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toralf
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 Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:21 pm Post subject: syslog: "Microcode SW error detected" |
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Got this message 4 times within 1 month : | Code: | zgrep 'Microcode SW error detected' syslog*
syslog:Jun 29 16:51:39 t44 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000.
syslog:Jun 29 17:06:39 t44 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000.
syslog-20150615.gz:Jun 10 16:14:58 t44 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000.
syslog-20150628.gz:Jun 28 13:22:14 t44 kernel: iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000.
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for my wifi (ThinkPad T440s) : | Code: | 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 83)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
Memory at e0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [40] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number e8-b1-fc-ff-ff-9d-87-85
Capabilities: [14c] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Capabilities: [154] Vendor Specific Information: ID=cafe Rev=1 Len=014 <?>
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
Kernel modules: iwlwifi
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Would an upgrade to unstable sys-kernel/linux-firmware ~20150320 help ? |
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Buffoon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I do not think so, kernel driver loads the fimware it needs. Your firmware may be corrupted. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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toralf,
I suspect that your fimware file is OK on disk but that its becoming corrupt in the device for some reason.
If the disk file were corrupt, it either would not load or you would fet those messages more frequently.
It may be a power supply (to the device) issue or a failing device.
I'm not sure what the restarting does. It may reload the firmware, which would fix the problem until the next time.
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toralf
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| yep - it suddenly started few weeks ago - the laptop is new, so I do argue, that the kernel might be somehow the culprit. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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toralf,
It won't hurt to try with different kernels and firmware files.
Even new hardware fails. Random failures can happen at any time ... err randomly :)
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