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Tinx41

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Registered: 2017-03-02

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Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

Hello everyone !

I've just installed Arch linux on my computer, and I'm not really used to it ^^
I'm trying to set up the Wireless network configuration, following that tuto : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wi … figuration

The command

lspci

told me:

08:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)

So, acording to the tuto, Installed this package : https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/b43-firmware/

But when I type iw dev, I got no answer at all, and iwconfig gave me :

lo        no wireless extensions.

eno1      no wireless extensions.

If you have a solution, I thank you for your help !

solstice

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Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

you are wrong. You need to use https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl-dkms/

Tinx41

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Registered: 2017-03-02

Posts: 4

Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

Thaks for your answer

I installed it (yaourt -S broadcom-wl-dkms), but it changed nothing (still got "no wireless extensions" runing "iwconfig").

EDIT :
Here are the logs:

[mathieu@neverland ~]$ yaourt -S broadcom-wl-dkms

==> Downloading broadcom-wl-dkms PKGBUILD from AUR...
x .SRCINFO
x .gitignore
x 001-null-pointer-fix.patch
x 002-rdtscl.patch
x 003-linux47.patch
x 004-linux48.patch
x 005-debian-fix-kernel-warnings.patch
x PKGBUILD
x broadcom-wl-dkms.conf
x broadcom-wl-dkms.install
x dkms.conf.in
andreyv commented on 2017-01-22 08:36			 
@khfeng: I'm considering the patch now, I will need some time to verify that all changes are needed. Meanwhile, have you already tested that it fixes your problem? You can do it like this:
- Place the patch in /usr/src/broadcom-wl/patches
- Add it in /usr/src/broadcom-wl/dkms.conf
- Rebuild the module with dkms

khfeng commented on 2017-01-25 12:11			 
@andreyv, yea I already did, I used it over a week now, no more crashes after resume. I'd say the patch is in good shape.

andreyv commented on 2017-01-29 10:24			 
@khfeng: Thanks, I added the patch.

andreyv commented on 2017-01-29 10:30			 
For some time already, I don't have the hardware for this driver, and testing changes is becoming harder. Therefore, I decided to drop this package. Good luck to the next maintainer; if you have questions, you can find me on #archlinux-aur.

hobarrera commented on 2017-01-30 00:47			 
@andreyv Thanks for all the hard work maintaining this all this time! Especially considering you no longer had the relevant hardware. Cheers!

broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.271-11  (2017-01-29 10:26)
( Unsupported package: Potentially dangerous ! )
==> Edit PKGBUILD ? [Y/n] ("A" to abort)
==> ------------------------------------
==> 

Please add $VISUAL to your environment variables
for example:
export VISUAL="vim" (in ~/.bashrc)
(replace vim with your favorite editor)

==> Edit PKGBUILD with:  

/usr/lib/yaourt/util.sh: line 227: PKGBUILD: command not found
==> broadcom-wl-dkms dependencies:
 - dkms (already installed)


==> Edit broadcom-wl-dkms.install ? [Y/n] ("A" to abort)
==> ----------------------------------------------------
==> 

Please add $VISUAL to your environment variables
for example:
export VISUAL="vim" (in ~/.bashrc)
(replace vim with your favorite editor)

==> Edit broadcom-wl-dkms.install with:  

/usr/lib/yaourt/util.sh: line 227: broadcom-wl-dkms.install: command not found
==> Continue building broadcom-wl-dkms ? [Y/n]
==> ------------------------------------------
==> 

