.

danleff, I'm interested in your article as I just couldn't get it working with the Ralink or Sourceforge drivers (Suse 9.2 - Gigabyte WAP and GN-WPKG card, which is RT2500), possibly because I found the various instructions confusing and even contradictory. In the end I tried ndiswrapper (and also the driverloader from Linuxant) with the latest Ralink WinXP driver. Both worked, but as for nwalthall, disabled the interrupt after 40-50 minutes, until I turned off the power management for the card.

No problem if you want to add my suggestion to help others