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stetim94

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Registered: 2015-01-09

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b43 wifi problems

i get these error messages (from dmesg):

[ 3304.341088] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: disassociated
[ 3304.341099] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)
[ 3304.341104] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 3304.382740] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 3304.382755] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 3306.261044] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 3306.261058] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 3306.301714] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 3306.301727] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 3307.344098] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 3307.344115] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 3308.334015] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: associated
[ 3308.334020] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: true (implement)
[ 3309.413536] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)
[ 3672.059504] brcmsmac bcma0:1: START: tid 2 is not agg'able
[ 4201.603328] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: disassociated
[ 4201.603339] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)
[ 4201.603343] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 4201.633938] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 4201.633953] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 4206.819852] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 4206.819870] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 4206.862721] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 4206.862737] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 4207.893299] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[ 4207.893312] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[ 4209.261583] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: associated
[ 4209.261590] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: true (implement)
[ 4210.337696] brcmsmac bcma0:1: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: 1 addresses (implement)
[ 6362.265557] brcmsmac bcma0:1: START: tid 2 is not agg'able
[ 7895.273838] brcmsmac bcma0:1: START: tid 2 is not agg'able

and the wifi is suffering under it (it works poor) what did i do wrong? It worked, and i changed nothing.

further details:
acer aspire 5742g
acer nplify(tm) 802.11b/g/n
b43 installed

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM43225 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. T77H103.00 Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card
	Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: bcma

if more information is required let me know, in particular this:

brcmsmac bcma0:1: START: tid 2 is not agg'able

seems like cutting off the wifi, it is getting annoying (and persistent, even after reboots)

Last edited by stetim94 (2016-12-08 10:01:42)

jasonwryan

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Re: b43 wifi problems

Please edit your first post and choose a title that actually reflects your issue: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

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Trilby

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Re: b43 wifi problems

You say you've installed b43, but it's not in use.  Did you also install the fwcutter?  It seems you haven't blacklisted bcma which is advised when one intends to use b43.

But all of this is getting a bit ahead - can you first specify exactly which broadcom chip you have?  This can be seen in the output of the following:

lspci -vnn -d 14e4:

Also note that the number 1 cause of intermittent wifi problems is due to multiple networking services competing with each other.  What services do you use?  Are all others disabled?

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stetim94

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Registered: 2015-01-09

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Re: b43 wifi problems

yes, fwcutter is installed:

pacman -Ss fwcutter
core/b43-fwcutter 019-1 [installed]
    firmware extractor for the b43 kernel module

okay, i blacklisted bcma:

/etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist bcma

here is the output of the command you asked for:

lspci -vnn -d 14e4:
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1692] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:036d]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
	Memory at d4800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: tg3
	Kernel modules: tg3

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM43225 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4357] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. T77H103.00 Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [105b:e021]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at d3800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use

i will reboot the computer now, for blacklist to work.

Thank you for offering your assistance

Last edited by stetim94 (2016-12-08 10:06:36)

Gusar

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Re: b43 wifi problems

The b43 driver actually uses bcma, so blacklisting it is outdated advice. By blacklisting it you've disabled any chance of having working wifi.

The thing with your device is that it's supported by two kernel drivers, b43 and brcmsmac. brcmsmac has priority and it's this driver that shows you the messages you posted. To use b43 instead, you need to blacklist brcmsmac and load the b43 module with allhwsupport=1

Trilby

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Re: b43 wifi problems

Sorry for the misinformation - all I know about this is what's in the wiki.  Gusar, if you have better information please consider revising the broadcom wiki page.

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stetim94

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Registered: 2015-01-09

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Re: b43 wifi problems

okay, so i found this website:

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions … iver-error

i created the file /etc/modprobe.d/local-b43.conf and put allhwsupport in it.

i blacklisted brcmsmac in  /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf

Lets hope it is all good now, i will see if it works now for a few days

Thank you guys for all the effort, it makes arch great to have such a good community.

stetim94

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Re: b43 wifi problems

I am sorry to keep bugging you guys, but in a way, the problem is fixed, but now i get this:

[    5.277819] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[    5.636364] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[    6.032495] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[    6.154085] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[    8.072609] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[    9.440617] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[    9.492745] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[    9.695916] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 2/3)
[    9.709837] wlan0: authenticated
[    9.712557] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[    9.818654] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[    9.819001] wlan0: associated
[    9.819050] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[  282.150630] wlan0: deauthenticated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 6=CLASS2_FRAME_FROM_NONAUTH_STA)
[  282.247727] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  282.274176] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  282.441660] wlan0: authenticated
[  282.443921] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  282.544712] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
[  282.545002] wlan0: associated
[  286.710861] wlan0: disassociated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 2)
[  288.283300] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  288.334493] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  288.537645] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 2/3)
[  288.740987] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 3/3)
[  288.744913] wlan0: authenticated
[  288.747624] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  288.897778] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
[  288.898186] wlan0: associated
[  293.119717] wlan0: disassociated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 2)
[  294.668969] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  294.711822] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  294.914652] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 2/3)
[  295.118007] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 3/3)
[  295.126374] wlan0: authenticated
[  295.127947] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  295.323260] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=2)
[  295.323632] wlan0: associated
[  462.812364] wlan0: deauthenticated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 6=CLASS2_FRAME_FROM_NONAUTH_STA)
[  462.907525] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  462.933862] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  463.048581] wlan0: authenticated
[  463.050353] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  463.191194] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[  463.191556] wlan0: associated
[  683.435995] wlan0: deauthenticated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 6=CLASS2_FRAME_FROM_NONAUTH_STA)
[  683.519400] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  683.555977] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  683.657091] wlan0: authenticated
[  683.658952] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  683.741390] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[  683.741746] wlan0: associated
[  722.089025] wlan0: deauthenticated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 6=CLASS2_FRAME_FROM_NONAUTH_STA)
[  722.181694] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  722.211196] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  722.274906] wlan0: authenticated
[  722.277679] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  722.481022] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 2/3)
[  722.481393] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[  722.481775] wlan0: associated
[  759.944355] wlan0: deauthenticated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 6=CLASS2_FRAME_FROM_NONAUTH_STA)
[  760.063543] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  760.093234] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  760.156104] wlan0: authenticated
[  760.159700] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  760.251544] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[  760.251853] wlan0: associated
[  764.400033] wlan0: disassociated from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (Reason: 2)
[  765.971599] wlan0: authenticate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d
[  766.023593] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  766.226710] wlan0: send auth to 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 2/3)
[  766.230577] wlan0: authenticated
[  766.233352] wlan0: associate with 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (try 1/3)
[  766.412493] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 64:7c:34:5a:c1:8d (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
[  766.412892] wlan0: associated

For some mysterious reason it keeps disconnecting, rather annoying. Can someone help me? Do i need to provide additional information?