Hi all, First of all thank you all. Finally i got my wireless card working with b43 drivers. But throughput is really low :-(.
Below is dmesg output for b43 driver. <snip> flukebox flukebox # dmesg|grep b43 [ 27.087297] kobject b43: registering. parent: <NULL>, set: module [ 27.087328] kobject holders: registering. parent: b43, set: <NULL> [ 27.087404] fill_kobj_path: path = '/module/b43' [ 27.087501] kobject notes: registering. parent: b43, set: <NULL> [ 27.088021] bus ssb: add driver b43 [ 27.088030] kobject b43: registering. parent: <NULL>, set: drivers [ 27.088060] fill_kobj_path: path = '/bus/ssb/drivers/b43' [ 27.088075] ssb: Matched Device ssb0:0 with Driver b43 [ 27.088077] ssb: Probing driver b43 with device ssb0:0 [ 27.088201] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found [ 27.124445] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 4, Type 2, Revision 8 [ 27.124465] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 2 [ 27.163484] bound device 'ssb0:0' to driver 'b43' [ 27.163487] ssb: Bound Device ssb0:0 to Driver b43 [ 27.163505] kobject drivers: registering. parent: b43, set: <NULL> [ 74.710234] input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input11 [ 74.936281] b43-phy0 debug: Loading firmware version 351.126 (2006-07-29 05:54:02) [ 76.197406] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized [ 76.199682] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized [ 76.213855] DEV: registering device: ID = 'b43-phy0:tx' [ 76.213863] kobject b43-phy0:tx: registering. parent: leds, set: devices [ 76.213883] PM: Adding info for No Bus:b43-phy0:tx [ 76.213906] fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/leds/b43-phy0:tx' [ 76.213927] Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx [ 76.213939] DEV: registering device: ID = 'b43-phy0:rx' [ 76.213947] kobject b43-phy0:rx: registering. parent: leds, set: devices [ 76.213966] PM: Adding info for No Bus:b43-phy0:rx [ 76.213989] fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/leds/b43-phy0:rx' [ 76.214007] Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx [ 76.214019] DEV: registering device: ID = 'b43-phy0:radio' [ 76.214027] kobject b43-phy0:radio: registering. parent: leds, set: devices [ 76.214045] PM: Adding info for No Bus:b43-phy0:radio [ 76.214068] fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/leds/b43-phy0:radio' [ 76.214086] Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio [ 76.214183] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started [ 76.253791] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2 </snip> Actually this kernel log lines really help me out. <snip> Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.088239] ssb: Matched Device ssb0:0 with Driver b43 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.088367] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.122350] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 4, Type 2, Revision 8 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.122371] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 2 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.161505] bound device 'ssb0:0' to driver 'b43' Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.161508] ssb: Bound Device ssb0:0 to Driver b43 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 28.161534] kobject drivers: registering. parent: b43, set: <NULL> Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 98.817654] input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input11 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.063914] b43-phy0 ERROR: YOUR FIRMWARE IS TOO NEW. Please downgrade your firmware. Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.063917] b43-phy0 ERROR: Use this firmware tarball: http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.063920] b43-phy0 ERROR: Use this b43-fwcutter tarball: http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-009.tar.bz2 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.063923] b43-phy0 ERROR: Read, understand and _do_ what this message says, please. Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.081093] input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input12 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.218499] b43-phy0 ERROR: Microcode not responding Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.218503] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.339472] input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input13 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.475159] b43-phy0 ERROR: YOUR FIRMWARE IS TOO NEW. Please downgrade your firmware. Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.475163] b43-phy0 ERROR: Use this firmware tarball: http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.475166] b43-phy0 ERROR: Use this b43-fwcutter tarball: http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-009.tar.bz2 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 99.475169] b43-phy0 ERROR: Read, understand and _do_ what this message says, please. Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 100.073085] input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input14 Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 100.211085] b43-phy0 ERROR: Microcode not responding Feb 14 02:29:45 [kernel] [ 100.211088] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). </snip> There after i did exactly what these error lines are saying. I unloaded the b43 module. Removed my b43 firmware. Then got firmware and b43-fwcutter listed in error lines and installed them. And then modprobe the b43 module again. Thats it. My wireless card began to work again. Now, Is there anyway i can choose or change the Bit rate ? Output of iwconfig is as below, <snip> flukebox flukebox # iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0_rename no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"iitk" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.442 GHz Access Point: 00:11:95:D8:E3:33 Bit Rate=1 Mb/s Tx-Power=27 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:off Link Quality=86/100 Signal level=-41 dBm Noise level=-69 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 </snip> Output for iwlist wlan0 scan is as below. <snip> flukebox flukebox # iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:95:D8:E3:33 ESSID:"iitk" Mode:Master Channel:7 Frequency:2.442 GHz (Channel 7) Quality=83/100 Signal level=-44 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Extra:tsf=000000011b4e9037 Cell 02 - Address: 00:0F:B5:96:C6:70 ESSID:"iitk" Mode:Master Channel:10 Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10) Quality=53/100 Signal level=-71 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s Extra:tsf=0000000ecfc4aabc Cell 03 - Address: 00:11:95:D8:E3:46 ESSID:"iitk" Mode:Master Channel:12 Frequency:2.467 GHz Quality=41/100 Signal level=-82 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Extra:tsf=0000005e677b0059 Cell 04 - Address: 00:0F:B5:96:C5:2B ESSID:"iitk" Mode:Master Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=43/100 Signal level=-80 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s Extra:tsf=0000007fa688b18 </snip> Moreover, Card was working with 56Mb/s bit rate with ndiswrapper perfectly. Anyway to increase that ?? thanks and regards, flukebox On Feb 13, 2008 4:41 AM, Etaoin Shrdlu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 12 February 2008, dell core2duo wrote: > > >but I am still getting WEXT errors. > >Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0 > > ... > > ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not supported > > WEXT auth param 4 value 0x0 - ioctl[SIOCSIWAUTH]: Operation not > > supported [ ok ] > > th param 5 value 0x1 - > > * Starting wpa_cli on wlan0 > > ... > > [ ok ] > > * Backgrounding ... > > WEXT seems to suggest "wireless extensions" (but I might be wrong of > course). I have the following options enabled in my kernel (some might > be redundant): > > CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y > CONFIG_CFG80211=y > CONFIG_NL80211=y > CONFIG_MAC80211=y > CONFIG_MAC80211_RCSIMPLE=y > CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_WEP=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_CCMP=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_TKIP=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211_SOFTMAC=y > CONFIG_IEEE80211_SOFTMAC_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_WLAN_80211=y > CONFIG_B43=y > CONFIG_B43_PCI_AUTOSELECT=y > CONFIG_B43_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT=y > CONFIG_B43_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_B43_DMA=y > CONFIG_B43_PIO=y > CONFIG_B43_DMA_AND_PIO_MODE=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY_PCI_AUTOSELECT=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY_PCICORE_AUTOSELECT=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY_DEBUG=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY_DMA=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY_PIO=y > CONFIG_B43LEGACY_DMA_AND_PIO_MODE=y > > I'm pretty sure some of them are redundant, but I have not had the time > yet to read about the wireless extensions/*80211 changes and their > implications. However, my card is working correctly with the above > config. > > Is the firmware in place (the correct one for your driver)? Post the > relevant sections from /var/log/messages where the wireless card is > recognized and initialized. > -- > [email protected] mailing list > >
