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#1 2011-10-30 21:47:39
- Segura
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[SOLVED](?) BCM4313 and brcmsmac driver
Hi, my wireless card (BCM4313) don't work since the last kernel update, I think. I have been reading the Wiki [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Broadcom_wireless] and some old posts on the forum following what they say but still can't manage to connect to any wifi. I start this topic to see is someone have any idea how to make it work. 
The wiki says that for the BCM4313 the driver to use is the brcmsmac driver, and also says that it is already include in the kernel so "no further action should be required of the user." https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Br … 2Fbrcmfmac
It also recommends to blacklist other drivers, here is my blaclisted modules:
/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
#
# /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#
blacklist bcma
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist ssbI'm using Gnome 3.2.1 with NetworkManager 0.9.1. I see the button to enable the wireless interface, but when I press it nothing happens.
uname -a
Linux Arch 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 19 10:27:51 CEST 2011 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01) iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 290983 30
rfcomm 34909 0
bnep 9245 2
uvcvideo 64963 0
videodev 78006 1 uvcvideo
media 10437 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 8292 1 videodev
btusb 11577 0
bluetooth 139297 11 rfcomm,bnep,btusb
lib80211 4158 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 22092 1
arc4 1410 2
snd_hda_codec_realtek 294320 1
joydev 9895 0
brcmsmac 594688 0
brcmutil 6563 1 brcmsmac
snd_hda_intel 22122 4
snd_hda_codec 77927 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6325 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 73952 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 19416 1 snd_pcm
snd 57818 14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
e1000e 142545 0
mei 31313 0
soundcore 6146 1 snd
mac80211 215908 1 brcmsmac
psmouse 55192 0
serio_raw 4294 0
snd_page_alloc 7121 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
pcspkr 1819 0
i915 707339 8
fuse 67290 2
drm_kms_helper 25409 1 i915
drm 183380 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
cpufreq_ondemand 6132 4
cfg80211 160772 2 brcmsmac,mac80211
crc_ccitt 1331 1 brcmsmac
sdhci_pci 8530 0
sdhci 22194 1 sdhci_pci
mmc_core 73682 1 sdhci
intel_agp 10904 1 i915
iTCO_wdt 12717 0
i2c_algo_bit 5199 1 i915
intel_gtt 14423 3 i915,intel_agp
i2c_core 20133 5 videodev,i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit
iTCO_vendor_support 1929 1 iTCO_wdt
intel_ips 11213 0
evdev 9530 9
video 11228 1 i915
thermal 7863 0
toshiba_bluetooth 2066 0
button 4470 1 i915
ac 2376 0
battery 6317 0
toshiba_acpi 9164 0
sparse_keymap 3088 1 toshiba_acpi
rfkill 15402 4 bluetooth,cfg80211,toshiba_acpi
acpi_cpufreq 5877 1
freq_table 2451 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
processor 24256 1 acpi_cpufreq
mperf 1275 1 acpi_cpufreq
ext4 370462 1
mbcache 5817 1 ext4
jbd2 71074 1 ext4
crc16 1297 2 bluetooth,ext4
usbhid 35256 0
sr_mod 14951 0
hid 81635 1 usbhid
cdrom 36329 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 28307 3
ahci 21217 2
libahci 18885 1 ahci
libata 173297 2 ahci,libahci
scsi_mod 131546 3 sr_mod,sd_mod,libata
ehci_hcd 39543 0
usbcore 142576 5 uvcvideo,btusb,usbhid,ehci_hcd/etc/rc.conf
#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# LANG in /etc/locale.conf takes precedence
# DAEMON_LOCALE: If set to 'yes', use $LOCALE as the locale during daemon
# startup and during the boot process. If set to 'no', the C locale is used.
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "", "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# Note: Using "localtime" is discouraged, using "" makes hwclock fall back
# to the value in /var/lib/hwclock/adjfile
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# Note: if unset, the value in /etc/localtime is used unchanged
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="ca_ES.UTF8"
DAEMON_LOCALE="yes"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Madrid"
KEYMAP="es"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Blacklisting is no longer supported.
