Tinypliny's Journal

12/01/2011 17:14 #55632

Tale of a Nail Wimp.
Category: chemicals

I obviously wasn't thinking much or even clearly last week. I have weird-feeling nails now thanks to that phase of temporary brain-fog.

I unconsciously scrubbed my kitchen and bathroom sinks without any gloves on. The bleach eroded the top layer of my nails and my palm skin off. It looked pretty scary. Moisturizing didn't make any difference. I was afraid that my nails would just keep unraveling, become brittle and fall off before the new growth had a chance to come in.

My bout with fogged non-existent thought processes didn't end there.

I don't own any clear nail polish and didn't want to get an entire bottle, so I actually went in to a nails parlour to see if they could apply a clear coat of polish to the damaged nails. They gave me a manicure. I should have just walked out, but I didn't because I was too worried about the rough and torn appearance of my nail surfaces... and I admit I was curious about how my nails would look like with a coat of polish (even though I could not bring myself to select anything other than clear polish).

It was a really bad idea. I should have listened to the tiny voice in my head that usually warns me about impending doom. It was totally yelling and I ignored it. The result is my nails feel weird now. I know that there are no nerve endings on nails but I can actually feel the coat of clear polish on them. It is almost as if my nails are having trouble breathing and moving. Ugh, how do people tolerate this weird-feeling? It doesn't feel good at all to have this extra sensory input from things that usually stay out of my conscious senses. I want to rub off the polish but I don't want any more chemicals on my nails - at least for now. Nail polish remover seems worse than nail polish for eroded nails.

Well.

I guess there is a positive aspect to this nail drama. It's good to know that I haven't missed anything by not owning any nail polish all these years and I am pretty sure now that I can live the rest of my life without it. And it doesn't pay to scrub sinks without gloves on.

(e:lilho), you are not just a fashion icon, you are a brave woman.

11/30/2011 20:32 #55628

Installing ARandR on Fedora 16
Category: linux

Fedora's inbuilt display management GUI has no way of turning the primary laptop monitor off and use the secondary external monitor as the ONLY display. {BOO! I hate you fedora 16. I. hate. you.}

So I installed ARandR, a very nifty display manager.

And of course installation can never ever be straightforward on linux. On the webpage of arandr, there is no rpm (or binary) for the arandr gui, so I tried to follow the compile-and-install instructions:

From

wget
tar xzf arandr-0.1.5.tar.gz
cd arandr-0.1.5

sudo ./setup.py install

Easy enough, right?
Wrong.

An error popped up:
ImportError: No module named docutils.core

So I went to this

and installed docutils:

wget
tar xzf docutils-snapshot.tgz
cd docutils/

sudo ./setup.py install

And came out of that directory, went into the directory I un-tared the arandr files and ran this again:

sudo ./setup.py install

Success. I now have arandr installed on this wretched system and can finally turn my laptop monitor off.

tinypliny - 11/30/11 22:20
% As far as I know, no operating system on this earth, has a mindreading module. Although with Steve Jobs in heaven, I suspect that Apple may be the first.

LOL, this was hilarious. You should totally lay claim to that!! :) hahaha

tinypliny - 11/30/11 22:18
(e:uncutsaniflush): I did not "blame Fedora for not auto-magically providing the depends for the software you are installing. "

I blamed fedora for not providing me with a GUI to turn my laptop monitor off.

Which led me to install ARandR - my software of choice that solved problems for me.
At which point, my only complaint was:
"And of course installation can never ever be straightforward on linux"

Because, as a windows user of ~12 consecutive years, I define straightforward as a double-click-to-install procedure.

uncutsaniflush - 11/30/11 21:42
Oh goodness gracious me, I do declare the things you say. I took a look at :::link::: and one of the things that jumped out at me was

"Dependencies

python
PyGTK
xrandr
docutils (>=0.6; for building the man page)"

Did you bother to check of you had the right version of doctils installed? I suspect not.

Good Gravy!!! You install something from a non-Fedora source and blame Fedora for not auto-magically providing the depends for the software you are installing. It's not like you used yum and something got fucked up.

Yeah, Fedora 16 sucks. As far as I know, no operating system on this earth, has a mindreading module. Although with Steve Jobs in heaven, I suspect that Apple may be the first.