==> Building and installing package
==> Making package: broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.271-11 (jeu. mars  2 17:39:00 CET 2017)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found broadcom-wl-dkms.conf
  -> Found dkms.conf.in
  -> Found 001-null-pointer-fix.patch
  -> Found 002-rdtscl.patch
  -> Found 003-linux47.patch
  -> Found 004-linux48.patch
  -> Found 005-debian-fix-kernel-warnings.patch
  -> Downloading hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 2859k  100 2859k    0     0   266k      0  0:00:10  0:00:10 --:--:--  337k
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    broadcom-wl-dkms.conf ... Passed
    dkms.conf.in ... Passed
    001-null-pointer-fix.patch ... Passed
    002-rdtscl.patch ... Passed
    003-linux47.patch ... Passed
    004-linux48.patch ... Passed
    005-debian-fix-kernel-warnings.patch ... Passed
==> Validating source_x86_64 files with sha256sums...
    hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Extracting sources...
  -> Extracting hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_271.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Starting prepare()...
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
==> Tidying install...
  -> Removing libtool files...
  -> Purging unwanted files...
  -> Removing static library files...
  -> Stripping unneeded symbols from binaries and libraries...
  -> Compressing man and info pages...
==> Checking for packaging issue...
==> Creating package "broadcom-wl-dkms"...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
  -> Adding install file...
  -> Generating .MTREE file...
  -> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: broadcom-wl-dkms 6.30.223.271-11 (jeu. mars  2 17:39:15 CET 2017)
==> Cleaning up...

==> Continue installing broadcom-wl-dkms ? [Y/n]
==> [v]iew package contents [c]heck package with namcap
==> ---------------------------------------------------
==> 

[sudo] password for mathieu: 
loading packages...
warning: broadcom-wl-dkms-6.30.223.271-11 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) broadcom-wl-dkms-6.30.223.271-11

Total Installed Size:  7,60 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      0,00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                       [###########################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                     [###########################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                          [###########################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                    [###########################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                  [###########################] 100%
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Remove DKMS modules
==> No kernel 4.9.8-1-ARCH headers. You must install them to use DKMS!
==> No kernel 4.9.11-1-ARCH modules. You must install them to use DKMS!
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling broadcom-wl-dkms                  [###########################] 100%

To load the new module, run as root:

  rmmod b43 b43legacy ssb bcm43xx brcm80211 brcmfmac brcmsmac bcma wl
  modprobe wl

or just reboot the system.

:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/2) Install DKMS modules
==> No kernel 4.9.8-1-ARCH headers. You must install them to use DKMS!
==> No kernel 4.9.11-1-ARCH modules. You must install them to use DKMS!
(2/2) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
[mathieu@neverland ~]$ iw dev
[mathieu@neverland ~]$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eno1      no wireless extensions.

Last edited by Tinx41 (2017-03-02 16:00:18)

Slithery

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Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

Read the output you posted, you need linux-headers installed to use -dkms packages.

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Tinx41

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Registered: 2017-03-02

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Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

I don't get where it is said ? Are "kernel 4.9.11[8]-1-ARCH headers" supposed to be set by this package ?

I've still the same results.

I got the following output installing linux-headers :

yaourt -S linux-headers
warning: linux-headers-4.9.11-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) linux-headers-4.9.11-1

Total Installed Size:  36,80 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       0,00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
(1/1) checking keys in keyring                     [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                   [######################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                        [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                  [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space                [######################] 100%
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Remove DKMS modules
==> No kernel 4.9.11-1-ARCH modules. You must install them to use DKMS!
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling linux-headers                   [######################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/2) Install DKMS modules
==> No kernel 4.9.11-1-ARCH modules. You must install them to use DKMS!
(2/2) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...

I don't really understand : aren't "kernel 4.9.11-1-ARCH headers" what I was installing ? Why is it telling me I must install them then ?

Gusar

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Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

It looks like your kernel is 4.9.8-1-ARCH, but linux-headers is 4.9.11-1-ARCH. The only way I can see that happening is a partially upgraded system. Fully upgrade your system and then reboot.

ewaller

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Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

It looks like your kernel is 4.9.8-1-ARCH, but linux-headers is 4.9.11-1-ARCH. The only way I can see that happening is a partially upgraded system. Fully upgrade your system and then reboot.

Or upgrading the kernel while the boot partition is not mounted on /boot

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Tinx41

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Re: Wireless network configuration for a Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b

It works just fine, thank you very much for your help !