# Replace every !module by an entry as on the following line in a file in
# /etc/modprobe.d:
# blacklist module
# See "man modprobe.conf" for details.
#
MODULES=(acpi-cpufreq toshiba_acpi cpufreq_ondemand fuse !snd_pcm_oss)
# Udev settle timeout (default to 30)
UDEV_TIMEOUT=30
# Scan for FakeRAID (dmraid) Volumes at startup
USEDMRAID="no"
# Scan for BTRFS volumes at startup
USEBTRFS="no"
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="Arch"
# Use 'ip addr' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Wired network setup
# - interface: name of device (required)
# - address: IP address (leave blank for DHCP)
# - netmask: subnet mask (ignored for DHCP)
# - gateway: default route (ignored for DHCP)
#
# Static IP example
# interface=eth0
# address=192.168.0.2
# netmask=255.255.255.0
# gateway=192.168.0.1
#
# DHCP example
# interface=eth0
# address=
# netmask=
# gateway=
interface=(!eth0 !wlan0)
address=
netmask=
gateway=
# Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown.
# This is required if your root device is on NFS.
NETWORK_PERSIST="no"
# Enable these netcfg profiles at boot-up. These are useful if you happen to
# need more advanced network features than the simple network service
# supports, such as multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
# If something other takes care of your hardware clock (ntpd, dual-boot...)
# you should disable 'hwclock' here.
#
#hal
DAEMONS=(@syslog-ng dbus !network !smbnetfs crond @gdm @networkmanager @bluetooth @alsa @cpufreq @cups @vboxdrv)I also noticed in the boot sequence that sometimes fails ([fail]) when is loading the modules but in lsmod the module brcmsmac is loaded.
If someone tell me in which file is saved this information I could give more detailed info.
I have tried the lw driver from AUR but it neither worked, also tried to install the b43 but here says that the support for my wireless card is in WIP http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
This BCM4313 was supported and worked time ago. What have changed now? What I have missed?
Someone have the same BCM4313 card and it is working? How?
Thanks!
PS: Sorry for my bad english!
Last edited by Segura (2011-11-01 14:49:39)
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#2 2011-10-31 18:50:28
- Diaz
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- Registered: 2008-04-16
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Re: [SOLVED](?) BCM4313 and brcmsmac driver
Mine is working fine and i have nothing blacklisted.
/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
└─[>>] cat /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
#
# /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)
#uname -a
└─[>>] uname -a
Linux diazportatil 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Oct 19 10:27:51 CEST 2011 x86_64 AMD E-450 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics AuthenticAMD GNU/Linuxiwconfig
└─[>>] iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"<deleted>"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.427 GHz Access Point: <deleted>
Bit Rate=18 Mb/s Tx-Power=19 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=43/70 Signal level=-67 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:248 Invalid misc:3836 Missed beacon:0lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
└─[>>] lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)lsmod
└─[>>] lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 290983 10
fuse 67290 2
uvcvideo 64963 0
videodev 78006 1 uvcvideo
media 10437 2 uvcvideo,videodev
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 8292 1 videodev
joydev 9895 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 294320 1
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 22092 1
snd_hda_intel 22122 6
snd_hda_codec 77927 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6325 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 73952 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 19416 1 snd_pcm
snd 57818 18 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
i2c_piix4 8224 0
bcma 13762 0
ohci_hcd 21714 0
arc4 1410 2
soundcore 6146 1 snd
ehci_hcd 39543 0
sp5100_tco 4568 0
xhci_hcd 70783 0
snd_page_alloc 7121 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
brcmsmac 594688 0
serio_raw 4294 0
usbcore 142576 5 uvcvideo,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,xhci_hcd
atl1c 32528 0
pcspkr 1819 0
eeepc_wmi 2247 0
asus_wmi 13644 1 eeepc_wmi
k10temp 2883 0
sparse_keymap 3088 1 asus_wmi
pci_hotplug 25672 1 asus_wmi
evdev 9530 9
brcmutil 6563 1 brcmsmac
mac80211 215908 1 brcmsmac
cfg80211 160772 2 brcmsmac,mac80211
rfkill 15402 2 asus_wmi,cfg80211
crc_ccitt 1331 1 brcmsmac
psmouse 55192 0
wmi 8347 1 asus_wmi
processor 24256 2
video 11228 0
battery 6317 0
ac 2376 0
button 4470 0
ext4 370462 2
mbcache 5817 1 ext4
jbd2 71074 1 ext4
crc16 1297 1 ext4
sd_mod 28307 4
ahci 21217 3
libahci 18885 1 ahci
libata 173297 2 ahci,libahci
scsi_mod 131546 2 sd_mod,libata
radeon 992259 2
ttm 54360 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 25409 1 radeon
drm 183380 4 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 5199 1 radeon
i2c_core 20133 6 videodev,i2c_piix4,radeon,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit/etc/rc.conf
└─[>>] cat /etc/rc.conf
#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# LANG in /etc/locale.conf takes precedence
