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Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0100
From: "Arend van Spriel" <arend@broadcom.com>
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To: "Frank A. Kingswood" <frank@kingswood-consulting.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Kernel panic with brcm4313 (kernel 3.2.2)
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On 02/04/2012 06:02 PM, Frank A. Kingswood wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On a new (Samsung 305U1A) laptop with BRCM4313 wireless I have not been 
> able to use the wireless at all, although occasionally a flicker of life
> can be seen in it.
> 
> "iwconfig scan" usually fails to report more than one access point. 
> Disabling the local AP makes it show up a different one, suggesting it
> is actually able to see it but somewhere fails to pass the data along.

Could you sent me the output of 'iwconfig scan' or better 'iw scan'?
What is the SSID of the 'local AP'?

> Fiddling with NetworkManager produces this kernel panic:

What does 'Fiddling with NetworkManager' mean exactly?

Gr. AvS