I lied, dmesg shows the following: Compat-wireless backport release: compat-wireless-v3.5-3 Backport based on linux-stable.git v3.5 compat.git: linux-stable.git bcma-pci-bridge 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 bcma-pci-bridge 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 bcma: Found chip with id 0x4313, rev 0x01 and package 0x08 bcma: Core 0 found: ChipCommon (manuf 0x4BF, id 0x800, rev 0x24, class 0x0) bcma: Core 1 found: IEEE 802.11 (manuf 0x4BF, id 0x812, rev 0x18, class 0x0) bcma: Core 2 found: PCIe (manuf 0x4BF, id 0x820, rev 0x11, class 0x0) bcma: Bus registered
Nick On 08/10/2012 05:41 PM, n...@centergate.net wrote: > Phil, > > Thanks again man! > > So I snagged and installed the following: > >> kmod-compat-wireless-3.5-3.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm > >> You can report back either here or to the bug tracker - I don't mind which. > > Unfortunately it isn't working yet, here's where I'm at (please let me > know if I missed anything). > > > I believe the following directory structure was created with the install: > > /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64/weak-updates/compat-wireless/ > > I didn't look in this location before, so I can't be sure. I can > uninstall to verify if need be. There are a number of relevant .ko files > there (symlinked to > /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/extra/compat-wireless/). > > I'm also not seeing anything for bcma in the following locations (though > I'm not sure it matters): > > /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ > /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/net/wireles > > > I'm not seeing anything in "/lib/firmware/" named bcma, wondering if > this is part of the problem (I thought I had a dir there before during > one of my troubleshooting steps, but I honestly can't recall). Should I > be ripping this out of the file I download from Broadcom's site or doing > something like what's mentioned here with the src.rpm > http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod? > > > iwconfig shows the following: > > lo no wireless extensions. > em1 no wireless extensions. > vmnet1 no wireless extensions. > vmnet8 no wireless extensions. > > > lspci -vn shows: > > 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n > Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron M5010 / XPS 8300 > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 > Memory at e4b00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 > Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information <?> > 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-c4-ff-ff-f4-68-a3 > Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?> > Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge > Kernel modules: bcma > > > lsmod | grep "mac80211\|brcmutil\|cfg80211\|compat\|bcma" > bcma 29837 0 > compat 26336 1 bcma > > > > Nothing in dmesg, but messages show the following as it pertains to > NetworkManager: > > Aug 10 17:07:59 0wned NetworkManager[1987]: <info> WiFi now enabled by > radio killswitch > Aug 10 17:16:05 0wned NetworkManager[1987]: <info> caught signal 15, > shutting down normally. > Aug 10 17:16:05 0wned NetworkManager[1987]: <info> exiting (success) > Aug 10 17:17:16 0wned kernel: e1000e: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - > 1.9.5-k > Aug 10 17:17:16 0wned kernel: e1000e 0000:00:19.0: eth0: Intel(R) > PRO/1000 Network Connection > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> NetworkManager > (version 0.8.1-33.el6) is starting... > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Read config file > /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> trying to start the > modem manager... > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned avahi-daemon[2022]: Network interface enumeration > completed. > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> monitoring kernel > firmware directory '/lib/firmware'. > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Bonding/VLAN support > disabled > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: ifcfg-rh: Acquired D-Bus > service com.redhat.ifcfgrh1 > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Loaded plugin > ifcfg-rh: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the > NetworkManager mailing list. > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: ifcfg-rh: parsing > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ... > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: ifcfg-rh: parsing > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-em1 ... > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: ifcfg-rh: read > connection 'System em1' > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> found WiFi radio > killswitch rfkill0 (at /sys/devices/platform/dell-laptop/rfkill/rfkill0) > (driver dell-laptop) > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> WiFi enabled by radio > killswitch; enabled by state file > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> WWAN enabled by radio > killswitch; enabled by state file > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> WiMAX enabled by > radio killswitch; enabled by state file > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Networking is enabled > by state file > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): carrier is OFF > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): new Ethernet > device (driver: 'e1000e' ifindex: 2) > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): exported as > /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): now managed > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): device state > change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): bringing up > device. > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): preparing device. > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): deactivating > device (reason: 2). > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> modem-manager is now > available > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <warn> bluez error getting > default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files > Aug 10 17:17:18 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Trying to start the > supplicant... > Aug 10 17:17:19 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> wpa_supplicant started > Aug 10 17:17:21 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <warn> > /sys/devices/virtual/net/vmnet1: couldn't determine device driver; > ignoring... > Aug 10 17:17:21 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <warn> > /sys/devices/virtual/net/vmnet8: couldn't determine device driver; > ignoring... > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): carrier now ON > (device state 2) > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): device state > change: 2 -> 3 (reason 40) > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > starting connection 'System em1' > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): device state > change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0) > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): device state > change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0) > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): device state > change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0) > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Beginning DHCPv4 transaction > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> dhclient started with > pid 2283 > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > DHCPv4 will time out in 45 seconds > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. > Aug 10 17:17:22 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): DHCPv4 state > changed nbi -> preinit > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): DHCPv4 state > changed preinit -> reboot > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) scheduled... > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) started... > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> address 10.100.10.116 > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> prefix 24 > (255.255.255.0) > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> gateway 10.100.10.1 > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> nameserver '4.2.2.1' > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled... > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) complete. > Aug 10 17:17:25 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started... > Aug 10 17:17:26 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> (em1): device state > change: 7 -> 8 (reason 0) > Aug 10 17:17:26 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Policy set 'System > em1' (em1) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS. > Aug 10 17:17:26 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > successful, device activated. > Aug 10 17:17:26 0wned NetworkManager[2010]: <info> Activation (em1) > Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete. > > > > Cheers, > Nick > > _______________________________________________ > elrepo mailing list > elrepo@lists.elrepo.org > http://lists.elrepo.org/mailman/listinfo/elrepo > _______________________________________________ elrepo mailing list elrepo@lists.elrepo.org http://lists.elrepo.org/mailman/listinfo/elrepo
