Upgrade from 11.3 to 11.4 caused a strange issue.

English Network/Internet
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It’s still the wireless problem. It worked all day Sunday, but after I shut the laptop down and turned it back on this morning it was back giving me de-auth reason 3 again. So I loaded 12.1 RC1 from the live cd and it connected immediately, so it doesn’t appear to be my AP’s fault, and all my other wireless gadgets still connect ok.

Oddest part is it still works perfectly well in my office, but it wont connect to the coffee shop next door, nor any other AP. I have everything set to be controlled by the network manager.

I tried using another AP with open/wep/wpa/wpa2 encryptions and it would not connect to any of them. Just ask for the password, then auth/deauth cycle until I told it to disconnect.

22

Can we just stick with one release at a time?

Can we address 11.4 (Is that what you are using)?
And did you switch to ‘wl’ or not?

23

I was going by what Larry had suggested, and my comment about the Live CD was indication that the AP was in fact working correctly. Also I haven’t switched to wl yet. I’ll give that a shot, but I was hoping to continue using the b43 driver if possible.

24

I’m still not certain if we are working with 11.4?

Another option in 11.4 would be to switch to kernel 3.1
And keep b43

25

On 10/30/2011 07:26 PM, Jworix wrote:
> I don’t understand why, but it’s still working. It shows that i’m using
> 4.174.64.19-3.1 which is the correct driver for 2.6.37 I believe.
> Well…I’ll let it go for another day and if it survives the journey to
> work and back then I’ll mark this solved.

For the record, that is not a driver number - that is a firmware version.

26

Yes we are dealing with 11.4 and switching to wl didn’t work out as planned. I’m not sure if I missed a step, but I have to load the module on every boot just to get my device to be acknowledged as eth1. However my wireless settings are greyed out, and it says disconnected permanently.

I do have he correct kernel installed.

Here is my lsmod,

*Module Size Used by
af_packet 20106 2
lib80211_crypt_tkip 8516 0
wl 2642166 0
lib80211 5542 2 lib80211_crypt_tkip,wl
fuse 71829 3
ip6t_LOG 7916 5
xt_tcpudp 3052 2
xt_pkttype 960 3
ipt_LOG 7789 5
xt_limit 1721 10
bluetooth 93477 2
rfkill 17734 1 bluetooth
uinput 7203 0
snd_pcm_oss 47887 0
snd_mixer_oss 16849 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 57361 0
snd_seq_device 6646 1 snd_seq
edd 8720 0
tun 15156 2
ip6t_REJECT 4192 3
nf_conntrack_ipv6 8286 3
nf_defrag_ipv6 9402 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
ip6table_raw 1203 1
xt_NOTRACK 864 4
ipt_REJECT 2200 3
iptable_raw 1294 1
iptable_filter 1466 1
ip6table_mangle 1636 0
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 1334 0
nf_conntrack_ipv4 8584 3
nf_defrag_ipv4 1281 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables 13096 2 iptable_raw,iptable_filter
xt_conntrack 2480 6
nf_conntrack 75199 5 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_NOTRACK,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_conntrack
ip6table_filter 1407 1
ip6_tables 13372 4 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_raw,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables 18215 16 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,ip6table_raw,xt_NOTRACK,ipt_REJECT,iptable_raw,iptable_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip_tables,xt_conntrack,ip6table_filter,ip6_tables
microcode 13057 0
cpufreq_conservative 10048 0
cpufreq_userspace 2631 0
cpufreq_powersave 930 0
acpi_cpufreq 7487 1
mperf 1271 1 acpi_cpufreq
dm_mod 75400 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 274207 1
snd_hda_intel 25430 2
snd_hda_codec 95606 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6038 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 87993 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 21844 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
atl1c 35214 0
uvcvideo 64005 0
iTCO_wdt 10198 0
snd 66158 14 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6854 1 snd
videodev 71971 1 uvcvideo
sg 28094 0
v4l1_compat 14933 2 uvcvideo,videodev
iTCO_vendor_support 2554 1 iTCO_wdt
shpchp 27107 0
i2c_i801 9480 0
snd_page_alloc 7897 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
wmi 9625 0
pci_hotplug 27726 1 shpchp
pcspkr 1662 0
processor 36104 1 acpi_cpufreq
joydev 9551 0
thermal 13090 0
battery 10034 0
fan 2575 0
ac 3195 0
i915 415546 3
drm_kms_helper 32719 1 i915
drm 189610 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 5402 1 i915
i2c_core 27418 6 videodev,i2c_i801,i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit
uhci_hcd 25061 0
ehci_hcd 53789 0
rtc_cmos 10609 0
rtc_core 17445 1 rtc_cmos
video 14370 1 i915
rtc_lib 2457 1 rtc_core
thermal_sys 14726 4 processor,thermal,fan,video
hwmon 2012 1 thermal_sys
output 2111 1 video
button 5465 1 i915
usbcore 181694 4 uvcvideo,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
ext4 371963 1
crc16 1419 1 ext4
jbd2 75515 1 ext4
ahci 19127 2
libahci 21403 1 ahci
libata 202402 2 ahci,libahci
*

and my lspci,

*00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e01b]
Kernel driver in use: wl
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications AR8132 Fast Ethernet [1969:1062] (rev c0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022f]
Kernel driver in use: atl1c
*

Larry, you’re right it’s my firmware version. I misspoke.

