[SOLVED] broadcom-wl* kernel 3.18 issues thread

segmentationfaulter · 2015-01-16 17:53:57

Same issue here

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)

kostorr · 2015-01-16 18:11:12

zenlord wrote:

I have a BCM4322 (Rev.1) [14e4:432b] and did *not* experience any lockups yet with broadcom-wl and kernel 3.18. Will test some more and report back if my experience would change.

I experienced kernel panics immediately after upgrading to 3.18.2-2 from 3.17.6.1. Currently on the latter. Mid-2010 Macbook Pro.

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:432b] (rev 01)

edit: Forgot to add that I noticed the following. After I started X it took no more that 10 sec for the panic to occur. If I stayed on the tty, using wifi, everything went smoothly, until I run any pacman command, which again resulted in a panic.

Last edited by kostorr (2015-01-16 18:28:14)

step-2 · 2015-01-16 18:12:53

same issue on late 2013 mackbook air :

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

glenb77 · 2015-01-16 18:16:59

broadcom chip : BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n

under 3.18 kernel ck and stock. kernel panic when i start gnome not at boot to console.

currently using 3.16 kernel. because of intel issues with 3.17 kernels.

b43 seemed to work but did not test extensively, i have ivybridge celeron with small battery and the power saving in wl module is important to me as well as better performance.

waiting/hoping for a fix for 3.18 kernels.

topyli · 2015-01-16 19:51:25

Like glenb77, I also use GNOME and gdm. Not sure if that makes a difference, just adding a data point.

Cristos · 2015-01-16 21:31:22

Hello,

I also have issues with broadcom-wl and 3.18.2-2 ARCH kernel.

I am able to connect to my network (802.11g, WPA2), but any TCP traffic immediately crashes the kernel.

However, basic ping works, and UDP traffic seems to work as well, e.g. "ping www.google.com" results in normal operation - address is resolved (so UDP works) and ICMP echo messages are sent and received correctly, whereas "wget www.google.com" immediately crashes the system.

The procedure above was performed in the text mode (without X running). I am able to reproduce this behavior every time.

I may be wrong, but for me this doesn't seem to be a kernel issue, since using the open-source "b43" driver or wired ethernet does not crash the system.

My PC is a Dell Latitude E6320 with Core i5 2520, embedded Intel HD gfx, 4GB of RAM and BCM 43228 WLAN card (PCI ID 14e4:4359) running updated Arch Linux (stock repo kernel 3.18.2-2 ARCH and aur/broadcom-wl driver package)

I dunno if it helps, but I've already sent an email to Broadcom about this issue.

Cheers,
Cristos

Last edited by Cristos (2015-01-16 21:36:58)

orux · 2015-01-16 22:18:15

Kernel panic me too with broadcom-wl, broadcom-wl-dkms and

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01)

b43 driver doesn't support my wireless and the brcmsmac doesn't work...

Last edited by orux (2015-01-16 22:23:19)

raimar · 2015-01-16 23:45:11

@ptr: After downgrading both linux and linux-headers to 3.17.6-1 followed by reinstalling aur/broadcom-wl 6.30.223.248-4 everything works again, e.g.:
$ downgrade linux linux-headers
$ yaourt -S broadcom-wl

figue · 2015-01-17 00:02:15

Kernel panic here too with broadcom-wl or broadcom-wl-dkms in a Dell Inspiron 3521 (BCM43142).

Last edited by figue (2015-01-17 00:59:01)

WebReflection · 2015-01-17 00:24:06

interesting enough, this issue is apparently known since mid December http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/thre … eless.988/

matteoguglielmi · 2015-01-17 00:27:27

After the upgrade to the latest kernel 3.18.2 my macbook air (5.1) has become useless.

It boots up but:

1) keyboard does not work

2) mouse does not work

3) wireless does not work

4) usb ethernet does not work

5) xorg does not work

I'm basically locked out!

How can I get this fixed?

Chrooting?

All my work is on my mac, yes I have backups but all programs, virtual machines everything is on it.

Arch Linux is a very good distribution but this should never happen, I mean to have an entire machine f. up because of a "pacman -Suy".

I promised myself so many times not to upgrade the packages when there are big changes in the repos... but I did it again.

It's also installed on my desktop where I run VMware... the number of times VMware stopped working because of broken updates is nearly countless.

Anyway,

how can I recover the macbook air now?

Thanks.

tapia · 2015-01-17 00:30:52

Kernel panic with the following card:

 06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:432b] (rev 01)

Last edited by tapia (2015-01-17 00:31:19)

mrunion · 2015-01-17 02:15:51

matteoguglielmi wrote:

this should never happen

You're on a Linux distribution that is a rolling release. This is a risk you take. Arch is VERY stable for what it is, but there are occasional problems. (I can only think of 2 major issues in the past 6 years I've used it.)

But if you need as guranteed stable of Linux you can get, Arch may not be a good choice for you.

