[SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

victl · 2016-01-11 13:02:55

Hello,
I've got Broadcom BCM4360 PCI wireless card on my system. It looks like this:

victor@vic-powerpc /etc/netctl % lspci -vnn | grep -i net
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)
06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

And the driver I installed is the broadcom-wl-dkms from AUR. Now the wireless card is recognized by Arch:

victor@vic-powerpc /etc/netctl % ip link show
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether d8:cb:8a:38:0b:4b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp6s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 88:63:df:c7:73:23 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

When I run sudo wifi-menu -o, I can see many SSIDs, but if I try to connect to anyone of them, it'll fail without prompt. So I tried to use netctl explictly:

victor@vic-powerpc /etc/netctl % sudo netctl start wlp6s0-MeetingRoom4-511
Job for netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status "netctl@wlp6s0\\x2dMeetingRoom4\\x2d511.service"" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

It fails. So I checked system log with journalctl -xe, the output is like this:

-- Unit netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service has begun starting up.
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc polkitd[387]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-process:19999:352632 (system bus name :1.76 [/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 4 --fallback], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc systemd[1]: netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc sudo[19994]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc systemd[1]: Failed to start Networking for netctl profile wlp6s0-MeetingRoom4-511.
-- Subject: Unit netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service has failed.
-- 
-- The result is failed.
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc polkitd[387]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-process:19999:352632 (system bus name :1.76, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc systemd[1]: netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc systemd[1]: netctl@wlp6s0\x2dMeetingRoom4\x2d511.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc network[20005]: Starting network profile 'wlp6s0-MeetingRoom4-511'...
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc network[20005]: The interface of network profile 'wlp6s0-MeetingRoom4-511' is already up
Jan 11 21:00:04 vic-powerpc sudo[20038]:   victor : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/etc/netctl ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/journalctl -xe
Jan 11 21:00:04 vic-powerpc sudo[20038]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)

Now I have completely lost, can't see where the problem is. Any ideas? Thank you for helping, I've been working on this issue for hours, it's driving me crazy.

Last edited by victl (2016-01-20 11:19:05)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-01-11 13:22:26

victl wrote:

Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc network[20005]: The interface of network profile 'wlp6s0-MeetingRoom4-511' is already up

Set the interface down then try again.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … ice_failed

Be sure to only have one active networking service for each interface to avoid potential conflicts.

victl · 2016-01-12 05:05:45

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

victl wrote:
Jan 11 20:58:59 vic-powerpc network[20005]: The interface of network profile 'wlp6s0-MeetingRoom4-511' is already up
Set the interface down then try again.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … ice_failed
Be sure to only have one active networking service for each interface to avoid potential conflicts.

Yes, you are right, I've enabled netctl-auto and NetworkManager both, that's the problem. After disabling one of them, connection could be made.

But for some reason, the connection speed is terrible. the route is near, other wireless devices (like smartphone) are fast. Even when I reboot to Mac OS with the same card, the speed is excellent. I'm just wondering if there is something wrong with the driver. It might need a proper configure. Am I right?

Docbroke · 2016-01-12 06:42:28

Some broadcom cards have issue with drivers in linux, in my case native brcms driver works fine, please read arch wiki page on broadcom wireless, to find out options for your card.

victl · 2016-01-12 09:15:11

Well, I read through the linux kernel doc, and official doc of broadcom, the 'w'l is the formal driver for my specific card. ([14e4:43a0])

victl · 2016-01-20 11:17:44

problem seemed solved. Since I could access network, and now the speed is good. I might label this post as SOLVED.
Thank you for everyone helping.

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#1 2016-01-11 13:02:55

[SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

#2 2016-01-11 13:22:26

Re: [SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

#3 2016-01-12 05:05:45

Re: [SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

#4 2016-01-12 06:42:28

Re: [SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

#5 2016-01-12 09:15:11

Re: [SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

#6 2016-01-20 11:17:44

Re: [SOLVED]Failed to connect to SSID via netctl - Broadcom BCM4360

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