Two annoying problems [SOLVED]

Stinky_Foot · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:43 pm Post subject: Two annoying problems [SOLVED]

Hi,

It has been two days since I installed my new Gentoo system but I still can't go further and install the desktop environment, audio server and those others finishing mustdos for a desktop installation.
The first problem that is keeping me from doing this is that I, no matter what I do, can't sucessfuly install my wireless card module. It is a Broadcom BCM4312 and I was trying to use the Broadcom propietary firmware (broadcom-sta) to get the job done, I was doing this because I've always used this very same module with fully sucess and no problem at all (I had an another Gentoo installation in this notebook), the module compiles without errors, but when I modprobe it and try to test the new interface with iwconfig I get not wireless interface, the new interface seems to have Ethernet "attributes" when I use an ifconfig, and then, when I try to scan it with iw I get a fragmentation fault.
The second case is that I have this ATI graphic card which is driving me mad as well. In this installation, I am almost certain, I followed the same steps for configuring the graphics on the kernel that I followed before, using the same firmware, marking the same opitions, etc. I got a nice framebuffer with my actual configuration, no ugly resolution at all, but the case is that when the computer keyboard is idle for some time and the screen goes black, I can't get it to come back even if I press all my keyboard keys at the same time! The system continues up and running, it doesn't freezes, and I know it because I`ve let some long complilations running with the black screen and after rebooting the system with CRTL+ALT+DEL (which should be sufficient to prove that the system still up), I checked that the compilations were finished with emerge. Futhermore, I can't start the X server, I keep receiving the: "no screens were found" message (despite I haven't installed a DE I've already installed Awesome WM and tested X with it, tough).

I have no clue how to set all this up, I need your help!
You can ask for any relevant informantion, I'll be here waiting.

Thanks for helping.
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TomWij · Retired Dev Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 1553

Stinky_Foot · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:32 pm Post subject:

TomWij · Retired Dev Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 1553

Stinky_Foot · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:24 pm Post subject:

wcg · Guru Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Posts: 588

Have you been following any of the udev threads? What you think
is your wireless interface has gone through some major changes
in the last six months. (First thing I thought of when you said
"seems to have the attributes of an ethernet interface".)
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Stinky_Foot · Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:03 pm Post subject:

I am reporting back after downgrading my kernel to 3.4.34 as I said I would. Everything is working like a charm, I must say.
The wireless problem vanished and I am using my wireless card at this very moment to connect to the internet and access the forum. I have no more problems with my video/framebuffer too, everything went better than expected.