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Friday, December 26, 2008

Solution: Debian error with iwlwifi

Having problems with the iwlwifi driver? Having cpu spikes? I have the solution which removed the problem for me.

My distro is: Debian Unstable 2.6.26-1-686 on a HP Compaq NX 7400

My /var/log/messages log keeps giving me this:
Dec 26 14:32:14 Computer kernel: [ 25.627105] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks
Dec 26 14:32:14 Computer kernel: [ 25.627105] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
Dec 26 14:32:14 Computer kernel: [ 25.872598] iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
Dec 26 14:32:14 Computer kernel: [ 25.971231] iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
Dec 26 14:32:25 Computer kernel: [ 48.857785] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:32:28 Computer kernel: [ 51.711991] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:32:45 Computer kernel: [ 68.909152] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:33:02 Computer kernel: [ 86.102172] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:33:19 Computer kernel: [ 103.261871] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:33:37 Computer kernel: [ 120.481994] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:33:54 Computer kernel: [ 137.602729] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:34:11 Computer kernel: [ 154.735711] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Dec 26 14:34:28 Computer kernel: [ 171.870045] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode


So if you wont need the wireless card, simply disable it:
user@System:~$ su
Password:
System:/home/user# lsmod | grep iwl
iwl3945 78772 0
mac80211 139680 1 iwl3945
led_class 3908 1 iwl3945
cfg80211 21576 2 iwl3945,mac80211
firmware_class 6816 2 iwl3945,pcmcia
System:/home/user# rmmod iwl3945
System:/home/user# lsmod | grep iwl
System:/home/user#

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