As for fixing it, can't you boot from a live USB, chroot and just downgrade the kernel?

serdotlinecho · 2015-01-17 02:54:48

Kernel panic with 3.18 when opening a web browser. Now using the last 3.17 stable release:

$ yaourt -Q linux-nbsmsg broadcom-wl 
local/linux-nbsmsg 3.17.8-1
local/broadcom-wl 6.30.223.248-4

$ lspci -v -s `lspci | awk '/Network/{print $1}'`
05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Device 7179
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
	Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: bcma, wl

Last edited by serdotlinecho (2015-01-17 02:55:34)

hobarrera · 2015-01-17 03:51:48

matteoguglielmi wrote:

After the upgrade to the latest kernel 3.18.2 my macbook air (5.1) has become useless.
It boots up but:
1) keyboard does not work
2) mouse does not work
3) wireless does not work
4) usb ethernet does not work
5) xorg does not work
I'm basically locked out!
How can I get this fixed?

Providing more details than just "does not work" is a pretty good first stop. Opening a new thread for separate issues is another.
Based on the extremely little information you've provided, all I can suggest is "is the battery charged?".

matteoguglielmi wrote:

Chrooting?
All my work is on my mac, yes I have backups but all programs, virtual machines everything is on it.
Arch Linux is a very good distribution but this should never happen, I mean to have an entire machine f. up because of a "pacman -Suy".
I promised myself so many times not to upgrade the packages when there are big changes in the repos... but I did it again.
It's also installed on my desktop where I run VMware... the number of times VMware stopped working because of broken updates is nearly countless.

Anyway,
how can I recover the macbook air now?
Thanks.

Again, provide details of what's not working, and some details. Opening a new thread for separete issues is recomended.

There have been no big changes in the repos in a long time. How long ago was your last update?

andreyv · 2015-01-17 10:00:16

Guys,

I see two other people with the same card as I have, BCM4312; they both get kernel panics, but for me it kinda works. If we could find what is different in our Arch installations, then it could be a solution for others in this thread. Feel free to ask me questions.

I have

core/linux 3.18.2-2 (base)
local/broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.248-4

My kernel is

Linux hostname 3.18.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 9 07:37:51 CET 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux

The device is

0b:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000b]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at fe7fc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
	Capabilities: [e8] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number d5-b8-5f-ff-ff-07-00-22
	Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: ssb, wl

My dmesg on boot is here: http://ideone.com/3icMyP

Wireless/network related stuff:

I use NetworkManager to connect to Wi-Fi
I have WIRELESS_REGDOM="LV" enabled in /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom
I use the 802.11g (2.4 GHz) mode with channel 1

I have

net.core.wmem_max = 1048576
net.core.rmem_max = 4194304

in sysctl.conf (as recommended by Transmission)

Last edited by andreyv (2015-01-17 13:01:14)

christophwu · 2015-01-17 10:50:38

I get kernel panics too (ThinkPad S531 using broadcom-wl-dkms)

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]

Kernel

Linux <hostname> 3.18.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 9 07:37:51 CET 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux

My kernel panics shortly after I log into GDM. If I use my wired network, however, there are no panics.

Journalctl output:

Jan 17 11:32:17 <hostname> kernel: wl0: link down (wlp3s0)
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff8104a894>] start_secondary+0x1b4/0x1f0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff810b34c9>] cpu_startup_entry+0x3d9/0x460
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81403247>] cpuidle_enter+0x17/0x20
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81403011>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x51/0x1a0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  <EOI>  [<ffffffff81403025>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x65/0x1a0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff8155576d>] common_interrupt+0x6d/0x6d
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff8155777a>] do_IRQ+0x5a/0xf0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81076ef6>] irq_exit+0x86/0xb0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81076bb2>] __do_softirq+0xf2/0x2e0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81077477>] tasklet_action+0xc7/0xd0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffffa042f266>] wl_dpc+0xb6/0x1a0 [wl]
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffffa0320131>] wlc_dpc+0x183/0x2a2 [wl]
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffffa0310b78>] wlc_bmac_recv+0x91/0x1ac [wl]
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffffa02b4300>] ? dma_txpioloopback+0xbc2/0x1654 [wl]
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffffa02b4133>] dma_txpioloopback+0x9f5/0x1654 [wl]
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffffa042c5cd>] osl_pktget+0x1d/0x50 [wl]
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81445cfe>] __netdev_alloc_skb+0x7e/0x100
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81443265>] __netdev_alloc_frag+0xd5/0x170
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff811a6e9c>] alloc_pages_current+0x9c/0x120
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81160787>] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x177/0xb50
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff8115fe85>] get_page_from_freelist+0x485/0x9f0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff81176f51>] ? zone_statistics+0x81/0xa0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  [<ffffffff8115c3dc>] bad_page.part.57+0xbc/0x110
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8154f134>] dump_stack+0x4e/0x71
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: Call Trace:
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  ffffffff81176f51 ffff88029f5f0780 ffff88029f5f06c0 ffff88029f5f06c0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  0000000000000000 ffffea0003428bc0 ffff88029f243a58 ffffffff8115c3dc
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  0000000000000000 569ec433c98e76f3 ffff88029f243a28 ffffffff8154f134
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: Hardware name: LENOVO 20B0004KGE/20B0004KGE, BIOS GKET24WW (1.04 ) 05/02/2013
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Tainted: P           O   3.18.2-2-ARCH #1
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel:  fscache wl(PO) cfg80211 rfkill ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod rtsx_pci_sdmmc mmc_core atkbd libps2 xhci_pci ahci libahci xhci_hcd libata ehci_pci ehci_hcd scsi_mod usbcore rtsx_pci usb_common i8042 serio
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: Modules linked in: fuse vboxvideo(O) joydev mousedev snd_hda_codec_hdmi bnep ecb btusb bluetooth iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support coretemp intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp kvm_intel nls_iso885
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: page dumped because: nonzero _count
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: flags: 0x1fffe0000000000()
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: page:ffffea0003428bc0 count:-1 mapcount:0 mapping:          (null) index:0x0
Jan 17 11:32:15 <hostname> kernel: BUG: Bad page state in process swapper/1  pfn:d0a2f

