I've seen this message a couple of times -- I'm a bit surprised that you haven't been getting a response. I am Cc'ing Michael and the bcm43xx mailing list just in case they haven't noticed this message. John On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 06:48:55AM -0400, Jerry McBride wrote: > > The story is... > > I've moved from 2.6.25.x using BCM43XX with a Broadcom 4306 (rev3) 802.11 > chipset to 2.6.26.6 using the B43 and appropriate firmware. This on a COMPAQ > Presario R3000 P4 and a gig of memory and ATI graphics. > > I followed the install (upgrade) directions at linuxwireless.org. Piece of > cake! However... I find that I've gone from "bulletproof" BCM43XX wifi > connections to "bullethole" connections with B43. > > Under the old BCM43XX the handshake and connections were flawless and > unfaltering. Now with the new B43, handshakes with AP's are perfect, but the > connections randomly and silently fail. There are no debug messages, no > complaints what-so-ever in /var/log/messages... > > To gt wireless back, I have to reinitialize the connection. I've gotten so > good at it, that I can recite by heart the appropriate commands... > > It's killling me! I've got to get this ironed out... it's not just my laptop, > it's happening quite regularly with people I know with similar chips and > laptops. > > Trying 2.6.27-rc's and now 2.6.27 and the situation is no better. > > So I ask... Who is the B43/B43LEGACY maintainer and would you be interested in > debugging this mess? I'll bend over backward to help you... Email me > direct... I'm very willing. > > SHORT STORY: > -- Kernel 2.6.25.x with BCM43XX, firmware 4.80.53.0.. just perfect. > > -- Kernels 2.6.26 or higher with B43 and firware 4.150.10.5 good negotiations, > but fragile connections that drop randomly and without complaint. B43LEGACY > does nothing. > > Any help would be appreciated. I'd really like to get this ironed out. I > highly desire to use current kernels. > > Feel free to email me direct. > > -- > > ***************************************************************************** > > From the desk of: > Jerome D. McBride > > 19:17:28 up 15 days, 23:35, 5 users, load average: 0.33, 0.11, 0.03 > > ***************************************************************************** > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx of your literate lifestyle. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