And again, I'm really sorry you are having problems. I know the work that you are doing is very important to you. And you don't need extra frustrations.

11/30/2011 19:04 #55627

Very verbose lspci
Category: linux

While installing Fedora 16, it asks if it can send your hardware profile through to the mothership. I always say yes. It can't hurt can it? It helps the developers see how wide of a hardware base they need to be compatible with. I always wondered where this mothership was exactly. Well, I found it. It's in a website with a rather dodgy name called "smolt.org". My hardware profile has an admin password and everything and it's here at this link.

But that hardware profile isn't detailed enough. Want all the more-than-you-could-possibly-need details about your computer? Try:

sudo lspci -vv

Behold more information than you ever needed about the Toshiba P750

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc31
    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
    Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
    Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

.....

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    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
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
    Memory behind bridge: f6000000-f70fffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e0000000-00000000f1ffffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
        PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
    Capabilities: [88] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc31
    Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: feeff00c Data: 4151
    Capabilities: [a0] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #2, Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <256ns, L1 <4us
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot+
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
        SltCap:    AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
            Slot #1, PowerLimit 75.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
        SltCtl:    Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
            Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
        SltSta:    Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
            Changed: MRL- PresDet+ LinkState-
        RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
        RootCap: CRSVisible-
        RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -3.5dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
    Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
        Caps:    LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
        Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
        Ctrl:    ArbSelect=Fixed
        Status:    InProgress-
        VC0:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed+ WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
    Capabilities: [140 v1] Root Complex Link
        Desc:    PortNumber=02 ComponentID=01 EltType=Config
        Link0:    Desc:    TargetPort=00 TargetComponent=01 AssocRCRB- LinkType=MemMapped LinkValid+
            Addr:    00000000fed19000
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp

.....

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc31
    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
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 50
    Region 0: Memory at f7400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
    Region 2: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
    Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
    Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: feeff00c Data: 41a9
    Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
        AFCap: TP+ FLR+
        AFCtrl: FLR-
        AFStatus: TP-
    Kernel driver in use: i915
    Kernel modules: i915

.....

00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
    Region 0: Memory at f7b0a000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [8c] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000

.....

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
    Region 0: Memory at f7b08000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
    Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
        AFCap: TP+ FLR+
        AFCtrl: FLR-
        AFStatus: TP-
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

.....

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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 52
    Region 0: Memory at f7b00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=55mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Address: 00000000feeff00c Data: 41c9
    Capabilities: [70] Express (v1) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- RBE- FLReset+
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed unknown, Width x0, ASPM unknown, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM Disabled; Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed unknown, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
    Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
        Caps:    LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
        Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
        Ctrl:    ArbSelect=Fixed
        Status:    InProgress-
        VC0:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
        VC1:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=1 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=22
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
    Capabilities: [130 v1] Root Complex Link
        Desc:    PortNumber=0f ComponentID=00 EltType=Config
        Link0:    Desc:    TargetPort=00 TargetComponent=00 AssocRCRB- LinkType=MemMapped LinkValid+
            Addr:    00000000fed1c000
    Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
    Kernel modules: snd-had-intel

.....

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    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
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f2100000-00000000f21fffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
        PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
    Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #1, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
        SltCap:    AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
            Slot #0, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
        SltCtl:    Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
            Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
        SltSta:    Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
            Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
        RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
        RootCap: CRSVisible-
        RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp

.....

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    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
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
    Memory behind bridge: f7a00000-f7afffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
        PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
    Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #2, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
        SltCap:    AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
            Slot #1, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
        SltCtl:    Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
            Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
        SltSta:    Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
            Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
        RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
        RootCap: CRSVisible-
        RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp

.....
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    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
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
    Memory behind bridge: f7900000-f79fffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
        PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
    Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #4, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
        SltCap:    AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
            Slot #3, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
        SltCtl:    Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
            Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
        SltSta:    Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
            Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
        RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
        RootCap: CRSVisible-
        RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp

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00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    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
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
    Memory behind bridge: f7800000-f78fffff
    Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
    BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
        PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
    Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #6, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
        SltCap:    AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
            Slot #5, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
        SltCtl:    Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
            Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
        SltSta:    Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
            Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
        RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
        RootCap: CRSVisible-
        RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: 00000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp

