modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found

DanialV · 2014-05-23 18:49:56

I am using arch linux and I have Broadcom Corporation BCM43228''' wireless network but recently I upgrade my whole system and my kernel update to 3.14.4-1 after that my wifi network gone and I tired to reinstall my wireless package broadcom-wl-dkms-6.30.223.141-4-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz but it comes with problem
modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found
I don't know what should!!!
I readed the wiki page about Broadcom wireless network but it did't help me to slove this problem
This is my output install
make KERNELRELEASE=3.14.4-1-ARCH -C /usr/lib/modules/3.14.4-1-ARCH/build M=/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build....(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.14.4-1-ARCH (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/make.log for more information.
modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found.

Last edited by DanialV (2014-06-19 21:51:44)

ewaller · 2014-05-23 19:35:03

Welcome to Arch.
I suspect there is a mismatch between the kernel you are running and the kernel (and modules) you have installed. Let's check.
Compare the versions provided by uname -a and by pacman -Qi linux
Do they match?

hb6381 · 2014-05-23 20:19:32

I have the same problem,
Here's my output for

uname -a && pacman -Qi linux 

Linux cheetah 3.14.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 13 16:41:39 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Name           : linux
Version        : 3.14.4-1
Description    : The Linux kernel and modules
Architecture   : x86_64
URL            : http://www.kernel.org/
Licenses       : GPL2
Groups         : base
Provides       : kernel26=3.14.4
Depends On     : coreutils  linux-firmware  kmod  mkinitcpio>=0.7
Optional Deps  : crda: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
Required By    : None
Optional For   : None
Conflicts With : kernel26
Replaces       : kernel26
Installed Size : 71943.00 KiB
Packager       : Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
Build Date     : Tue May 13 07:46:00 2014
Install Date   : Mon May 19 09:13:48 2014
Install Reason : Explicitly installed
Install Script : Yes
Validated By   : Signature

iwconfig give

iwconfig
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

I think the culprit can be found here

lspci -vnn -d 14e4:   
02:00.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:1570]
	Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:1570]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Memory at b0900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Memory at b0800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
	Capabilities: <access denied>

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device [106b:0117] 
	Flags: fast devsel
	Memory at b0600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=32K]
	Memory at b0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=2M]
	Capabilities: <access denied>

The line that says "Capabilities: <access denied>"
but i do not know how to resolve this

Last edited by hb6381 (2014-05-23 20:23:49)

WorMzy · 2014-05-23 20:41:52

You may want to consult /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/make.log for more information.. post it here if you can't make sense of it.

DanialV · 2014-05-23 21:30:30

That is my make.log /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/make.log

DKMS make.log for broadcom-wl-6.30.223.141 for kernel 3.14.4-1-ARCH (x86_64)
Fri May 23 23:06:01 IRDT 2014
make: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.4-1-ARCH/build'
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
LD /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/built-in.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function 'wl_dump_ver':
/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2042:3: error: macro "__DATE__" might prev$
__DATE__, __TIME__, EPI_VERSION_STR);
^
/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:2042:13: error: macro "__TIME__" might pre$
__DATE__, __TIME__, EPI_VERSION_STR);
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
scripts/Makefile.build:308: recipe for target '/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/wl/sys/wl_lin$
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
Makefile:1274: recipe for target '_module_/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build' failed
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/broadcom-wl/6.30.223.141/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/3.14.4-1-ARCH/build'

hb6381 · 2014-05-23 21:59:40

According to this
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

my device is not supported
How do I request support?

WorMzy · 2014-05-23 22:12:44

Presumably the b43 driver not supporting your card is why you were using the AUR broadcom-wl-dkms package in the first place?

The problem you're having has been discussed on the broadcom-wl page recently. There is a patch there that apparently works. You could try modifying your package's PKGBUILD to include this patch, or else ask the maintainer to do it for you.

hb6381 · 2014-05-23 22:14:02

Thanks, i bumped into that, I am now figuring out how to build packages on arch. I am 3 days older to arch. If I get through, I will definitely post my success story back here.

ewaller · 2014-05-23 22:14:05

hb6381 wrote:

According to this
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
my device is not supported
How do I request support?

That is a different driver that is included in the kernel tree. Yes, b43 does not support your chip.
This thread, however is about the broadcom-wl driver and you are not the original poster. Let's constrain ourselves to the broadcom-wl issues.
Thanks.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … _Hijacking

Edit: I'm getting slow -- two posts slipped in ahead of me.

Last edited by ewaller (2014-05-23 22:15:39)

DanialV · 2014-05-24 06:13:58

Thanks a lot the patch worked fine now I have my wireless network thank you

chaonaut · 2014-05-28 10:11:59

DanialV wrote:

I am using arch linux and I have Broadcom Corporation BCM43228''' wireless network

as for 3.15 kernel, opensource driver for this chip (i have the same) works OK (at last).
so, you probably will not need broadcom-wl anymore.

DanialV · 2014-06-19 21:51:32

I upgrade my kernel to 3.14.6-1 and again my wifi network gone and that patch did't work any more any one can help why whenever I upgrade my system my wifi network disapear!!!!

kayzee · 2016-01-13 14:20:08

WorMzy wrote:

Presumably the b43 driver not supporting your card is why you were using the AUR broadcom-wl-dkms package in the first place?
The problem you're having has been discussed on the broadcom-wl page recently. There is a patch there that apparently works. You could try modifying your package's PKGBUILD to include this patch, or else ask the maintainer to do it for you.

I have a macbook pro and recently installed debian (jesse, dual boot). I have Broadcom BCM4360 802.11 wireless network adaptor.

I have also received the following error:
"modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found."

I don't understand how to use the patch referenced earlier in this thread - can someone help?

Trilby · 2016-01-13 14:51:02

Kayzee,

These forums are for arch linux support only, you'll have to ask on the forums for your distro. It would also seem that your problem is not at all related to this thread which is version mismatches and patching for the newest kernels.

Closed.

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