Hi,
I have a dell inspiron 6400 with built-in wifi card from broadcom - BCM4311:
# lspci
0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
(rev 01)
# lspci -vn
0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01)
Subsystem: 1028:0007
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at efdfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1
Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF-
MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF-
MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+
MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Runnig gentoo kernel version 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 does not correctly work
with the wifi card. I can see the is detected and registered in the
system as wlan0 interface, but it does not get associated!
The same goes for latest GIT wireless tree. (I followed the instructions
on http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43.)
dellboi wireless-2.6 # modprobe b43
dellboi wireless-2.6 # ifconfig wlan0 down
dellboi wireless-2.6 # iwconfig wlan0 mode managed channel 10
dellboi wireless-2.6 # iwconfig wlan0 essid Prospero632_0a_55_89
dellboi wireless-2.6 # ifconfig wlan0 up
dellboi wireless-2.6 # iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"Prospero632_0a_55_89"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point:
Not-Associated
Tx-Power=off
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
dellboi wireless-2.6 # dhcpcd wlan0
wlan0: dhcpcd 4.0.7 starting
wlan0: waiting for carrier
wlan0: timed out
I can confirm, that ESSID and the AP in question is indeed working, as
it does on another notebook in the same room.
Here is some more info:
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi dhcpcd[6755]: wlan0: dhcpcd 4.0.7 starting
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi [ 472.204089] b43-phy0: Loading firmware
version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi [ 472.264103] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi [ 472.264266] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA
initialized
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi [ 472.284973] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless
interface started
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi [ 472.292458] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface
type 2
Mar 15 12:04:40 dellboi dhcpcd[6755]: wlan0: waiting for carrier
Mar 15 12:04:44 dellboi dhcpcd[6755]: wlan0: timed out
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.853048] b43-phy0 debug: Removing
Interface type 2
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.865409] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless
interface stopped
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.865951] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 rx_ring:
Used slots 0/64, Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries 0.00
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.866008] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32
tx_ring_AC_BK: Used slots 0/128, Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries
0.00
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.873073] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32
tx_ring_AC_BE: Used slots 0/128, Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries
0.00
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.881048] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32
tx_ring_AC_VI: Used slots 0/128, Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries
0.00
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.889082] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32
tx_ring_AC_VO: Used slots 0/128, Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries
0.00
Mar 15 12:04:56 dellboi [ 487.897047] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32
tx_ring_mcast: Used slots 0/128, Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries
0.00
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757101] cfg80211: Using static regulatory
domain info
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757104] cfg80211: Regulatory domain: US
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757106] (start_freq - end_freq @
bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757109] (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2700 mBm)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757112] (5170000 KHz - 5190000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757115] (5190000 KHz - 5210000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757117] (5210000 KHz - 5230000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757120] (5230000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757122] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm)
Mar 15 12:05:36 dellboi [ 528.757125] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for
country: US
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.783251] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.825058] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog
4, Type 2, Revision 8
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.825086] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio:
Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 2
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.848302] wmaster0 (b43): not using
net_device_ops yet
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.848388] phy0: Selected rate control
algorithm 'minstrel'
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.848405] wlan0 (b43): not using
net_device_ops yet
Mar 15 12:05:37 dellboi [ 528.848487] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [
Features: P, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 545.973084] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting
b43/ucode5.fw
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 545.976387] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting
b43/pcm5.fw
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 545.980187] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting
b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 545.983994] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting
b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 546.100095] b43-phy0: Loading firmware
version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 546.172118] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 546.172291] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA
initialized
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 546.192982] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless
interface started
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 546.204492] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface
type 2
Mar 15 12:05:54 dellboi [ 546.236068] b43-phy0: Radio turned on by software
Any comments?
Thank you,
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Regards,
Hinko
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