Problem with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315]

Problem with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315]

[Cyrille]

Hi I'm a BLAG user with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01). But don't seem work.


I tested to compile myself the driver like explain here
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#device_firmware_installation
with the source file : broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 and too this source file
broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2 but always the same error notification. 


- - -  - dmesg | tail
 b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/lp0initvals15.fw
 b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
 b43-phy0 ERROR: Rejected non-Free firmware
- - - 

The dir is b43-open --> specific to BLAG.


lspci -vnn
0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)
	Subsystem: 1028:000b
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
	Region 0: Memory@fe7fc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: wl            ---> I write with another driver
	Kernel modules: wl, ssb           ---> *****


uname : 2.6.32.11-libre.99.fc12.x86_64



Finally, I have installed broadcom-wl from rpmfusion nonfree. It works great but it's non free :-( 


So I report the situation to you if ever you want the debug it!
 
More info here  : http://forums.blagblagblag.org/viewtopic.php?p=27627

Thanx a lot ! Cheers !

Cyrille




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Problem with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315]

[Gábor Stefanik]

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Cyrille <cyrille@cbiot.fr> wrote:
> Hi I'm a BLAG user with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01). But don't seem work.
>
>
> I tested to compile myself the driver like explain here
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#device_firmware_installation
> with the source file : broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 and too this source file
> broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2 but always the same error notification.
>
>
> - - - ?- dmesg | tail
> ?b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/lp0initvals15.fw
> ?b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
> ?b43-phy0 ERROR: Rejected non-Free firmware
> - - -
>
> The dir is b43-open --> specific to BLAG.

You should put it in b43, not b43-open - b43-open is only for
OpenFWWF. (It is not actually "specific to BLAG" - all distros can use
it to house OpenFWWF.) And OpenFWWF doesn't support LP-PHY.

>
>
> lspci -vnn
> 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)
> ? ? ? ?Subsystem: 1028:000b
> ? ? ? ?Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
> ? ? ? ?Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> ? ? ? ?Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
> ? ? ? ?Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
> ? ? ? ?Region 0: Memory at fe7fc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> ? ? ? ?Capabilities: <access denied>
> ? ? ? ?Kernel driver in use: wl ? ? ? ? ? ?---> I write with another driver
> ? ? ? ?Kernel modules: wl, ssb ? ? ? ? ? ---> *****
>
>
> uname : 2.6.32.11-libre.99.fc12.x86_64
>
>
>
> Finally, I have installed broadcom-wl from rpmfusion nonfree. It works great but it's non free :-(
>
>
> So I report the situation to you if ever you want the debug it!
>
> More info here ?: http://forums.blagblagblag.org/viewtopic.php?p=27627
>
> Thanx a lot ! Cheers !
>
> Cyrille
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
>
>
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Problem with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315]

[Cyrille]

Thanx !

> You should put it in b43, not b43-open - b43-open is only for
> OpenFWWF. (It is not actually "specific to BLAG" - all distros can use
> it to house OpenFWWF.) And OpenFWWF doesn't support LP-PHY.


but even with b43 i had same errors.


I try this http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#device_firmware_installation
(Section : You are using the b43 driver with an LP-PHY card (e.g. BCM4312))
but don't work.


What method recommends you to install this driver?


Thank you for your interest and saddened by my gaps in English!

Cyrille



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Problem with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315]

[Larry Finger]

On 08/21/2010 12:46 PM, Cyrille wrote:
> 
> Thanx !
> 
>> You should put it in b43, not b43-open - b43-open is only for
>> OpenFWWF. (It is not actually "specific to BLAG" - all distros can use
>> it to house OpenFWWF.) And OpenFWWF doesn't support LP-PHY.
> 
> 
> but even with b43 i had same errors.
> 
> 
> I try this http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#device_firmware_installation
> (Section : You are using the b43 driver with an LP-PHY card (e.g. BCM4312))
> but don't work.
> 
> 
> What method recommends you to install this driver?

If you want to use open software for everything, there is no way to operate the
BCM4312 802.11b/g card with a PCI ID of 14e4:4315. The open-source driver b43
needs the firmware extracted with fwcutter, and that firmware is not open
source. The Broadcom hybrid driver is the only other option; however, it is
worse as the driver code and the firmware are both closed source.

If you want to use the card, you will need to find a way to relax the
restriction on closed-source firmware or find another distro.

I do not like the idea of having to use closed-source firmware, but at least it
cannot cause your kernel to go crazy and destroy your file system the way a
closed-source driver could.

Larry

Problem with BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315]

[Gábor Stefanik]

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
> On 08/21/2010 12:46 PM, Cyrille wrote:
>>
>> Thanx !
>>
>>> You should put it in b43, not b43-open - b43-open is only for
>>> OpenFWWF. (It is not actually "specific to BLAG" - all distros can use
>>> it to house OpenFWWF.) And OpenFWWF doesn't support LP-PHY.
>>
>>
>> but even with b43 i had same errors.
>>
>>
>> I try this http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#device_firmware_installation
>> (Section : You are using the b43 driver with an LP-PHY card (e.g. BCM4312))
>> but don't work.
>>
>>
>> What method recommends you to install this driver?
>
> If you want to use open software for everything, there is no way to operate the
> BCM4312 802.11b/g card with a PCI ID of 14e4:4315. The open-source driver b43
> needs the firmware extracted with fwcutter, and that firmware is not open
> source. The Broadcom hybrid driver is the only other option; however, it is
> worse as the driver code and the firmware are both closed source.
>
> If you want to use the card, you will need to find a way to relax the
> restriction on closed-source firmware or find another distro.
>
> I do not like the idea of having to use closed-source firmware, but at least it
> cannot cause your kernel to go crazy and destroy your file system the way a
> closed-source driver could.
>
> Larry
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> b43-dev mailing list
> b43-dev at lists.infradead.org
> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/b43-dev
>

One thing to try: the latest stable compat-wireless release. It will
bypass any driver modifications done by BLAG, and give you a b43 that
will accept Broadcom's firmware.