* BCM43228 wireless card broken in kernel update [b43]
@ 2014-11-01 1:15 Duncan de Wet
2014-11-01 9:47 ` Rafał Miłecki
2014-11-01 9:51 ` Rafał Miłecki
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Duncan de Wet @ 2014-11-01 1:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-wireless
After the kernel update to 3.17.1-1-ARCH, I can view a list of wireless
networks but not connect to any. Both GNOME network manager and wicd-gtk
say "Connecting..." then without an error message change to "Not
Connected".
Here is the dmesg output that occurs when trying to connect to a
wireless network, with my router hardware address redacted:
[ 1363.980448] wlp4s0: authenticate with [redacted]
[ 1364.066378] wlp4s0: send auth to [redacted] (try 1/3)
[ 1364.068641] wlp4s0: authenticated
[ 1364.069358] wlp4s0: associate with [redacted] (try 1/3)
[ 1364.073798] wlp4s0: RX AssocResp from [redacted] (capab=0x411
status=0 aid=2)
[ 1364.073869] wlp4s0: associated
[ 1364.073927] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp4s0: link becomes ready
[ 1364.074029] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 1369.624786] wlp4s0: deauthenticating from [redacted] by local choice
(Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
Here is the exact model of the card, and other information from lspci if
it is helpful:
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228
802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0607]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at f2500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number [redacted]
Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: bcma, wl
I do not know why "wl" is listed as an available module because I
uninstalled broadcom-wl already.
I am using the b43 driver, along with b43-firmware from Arch Linux AUR,
but broadcom-wl does not work either (same issue where I can view
networks but not connect). Everything worked before I updated my kernel.
It also may be interesting that on startup, I get this dmesg output:
Broadcom BCM4359 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.248
(r487574)
however my card is BCM43228 not BCM4359.
Here is the output of `lsmod | grep b43`:
b43 410153 0
mac80211 604456 1 b43
ssb 65506 1 b43
rng_core 12808 1 b43
pcmcia 53108 2 b43,ssb
cfg80211 445286 2 b43,mac80211
led_class 12859 2 b43,thinkpad_acpi
bcma 45915 1 b43
mmc_core 110434 3 b43,ssb,rtsx_pci_sdmmc
I am connected by Ethernet right now but would prefer to use wireless.
My distribution is Arch Linux.
Thank you for any help.
--
Duncan de Wet
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: BCM43228 wireless card broken in kernel update [b43]
2014-11-01 1:15 BCM43228 wireless card broken in kernel update [b43] Duncan de Wet
@ 2014-11-01 9:47 ` Rafał Miłecki
2014-11-01 9:51 ` Rafał Miłecki
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Rafał Miłecki @ 2014-11-01 9:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Duncan de Wet; +Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Hi,
First of all, your e-mail thread suggests a regression in b43 after
kernel update. This is impossible, as 3.17 is the first kernel with
b43 support for BCM43227/BCM43228/BCM43131. First thing unclear about
your report.
On 1 November 2014 02:15, Duncan de Wet <duncandewet@gmail.com> wrote:
> After the kernel update to 3.17.1-1-ARCH, I can view a list of wireless
> networks but not connect to any. Both GNOME network manager and wicd-gtk
> say "Connecting..." then without an error message change to "Not
> Connected".
>
> Here is the dmesg output that occurs when trying to connect to a
> wireless network, with my router hardware address redacted:
>
> [ 1363.980448] wlp4s0: authenticate with [redacted]
> [ 1364.066378] wlp4s0: send auth to [redacted] (try 1/3)
> [ 1364.068641] wlp4s0: authenticated
> [ 1364.069358] wlp4s0: associate with [redacted] (try 1/3)
> [ 1364.073798] wlp4s0: RX AssocResp from [redacted] (capab=0x411
> status=0 aid=2)
> [ 1364.073869] wlp4s0: associated
> [ 1364.073927] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp4s0: link becomes ready
> [ 1364.074029] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> [ 1369.624786] wlp4s0: deauthenticating from [redacted] by local choice
> (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
This could be some problem with the driver (I'm still not sure *which*
driver), I guess running wpa_supplicant with -dd could tell us more.
> Here is the exact model of the card, and other information from lspci if
> it is helpful:
>
> 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228
> 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
> Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0607]
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
> Memory at f2500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
> Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
> Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
> Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
> Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
> Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number [redacted]
> Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
> Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
> Kernel modules: bcma, wl
>
> I do not know why "wl" is listed as an available module because I
> uninstalled broadcom-wl already.
It doesn't seem you really uninstalled it. AFAIK otherwise "lspci"
wouldn't have idea about "wl".
> I am using the b43 driver, along with b43-firmware from Arch Linux AUR,
> but broadcom-wl does not work either (same issue where I can view
> networks but not connect). Everything worked before I updated my kernel.
Broadcom's "wl" uses cfg80211 API. There could be some cfg80211 change
in 3.17 that caused a regression for your setup, not sure how likely
is that.
> It also may be interesting that on startup, I get this dmesg output:
>
> Broadcom BCM4359 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.248
> (r487574)
So you didn't uninstall Broadcom's wl. More over, you still load this module!
> however my card is BCM43228 not BCM4359.
Broadcom's "wl" has broken chipset reporting. It treats PCI ID as a
chipset which is obviously not correct.
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* Re: BCM43228 wireless card broken in kernel update [b43]
2014-11-01 1:15 BCM43228 wireless card broken in kernel update [b43] Duncan de Wet
2014-11-01 9:47 ` Rafał Miłecki
@ 2014-11-01 9:51 ` Rafał Miłecki
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Rafał Miłecki @ 2014-11-01 9:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Duncan de Wet; +Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
On 1 November 2014 02:15, Duncan de Wet <duncandewet@gmail.com> wrote:
> After the kernel update to 3.17.1-1-ARCH, I can view a list of wireless
> networks but not connect to any. Both GNOME network manager and wicd-gtk
> say "Connecting..." then without an error message change to "Not
> Connected".
>
> (...)
>
> Thank you for any help.
So what I suggest you is to re-do all tests with a *proper*
(un)installing drivers and/or blacklisting them.
There is no point in tracking b43 regression as there can't be one.
There weren't any bcma/b43 changes between 3.17 and 3.17.1.
I suggest you to check if Broadcom's wl can work with your BCM43228
and 3.17.1. Make sure (I mean *sure*) you use *only* wl.ko. Then try
to connect. This will let us know if there is anything wrong about
cfg80211.
--
Rafał
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