On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 22:00:32 +0000 Chris Vine <vine35792468@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 4 Feb 2018 12:03:49 -0800 > Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 02/04/2018 10:58 AM, Chris Vine wrote: > > > I probably should have copied this to the relevant kernel wireless > > > mailing lists. Anyway, here it is. > > > > > > As a further datum point, the b43 driver works fine with the > > > 4.15.0-rc3 kernel. So something seems to have changed between > > > that and 4.15.0. > > > > Does this patch help? > > > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/wireless-drivers.git/commit/?id=a9e6d44ddeccd3522670e641f1ed9b068e746ff7 > > Yes, I have wireless working again. > > I'll recompile tomorrow from a fresh kernel tree and apply the patch > again and make sure it still works. I will let you know. I can confirm that when the kernel is built with that configuration patch my bcm4312 device works OK again. Chris > ----------------------------------------- > > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > > Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:37:49 +0000 > > > From: Chris Vine <vine35792468@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Regression: bcm4312 lp-phy device not recognized in 4.15 > > > kernel > > > > > > > > > I have an old netbook with a Broadcom bcm4312 802.11b/g lp-phy > > > [14e4:4315] (rev 01) wifi device. It is no longer recognized in > > > kernel 4.15: it works fine with the 4.14 kernel and earlier, with > > > the b43 and ssb kernel modules. > > > > > > I cannot give any further information as there are no error > > > messages logged. The b43 firmware (wl-5.100.138) is not loaded > > > for it, nor are the ssb/b43/bcma/ mmc_core/mac80211/cfg80211 > > > modules. The modules can be loaded by hand without error, but > > > nothing happens and no network interface is presented. > > > > > > This is a pretty slow and rubbish netbook but is useful when > > > travelling to a country which might impound your laptop (no names) > > > and you don't mind too much losing it. It would be nice to > > > continue to be able to use it for that. > > > > > > Chris > > > > >