Edit:
I have switched to b43 (removing broadcom-wl-dkms, installing b43-firmware). WiFi works without any problems so far, so maybe this could be a fix for other users too.

$ lspci -nnk
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
	Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0607]
	Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: bcma

Last edited by christophwu (2015-01-17 13:45:38)

gauteh · 2015-01-17 12:03:47

Kernel panics on a Macbook Pro 13" from 2014:

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

arcan1s · 2015-01-17 12:09:31

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01)

broadcom-wl{,-dkms} + linux-3.18.2-2 cause kernel panic As a temporary solution I have switched to opensource kernel driver

matteoguglielmi · 2015-01-17 12:13:19

hobarrera wrote:

Providing more details than just "does not work" is a pretty good first stop. Opening a new thread for separate issues is another.
Based on the extremely little information you've provided, all I can suggest is "is the battery charged?".

I actually would like to provide more details but I cannot interact with the machine.

The keyboard is not responding; even the back-light does not turn on anymore which means that the systemctl script I wrote for
that is not executed too.

The network is totally absent; the wireless (know issue after moving to 3.18.2) but also the usb dongle (which was working).

For the network I was using "wicd", therefore to me it seems that systemctl is now corrupted.

What happened is the following:

1) did the upgrade and rebooted the mac

2) X started as usual but shortly after the mac froze completely (this is most probably due to dkms which was rebulding the
wireless kernel module in the background...and once it was loaded into the kernel it froze the machine)

3) After hard rebooting the mac a second time, X was not working anymore. The screen was constantly switching between
the console and a black screen (I suppose this was slim.service) but the keyboard was at least working since I could reboot
the mac via command line this time.

4) After the 3rd reboot, nothing was working... and I'm locked out.

hobarrera wrote:

Again, provide details of what's not working, and some details. Opening a new thread for separete issues is recomended.
There have been no big changes in the repos in a long time. How long ago was your last update?

The mac was running the latest kernel (3.17.X) before upgrading to 3.18.2

My question is:

do you know how to properly chroot so that I can try running pacman again and possibly reinstall the previous version of
the kernel?

Booting the mac with the archlinux netinstall cd works, I mean, keyboard and network do work so I'd try chroot and attempt
a roll back the kernel.

guidob · 2015-01-17 12:20:01

It happens to me using netctl & connman but not wicd for some reason...

maximiliankaul · 2015-01-17 15:39:30

matteoguglielmi wrote:

My question is:
do you know how to properly chroot so that I can try running pacman again and possibly reinstall the previous version of
the kernel?
Booting the mac with the archlinux netinstall cd works, I mean, keyboard and network do work so I'd try chroot and attempt
a roll back the kernel.

I don't know whether this is the proper way, but this is what I did:
1) Download arch + dd to USB + boot
2) mount my filesystem to /mnt/arch and boot partition to /mnt/arch/boot
3) arch-chroot /mnt/arch /bin/bash
4) pacman -U linux + linux headers packages from /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ (if you don't have them => arch rollback machine)
5) exit chroot
6) umount
7) sync and reboot

It's basically from this wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Do … g_Packages

HTH

nutsh · 2015-01-17 16:08:15

24:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:432b] (rev 01)
	DeviceName: WLAN
	Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1510 Wireless-N WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000d]
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: ssb, wl

3.18.2 crashes at "Obtaining IP"

Last edited by nutsh (2015-01-17 16:08:59)

selzer · 2015-01-17 16:15:24

3.18.2
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)

It first crashed when opening Chromium or Firefox, which made me think I just broke i915 after changing its parameters
Then it also crashed at curl...

unloaded it and used my reliable ath9k stick. Everything is stable now.

arcan1s · 2015-01-17 16:56:00

An user says that the kernel panic occurs on connection to 2.4GHz network, but don't on connection to 5Ghz ones. Unfortunately I cannot test it at the moment.

Last edited by arcan1s (2015-01-17 17:10:36)

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