Arch fresh install, SSH hangs and times out

Pierre Raynerd · 2023-01-04 03:30:24

I just finished configuring a fresh install of Arch on a Macbook Pro mid-2012 (9,2). It has a Broadcom wireless modem (chip 4331) that works for internet browsing with my current configuration. SSH cleint will not connect to any host, timing out. I have tested the same connection with two OS X versions, including one on this device, a shell emulator on my iPhone and an Ubuntu linux machine and all work. I am using connman and iwd to connect the wireless. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Pierre Raynerd · 2023-01-04 22:24:17

I solved this problem by downloading Linux headers and installing a different driver

sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S $(pacman -Qsq "^linux" | grep "^linux[0-9]*[-rt]*$" | awk '{print $1"-headers"}' ORS=' ')
sudo pacman -S broadcom-wl-dkms

Adriik · 2023-01-04 23:25:56

All this: pacman -Qsq "^linux" | grep "^linux[0-9]*[-rt]*$" | awk '{print $1"-headers"}' give me as output "linux-headers". Isn't it easier to write sudo pacman -S linux-headers?

And if the issue is solved, mark the thread as [SOLVED] by editing the title.

cfr · 2023-01-05 02:08:31

Adriik wrote:

All this: pacman -Qsq "^linux" | grep "^linux[0-9]*[-rt]*$" | awk '{print $1"-headers"}' give me as output "linux-headers". Isn't it easier to write sudo pacman -S linux-headers?

Presumably you only have the mainline kernel installed i.e. the linux package. If you had other kernels installed instead/as well, methinks you'd get different output.

Adriik · 2023-01-05 02:39:39

I have the stable/mainline and LTS kernel, and just now I installed the hardened version to test that command:

> LANG=C sudo pacman -S $(pacman -Qsq "^linux" | grep "^linux[0-9]*[-rt]*$" | awk '{print $1"-headers"}' ORS=' ')
warning: linux-headers-6.1.2.arch1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (1) linux-headers-6.1.2.arch1-1

Total Installed Size:  145.71 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:        0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] n

Output of pacman -Qs linux | grep -e "-headers"

> pacman -Qs linux | grep -e "-headers"
local/linux-api-headers 5.18.15-1
local/linux-hardened-headers 6.0.16.hardened1-1
local/linux-headers 6.1.2.arch1-1
local/linux-lts-headers 5.15.86-1

That's why when I saw all that command and tested it, it gave me as output just "linux-headers", and thought "why not just write the package name?".

But well, it's the least important. As long as the issue has been resolved, all is well.

cfr · 2023-01-05 03:45:35

I should have thought it through. I'm not sure there's an easy way to produce the required list, actually, since a custom kernel could have any kind of name.

But, as you say, it's strictly tangential.

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Arch fresh install, SSH hangs and times out

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