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el_Salmon Guru
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:35 pm Post subject: [WiFi] Fail on Broadcom 4313 [solved] |
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Hi all,
I have setup Gentoo on my laptop with a Wlan card Broadcom 4313 that should works fine with brcmsmac driver (Soft MAC). The kernel drivers seems to loaded:
Code: | # lsmod | grep brc
brcmsmac 498169 0
cordic 1057 1 brcmsmac
brcmutil 2841 1 brcmsmac
mac80211 372359 2 b43,brcmsmac
cfg80211 170931 3 b43,brcmsmac,mac80211
bcma 26062 2 b43,brcmsmac
# ifconfig wlan0
wlan0: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether ac:81:12:cc:2b:0c txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
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But it seems there is an error:
Code: | # dmesg | grep brc
[ 4.455428] brcmsmac bcma0:0: mfg 4bf core 812 rev 24 class 0 irq 17
[ 10.926913] ieee80211 phy1: brcms_ops_start: brcms_up() returned -132
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And Network Manager shows there is a Wlan interface but unavailable.
Update: it seems another people has the same issue in the forum. In Arch Linux Wiki there are several reports about brcmsmac doesn't work fine in BCM4313, and in HP laptops.
Update: I give it up. It's sad to say but I have not enough time to fight anymore with this stupid drivers issue, I move to Ubuntu. _________________ Linux Proud User: HP Pavilion 15-an002ns laptop (KDE Neon), Xiaomi Mi Air 12 (KDE Neon), Raspberry Pi 3 (Nextcloudpi), Docooler MS9 Pro (LibreElec)
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Mgiese Veteran
Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1609 Location: indiana
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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have had the same issues, tried kernel drivers and broadcom-sta and since an update to kernel 3.6 i cant even load the driver. the modul gets loaded as far as i know. but i have no interface, udev does not create the rule, after deleting it and i also have no time right now, i would appreciate hints on how to trigger the problem ... meanwhile i use an external usb stick. btw : HP 625 with bc 4313 is my config.
thanks in advance
even tried ndiswrapper but i also get noo interface eth1 or wlan0 ...
i thought the wlan module could be damaged, i installed windows7 and voila no hassle at all, i just updated the system, didnt even have to install a driver, and it works flawlessly with wpa2
Code: | # lsmod
Module Size Used by
brcmsmac 513033 0
zd1211rw 69506 0
cordic 1057 1 brcmsmac
brcmutil 3272 1 brcmsmac
mac80211 477579 2 brcmsmac,zd1211rw
fglrx 3170925 40
wl 4087709 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 26628 1
snd_hda_codec_idt 54118 1
snd_hda_intel 25000 5
r8169 53940 0
snd_hda_codec 92806 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 5831 1 snd_hda_codec
bcma 25403 1 brcmsmac
mii 3844 1 r8169 |
might be that i am loading 2 modules ?!? i read that i should not load 2 drivers at once, but i cant find the file i masked the driver/modul.. _________________ I do not have a Superman complex, for I am God not Superman
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Mgiese Veteran
Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 1609 Location: indiana
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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after removing broadcom-sta my lsmod looks like that :
Code: | # lsmod
Module Size Used by
zd1211rw 69506 0
brcmsmac 513033 0
cordic 1057 1 brcmsmac
brcmutil 3272 1 brcmsmac
mac80211 477579 2 brcmsmac,zd1211rw
fglrx 3170925 39
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 26628 1
wl 4087709 0
snd_hda_codec_idt 54118 1
snd_hda_intel 25000 5
r8169 53940 0
snd_hda_codec 92806 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
bcma 25403 1 brcmsmac
mii 3844 1 r8169
snd_hwdep 5831 1 snd_hda_codec |
thats strange isnt it, looks the same to me (apart from order) do i have to delete wl.ko manually ? _________________ I do not have a Superman complex, for I am God not Superman
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Mgiese Veteran
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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i found the solution. first of all i deleted /lib64/modules/net/wireless/wl.ko then unmerged broadcom-sta...
after that i followed the instructions here : https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7321408.html#7321408
only my LED does not work ... but i dont care too much as long as WPA2 is alright ..
have fun and good luck _________________ I do not have a Superman complex, for I am God not Superman
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el_Salmon Guru
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Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Mgiese for your info. Maybe I will give a try to Gentoo again.
@666threesixes666: I think is not a wrong driver because you are talking about another model. This is for Broadcom 4313, not 4331. _________________ Linux Proud User: HP Pavilion 15-an002ns laptop (KDE Neon), Xiaomi Mi Air 12 (KDE Neon), Raspberry Pi 3 (Nextcloudpi), Docooler MS9 Pro (LibreElec) |
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Mgiese Veteran
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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i tried once again the b43 driver which just does not work... so i go with the brcmsmac softlan driver, i got no led here but at least a useful and stable wireless connection which works at my desired locations with wpa2 , finito
ps : config : Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b with kernel 3.7.2 in hp 625 notebook _________________ I do not have a Superman complex, for I am God not Superman
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el_Salmon Guru
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Late, but thank you all! WiFi is working on Gentoo Linux. I have wrote some tips in the wiki: http://wiki.gentoo.org/index.php?title=HP_Pavilion_dv6-6b11ss _________________ Linux Proud User: HP Pavilion 15-an002ns laptop (KDE Neon), Xiaomi Mi Air 12 (KDE Neon), Raspberry Pi 3 (Nextcloudpi), Docooler MS9 Pro (LibreElec) |
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