# DAEMON_LOCALE: If set to 'yes', use $LOCALE as the locale during daemon
# startup and during the boot process. If set to 'no', the C locale is used.
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "", "UTC" or "localtime", any other value will result
# in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
# Note: Using "localtime" is discouraged, using "" makes hwclock fall back
# to the value in /var/lib/hwclock/adjfile
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# Note: if unset, the value in /etc/localtime is used unchanged
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.UTF-8"
DAEMON_LOCALE="no"
HARDWARECLOCK="UTC"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Lisbon"
KEYMAP="pt-latin9"
CONSOLEFONT="lat9v-16"
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Blacklisting is no longer supported.
# Replace every !module by an entry as on the following line in a file in
# /etc/modprobe.d:
# blacklist module
# See "man modprobe.conf" for details.
#
MODULES=()
# Udev settle timeout (default to 30)
UDEV_TIMEOUT=30
# Scan for FakeRAID (dmraid) Volumes at startup
USEDMRAID="no"
# Scan for BTRFS volumes at startup
USEBTRFS="no"
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="diazportatil"
# Use 'ip addr' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
#
# Wired network setup
# - interface: name of device (required)
# - address: IP address (leave blank for DHCP)
# - netmask: subnet mask (ignored for DHCP) (optional, defaults to 255.255.255.0)
# - broadcast: broadcast address (ignored for DHCP) (optional)
# - gateway: default route (ignored for DHCP)
#
# Static IP example
# interface=eth0
# address=192.168.0.2
# netmask=255.255.255.0
# broadcast=192.168.0.255
# gateway=192.168.0.1
#
# DHCP example
# interface=eth0
# address=
# netmask=
# gateway=
interface=
address=
netmask=
broadcast=
gateway=
# Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown.
# This is required if your root device is on NFS.
NETWORK_PERSIST="no"
# Enable these netcfg profiles at boot-up. These are useful if you happen to
# need more advanced network features than the simple network service
# supports, such as multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
#
# This requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
# If you are sure nothing else touches your hardware clock (such as ntpd or
# a dual-boot), you might want to enable 'hwclock'. Note that this will only
# make a difference if the hwclock program has been calibrated correctly.
#
# If you use a network filesystem you should enable 'netfs'.
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng crond dbus networkmanager)using networkmanager on xfce.
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#3 2011-11-01 14:39:03
- silvik
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Re: [SOLVED](?) BCM4313 and brcmsmac driver
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
works fine with cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:
blacklist bcma
install bcma /bin/false
blacklist acer_wmi
install acer_wmi /bin/false
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#4 2011-11-01 14:49:01
- Segura
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- Registered: 2011-03-05
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Re: [SOLVED](?) BCM4313 and brcmsmac driver
Well apparently it works fine now, I don't know what could be the problem.
I have checked the modules mounted and now I have 3 more:
cryptd 8213 0
aes_x86_64 7476 0
aes_generic 26106 1 aes_x86_64
I don't think it's part of the problem, but anyway..
Thank you anyway!
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