[SOLVED] can't UP broadcom wlp3s0b1

nixIT · 2016-10-17 19:30:31

Hello all,

I have an few year old HP Probook 6475b with a broadcom BCM43228 network controller.

Arch is recognizing the card:

lspci -k

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Complex
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity [Radeon HD 7520G]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: radeon
	Kernel modules: radeon
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Root Port
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:10.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:10.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
	Kernel modules: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
	Kernel modules: ohci_pci
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
	Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
	Kernel modules: ohci_pci
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
	Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 14)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB OHCI Controller (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: ohci-pci
	Kernel modules: ohci_pci
00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Hudson PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 0
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 3
	Kernel driver in use: k10temp
	Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h (Models 10h-1fh) Processor Function 5
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 07)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169
02:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): JMicron Technology Corp. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 30)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
	Kernel modules: firewire_ohci
02:00.1 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller (rev 30)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
	Kernel modules: sdhci_pci
02:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller (rev 30)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 180f
	Kernel modules: sdhci_pci
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM943228HM4L 802.11a/b/g/n 2x2 Wi-Fi Adapter
	Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: bcma

ip link

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp1s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether e4:11:5b:57:9a:af brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: wlp3s0b1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 64:27:37:76:1f:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

for some reason I am unable to change the state of wlp3s0b1 from DOWN to up.

The wireless button on the laptop is white, which tells me the wireless is turned on.

I'm not sure where to look to get this working.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanx!!

--nixIT

Last edited by nixIT (2016-10-18 02:31:28)

R00KIE · 2016-10-17 21:08:07

Does the card need firmware? Do you have that firmware? Any errors or warning on dmesg? Are there any network managers on the system fighting for control of the card? What does 'rfkill list all' say?

You have been here long enough to know you have to make some effort and provide as much relevant information as possible, playing a twenty questions game is a waste of everyone's time.

nixIT · 2016-10-18 02:31:03

apparently, the issue was a couple fold.

With wifi-menu I noticed the card was UP for a blank SSID

I downed the card, created a netctl profiles with DHCP and then UP'ed the card and started the profile. the card was now up and had an IP address which was verified with ip addr. however, nothing would ping, even by IP. I stopped the profile, switched the wireless profile from DHCP to static, and restarted it. Everything worked. Not sure as it may be my router, but then, my wired was getting a DHCP lease, even though dhcpd is not started. which is weird.

anyway, It seems to be working well enough. I do want to force wired connection when plugged in to wired, and then when unplugged switch to wifi.

solving topic.

Arch Linux

#1 2016-10-17 19:30:31

[SOLVED] can't UP broadcom wlp3s0b1

#2 2016-10-17 21:08:07

Re: [SOLVED] can't UP broadcom wlp3s0b1

#3 2016-10-18 02:31:03

Re: [SOLVED] can't UP broadcom wlp3s0b1

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