Unable to init Intel wireless network controller 3945ABG at boot. Issue is intermittent. Card reports: iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF Issue occurs on 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686 and 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686. Issue does not occur on 2.6.34.6-47.fc13.i686 or earlier. iwl3945-firmware-15.32.2.9-4.fc13.noarch Laptop is a Dell XPS M1530 with BIOS revision A12. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot one of the two afflicted kernels. I assume that only the most recent is appropriate. Wireless LAN is not accessible. iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, in-tree:ds iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0xFFFFFFFF iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: bad EEPROM/OTP signature, type=EEPROM, EEPROM_GP=0x00000007 iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: EEPROM not found, EEPROM_GP=0xffffffff iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: Unable to init EEPROM iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A disabled iwl3945: probe of 0000:0b:00.0 failed with error -2
Created attachment 450917 [details] output from "dellWirelessCtl --info"
Created attachment 450919 [details] Information from working kernel.
Created attachment 454404 [details] dmesg | grep iwl from system with successful initialization of the iwl3945 on latest F13 kernel dmesg from 2.6.34.7-56 shows this working now. I modified the bios settings for the wi-fi locator from dynamic to basic. This seems to have brought the card out of the "deep sleep".
Since the wireless is functioning and we are so close to F14, I am going to close this and consider it working for me. If it appears again after I upgrade, I will follow up.