From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mms2.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.18]:4210 "EHLO mms2.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751380Ab2ARHd5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:33:57 -0500 Message-ID: <4F1675DB.6070307@broadcom.com> (sfid-20120118_083401_119834_1F0CC24B) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:33:47 +0100 From: "Arend van Spriel" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Brcmsmac drivers References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 01/18/2012 01:08 AM, Dan wrote: > Hi Arend, > > I have been trying to get my BCM4313 wireless adapter to work in monitor mode under Linux. > > No matter what I try. I can't seem to get aircrack to capture data from the APs. I can capture beacons but data is always zero within airodump-ng. > > Is this a missing feature in the driver? Or a bug in the driver? If you are using a mainline v3.2 than it is a missing feature. It will arrive in mainline in v3.3-rc1. > I've also had trouble compiling the latest bleeding compat-wireless. When loading the brcmsmac module it complains of some unknown symbol bcma_sonething something. > > My next step is to try and compile the brcmsmac drivers straight from the Linux wireless testing GIT branch. Yes. The current wireless-testing should contain monitor mode. > Do you know the reason why monitor mode is unable to pick up data from APs?? > Maybe I need a different binary firmware or I need set some options in the driver.? > > Thanks, > Dan > > > Gr. AvS