Bug 20202 - b43 not working
Summary: b43 not working
Status: CLOSED UNREPRODUCIBLE
Alias: None
Product: Drivers
Classification: Unclassified
Component: network-wireless (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: drivers_network-wireless@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
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Reported: 2010-10-12 18:38 UTC by khateeb
Modified: 2010-10-15 13:36 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Kernel Version: 2.6.27.41-170.2.117
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Regression: No
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Description khateeb 2010-10-12 18:38:56 UTC 
Hello,
     I am working on compat-wireless-2010-10-02.
     just make, make install and load ...

uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27.41-170.2.117.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Thu Dec 10 11:00:29 EST 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

lspci
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

[root@localhost compat-wireless-2010-10-02]#
./scripts/driver-select b43
make
make install
modprobe b43

ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory

dmesg                      
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode15.fw" not found
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode15.fw" not found

:- not working...

Thanks
khateeb
Comment 1 John W. Linville 2010-10-12 18:40:12 UTC 
Did you install the proper firmware?
Comment 2 khateeb 2010-10-12 19:25:40 UTC 
I have a wireless card(Broadcom).
lspci
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01).
I worked on hybrid-portsrc-x86_32.
make
make install
modprobe wl

dmesg 
wl 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
wl 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
eth1: Broadcom BCM4315 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 5.60.48.36

fconfig eth1 up
STA working...

lspci
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
Please, we can working on compat-wireless-2010-10-02 (yes/no) ???
wl ok
b43 ???
Comment 3 khateeb 2010-10-12 19:42:56 UTC 
the proper firmware - ok
Comment 4 John W. Linville 2010-10-12 20:08:07 UTC 
Does comment 3 mean that you installed the proper firmware and b43 started working?  If not, what does it mean?
Comment 5 khateeb 2010-10-15 07:27:13 UTC 
b43 not started working
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g

b43->
ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory

dmesg                      
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode15.fw" not found
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode15.fw" not found

not working...
Comment 6 khateeb 2010-10-15 10:17:03 UTC 
Sorry!!! b43 is working!
Comment 7 John W. Linville 2010-10-15 13:36:26 UTC 
OK, hopefully that means you got the firmware installed. :-)
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