[SOLVED] broadcom-wl* kernel 3.18 issues thread

glenb77 · 2015-01-21 01:25:09

Thank You. Thank You. my BCM43228 now appears to be working on linux-ck-ivybridge. been running a couple of hours appears normal no panic, no crash.

VKen · 2015-01-21 02:34:20

huiyiqun wrote:

https://gist.github.com/hobarrera/ac0e6225210ac5bb13f6
The PKGBUILD here works.

The patch together with PKGBUILD in the gist submitted by Hobarrerra, works for my macbook with:

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

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

No more panics as of now.

Thanks to Hobarrera for the gist.

anderson.cssilva · 2015-01-21 03:03:23

Kernel:

3.18.2-2-ARCH

Card:

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

Kernel Panic after log in (~1 minute). Installed the new patch and now working fine.

bunta · 2015-01-21 04:25:04

linux-git 3.19 also crashing with broadcom-wl.Will try the new pkgbuild. It works! Thanks and appreciation!

Last edited by bunta (2015-01-21 06:06:27)

chaonaut · 2015-01-21 11:27:10

works ok on ivybridge [BCM4313:4727], including wakeup.

kostorr · 2015-01-21 12:24:56

Guys sorry for the silly question, but how do I apply the patch?

Edit: Nevermind, figured it out!

Last edited by kostorr (2015-01-21 12:28:33)

twelveeighty · 2015-01-21 14:54:52

OK guys, I had some things to take of yesterday, so I didn't notice the new developments. I will work on adding this patch to broadcom-wl-dkms and will post back here shortly.

Fixed · 2015-01-21 15:20:42

Hello,

Today after kernel upgrade to 3.18.2-2-ARCH broadcom-wl from AUR stopped to work.

I followed the instructions posted by acssilva on https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl/, but still am in trouble:

Here is what I did:

1. Downloaded broadcom-wl.tar.gz and hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_248.tar.gz into installation directory under root

2. tar -xvf broadcom-wl.tar.gz creates broadcom-wl directory

3. Downloaded the patch http://pastebin.com/pATazP6K into broadcom-wl directory

4. Edited PKGBUILD file in broadcom-wz for adding the new patch:
Line 15: added the new patch you just download in the "source" list: 'null-pointer-crash.patch'
Line 34: added the new patch in prepare function: "patch -p1 -i null-pointer-crash.patch"

5. Entered makepkg -f -A --skipinteg which gives: ERROR: Running makepkg as root is not allowed as it can cause permanent, catastrophic damage to your system

Also, broadcom-wl is marked as Flagged out-of-date (2015-01-20) in red under Package Actions - does it mean it's not maintained anymore?

Please help.

Last edited by Fixed (2015-01-21 15:21:35)

Fotonmoton · 2015-01-21 15:25:39

Fixed wrote:

Hello,
Today after kernel upgrade to 3.18.2-2-ARCH broadcom-wl from AUR stopped to work.
I followed the instructions posted by acssilva on https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl/, but still am in trouble:
Here is what I did:
1. Downloaded broadcom-wl.tar.gz and hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_248.tar.gz into installation directory under root
2. tar -xvf broadcom-wl.tar.gz creates broadcom-wl directory
3. Downloaded the patch http://pastebin.com/pATazP6K into broadcom-wl directory
4. Edited PKGBUILD file in broadcom-wz for adding the new patch:
Line 15: added the new patch you just download in the "source" list: 'null-pointer-crash.patch'
Line 34: added the new patch in prepare function: "patch -p1 -i null-pointer-crash.patch"
5. Entered makepkg -f -A --skipinteg which gives: ERROR: Running makepkg as root is not allowed as it can cause permanent, catastrophic damage to your system
Also, broadcom-wl is marked as Flagged out-of-date (2015-01-20) in red under Package Actions - does it mean it's not maintained anymore?
Please help.

Try without sudo. And you can run only "makepkg -f"

Last edited by Fotonmoton (2015-01-21 15:26:39)

twelveeighty · 2015-01-21 15:33:40

NEW VERSION of broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.248-5 on AUR - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl-dkms/

I've adapted the suggested patch - thanks to @hobarrera and all others involved (please speak up if credit is due elsewhere).

