On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 16:10 -0700, Stanton Finley wrote: > On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 16:04 -0500, Dave Jones wrote: > > > I understand that there is an open source Broadcom driver being > > > developed at bcm43xx.berlios.de. Are there plans to incorporate this > > > driver into the FC5 kernel? > > > > That's what's showing up as your 'eth1'. > > My guess is that as you were unaware of what was going on, > > you don't have the firmware installed. You'll need to get fwcutter > > from the bcm43xx website, and feed it a windows driver to suck > > out the necessary firmware blobs, and drop them into /lib/firmware > > > > Dave > > Thanks for the heads-up Dave. > > This is what I did: > > [stan@localhost ~]$ svn checkout > svn://svn.berlios.de/bcm43xx/trunk/fwcutter > A fwcutter/fwcutter.c > A fwcutter/fwcutter_list.h > A fwcutter/md5.c > A fwcutter/md5.h > A fwcutter/Makefile > A fwcutter/README > U fwcutter > Checked out revision 1106. > [stan@localhost ~]$ ls > Desktop fwcutter > [stan@localhost ~]$ cd fwcutter > [stan@localhost fwcutter]$ ls > fwcutter.c fwcutter_list.h Makefile md5.c md5.h README > [stan@localhost fwcutter]$ make > cc -std=c99 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -pedantic -D_BSD_SOURCE > -DFWCUTTER_VERSION_=0.0.1 -c -o fwcutter.o fwcutter.c > cc -std=c99 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -pedantic -D_BSD_SOURCE > -DFWCUTTER_VERSION_=0.0.1 -c -o md5.o md5.c > cc -std=c99 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -pedantic -D_BSD_SOURCE > -DFWCUTTER_VERSION_=0.0.1 -o fwcutter fwcutter.o md5.o > [stan@localhost fwcutter]$ su > Password: > [root@localhost fwcutter]# make install > install -o 0 -g 0 -m 755 fwcutter /usr/local/bin/ > [root@localhost fwcutter]# > > At this point I copied bcmwl5.sys to ~/ from the WLAN folder of the HP > driver disk that came with the laptop and chmoded it to 777. > > [root@localhost stan]# ls > bcmwl5.sys Desktop fwcutter > [root@localhost stan]# mv bcmwl5.sys ./fwcutter > [root@localhost stan]# cd fwcutter > [root@localhost fwcutter]# ls > bcmwl5.sys fwcutter fwcutter.c fwcutter_list.h fwcutter.o Makefile > md5.c md5.h md5.o README > [root@localhost fwcutter]# fwcutter bcmwl5.sys > fwcutter can cut the firmware out of bcmwl5.sys > filename : bcmwl5.sys > version : 3.100.64.0 > MD5 : e7debb46b9ef1f28932e533be4a3d1a9 > > extracting bcm43xx_microcode2.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_microcode4.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_microcode5.fw ... > *****: Sorry, it's not posible to extract "bcm43xx_microcode11.fw". > *****: Extracting firmware from an old driver is bad. Choose a more > recent one. > *****: Luckily bcm43xx driver doesn't include microcode11 uploads at the > moment. > *****: But this can be added in the future... > extracting bcm43xx_pcm4.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_pcm5.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval01.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval02.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval03.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval04.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval05.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval06.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval07.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval08.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval09.fw ... > extracting bcm43xx_initval10.fw ... > [root@localhost fwcutter]# make installfw > if ! [ -d /lib/firmware ]; then mkdir /lib/firmware; fi > install -o 0 -g 0 -m 600 bcm43xx_*.fw /lib/firmware > [root@localhost fwcutter]# ls /lib/firmware > bcm43xx_initval01.fw bcm43xx_initval04.fw bcm43xx_initval07.fw > bcm43xx_initval10.fw bcm43xx_microcode5.fw > bcm43xx_initval02.fw bcm43xx_initval05.fw bcm43xx_initval08.fw > bcm43xx_microcode2.fw bcm43xx_pcm4.fw > bcm43xx_initval03.fw bcm43xx_initval06.fw bcm43xx_initval09.fw > bcm43xx_microcode4.fw bcm43xx_pcm5.fw > [root@localhost fwcutter]# > > At this point the firmware seems to be installed. > > [root@localhost fwcutter]# system-config-network > > Hit "Edit" on "eth1" and made sure that "Activate device when computer > starts" was checked on the "General" tab and that dhcp is selected. On > the "Wireless Settings" tab entered all of the WEP parameters that used > to work with ndiswrappper: Mode: Auto, Network name (SSID) specified, > xxx, Channel: 6, Transmit rate: Auto, Key (use 0x for hex): > 0xxxxxxxxxxx, clicked "OK". Clicked "Activate" on highlighted "eth1". > Clicked "Yes". Clicked "OK". Dialog box came up "Determining IP > information for eth1... failed. Cannot activate network device eth1". > > At this point amazingly the WLAN led on my HP laptop is lit. Apparently > it just can't get an IP address from DHCP. > > Rebooted. Same thing. > > BTW this is how I did it on the same machine with FC4 and ndiswrapper: > http://stanton-finley.net/HP_Pavilion_ZE2108WM.html > > Any further ideas? > > Stanton Finley > http://stanton-finley.net/ > > This from /var/log/messages may shed some light: Jan 27 17:10:06 localhost gconfd (root-3182): starting (version 2.13.5), pid 3182 user 'root' Jan 27 17:10:06 localhost gconfd (root-3182): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0 Jan 27 17:10:06 localhost gconfd (root-3182): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1 Jan 27 17:10:06 localhost gconfd (root-3182): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": set security called Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": .active_key = 0 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": .level = 1 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": .enabled = 1 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: "bcm43xx": .encrypt = 1 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Associate: Scanning for networks first. Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Start scanning with channel: 1 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Scanning 13 channels Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Scanning finished Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Queueing Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without being authenticated, requested authentication Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Queueing Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2 Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without being authenticated, requested authentication Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:18 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 Jan 27 17:10:21 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 Jan 27 17:10:24 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 Jan 27 17:10:29 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 Jan 27 17:10:30 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:30 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:34 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 Jan 27 17:10:42 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:42 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:46 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 20 Jan 27 17:10:54 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:10:54 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:11:06 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 Jan 27 17:11:06 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:11:06 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Sent Authentication Request to 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2. Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth1 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 1 Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Authentication timed out with 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2 Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without being authenticated, requested authentication Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without being authenticated, requested authentication Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: Authentication timed out with 00:13:10:e9:5c:c2 Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without being authenticated, requested authentication Jan 27 17:11:18 localhost kernel: SoftMAC: cannot associate without being authenticated, requested authentication Jan 27 17:11:19 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Stanton Finley http://stanton-finley.net/ -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list