2012/6/6 Hauke Mehrtens <ha...@hauke-m.de>: > On 06/06/2012 06:11 AM, Larry Finger wrote: >> On 06/05/2012 03:11 PM, Vaclav Peroutka wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I updated my Kubuntu and I still have problems with BCM4318 driver. >>> Unfortunately I can not install any newer Ubuntu as my old notebook >>> Amilo 8010 always freezes during booting of the live CD. >>> >>> Can somebody know, what is wrong ? >>> >>> I have following system: >>> $ uname -a >>> Linux malamys-laptop 2.6.32-41-generic #89-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 27 >>> 22:22:09 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux >>> >>> $ lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 >>> 06:04.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 >>> [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02) >>> >>> $ lsmod | grep b43 >>> b43 163556 0 >>> mac80211 205434 1 b43 >>> cfg80211 126528 2 b43,mac80211 >>> ssb 38934 1 b43 >>> led_class 2864 2 b43,sdhci >>> >>> excerpt of /var/log/messages >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.708196] b43-phy0: >>> Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9) >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.718799] input: SynPS/2 >>> Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/i >>> nput4 >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.747484] type=1505 >>> audit(1338928766.914:11): operation="profile_load" pid=684 name= >>> "/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.755714] r8169: eth0: >>> link down >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.755990] >>> ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.808940] Bluetooth: L2CAP >>> ver 2.14 >>> Jun 5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.808946] Bluetooth: L2CAP >>> socket layer initialized >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.857917] Registered led >>> device: b43-phy0::tx >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.857939] Registered led >>> device: b43-phy0::rx >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.857959] Registered led >>> device: b43-phy0::radio >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.858059] Broadcom 43xx >>> driver loaded [ Features: PL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 28.930469] [drm] >>> initialized overlay support >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.129631] Bluetooth: BNEP >>> (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.129636] Bluetooth: BNEP >>> filters: protocol multicast >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.152076] b43 ssb0:0: >>> firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.182309] b43 ssb0:0: >>> firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.190748] b43 ssb0:0: >>> firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.196865] b43 ssb0:0: >>> firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.259129] pcmcia_socket >>> pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: clean. >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.260864] pcmcia_socket >>> pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x3e0-0x4ff: excluding 0x4d >>> 0-0x4d7 >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.261597] pcmcia_socket >>> pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x820-0x8ff: clean. >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.262202] pcmcia_socket >>> pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcf7: clean. >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.262980] pcmcia_socket >>> pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean. >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.435791] apm: BIOS not >>> found. >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.437416] Bridge >>> firewalling registered >>> Jun 5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [ 29.476032] b43-phy0: >>> Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07) >> >> I am not certain that this version of the firmware works with the 4318. >> You might try an older version. > > Support for firmware >= 598 was added in 3.2, so you have to use an > older firmware or a more recent kernel or compat-wireless.
I'm quite sure I've submitted patch for stable throwing error and stopping initialization. So using too new firmware with old kernel should give a good hint in dmesg... -- Rafał _______________________________________________ b43-dev mailing list b43-dev@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/b43-dev