Please post back and confirm the kernel panic is fixed.

hobarrera · 2015-01-21 15:38:09

Fixed wrote:

5. Entered makepkg -f -A --skipinteg which gives: ERROR: Running makepkg as root is not allowed as it can cause permanent, catastrophic damage to your system

Pretty self-explanatory: running makepkg as root is not allowed. This has always been the case as well. Why are you building stuff from AUR as root?

xiii1408 · 2015-01-21 15:44:58

I can confirm that the broadcom-wl-dkms package now works without kernel panic on 3.18.2-2 on my MacBook 9,2 (BCM4331).

regulament · 2015-01-21 15:51:52

On rMBP 11,2 with BCM4360 also no problems. Just upgraded, if any problems appear I will update.

infinitezero · 2015-01-21 16:01:03

04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]

Confirmed working, no kernel panics.

iz

Fixed · 2015-01-21 16:04:37

hobarrera wrote:

Fixed wrote:
5. Entered makepkg -f -A --skipinteg which gives: ERROR: Running makepkg as root is not allowed as it can cause permanent, catastrophic damage to your system
Pretty self-explanatory: running makepkg as root is not allowed. This has always been the case as well. Why are you building stuff from AUR as root?

If I build it as a user XYZ, the ability to create Wi-Fi connection will be only for XYZ, but not the other user?

Fixed · 2015-01-21 16:06:46

twelveeighty wrote:

NEW VERSION of broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.248-5 on AUR - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl-dkms/
I've adapted the suggested patch - thanks to @hobarrera and all others involved (please speak up if credit is due elsewhere).
Please post back and confirm the kernel panic is fixed.

Does it mean that broadcom-wl-dkms is preferred over broadcom-wl (which is marked as "Flagged out-of-date (2015-01-20)" ) ?

What's the advantage of one over another?

kostorr · 2015-01-21 17:27:47

Latest broadcom-wl-dkms works on 3.18.2-2

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

MBP 7.1

twelveeighty · 2015-01-21 17:56:21

Fixed wrote:

Does it mean that broadcom-wl-dkms is preferred over broadcom-wl (which is marked as "Flagged out-of-date (2015-01-20)" ) ?
What's the advantage of one over another?

No - just give the maintainer on broadcom-wl a little bit of time to adopt the fixes; he's usually way quicker to test & adopt patches than I am, so let's cut him some slack. That package should have never been marked out of date in the first place, since upstream is still at 6.30.223.248. It's always annoying when people mark things out of date when they're not supposed to.

As for the difference between broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-dkms: there is no difference between the driver itself once installed, but the dkms version will automatically recompile when you update your kernel. For further details, please see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dy … le_Support.

hobarrera · 2015-01-21 17:56:29

Fixed wrote:

Does it mean that broadcom-wl-dkms is preferred over broadcom-wl (which is marked as "Flagged out-of-date (2015-01-20)" ) ?
What's the advantage of one over another?

broadcom-wl-dkms uses dkms to rebuild the module automatically whenever a new kernel is booted. You need to enable dkms for this (systemctl enable dkms && systemctl start dkms).

Personally, I prefer this version, since I can upgrade kernels without having to do anything manually.

However, none of both packages supercedes the other, they're merely different flavours. broadcom-wl is sometimes considered "upstream" for broadcom-wl-dkms.

Fixed · 2015-01-21 18:21:33

hobarrera and twelveeighty:

Thank you very much for nice explanation and great work!

Broadcom-wl-dkns is working on MacBook Air early 2014.

alexch · 2015-01-21 19:14:31

uname -a
Linux HP-550 3.18.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 9 07:37:51 CET 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lspci -nn -d 14e4:
10:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)

aur/broadcom-wl: kernel panic, 10sec after starting the browser;
aur/broadcom-wl-dkns: 2 hours, no abnormalities noted.

huiyiqun · 2015-01-22 01:05:11

broad-wl-dkms is working on Thinkpad E431 with BCM43142.

I worked with it yesterday and it did not panic for a whole day.

ptr · 2015-01-22 06:33:28

No Kernel Panic on Lenovo (G700)

with

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

after update to

broadcom-wl 6.30.223.248-5
linux 3.18.2-2
linux-headers 3.18.2-2

uname -a

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

Thanks for Fix

WebReflection · 2015-01-22 13:08:19

BCM4352 sorted out here too via broadcom-wl-dkms ... regardless I've ordered the Intel WiFi/BTLE module suggested few pages ago, it was like $20, it will hopefully make me forget about this hybrid BCM stuff.

Linux localhost 3.18.2-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 9 07:37:51 CET 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)

Thanks a lot to whoever fixed it and for the quick update in AUR

NME · 2015-01-22 13:58:39

Problems resolved for BCM4313 on linux-ck and broadcom-wl-ck from the ck-repo. Thanks to all involved! Looking at the Ubuntu package was a clever way to find a quick fix.

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