[Ubuntu] System freezes everytime during install (kernel 4.4.0-83) #68

asereze · 2017-06-30T11:09:12Z

System info

Entry	Details
OS	Ubuntu 16.04
Kernel version	4.4.0-83-generic
New install	no
DKMS	yes
Compiler	< include version e.g: gcc-5.4.0 >

Devince info

Device ID: 0489:e069

General info:

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lspci: Unable to load libkmod resources: error -12
03:00.0 Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7630e 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. MT7630e 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 3
	Region 0: Memory at f7900000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
	Capabilities: <access denied>

04:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8411 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. RTL8411 PCI Express Card Reader
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 28
	Region 0: Memory at f7800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci

04:00.2 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0a)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
luca@l-X550CL:~$ 
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Bluetooth stats:

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NOTHING HAPPENS. I can't see the list with that command anymore, it seems.
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What didn't work?

After the last update for Ubuntu I installed (around two days ago) as usual I had to re-install the drivers, but my system freezes everytime I try. The problem is similar to the one that #48 got, but the solution proposed by @neurobin there did not work for me. I used an old release until now (I remember it being around one-year old), but switching to the new one changed nothing.

What did you try?

See above.

Error code:

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Additional info

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j1cs · 2017-06-30T15:35:37Z

Hi, try this steps:

sudo make clean
sudo make
sudo ./install

kv3tak · 2017-06-30T15:54:01Z

I have the same issue. After running ./install, the system freezes.

sudo make clean
sudo make
sudo ./install

didn't helped :(

Edit: make generates some errors, that I haven't seen before.

$ sudo make

make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=/home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00 modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00config.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00link.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/mt_linux.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00firmware.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00leds.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00mmio.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2800pci.o
/home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c:1591:23: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
  .ampdu_action      = rt2800_ampdu_action,
                       ^
/home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c:1591:23: note: (near initialization for 'rt2800pci_mac80211_ops.ampdu_action')
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2800lib.o
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.o
  LD [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/mt7630e.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/mt7630e.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/rt2x00/mt7630e.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic'
make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=/home/user/MT7630E/btloader modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/btloader/mt76xx.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /home/user/MT7630E/btloader/mt76xx.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/user/MT7630E/btloader/mt76xx.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-83-generic'

j1cs · 2017-06-30T16:00:57Z

I recommend you delete the folder and clone again.

kv3tak · 2017-06-30T17:11:50Z

Still the same results...

saurabh-mhaisekar · 2017-06-30T18:26:41Z

Try this:
sudo ./uninstall
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo ./install

If system still freezes, output of the following command would be helpful:
dpkg -l | grep ^..r

Meantime you would like to use drivers temparily.
sudo ./test

PS: I am curious if you could run module temparily.

TrevorG · 2017-06-30T19:49:55Z

Hello. Some problem here. For me, ./test also freezed. However, I have created some sort of solution:

I have decided to fix GCC warning about incompatible pointer types first. After investigating /usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-83/include/net/mac80211.h (I was looking for ampdu_action, which led me to the ieee80211_ops struct defined in that file) I have changed source code in this repository. git diff output below:

diff --git a/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index fe432fc..b4cfd92 100644
--- a/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -9046,7 +9046,7 @@ u64 rt2800_get_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 }
 
 int rt2800_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 4, 0)
                         struct ieee80211_ampdu_params *params
 #else
                        enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
@@ -9058,7 +9058,7 @@ int rt2800_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 #endif
             )
 {
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 4, 0)
        enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action = params->action;
        struct ieee80211_sta *sta = params->sta;
        u16 tid = params->tid;
diff --git a/rt2x00/rt2800lib.h b/rt2x00/rt2800lib.h
index 4b20647..0f311e1 100644
--- a/rt2x00/rt2800lib.h
+++ b/rt2x00/rt2800lib.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ int rt2800_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                   const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params);
 u64 rt2800_get_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 int rt2800_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0)
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 4, 0)
                         struct ieee80211_ampdu_params *params
 #else
                        enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,

After that, I have executed sudo modprobe rt2800pci. Running sudo ./test before that, resulted in failure.
Finally, I have executed sudo ./test and right now I am writing this comment using my WiFi.

I am not sure if this is a correct solution - my linux-fu is not strong enough;)

TrevorG · 2017-06-30T20:24:10Z

Sure, but the day after tomorrow at the earliest

asereze · 2017-07-01T11:03:36Z

@glats

Hi, try this steps:

sudo make clean
sudo make
sudo ./install

That's what @neurobin suggested in #48, but it doesn't work for me.

@SaurabhMhaisekar

Try this:
sudo ./uninstall
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo ./install

Doesn't work as well

If system still freezes, output of the following command would be helpful:
dpkg -l | grep ^..r

I get nothing. Like with "rfkill list" the command doesn't seem to work anymore.

Meantime you would like to use drivers temparily.
sudo ./test

If I try the system freezes like during an installation.

PeaceMaker503 · 2017-07-01T20:33:01Z

@TrevorG Your solution seems to work thank you. At least I had the same problem, I applied your diff and reinstalled as suggested in #48 and it is now functional. (Ubuntu 16.04)

ghost · 2017-07-02T08:56:12Z

Same problem here.

