Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f174.google.com ([209.85.214.174]:41733 "EHLO mail-ob0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751145Ab2JAM0x (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Oct 2012 08:26:53 -0400 Received: by obbuo13 with SMTP id uo13so4849669obb.19 for ; Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:26:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <5069872D.4050607@broadcom.com> References: <5069872D.4050607@broadcom.com> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 14:26:52 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20121001_142657_839076_1ACFD419) Subject: Re: broadcom-sta-dkms: to version >= 6.20.55.19 (r300276) From: Jasmine Hassan To: Arend van Spriel Cc: 688823@bugs.debian.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=bcaec54b4ac03ca50204cafe8517 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --bcaec54b4ac03ca50204cafe8517 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Resend. Sorry, forgot to "reply all" on the last 2 emails because wpa_supplicant 1.0 (at least on LMDE/Debian testing) always tries nl80211 first # grep -i wext /etc/wpa_supplicant/* /etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh:# -D driver backend ('wext' if none given) /etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: WPA_SUP_OPTIONS="$WPA_SUP_OPTIONS -D nl80211,wext" /etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: wpa_msg stderr "using \"nl80211,wext\" wpa-driver instead ..." /etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: WPA_SUP_OPTIONS="$WPA_SUP_OPTIONS -D nl80211,wext" /etc/wpa_supplicant/functions.sh: wpa_msg verbose "wpa-driver nl80211,wext (default)" -- And to answer your other question, attached the complete snipped part -- Jasmine On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Arend van Spriel wrote: > On 09/27/2012 04:24 PM, Jasmine Hassan wrote: >> >> Update on 3.6-rc7 problems with wpasupplicant-1.0-2 and broadcom-sta >> 6.20.55.19 (r300276) >> 1. Fails to associate to AP (WPA encryption used) when wl.ko built with >> wext >> 2. Kernel bug when wl.ko built with nl/cfg80211 > > > Commenting on issue 1 only, here. > > >>> Updated deb: >>> http://jas.gemnetworks.com/debian/wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19_amd64.deb >>> >>> Also tested on linux 3.5.0-4.dmz.1-liquorix-amd64, and it works for me >>> >>> Now, given a power regression in kernel 3.5, I was eager to test drive >>> 3.6-rc6, and found rc7 out already! >>> So yesterday I installed linux 3.6-rc7.towo.1-siduction-amd64, the >>> "wl" module compiles and installs, and loads okay upon boot to >>> 3.6-rc7. However, I'm unable to associate to my AP: >>> >>> Pointers in syslog >>> Sep 25 21:34:10 terra wpa_supplicant[2787]: nl80211: 'nl80211' generic >>> netlink not found >>> Sep 25 21:34:10 terra wpa_supplicant[2787]: Failed to initialize >>> driver 'nl80211' >>> [..snip] > > > Not sure what is snipped here. Your wpa_supplicant seems to try nl80211. > Maybe it goes and try WEXT instead, but that is missing from the log. Do you > recall or still have the entire syslog? > > >>> Sep 25 21:34:31 terra wpa_supplicant[2787]: eth2: Trying to associate >>> with 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (SSID='xxxxxxx' freq=2452 MHz) >>> Sep 25 21:34:31 terra wpa_supplicant[2787]: eth2: Association request >>> to the driver failed >>> >>> As bcm43142 is fairly new, this proprietary driver is all that's there >>> to support it. Sad face. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Jasmine > > > Gr. 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