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00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
    Region 0: Memory at f7b07000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
    Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
        AFCap: TP+ FLR+
        AFCtrl: FLR-
        AFStatus: TP-
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

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00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0
    Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
    Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt

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00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0
    Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 41
    Region 0: I/O ports at f0b0 [size=8]
    Region 1: I/O ports at f0a0 [size=4]
    Region 2: I/O ports at f090 [size=8]
    Region 3: I/O ports at f080 [size=4]
    Region 4: I/O ports at f060 [size=32]
    Region 5: Memory at f7b06000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: fee4400c Data: 4159
    Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [a8] SATA HBA v1.0 BAR4 Offset=00000004
    Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
        AFCap: TP+ FLR+
        AFCtrl: FLR-
        AFStatus: TP-
    Kernel driver in use: ahci
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00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
    Region 0: Memory at f7b05000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Region 4: I/O ports at f040 [size=32]
    Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
    Kernel modules: i2c-i801

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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc31
    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 16
    Region 0: Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
    Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
    Region 3: Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
    Region 5: I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
    Expansion ROM at f7000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
    Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [78] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
            ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <256ns, L1 <4us
            ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
    Capabilities: [b4] Vendor Specific Information: Len=14 <?>
    Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
        Caps:    LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
        Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
        Ctrl:    ArbSelect=Fixed
        Status:    InProgress-
        VC0:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
    Capabilities: [128 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
    Capabilities: [600 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
    Kernel driver in use: nouveau
    Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb

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02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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 51
    Region 0: I/O ports at d000 [size=256]
    Region 2: Memory at f2104000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
    Region 4: Memory at f2100000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Address: 00000000feeff00c Data: 41b9
    Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 01
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 4096 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
            ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
    Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
        Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
        PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
    Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
        Unknown small resource type 00, will not decode more.
    Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
        UESta:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UEMsk:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UESvrt:    DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        CESta:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
        CEMsk:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
        AERCap:    First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
    Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
        Caps:    LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
        Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
        Ctrl:    ArbSelect=Fixed
        Status:    InProgress-
        VC0:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
    Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 5e-00-00-00-68-4c-e0-00
    Kernel driver in use: r8169
    Kernel modules: r8169

AHA! WIRELESS CARD and its ridiculous inbuilt driver from Fedora 16 that is causing me so much heartache.

03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8184
    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 17
    Region 0: I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
    Region 2: Memory at f7a00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
            ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis+
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
    Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
        UESta:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UEMsk:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UESvrt:    DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        CESta:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
        CEMsk:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
        AERCap:    First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
    Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
        Caps:    LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
        Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
        Ctrl:    ArbSelect=Fixed
        Status:    InProgress-
        VC0:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
    Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 01-91-81-fe-ff-4c-e0-00
    Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ce
    Kernel modules: rtl8192ce

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04:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller (rev 30)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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 19
    Region 0: Memory at f7903000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: [a4] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
    Capabilities: [94] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: fffffffc Data: 0000
    Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
    Kernel modules: sdhci-pci

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04:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller (rev 30) (prog-if 01)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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-
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
    Region 0: Memory at f7902000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: [a4] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
    Capabilities: [94] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: fffffffc Data: 0000
    Kernel modules: sdhci-pci

.....
04:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. MS Host Controller (rev 30)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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 19
    Region 0: Memory at f7901000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: [a4] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
    Capabilities: [94] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: fffffffc Data: 0000
    Kernel driver in use: jmb38x_ms
    Kernel modules: jmb38x_ms

.....
04:00.4 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. xD Host Controller (rev 30)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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 5
    Region 0: Memory at f7900000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    Capabilities: [a4] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 unlimited, L1 unlimited
            ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
    Capabilities: [94] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Address: fffffffc Data: 0000

.....
05:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fc30
    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 17
    Region 0: Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [70] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
        Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
    Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=8 Masked-
        Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00001000
        PBA: BAR=0 offset=00001080
    Capabilities: [a0] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
            MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 unlimited
            ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
    Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
        UESta:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UEMsk:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UESvrt:    DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        CESta:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
        CEMsk:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
        AERCap:    First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
    Capabilities: [140 v1] Device Serial Number ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff
    Capabilities: [150 v1] #18
    Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd

Output of lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net

02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:fc30]
    Kernel driver in use: r8169
--
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8184]
    Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ce

11/29/2011 13:05 #55621

Tale of two kernels?
Category: linux

What's with the two kernels in Fedora 16?

rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-3.1.2-1.fc16.x86_64
kernel-3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64

Anyone know about this?

paul - 11/29/11 21:43
You have both installed. You could switch between them in your bootloader. Installing a new one but keeping the old one allows you to switch back if something is wrong. I generally have at least two in the bootloader aand sometimes more if you compile any customer kernels.

