From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:30177 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754009Ab2ADVLB (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:11:01 -0500 Subject: Re: Fedora 16 Wireless Connection Problem From: Dan Williams To: Bob Miller Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:11:00 -0600 Message-ID: <1325711460.7269.47.camel@d430> (sfid-20120104_221105_993994_5DB19C8F) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, 2011-12-25 at 23:42 +0000, Bob Miller wrote: > mammar writes: > > > > > I have Dell Inpiron N5010 with Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 > > 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller. > > > > My OS is Fedora 16 64-bit. I have installed the following drivers for > > my wireless controller, everything is working great until yesterday. > > Now whenever i try to connect to wirless connection, it failed. > > > > > > > > Can anyone help me? > > > > Thanks > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@... > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > > > What kernel are you using? > > The latest kernel (kernel-3.1.6-1.fc16.x86_64) seems to have broken the wireless > on my HP laptop. Wireless capability works with the prior version > (kernel-3.1.5-6.fc16.x86_64). I also note the OP is using the wl.o driver, which is known not to be terribly reliable with wpa_supplicant and NetworkManager, while mac80211 drivers work much better. I'd suggest looking into b43 or the new softmac driver from Broadcom if you can. Beyond that, we'd need wpa_supplicant debug logs showing the actual issue, which can be obtained by following these directions: http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/Debugging Dan