[SOLVED] Wireless broadcom is visible in PCI but not in iwconfig

luby · 2013-03-31 20:37:39

Hello

I installed arch on my laptop and after some days I wanted to finally use wifi.
I installed b43 because bcma doesn't support by chip and after several tries like modprobing, reinstalling, blacklisting bcma etc. literally every solution I was able to find : No effect at all;
iwconfig only shows loop and ethernet device. I also tried to boot without lan cable plugged and nope.
What would solve that?

Cheers!

Last edited by luby (2013-04-01 12:55:36)

jasonwryan · 2013-03-31 20:42:09

Have you worked your way through the Wireless page?

Post any errors you encounter.

luby · 2013-03-31 20:51:15

jasonwryan wrote:

Have you worked your way through the Wireless page?
Post any errors you encounter.

Weird is that I didn't encount any error thru all way described in page you posted.
Anything set up and working, modules etc. and just no interface.

Mr.Elendig · 2013-04-01 00:58:26

Post the output of:
`rfkill list all`
`ip l`
`iw dev`

Btw, you should use iw and not iwconfig.

ewaller · 2013-04-01 01:03:38

I've a sneaky feeling you haven't yet installed the firmware. Just a hunch.

luby · 2013-04-01 12:55:23

ewaller wrote:

I've a sneaky feeling you haven't yet installed the firmware. Just a hunch.

Thanks! Reinstalling b43-firmware helped and then I was able to start NetworkManager and woah - it works!
Thanks again!

Arch Linux

#1 2013-03-31 20:37:39

[SOLVED] Wireless broadcom is visible in PCI but not in iwconfig

#2 2013-03-31 20:42:09

Re: [SOLVED] Wireless broadcom is visible in PCI but not in iwconfig

#3 2013-03-31 20:51:15

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#4 2013-04-01 00:58:26

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#5 2013-04-01 01:03:38

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#6 2013-04-01 12:55:23

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