11/30/2011 12:17 #55623

Fedora 16 Wireless Connectivity Problems
Category: linux

I completed the switch to F16 yesterday. I always had that error about the nouveau drivers not being able to handle dynamic processor switching between the nvidia video processor and the integrated graphics processors in F15.

In Fedora 16, I have an additional error that shows up in the boot sequence.

[drm:ironlake_update_pch_refclk] *ERROR* enabling SSC on PCH

This is a Toshiba Satellite P750 laptop running an intel core i7. The laptop boots okay after these couple errors. I don't know what it is about. A little googling shows that Linus Torvalds has encountered this error too, on his Lenovo machine.

~~But I can't find any resolution to the issue.~~

EDIT!!

This has been fixed as of 14th Dec 2011. I guess things that Linus notices and Google pluses about get more attention than just random users whining about bigger problems.

Nevermind the premature edit. It's back.

But that error is very trivial and the least of my concerns. My primary source of irritation with Fedora 16 is its appalling network connectivity and performance. My first impressions of Fedora 16 were somewhat mixed. The install went very smoothly. They have finally incorporated my wireless driver into the default package. So wireless is recognized right away.

However, the performance of the wireless driver is extremely poor. It is almost impossible to reliably connect with open wifi at work and other hotspots with the new Fedora 16. This is the speed I am getting from the T1 connection at work:

While my mobile phone with android was able to connect with every random wireless hotspot all across NYC, the stupid Fedora 16 laptop could not connect to ANY of them. Wireless performance has always been pretty subpar with Fedora 15. Now, with Fedora 16, it is just abysmally horrid. It only connects if the router is like 2 metres away from the laptop or has very strong signals. This is obviously not practical anywhere but home. So essentially, switching to Fedora 16 has converted my laptop into a home-bound desktop.

I cannot possibly be impressed with anything that constantly struggles to connect with wireless access points ALL the time. It's so bad, it's ridiculous.

Specifically, these modules and drivers:

Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ce
Kernel modules: rtl8192ce

are ultimate crap in driver technology.

Output of dmesg | grep firmware

[ 23.160984] NetworkManager[1048]: monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
[ 23.160992] NetworkManager[1048]: NetworkManager[1048]: monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
[ 23.309242] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin

I just found that I am not the only one whining.

There are other people out there who are having similar network problems with this wretched distribution. I cannot blame it on my linux "newbieness-I-probably-don't-know-what-I-am-doing" this time around.

Fedora 16. You really do SUCK. Big time.

EDIT:
Some cool commands for investigating what exactly is going on here:
sudo cat /var/log/* | grep -e rtl -e firmware -e wlan -e wpa -e etwork | tail -n55
{gives you all the network related "happenings" as recorded by the system logs}

nm-tool
{gives you a list of networks that your computer can see}

iwconfig
{gives you the configuration of the wireless you are currently connected with}

dmesg | grep rtl
{gives you this:}
[ 20.066460] rtl8192ce 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 20.066469] rtl8192ce 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 20.084887] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
[ 20.085214] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on
[ 23.306151] NetworkManager[1048]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'rtl8192ce' ifindex: 3)
[ 23.306168] NetworkManager[1048]: NetworkManager[1048]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'rtl8192ce' ifindex: 3)
[ 23.309242] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin
[34868.924818] rtl8192c_common: Loading firmware file rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin

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EDIT 2:
To anyone who is checking out this message, click the comment icon in the bottom and check out the comments too.

tinypliny - 12/30/11 17:37
There is also this Fedora-based distribution called Kororaa :::link::: Not so much a stickler for the rigid FOSS philosophy. But I have no idea if wireless would be any better. I might try it out later in January when I am done with all this work I have now...

tinypliny - 12/30/11 17:22
Yes, my wireless modem had no inbuilt support in F15 as well and never showed up. So I used to download and compile the modem driver from the realtek site. With this new kernel in F16, they incorporated drivers of modems that have been around for a long time, finally. But they totally made a hash of it because a good number of us are having trouble with dropped wireless access. I went all around the web reading several forums and the new ubuntu with the gnome 3 shell also seems to have similar issue. This makes me think its a sort of joint issue with the new kernel and new gnome implementation.

