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#1 2017-12-19 14:07:04

throwaway2014
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Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

I randomly couldn't discover/ connect to my wifi AP.
Here are output of some commands:

        lspci -k

        02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Lenovo BCM43142 802.11b/g/n
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: wl
iwlist scan

wlp2s0    Interface doesn't support scanning : Invalid argument
ifconfig

wlp2s0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        ether 0a:3e:1d:46:f2:29  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
        device interrupt 17

I have referenced this thread , and this post , but the issue still persists.
Could someone please help me figure out this issue to fix it.

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#2 2017-12-19 18:06:01

Stewart Little
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

I've done searches as well for you on google - have you in the searches come across this website link as follows:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/question … -interface

It may or may not help your situation, please check it out and report back.

Regards,

Stewart


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#3 2017-12-19 19:44:08

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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

Please paste details of the driver you are using (including version, how you installed it and what modules, if any, you have blacklisted), kernel version and output of `rfkill`.


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#4 2017-12-19 20:33:46

seth
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

I randomly couldn't discover

Some power saving mechanism impeding?

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#5 2017-12-20 11:40:36

throwaway2014
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

Stewart Little wrote:

I've done searches as well for you on google - have you in the searches come across this website link as follows:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/question … -interface

It may or may not help your situation, please check it out and report back.

Regards,

Stewart

I installed broadcom-wl-dkms, rmmod'd the other modules(they weren't installed), and modprobe'd wl, but it still won't work.
rkfill shows that there's no software/hardware block.

Thanks for searching nonetheless

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#6 2017-12-20 11:49:37

throwaway2014
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

jasonwryan wrote:

Please paste details of the driver you are using (including version, how you installed it and what modules, if any, you have blacklisted), kernel version and output of `rfkill`.

$ lspci -vnn -d 14e4:
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Lenovo BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [17aa:0611]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
	Memory at 91500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
	Capabilities: [48] 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 00-00-84-ff-ff-e2-1c-3e
	Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: wl

I'm using broadcom-wl-dkms , installed it using `pacman -S broadcom-wl-dkms`.

$ modinfo wl:
filename:       /lib/modules/4.14.6-1-ARCH/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/wl.ko
license:        MIXED/Proprietary
srcversion:     6DC4C09564857B95922B23C
alias:          pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc02sc80i*
depends:        cfg80211
name:           wl
vermagic:       4.14.6-1-ARCH SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           passivemode:int
parm:           wl_txq_thresh:int
parm:           oneonly:int
parm:           piomode:int
parm:           instance_base:int
parm:           nompc:int
parm:           intf_name:string

Haven't blacklisted any kernel modules, kernel version is 4.14.6-1-ARCH, and

$ rfkill:
ID TYPE      DEVICE                   SOFT      HARD
 1 bluetooth tpacpi_bluetooth_sw unblocked unblocked
 2 bluetooth hci0                unblocked unblocked
 3 wlan      phy0                unblocked unblocked

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#7 2017-12-20 11:52:04

throwaway2014
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

seth wrote:

I randomly couldn't discover

Some power saving mechanism impeding?

I don't have a clue. I had pulled out the card for a few days, so used ethernet all that while. I may have upgraded the packages, which I guess may have changed some things.
When the card was re-inserted, `dmesg` was flooded with the error (in the title).

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#8 2017-12-20 11:53:19

seth
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

What does "randomly" mean and do you have tlp, laptop-mode-tools or powertop installed?

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#9 2017-12-20 11:56:55

throwaway2014
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

seth wrote:

What does "randomly" mean and do you have tlp, laptop-mode-tools or powertop installed?

'randomly' was a tl;dr. The error occured after I re-inserted the same card, about after a 5 day gap.

Don't have any of those packages installed.
Could the issue be related to Network Manager? The wiki says they're mutually exclusive.

Last edited by throwaway2014 (2017-12-20 12:15:41)

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#10 2017-12-21 19:47:57

throwaway2014
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

Issue is fixed.
Wireless radio was somehow toggled off in the BIOS.
Mods please mark this as solved

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#11 2017-12-21 21:06:13

seth
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Re: Broadcom 43142 ERROR @wl_cfg80211_scan : WLC_SCAN error(-22)

edit you first post and alter the subject line

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