Linksys WMP54GS

user · November 16, 2008, 2:13pm

/sbin/lspci
…
06:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

/sbin/lspci
…
06:03.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)

dmesg | less
Lines 563-565:
b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm ‘pid’
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [Features: PMLR, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]

/usr/sbin/iwconfig
wlan 0
IEEE 802.11g
ESSID:**
Mode:Managed
Channel:0
Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry min limit:7
RTS thr:off
Fragment thr=2352 B
Link Quality:0
Signal level:0
Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0
Rx invalid crypt:0
Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0
Invalid misc:0
Missed beacon:0

sudo /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
…
wlano Interface doesn’t support scannning : Network is down

I am trying to figure what is wrong here. I’ve tried every method in the book. I’ve gone into my router, and tried configuring it with the same exact settings. No dice. I’ve tried modifying my router settings (without destroying the network entirely) and matching the openSUSE11.0 to my router (using yast->network settings) with the KDE 4.0 interface and still no dice. I’ve tried deleting it and rebooting with no luck. I have a strong feeling it is a configuration flaw on my part but I am failing to see where my error is!

Please help!

lwfinger · November 16, 2008, 4:46pm

>> wlano Interface doesn’t support scannning : Network is down

Please post the output of ‘dmesg | grep b43’. Because wlan0 exists, the driver
is loaded, but the firmware may not be available. If it is, the line above
indicates that indicates that you have not configured the interface. What method
(ifup or NetworkManager) are you using? That is selected with YaST.

Larry

user · November 17, 2008, 5:34am

Think that might be the issue.

b43-phy0: Broadcome 4318 WLAN found
input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input6
by43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file “b43/ucode5.fw” not found or load failed
by43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to b43 - Linux Wireless and download the latest firmware (version 4)
input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input7
by43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file “b43/ucode5.fw” not found or load failed
by43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/uses/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the latest firmware (version 4)
input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input8
by43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file “b43/ucode5.fw” not found or load failed
by43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to b43 - Linux Wireless and download the latest firmware (version 4)
input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input9
by43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file “b43/ucode5.fw” not found or load failed
by43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to b43 - Linux Wireless and download the latest firmware (version 4)

I tried using both ifup AND networkmanager with no success. Let me try downloading the firmware update with this machine and I’ll post on here again whether it works or not.

user · November 17, 2008, 6:46am

Firmware problem. Works like a champ now =-)

Tony@(none):~> /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL PCI Express Root Port (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV515 [Radeon X1300]
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV515 [Radeon X1300] (Secondary)
06:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
06:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 01)
Tony@(none):~> /sbin lspci -n
bash: /sbin: is a directory
Tony@(none):~> /sbin/lspci -n
00:00.0 0600: 8086:2580 (rev 04)
00:01.0 0604: 8086:2581 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 0403: 8086:2668 (rev 03)
00:1c.0 0604: 8086:2660 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 0604: 8086:2662 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 0604: 8086:2664 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 0604: 8086:2666 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2658 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2659 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:265a (rev 03)
00:1d.3 0c03: 8086:265b (rev 03)
00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:265c (rev 03)
00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev d3)
00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2640 (rev 03)
00:1f.1 0101: 8086:266f (rev 03)
00:1f.2 0101: 8086:2651 (rev 03)
00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:266a (rev 03)
01:00.0 0300: 1002:7146
01:00.1 0380: 1002:7166
06:03.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
06:08.0 0200: 8086:1064 (rev 01)
Tony@(none):~> /usr/sbin/iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:“MOONBEAM”
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:14:BF:75:56:A2
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Link Quality=65/100 Signal level=-45 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

Tony@(none):~> sudo /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn’t support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:BF:75:56:A2
ESSID:“MOONBEAM”
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=71/100 Signal level=-38 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000000ca565ed45
Cell 02 - Address: 00:18:39:CD:6D:40
ESSID:“linksys”
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=28/100 Signal level=-83 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000000bfd2b8ea
Cell 03 - Address: 00:18:F8:76:05:A4
ESSID:“linksys”
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=28/100 Signal level=-83 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000001c34877f197
Cell 04 - Address: 00:1C:B3:AC:D8:12
ESSID:""
Mode:Master
Channel:3
Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
Quality=41/100 Signal level=-69 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000158eba88180
Cell 05 - Address: 00:1C:DF:EE:C6:D4
ESSID:“Dynex”
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=33/100 Signal level=-78 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:on
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000011da012000d
Cell 06 - Address: 00:04:E2:D6:E6:6D
ESSID:“SMC”
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=35/100 Signal level=-76 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000001feabdc41e3
Cell 07 - Address: 00:E0:98:DF:79:C9
ESSID:“05Z404700379”
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=31/100 Signal level=-80 dBm Noise level=-72 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000026be26e30d