BroadCom Wireless Help

Syndacate · 2009-05-28 23:35:22

Hey,

I have a broadcom 4328 card, as identified by lspci | grep bcm43

I can't get it to work (in short).

I followed the directions here:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Broadcom_BCM4312

But to no avail, eth0 (ethernet) works 100% fine. Wireless isn't listed at all under "ifconfig" nor "iwconfig"

I've tried probing the drivers wl and lib80211_crypt_tkip many times, and removed the b43 module as told. Modprobing them doesn't give errors.

I saw the bottom of that article, but my ethernet is Marvell Yukon card (Macbook Pro), though that is the type of error it is giving me, it just sees nothing.

I've added it to my module array in rc.conf, and restarted many times, but to no avail.

I realize this isn't a lot of information to go on so if you need additional information please ask.

Thanks for your time.

leprosys · 2009-05-28 23:52:37

Try with this:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19514

Work fine for me with 4312

Syndacate · 2009-05-29 01:59:08

Yeah, if you look at the link I posted to the wireless how-to, they link you to that same page. That's where I obtained wl from.

I have the version you linked me to, but nothing is going on. It may be something simple I'm missing (like do I need to declare it in xorg.conf?)

I don't know, but for some ungodly reason eth0 became eth1, and it now lists my wireless card under eth0 if I type "iwconfig" - is eth0/eth1 universal? Or is eth0 of ifconfig different from eth0 of iwconfig?

Still don't have a connection though, very weird..

leprosys · 2009-05-29 02:27:46

Yeah is a problem with the driver that eth0 became eth1.

But I solve the problem, re-compiling the driver and with a "rmmod wl.ko" and reinstall the package.

See if you can use it this is 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"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# 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="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="local"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="America/El_Salvador"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
#
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
#
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_powersave !snd-pcsp)

# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
#
HOSTNAME="hercolubus"

# 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
# 
# DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#
eth0="dhcp"
eth1="dhcp"
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
INTERFACES=(eth0 eth1 lo)

# 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 192.168.1.1"
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.d
#
# This now requires the netcfg package
#
#NETWORKS=(main)

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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 hal @cpufreq !network !netfs @crond @alsa @wicd @sshd)

Syndacate · 2009-05-29 07:43:26

I'm using your portion of your rc.conf...but I have issues now.

I can't rebuld it, when I try to re-install broadcom-wl

rmmod wl

No errors there.

Then I remove wl (try to):

yaourt -Rd broadcom-wl

That works fine.

Then I try to re-install it with:

yaourt -S broadcom-wl

As a non-root user, and it 100% completely freezes linux. Can't do anything, restarting X doesn't work, switching to VC1-6 doesn't work, completely frozen untl I have to force a shutdown.

I don't know what to do with it

EDIT:
PS: It freezes at 22% at the exact same kb dl'ed...

Last edited by Syndacate (2009-05-29 07:44:05)

Syndacate · 2009-05-29 08:03:40

I got broadcom-wl to re-install by shutting down teh GDM before hand. Still the problem though.

Both interfaces show up when I type "ifconfig" but only the eth1 (ethernet) will connect to anything, eth0 (wireless) won't.

So I did the following

modprobe wl

And it gave me no errors, so I did the following:

cat /proc/modules | grep -i wl

Which returned the following:

wl 1273064 0 - Live 0xf8346000 (P)
lib80211 5208 2 lib80211_crypt_tkip,wl, Live 0xf81ef000

I'm not sure if that output is correc, but the module claims to be in there.

Also, I notice you don't have the lib80211_crypt_tkip and wl modules in your rc.conf, can I ask why? Does your wireless work without them there?

Thanks for your help so far.

Syndacate · 2009-05-29 22:18:14

I'm pretty sure the wireless card is up through iwconfig under eth0.

I set the ESSID & encryption key, but no IP.

Is there anyway to try to get an IP? It doesn't work via "dhcpcd eth0" - it just times out.

I need a version of doing that for iwconfig..or maybe that won't do anything.

Any way to force request through wireless? Or a wireless network manager, as most mainstream distros such as fedora and ubuntu come with? At least then I'd be able to see what the issue is a little more in depth...

If I type:

iwlist eth0 scan

It picks up my network 100%, ESSID, that it's protected, channel, eeverything...

I feel like I"m so close yet so far, I just can't TELL it to connect. Also, a GUI manager for this would be so damn useful...

EDIT:
I'm getting an IPv6 address..but I need an ip4 address...

Last edited by Syndacate (2009-05-29 22:25:16)

Syndacate · 2009-05-30 12:28:52

Anybody?

I think I just need a graphical network manager (or any net manager command) to connect...

I tried:

netcfg eth0

But it fails telling me eth0 doesn't exist, it shows up as my wireless card both when I type "ifconfig" and when I type "iwconfig"

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#1 2009-05-28 23:35:22

BroadCom Wireless Help

#2 2009-05-28 23:52:37

Re: BroadCom Wireless Help

#3 2009-05-29 01:59:08

Re: BroadCom Wireless Help

#4 2009-05-29 02:27:46

Re: BroadCom Wireless Help

#5 2009-05-29 07:43:26

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#6 2009-05-29 08:03:40

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#7 2009-05-29 22:18:14

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