@TrevorG: Did not work for me. Even with this patch, when the network manager tries to establish the connection with the AP, the system freezes because of a kernel oops. From what i see the stack trace on the screen:

rt2800_ampdu_action eventually results in a page fault at location ffffffffffffffd8

I just looked at the kernel header and it seems the kernel interface 80211blahblah_ampdu_action has changed in a way braking this driver.

Sineth-N · 2017-07-02T12:26:51Z

same issue here, I have explicitly removed the file mt7630 in /var/lib/dkms then make an sudo ./uninstall and next sudo make clean later sudo make dkms still can't get this driver up. on top of that I cannot apply the patch that @TrevorG suggested due to some error in modprobe. I'm also getting the exact same error as @kv3tak when make is executed.
Highly appreciate if anyone can help us in this matter
Thanks.
UPDATE:
Once the sudo make dkms is executed I restarted the machine without running the sudo ./install, In the login screen I can see my home wifi SSID and if I proceed without physically turning off the wifi using HW button I run into a system freeze. Later if I physically turn on wifi the machine tries to connect to the wifi but again the system freezes.

UPDATE
Appllied the diff in the way @LinuxSDA said and got it working.. Thanks all !!

kennethmervin01 · 2017-07-03T19:45:35Z

same here after the update to 4.4.0-83-generic... please help

kennethmervin01 · 2017-07-04T04:07:52Z

It's working just followed @TrevorG changes to rt2x00/rt2800lib.c and rt2x00/rt2800lib.h

First unsinstall the driver

sudo ./uninstall
make clean

Then change the rt2x00/rt2800lib.c and rt2x00/rt2800lib.h like @TrevorG told then

sudo ./install

LinuxSDA · 2017-07-04T07:52:43Z

It's working. Thanks a lot @TrevorG.

Those who still have problem. Here are simpler instructions:

Go to MT7630E-release/rt2x00 folder.
Open rt2800lib.c in Gedit and search if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0) replace it with if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 4, 0) for the 2 matches.
Open rt2800lib.h and search if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 6, 0) replace it with if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 4, 0) for the 1 match.

Now, you can install the drivers:

sudo ./uninstall
make clean
make
sudo ./install

asereze · 2017-07-05T12:27:47Z

@LinuxSDA it worked!
Thank you very much!

TrevorG · 2017-07-05T17:58:57Z

Well, it seems that someone has pulled some changes from kernel 4.6.0 to linux-headers-4.4.0-83. With change in definition of ampdu_action among the others. All as fine in linux-headers-4.4.0-81.

Patch presented by me is only a quick hack and such change should not be pulled into the repository, IMHO, as it will create problems for users building with linux headers pre-4.4.0-83. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to write correct patch. This #if should check against "ABI number" (which is something Ubuntu-specific AFAIU) and I have no idea how to check it.

Feel free to create better solution;)

a-sync · 2017-07-06T18:12:43Z

@TrevorG, @LinuxSDA thanks, can confirm it works!

UTS_UBUNTU_RELEASE_ABI >= 83 could be used to determine if this should be applied for 4.4.0, but only for ubuntu afaik

jamoreno146 · 2017-07-07T23:51:42Z

Thank you so much @LinuxSDA! I experienced this problem after two clean installations, now I solved the problem.

htcoder · 2017-07-21T16:02:56Z

74 The solution suggested by @LinuxSDA doesn't work for me

tran184 · 2017-07-24T09:49:23Z

same problem with kernel 4.10.0-27

neurobin · 2017-07-24T11:17:07Z

@tran184 This issue is exclusively related to kernel 4.4.0-83, please open another issue with more information.

asereze · 2017-07-25T16:13:44Z

With the last update (distributed today) the problem is back again, and this time the method suggested by @LinuxSDA didn't work.

Also is there a good reason why is this driver still not supported by Linux after all this time? Why do we need to reinstall a patch for almost every update? It's absurd.

rjy7wb · 2017-09-14T07:39:28Z

Played around with it, error only happens when trying to connect to a network.

before installing, if you delete your saved networks you will be able to complete the installation process, but if you try to join a network it will still freeze.

hnovillo · 2017-10-25T02:15:02Z

@TrevorG Gracias a tu post pude solucionar mi problema!

Verifiqué la versión de mi kernel con uname -r. La cual resultó ser 4.4.0-97-generic.
Realicé los cambios en ambos archivos, ejecuté los pasos que indicaste, y luego con sudo ./install de inmediato comenzó a funcionar mi wifi.

Sos un Genio!!!
Mil Gracias!!!

ruifm · 2017-11-09T09:41:24Z

Thanks @LinuxSDA, worked like a charm for me (4.4.0-97). Couldn't be happier!

ash0904 · 2018-05-05T14:17:20Z

System freezes every time when trying to connect to a access point.
(same problem as @htcoder )
Tried all the above solutions but none worked.
What should I do ?

deeperlearner · 2018-05-05T14:24:17Z

@ash0904
Do not expect this card will work well.
Change another wifi card.

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Doesn't work at Ubuntu 17 (kernel 4.10.0) #71

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After 7 July release ,System freezes every time when connected to any access point #74

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asereze commented Jun 30, 2017

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