The updates did help with the crashes a bit but there has been no improvement on the wireless front thus far. Worse is the attitude of several linux users who just don't want to even admit that wireless support is so subpar.

I honestly want to just wrings my hands and pull out my hair some days. My basic reason for sticking with Fedora is simple. The Debian implementation for R Statistical software is faulty and I am not expert enough to build R for debian on my own. So I migrated to fedora. If you don't have any such issues, have you tried, say Crunchbang Linux or even vanilla Debian with your system? I remember that some of the distributions, for example, WattOS were better with their wireless access compared to utterly disappointing Fedora 16 version.

tinypliny - 12/30/11 17:10
Check out the laptop Fedora forum here: :::link::: If you have some interesting stuff in your /var/log/message, they might be able to diagnose the root of your troubles (or maybe not). It's worth a try!

quovadisnp - 12/30/11 17:09
I'm using an old linksys wusb600n, one of the few adapters I've found that just works on Linux, no setup hassle....till now. The plus for fedora 16 is that now my linksys ae1000 finally shows up. Both devices have the same problem though. Wireless has always been a problem in Linux, I just never expected we would go backwards

tinypliny - 12/30/11 17:01
I know exactly how you feel, unfortunately. :( Take a look at the Fedora forums. It's swamped with wireless-related F16 issues. You could try updating your system: (sudo yum update). It solves some crash issues but wireless connectivity is still just absolutely and horrendously crappy. Which wireless card do you have?

quovadisnp - 12/30/11 15:37
Fedora 16 wireless absolutely sucks. I moved from Fedora 15 to Fedora 16, absolutely no hardware changes. In Fedora 15, my wireless adapter worked decent enough but not as great as in Windows; in Fedora 15 the connection averaged around 150mbps but in Windows the adapter averages at 270mbs. I decided to upgrade to Fedora 16 because it advertised better wireless support......screw you Fedora. Everything regarding wireless is horrible now and I am extremely tired of frequent, frequent, frequent disconnects. I was so excited initially to see other areas of improvement but with this wireless issue I'm losing my faith in Fedora.

tinypliny - 12/15/11 09:20
Nevermind, the ironlake error has come right back.

tinypliny - 12/14/11 16:32
The ironlake error has been fixed in the latest kernel update. Good riddance. One less error message to stare at.

tinypliny - 12/01/11 10:22
Maybe this is the *real* issue:

"I am connected to another network now and I appear to not be having issues. I think my wifi card has a problem with recognizing that all ECE networks are the same, so maybe it keeps switching between them."

Jetblue and Roswell all have multiple access points and have weak signals on many access points. The wireless does fine with my network at home. Maybe the multiple access point issue has not been addressed in the driver. You have the exact same scenario as mine in that Ubuntu thread: :::link::: The OP finally moved to windows which definitely has better wireless connectivity.

tinypliny - 12/01/11 10:14
Another suggestion from the same thread:

"Try to change the ESSID to a one without blanks"

Huh, what am I supposed to do, hack into a public network to change its ESSID?!

tinypliny - 12/01/11 10:13
Another interesting insight about why work's network situation might be bad: :::link:::

"You have many network's in your area and to make it worse many of them are named the same as the one you are connecting too and are on the same channel, all of that is a nightmare with network manager. "

tinypliny - 12/01/11 07:51
Someone in this :::link::: says it works better with the 3.0.0-300 kernel. I am going to boot with the other kernel I have installed and see if it makes a difference.

tinypliny - 11/30/11 23:10
Actually, there was a sort of okay alternative. F15. So yes, my ranting is somewhat unwarranted.

tinypliny - 11/30/11 23:08
I get that point and I agree with the coding philosophy. I would feel the same had I been that coder. But I keep wondering about the practical use of writing elegant code when a good chunk of the audience out there has limited use for it, considering they are stuck with the hardware shipped by a mega corporation. I want people to switch to linux, but I can't give them solid reasons and demonstrations to show that its developers are making it user friendly, It's such a pain to have to struggle constantly for trivial things to work properly. You might argue that windows encourages people to click without comprehension. But do we really need this level of comprehension when we are trying to get work basic work done?

