Return-path: Received: from mail-qy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.216.174]:48161 "EHLO mail-qy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754172Ab0IXRGk convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:06:40 -0400 Received: by qyk36 with SMTP id 36so1578882qyk.19 for ; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:06:39 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100924185551.e3c3b41c.cyrille@cbiot.fr> References: <20100924185551.e3c3b41c.cyrille@cbiot.fr> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_Stefanik?= Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:06:17 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: problem with b43 To: Cyrille Cc: b43-dev@lists.infradead.org, John Linville , linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Cyrille wrote: > Hi > I've got a problem with a broadcom 4312 [12e4:4315]. > The environment : > =========================== > uname -a > 2.6.35.5-libre.29.fc14.x86_64 > > lspci -vnn > 0b:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01) > ? ? ? ?Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000b] > ? ? ? ?Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 > ? ? ? ?Memory at fe7fc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [e8] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 7f-78-4e-ff-ff-6d-00-23 > ? ? ? ?Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting > ? ? ? ?Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge > ? ? ? ?Kernel modules: ssb > =============================== > > Installation method ( http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-lp ) : > You are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.25 or newer > export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" > wget http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 > tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 > cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver > sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-013/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta_mimo.o You are using the firmware for G-PHYs. Yo should use v4.174 (also known as v4.178) for LP-PHY. > > > Seems work : ls /lib/firmware/b43-open/ > a0g0bsinitvals5.fw ? a0g1bsinitvals9.fw ? b0g0bsinitvals9.fw ?lp0bsinitvals15.fw ?n0initvals11.fw ?ucode5.fw > a0g0bsinitvals9.fw ? a0g1initvals13.fw ? ?b0g0initvals13.fw ? lp0initvals13.fw ? ?pcm5.fw ? ? ? ? ?ucode9.fw > a0g0initvals5.fw ? ? a0g1initvals5.fw ? ? b0g0initvals5.fw ? ?lp0initvals14.fw ? ?ucode11.fw > a0g0initvals9.fw ? ? a0g1initvals9.fw ? ? b0g0initvals9.fw ? ?lp0initvals15.fw ? ?ucode13.fw > a0g1bsinitvals13.fw ?b0g0bsinitvals13.fw ?lp0bsinitvals13.fw ?n0absinitvals11.fw ?ucode14.fw > a0g1bsinitvals5.fw ? b0g0bsinitvals5.fw ? lp0bsinitvals14.fw ?n0bsinitvals11.fw ? ucode15.fw Extract to /lib/firmware/b43. /lib/firmware/b43-open is only for OpenFWWF. > > > But : > dmesg > b43-phy3 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website. > b43-phy4: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15) > b43-phy4 debug: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5, Revision 1 > b43-phy4 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2062, Revision 2 > phy4: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' > Registered led device: b43-phy4::tx > Registered led device: b43-phy4::rx > Registered led device: b43-phy4::radio > Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMLS, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] > ssb0:0: Missing Free firmware > b43-phy4 ERROR: Rejected non-Free firmware > ssb0:0: Missing Free firmware > b43-phy4 ERROR: Rejected non-Free firmware Compile compat-wireless to bypass the "free-only" patch in Fedora. (John, are you still maintaining the Fedora kernel's wireless part? If so, please kill this "freedom enforcement"!) > > > So don't work. > Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr > I thought nevertheless that with this kernel that was going to work. > No idea, I thing is due of the model [12e4:4315]. Is there anyone who can say to me if it possible to install and configure this card with a free-kernel. > > Thanx ! > > Cyrille > > > > ---- > [ cyrille@cbiot.fr | http://cbiot.fr ] > > "Et le combat cessa faute de combattants." > --- Le Cid (1636), IV, 3, Rodrigue - - - - > > BLAG : http://blagblagblag.org > Blag'em up! http://zenblagger.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > b43-dev mailing list > b43-dev@lists.infradead.org > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/b43-dev > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)