Wifi - HP Pavilion DV6520ez

FenDanT · 2007-11-13 12:45:05

Hello

This is my first post in this forum...

I have a strange problem with the wifi with my HP Pavilion DV6520ez.

Here is the card i found with lspci :

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02)

I have installed the bcm43xx drivers with bcm43xx-fwcutter. I think it was ok because the blue light of the wifi is on.

I also have tried with ndiswrapper but with the same result i'll explain next.

Hereis my ifconfig :

[root@cave jacques]# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1B:24:62:58:CE
          inet addr:192.168.1.103  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:24ff:fe62:58ce/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1e
          RX packets:3615 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3110 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3042004 (2.9 Mb)  TX bytes:373199 (364.4 Kb)
          Interrupt:19 Base address:0x6000

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:00:00:1A:73:78
          inet addr:169.254.65.101  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:52 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:2366 (2.3 Kb)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0x8000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:2400 (2.3 Kb)  TX bytes:2400 (2.3 Kb)

[root@cave jacques]#

Here is my iwconfig :

[root@cave jacques]# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:"linksys"  Nickname:"Broadcom 4311"
          Mode:Managed  Frequency=2.472 GHz  Access Point: Invalid
          Bit Rate=1 Mb/s   Tx-Power=18 dBm
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=0 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

[root@cave jacques]#

But when i try to scan the network, impossible for me to see anything :

[root@cave jacques]# iwlist scan
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1      No scan results

[root@cave jacques]#

I give you my rc.conf :

#
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="fr_CH.ISO-8859-1"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Zurich"
KEYMAP="fr_CH"
CONSOLEFONT="lat9w-16"
CONSOLEMAP="8859-15"
USECOLOR="yes"
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Scan hardware and load required modules at bootup
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
# Module Blacklist - modules in this list will never be loaded by udev
MOD_BLACKLIST=()
#
# Modules to load at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a module with a ! to blacklist it
#
MODULES=(forcedeth bcm43xx snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore nvidia fuse !ndiswrapper )
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="cave"
#
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available
# interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
#
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
#
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
eth1="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 eth1)
#
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
#
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network-profiles
#
#NET_PROFILES=(wifi)
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus hal dhcdbd network !networkmanager !netfs cups crond kdm)

# End of file

Another strange thing : when i'm starting Archlinux, during the network launch, it is a bit long, and always with the same message :

eth1 Timed Out

I have read tons of wiki and docs, and search for days about this timed out message... But til, yet, with no results.

Sorry for the very long post, i just tried to be as complete as possible. And sorry for my english too, i'm living in the french part of Switzerland, and i only have some memories of my studies.

Hope to read you soon.

Jacques

Noobzore · 2007-12-27 18:13:05

Does anyone have any input on this? I have the exact same problem with just about the exact same hardware. It seems to be that the wireless card just isn't turning on by itself. Although it turns on in vista no problem. There just must be some command to turn it on. And suggestions?

EDIT: my wifi light is always red in arch, meaning wifi is off. i think that is my problem but the switch doesnt do anything in arch.

Last edited by Noobzore (2007-12-27 22:49:45)

FenDanT · 2007-12-28 10:05:01

Hello,

It was very long, but at last i found a solution...

I tried with this driver http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/soft … 28&lang=en

With ndiswrapper. You have to run this command to unzip the file (install cabextract first) :

cabextract sp36684.exe

It wont work with the driver bcm43XXXX.

So if you have installed it, you have to disable it.

rmmod bcm43xx

Next install the drivers for ndiswrapper.

ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf

Next you can test it.

ndiswrapper -l

modprobe ndiswrapper

And

iwconfig

It should did the trick.

You can also try

dhcpd wlan0

If you want to disable bcm43XX module, you have to change the command to start Archlinux in /boot/grub/menu.lst

title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda2 ro disablemodules=bcm43xx
initrd /boot/kernel26.img

So that's what i made... Sorry, it's a bit hard for me to explain it in english, but if you have somme questions, i'll try to answer...

Last edited by FenDanT (2008-01-15 16:40:49)

Noobzore · 2007-12-29 05:49:08

AHH! YES! You are a god in my books! My wifi light has finally changed to blue and in iwconfig everything is set up perfectly....but for some reason i still am not receiving any packets. I will google some more and hopefully solve it myself, but i have many thanks for you!

iphitus · 2007-12-29 06:03:21

Noobzore: After you've done the above, post the output of 'iwconfig', 'ifconfig', 'route' and 'cat /etc/resolv.conf' and we might be able to offer some light.

Noobzore · 2007-12-29 06:21:16

I have already resolved this, but thanks for your fast reply iphitus. I think all it really needed was a good reboot.

FenDanT · 2008-01-15 16:38:27

Hello,

Noobzore wrote:

AHH! YES! You are a god in my books! My wifi light has finally changed to blue and in iwconfig everything is set up perfectly....but for some reason i still am not receiving any packets. I will google some more and hopefully solve it myself, but i have many thanks for you!

My pleasure... I spended so much time on founding a solution...

Last edited by FenDanT (2008-01-15 16:38:59)

3nd3r · 2008-03-10 06:02:49

ooh wow, that is exactly what I needed, thanks alot

troy` · 2008-03-13 16:56:04

I just wanted to add that you do not need to add a line to boot, you can simply disable the module bcm43xx in /etc/rc.conf by removing it from MODULES= and adding it to MOD_BLACKLIST=

MOD_BLACKLIST=(bcm43xx)

Last edited by troy` (2008-03-13 16:56:42)

FenDanT · 2008-03-13 22:47:27

Hello,

This solution doesn't work for me...

So i had to modifiy my grub command

Arch Linux

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