Return-path: Received: from mail-yw0-f182.google.com ([209.85.211.182]:38705 "EHLO mail-yw0-f182.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754614Ab0ASQ6Y convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:58:24 -0500 Received: by ywh12 with SMTP id 12so2632192ywh.21 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:58:23 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <933379711001190404q1232d2f5i899e7b6347357f23@mail.gmail.com> References: <933379711001180712v7e6c0a3fx923123af900d90c7@mail.gmail.com> <933379711001180815r284ff41au733cadb40a7606fe@mail.gmail.com> <933379711001190404q1232d2f5i899e7b6347357f23@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:58:22 -0600 Message-ID: <51058d551001190858k764926ddrafcd7e2c907b3266@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Broadcom BCM4318 AirForceOne issue - Ubuntu 9.10 on Acer Aspire 5024wlmi From: Greg Oliver To: Giuseppe Fontana Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Shang Wu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Giuseppe Fontana wrote: > Yes, I installed b43-fwcutter to extract the adapter firmware, as > suggested in linux-wireless page. > I did other experiments and I have an update: the issue is only with > ad-hoc networks. > Moreover yesterday I successufully connected to a Windows ad-hoc > network using Network Manager (that is able to force BSSID address to > grant access to the same cell of the ad-hoc network) following these > steps: > > 1. I created an ad-hoc network (essid "SkyNet") under WinXPPro, to > share my Internet connection via wireless. To   achieve this result I > manually set 192.168.0.1 IP address and 255.255.255.0 netmask. I also > selected connection sharing option under the adapter connected to the > internet. >  2. Connected to the ad-hoc network using my Nokia E52 phone. The > phone and WinXPPro successfully created the network and negotiated IP > addresses via DHCP (note that after connection the phone can access > internet and navigate) > 3. At this point, I connected Ubuntu to the ad-hoc network via Network > Manager. dhcpclient founds an active network and connection happens :) > (Note that I later I discovered that I can achieve the same result > skipping step 2 and manually setting a 192.168.0.x address in Ubuntu > via Network Manager profile). > > However I still have a problem: even if the connection is established, > I cannot ping the 192.168.0.1 address and the Ubunbtu laptop can't use > the shared internet connection. Here is the syslog printed during the > connection (with dhcp negotiation): Can you ping from .1 -> .99 and from .1 to ? > > 2010/1/18 Shang Wu : >> In 9.04, it used to be installing the package b43-fwcutter. Is the package >> installed on your system? Can you also pastebin the syslog? >> Thanks, >> >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Giuseppe Fontana >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi! I installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my Acer 5024wlmi and followed Linux >>> wireless instructions to enable my Broadcom AirForceOne BCM4318 wifi >>> card. Now the wireless adapter is on (laptop front led also is on), I >>> can see wifi networks but connection fails (even with a simple ad-hoc >>> open wifi network!). I tried with Network Manager/WICD/Wifi Radar and >>> also using terminal lfconfig/lwconfig commands without success. It >>> seems that my wifi card cannot ping access points: for example see >>> this log from WICD connection session: >>> >>> -2010/01/16 22:51:15 :: Connecting to wireless network Winx >>> -2010/01/16 22:51:15 :: ping -q -w 3 -c 1 192.168.0.1 >>> -2010/01/16 22:51:17 :: iwconfig wlan0 >>> -2010/01/16 22:51:18 :: Connection Failed: Failed to ping the access >>> point! >>> >>> Here there are some useful data about my laptop/Ubuntu configuration. >>> Hope you can help! >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Laptop model >> Acer Aspire 5024wlmi laptop >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ lsb_release -d >> Description:    Ubuntu 9.10 >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ uname -mr >> 2.6.31-17-generic i686 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo lspci | grep 'Broadcom' >>> 06:05.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One >>> 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 >>> wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"" >>>           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.462 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated >>>           Tx-Power=20 dBm >>>           Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off >>>           Encryption key:off >>>           Power Management:off >>>           Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0 >>>           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0 >>>           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo lsmod | grep "b43" >>> b43                   122168  0 >>> mac80211              181140  1 b43 >>> cfg80211               93052  2 b43,mac80211 >>> led_class               4096  3 acer_wmi,b43,sdhci >>> ssb                    35364  1 b43 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ dmesg | grep b43 >>> [    2.717660] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 >>> (level, low) -> IRQ 21 >>> [   14.884317] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9) >>> [   16.516094] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw >>> [   16.739725] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw >>> [   16.745578] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw >>> [   16.751202] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw >>> [...] >>> [ 4300.736074] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 >>> 15:32:10) >>> [ 4300.776488] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx >>> [ 4300.776531] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx >>> [ 4300.776575] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo lshw -C network >>>   *-network:0 >>>        description: Network controller >>>        product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller >>>        vendor: Broadcom Corporation >>>        physical id: 5 >>>        bus info: pci@0000:06:05.0 >>>        version: 02 >>>        width: 32 bits >>>        clock: 33MHz >>>        capabilities: bus_master >>>        configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=64 >>>        resources: irq:21 memory:c0204000-c0205fff >>>   *-network:1 >>>        description: Ethernet interface >>>        product: RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet >>>        vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. >>>        physical id: 7 >>>        bus info: pci@0000:06:07.0 >>>        logical name: eth0 >>>        version: 10 >>>        serial: 00:0a:e4:e8:a2:87 >>>        size: 1GB/s >>>        capacity: 1GB/s >>>        width: 32 bits >>>        clock: 66MHz >>>        capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp >>> mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation >>>        configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 >>> driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.0.242 latency=64 >>> link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=1GB/s >>>        resources: irq:23 ioport:a000(size=256) >>> memory:c0209400-c02094ff memory:44000000-4401ffff(prefetchable) >>>   *-network >>>        description: Wireless interface >>>        physical id: 1 >>>        logical name: wlan0 >>>        serial: 00:14:a4:49:c7:fc >>>        capabilities: ethernet physical wireless >>>        configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo iwlist scan >>> (...) >>> wlan0     Scan completed : >>>           Cell 01 - Address: 02:1D:E0:00:08:5A >>>                     Channel:11 >>>                     Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) >>>                     Quality=62/70  Signal level=-48 dBm >>>                     Encryption key:off >>>                     ESSID:"Winx" >>>                     Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s >>>                     Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s >>>                               36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s >>>                     Mode:Ad-Hoc >>>                     Extra:tsf=00000001035383eb >>>                     Extra: Last beacon: 272ms ago >>>                     IE: Unknown: 000457696E78 >>>                     IE: Unknown: 010482840B16 >>>                     IE: Unknown: 03010B >>>                     IE: Unknown: 06020000 >>>                     IE: Unknown: 2A0100 >>>                     IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C >>>                     IE: Unknown: DD070giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo >>> iwlist scan050F202000100 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> giuseppe@giuseppe-laptop:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart >>>  * Reconfiguring network interfaces... >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" >>> in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> >> >> >> -- >> Shang Wu >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> Key ID: 4B2BCA02 >> Fingerprint: 4832 D5D0 D124 CE1D FD07  167A 3E93 FF44 4B2B CA02 >> > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the 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