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Phalkon

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Registered: 2014-10-19

Posts: 117

[SOLVED] Problem with loading Broadcom b43 module

Hi,
I have installed proprietary broadcom-wl, but later I discovered that my card is supported by b43 driver, so I decided to try that one out.
I followed the wiki and installed b43-firmware from AUR (using yaourt). Instalation gave no errors.

I'm currently using wl driver, so I ran "rmmod wl" and than "modprobe b43". That when fine but wifi doesnt work. As wiki says, sometimes you need to black list bcma driver, so I tried to rmmod bcma and got this message.

sudo rmmod bcma
rmmod: ERROR: Module bcma is in use by: b43

My wifi card after rmmoding wl driver. As you can see, no driver is in use, even though I tried to modprobe b43 driver.

Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43227 802.11b/g/n
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device e040
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 17
Memory at d3800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: bcma, wl

lsmod output:

lsmod | grep b43
b43                   386134  0 
bcma                   45870  1 b43
mac80211              514630  1 b43
ssb                    61410  1 b43
mmc_core              110475  2 b43,ssb
rng_core               12733  1 b43
pcmcia                 53108  2 b43,ssb
led_class              12859  2 b43,acer_wmi
cfg80211              454161  2 b43,mac80211

I'm beginner, so if I left out essencial info, just tell me what more should I include.
Thank you for your help,
Phalkon

Last edited by Phalkon (2014-10-20 07:44:05)

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eewallace

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Registered: 2013-06-26

Posts: 34

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with loading Broadcom b43 module

What kernel version are you using? If I'm reading the list at http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 correctly, it seems to indicate that that card is supported as of 3.17, which I don't believe is out of [testing] yet.

WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with loading Broadcom b43 module

So your card (like my BCM43228) is suported by Linux kernel versions 3.17 and above.  If you are not using [testing], you are likely still using 3.16 at the moment.

Phalkon

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Registered: 2014-10-19

Posts: 117

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with loading Broadcom b43 module

Ok, that was a stupid mistake.
Thank you guys, sorry for wasting your time.

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WonderWoofy

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From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with loading Broadcom b43 module

Meh, I've done crap like that many times in the past.  Don't worry about it, as that is what the Newbie Corner is for.