Take my example. R won't play well with perl and latex in windows, so I move to debian. Debian-R won't sort things properly, so I move to fedora. fedora won't connect to networks well... Mac won't do ANY of these well. So there is simply no real alternative but to keep being discontented with the state of OS for my computing needs.

Arrgh. rant rant rant that's all I do. I feel like I am 90+ years old now.

uncutsaniflush - 11/30/11 22:56
Lots of Linux developers don't give a shit if propriatary "binary blobs" that are open-soucred don't work with new kernels and modules. (e:paul) could probably explain better than me as to why. But consider this, you wrote an elegant usefull bit of code that works great for it was written for. But it fucks up a wireless card controlled by a mega-corporation. Would you change your code to please the corporation?

tinypliny - 11/30/11 22:31
So I don't get this. They take the driver built by realtek and incorporate it into a kernel module and ship this module with the main kernel, correct?

Why should that result in a drastically different performance than just installing the driver by itself to a kernel that doesn't have the module? What changes during the process of building the kernel module? Am I making sense or is this a completely clueless question? Well, I know it's clueless, but what I want to know is what is actually happening during the integration process to mess it up?

tinypliny - 11/30/11 22:23
% find the kernel in Fedora that your wireless card liked and use it.

I will try that and report back. :)

uncutsaniflush - 11/30/11 22:14
I'm posting from Fedora 16 using wireless. I'm lucky that wireless in Fedora 16 works the same as in Fedora 15.

The sad truth is that for wireless in Linux yes I have done all that shit. And I've been doing wi-fi Linux since about 2002. Newish kernels and kernel modules can be problematic.
My advice is the same, find the kernel in Fedora that your wireless card liked and use it.

Some of the 3.0.x kernels in Debian won't even recognise my card. But Fedora does.

Good Luck.

tinypliny - 11/30/11 22:08
I tested the live fedora 16 for 2 whole days before installing it. At home, it was perfect with the router 2 feet away and the wireless signal strength at maximum. I had no idea network connectivity would be this bad. I didn't think to test the live cd in the airport and coffee house and at work. Don't you think its perhaps a bit too much to ask an average user to test live cds every single place before trusting a distro to do its job? It is painful. :/

Unfortunately, fedora is the best for my purposes too. The whole debian family has a compiled R source that refuses to sort things properly and it seriously affects my data analyses workflow. It's still a very nice distro - much better than many others but wireless connectivity is very important in a laptop for me. That is the basic reason for having a laptop; to be able to take it places and have your work mobile. I am just terribly disappointed that it can't do this simple job of connecting to networks reliably. I don't have any other options in terms of distros. Fedora is the best for my work. I think I am going back to F15 today.

Everything else feels pretty much the same in F16 as F15. There are some cosmetic differences in Gnome 3 shell. The terminal can be made transparent again. But these hardly count as "improvements" in the face of the gaping network bug. If you are using F16 for a desktop with a wired connection, I am sure you will find it nice than F15. I say, go for it.

uncutsaniflush - 11/30/11 21:22
Sorry to hear that Fedora 16 sucks for you. But I am moved to ask, did you actually test a live Fedora 16 on your laptop before you decided to intall it? If you did, and the wireless actually worked, you should check to see what kernel (and modules) the live system was running and compare it to what kernel and modules you are running in your install.

Ironically enough, I was planning to install Fedora 16 on my Zareason box tonight after testing the live image for a while. Afer playing with sundry distros on the box, I have discovered that Fedora is the bestest distro for me. With minimal tweaking, it provides me with just about everything I want in a Linux distro other than a pre-configured E17 environment.

I'll report the results.