Broadcom BCM4318

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Open Suse 11.1 ( Dell Inspiron 1300)

Broadcom BCM4318

Vendor ID 14e4:4318

/etc/sbin/lspci -v

Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c9
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
Memory at dfbfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: b44
Kernel modules: b44

02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
Memory at dfbfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb

joe@linux-dnpm:~>

lspci

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

linux-dnpm:/home/joe # iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
linux-dnpm:/home/joe #

iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

modprobe b43
linux-dnpm:/home/joe #

linux-dnpm:/home/joe # ndiswrapper -l
linux-dnpm:/home/joe #

used network manager to add wireless… set essid etc
used ifup to add wireless set essid etc

dmesg

b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm ‘pid’
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded Features: PMLR, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input9
firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:1e:74:87:c1:59:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=141 DF PROTO=2
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:00:1e:74:87:c1:59:08:00 SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=142 DF PROTO=2
linux-dnpm:/home/joe #

is there anything else i can try to get wireless…the wireless works ok in windoze

linux-dnpm:/home/joe # uname -r
2.6.27.7-9-pae

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Brunell wrote:
>
> is there anything else i can try to get wireless…the wireless works
> ok in windoze

All you need to do is use the NetworkManager applet to configure a New
Connection. Note - if your wired connection is plugged in, NM will choose it
over the wireless.

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well the wireless is not working …so i have reformatted and reinstalled system …downloaded firmware installed ok …

dmesg | grep firmware

firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to b43 - Linux Wireless and download the latest firmware (version 4).

following instructions at linuxwireless.org …

but when installing b43fwcutter i get this error after the

make

joe@linux-7n1y:~/b43-fwcutter-011> make
cc -Os -fomit-frame-pointer -std=c99 -Wall -pedantic -D_BSD_SOURCE -DFWCUTTER_VERSION_=011 -c -o fwcutter.o fwcutter.c
make: cc: Command not found
make: *** [fwcutter.o] Error 127

i am using the legacy driver as i read elswhere that this works ok.

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If you really had the firmware, you wouldn’t get that error message.

Use the b43firmware-package from packman.

PackMan :: Informationen zum Paket b43-firmware

And don’t forget to reload the module b43 after installing the firmware.

What “legacy”-driver are you talking about?

The driver “b43legacy” is not suitable for that device, the bcm43xx driver does not exist any more and the “wl”-driver from broadcom is also not for that device.

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//Edit:

Just saw this.

Broadcom 43xx driver loaded  Features: PMLR, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input9
firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio

So you already have the right firmware, forget about fiddling around with whatever, your problem is not firmware related.

Post more information, have a look at the “Sticky” threads in this subforum, especially the diagnostic script mentioned in post nr.3 of the “Getting your wireless to work”-thread.

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hi Brunnell

here is a link to what Akoellh recommends

collectNWData Überblick / Overview | collectNWData.sh

they say to

Alternate usage (KDE desktop):

  1. Download this script to your desktop
  2. Press ALT-F2
  3. Type bash ~/Desktop/collectNWData.sh and follow the instructions
  4. Check whether NWEliza found some configuration problems and follow the given hints to solve the problem on your own
  5. If no problems were reported by NWEliza then copy and paste the contents of collectNWData.txt back to this forum. You can find the result file collectNWData.txt on your desktop.