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Subject: Re: Kernel 6.2.4 and WiFi with BCM4345
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To:     arm@lists.opensuse.org, Michael Ayers <anothergrump@runbox.com>
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Cc:     linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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On 3/19/23 20:41, Michael Ayers wrote:
> 
> On 20/03/23 13:12, Larry Finger wrote:
>> On 3/19/23 14:35, Michael Ayers wrote:
>>>
>>> On 20/03/2023 08:24, Michael Ayers wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 20/03/2023 07:58, Larry Finger wrote:
>>>>> On 3/19/23 13:20, Michael Ayers wrote:
>>>>>> Kernel 6.2.4-1-default has broken wifi on the Pinebook pro, kernel 
>>>>>> 6.2.1-1-default works fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Logs give me so much information that I am not sure where to begin.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first piece of information would be to tell us what what device you 
>>>>> have. The Pinebrook Pro web site says that you have an 802.11ac (Wifi 5) 
>>>>> device, but not who made it. The output of 'lspci -nn' or 'lsusb' would be 
>>>>> useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> You should also run the command 'sudo dmesg > dmesg.txt', and post 
>>>>> dmesg.txt at pastebin.com, or some similar site. Report the URL back with 
>>>>> the ouput of the two commands above. Do not attach dmesg.txt to your reply. 
>>>>> There are thousands of readers of this list that do not care, thus they 
>>>>> should not be forced to download such stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> Larry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> The wifi device would seem to be a Broadcom 4345 and if I've done this right 
>>>> this: https://pastebin.com/rz2wnuVt should be the link to dmesg.txt.
>>>>
>>>> MIke
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry that is the wrong dmesg link it should be: https://pastebin.com/SE0DV7XP
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I just noticed that the linux-wireless list was not in the Cc list - I added 
>> it. I also changed the subject to help catch the attention of the Broadcom 
>> maintainers. I am definitely not one of them.
>>
>> Your device is a BCM4345, which uses the brcmfmac driver. The dmesg output 
>> that you posted shows the firmware loading, but nothing happens beyond that. 
>> This is the point where I would expect the user-space code such as 
>> NetworkManager to take over. What code do you use to control wifi? Did that 
>> change when your kernel was updated?
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
> Larry,
> 
> I'm using NetworkManager but I also tried Wicked with the same results.
> 
> NetworkManager tries to connect but fails.

Why was that not logged in your dmesg output?

Broadcom devs: Is there something in kernels 6.2.2 or later that break connections?

Larry