27

Then the next step is try the upgraded kernel and try b43 from there

Index of /repositories/Kernel:/stable/standard

28

Kernel Updated, reapplied b43, and still the same error…sigh.

I know I’m driving you guys crazy with this, but thank you so much for continuing to work with me on this!

29

So did you say it was trouble free at the office?
And not so good elsewhere?

What are the differences with the access points?

30

Office has an old Belkin Wireless G with WPA2 Personal, Home has Asus WL-Premium V2 running DDwrt- v24SP1 with WPA2 Personal, Starbucks has a Linksys WRT54Gv4 I believe and is unencrypted. Most of my clients run either WPA or WPA2 and I used an old WRT54G V5 to test if it would connect to anything from open to WPA2 personal and no go.

31

So are you saying it doesn’t work on any of these access points?
Sorry to be so slow with this, it’s just I deal with so many threads a day
I know you mentioned it connected with the 12.1 Live CD, but you would need to load the firmware?
(I have to sleep very soon)

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Hey man it’s cool and yes it works with the 12.1 RC1 live cd. I do have to load the firmware as IIRC Suse can’t distribute it for legality purposes so I have to run the install bcm43xx in superuser mode, but after that it works perfect.

33

It looks like you’ll be installing 12.1 then?

34

Hmm I got into this mess running a distribution upgrade. Do you think the issue wont persist with another? I think it’ s something configured incorrectly as it seems to only work with the connection I used to upgrade it last time. Hmm, and I just got Gnome customized to my liking too.

If at all possible I would like to try a fresh network setup. Is there anyway I can reset all my Network Settings back to 11.4 default. Uninstalling and re-installing holds over my settings, so I assume there is a config file, or a few that still have saved information in them. Wiping them back to whatever default there would have been had I installed a fresh copy of Opensuse may correct this. At least that is my theory, but I’ m not sure how to go about doing it and google hasn’t yielded the results I want.

If that doesn’t work then upgrading to 12.1 would seem like my only option, before a complete wipe and fresh install. Which I hope to avoid at all costs.

Thanks again everyone,

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I’d advise a complete fresh install every time any way.

36

On 2011-11-01 14:46, caf4926 wrote:
>
> I’d advise a complete fresh install every time any way.

I don’t.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

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On 2011-11-01 14:16, Jworix wrote:
>
> caf4926;2399339 Wrote:
>> It looks like you’ll be installing 12.1 then?
>
> Hmm I got into this mess running a distribution upgrade. Do you think
> the issue wont persist with another?

Something I always do before upgrading is testing the next version on
another partition of the same machine. If it has issues I can not solve, I
stay put. If it works, I upgrade. If the upgrade fails, I can compare.

> I think it’ s something configured
> incorrectly as it seems to only work with the connection I used to
> upgrade it last time. Hmm, and I just got Gnome customized to my liking
> too.

Did you try with a new user?

> If at all possible I would like to try a fresh network setup. Is there
> anyway I can reset all my Network Settings back to 11.4 default.
> Uninstalling and re-installing holds over my settings, so I assume there
> is a config file, or a few that still have saved information in them.

Yes.

If you are using the traditional method, the configuration is held in
/etc/sysconfig/network/*. If you are using the applet, the configuration is
held under your user - although I’m not sure in this case about modules you
load.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

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Unfortunately, I just relied on compatibility information instead of doing a field test prior to my install. A mistake I won’ t make again.

I did try with a new user, and the issue persists.

I currently use nm-applet, and the default network manager with everything set to be controlled by Network Manager. I did attempt it running Netconfig with the same results, whether DHCP or Static addressed.

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On 2011-11-01 15:46, Jworix wrote:
> Unfortunately, I just relied on compatibility information instead of
> doing a field test prior to my install. A mistake I won’ t make again.
>
> I did try with a new user, and the issue persists.
>
> I currently use nm-applet, and the default network manager with
> everything set to be controlled by Network Manager. I did attempt it
> running Netconfig with the same results, whether DHCP or Static
> addressed.

Sorry. An unfortunate situation.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

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Sorry for the delay everyone, but it started working after Opensuse locked up and I was forced to hard restart it. It’s worked for the last 2 days at work, the house and everywhere else I have tried it. I’m a bit skeptical after having fought with it for the last…week…two, but hopefully it stays working.

I’m going to test it a little more before I feel comfortable marking this solved, as it worked for a day before and quit. I’m a bit on edge about it.

Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone once again for all the trouble they’ve gone through with me. It means a lot to me!