Re: [PATCH] b43: Add driver load messages

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Saturday 09 February 2008 08:09:43 Hendrik Sattler wrote: This has the disadvantage that you have to load the driver to see that it fails, then unload it, boot a working kernel (if WLAN is the only connection method), download the right firmware, reboot the wanted kernel. This is no

[PATCH] b43: Add firmware information to modinfo

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
This adds the firmware ID to modinfo. Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- John, I'd also like to have this in 2.6.25, although it's not strictly a bugfix. The chance to create regressions is less than zero and it will help people to get the stuff working. Stefano

Re: [PATCH] b43: Add driver load messages

2008-02-09 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Am Samstag 09 Februar 2008 schrieb Michael Buesch: On Saturday 09 February 2008 08:09:43 Hendrik Sattler wrote: This has the disadvantage that you have to load the driver to see that it fails, then unload it, boot a working kernel (if WLAN is the only connection method), download the right

[PATCH] b43: Fix bandswitch

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
This fixes bandswitching for the new mac80211 band API. Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- John, for 2.6.26 Index: wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h === ---

Problem with b43 on kernel 2.6.24 (dma.c parse_cookie() generating B43_WARN_ON())

2008-02-09 Thread Bruno Ribeiro
Hello, I'm having problems trying to use the b43 driver for my BCM4311 card. It's a Dell 1390 mini-PCI adapter that works fine with bcm43xx in kernel 2.6.23.13 (drivers bcm43xx and b43legacy don't work in 2.6.24 too, they don't give any error message, but when loaded, there's no eth1 (as it used

Re: Problem with b43 on kernel 2.6.24 (dma.c parse_cookie() generating B43_WARN_ON())

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Saturday 09 February 2008 13:13:11 Bruno Ribeiro wrote: Hello, ... You are using the wrong firmware version. Grep the list archives, please. -- Greetings Michael. ___ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Saturday 09 February 2008 17:08:00 Larry Finger wrote: (3) Your udev renaming rules are F**CKED UP. The clue is that iwconfig shows wlan0-rename. In addition, as Michael said you have the wrong firmware. If Ubuntu would get their heads out of their backsides and enable debugging

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Larry Finger
Brian Lavender wrote: I downloaded the 2.6.24 kernel onto ubuntu gutsy, compiled it, installed the firmware, but I can't seem to make a connection. The bmc43xx driver seems to work, but disconnects for some reason. I noticed that while trying to set the WEP encryption key, I kept noticing it

Re: BCM94311MCG Rev 2 connects then drops on HP DV6605/ AMD64 X2

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Saturday 09 February 2008 15:40:15 glenn greenfield wrote: I have built and installed the compat-wireless-2.6 The installation went fine, the card comes up and even obtains an i.p. but that's where it ends. dmesg tells me that I have an old firmware version and to get the latest which I

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Saturday 09 February 2008 17:12:02 Michael Buesch wrote: On Saturday 09 February 2008 17:08:00 Larry Finger wrote: (3) Your udev renaming rules are F**CKED UP. The clue is that iwconfig shows wlan0-rename. In addition, as Michael said you have the wrong firmware. If Ubuntu would get

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Saturday 09 February 2008 17:21:54 Michael Buesch wrote: does not include the R, we can easily point him to a to-be-written FAQ explaining that he needs to enable it in the kernel config. I started a FAQ. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43/faq Everybody please add things there

[PATCH] b43: Fix firmware load message level

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
The firmware version information should always get printed. Not only on a debug build. Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- John, for 2.6.25 Index: wireless-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c === ---

Re: BCM94311MCG Rev 2 connects then drops on HP DV6605/ AMD64 X2

2008-02-09 Thread glenn greenfield
On Feb 9, 2008 8:43 AM, Michael Buesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 09 February 2008 15:40:15 glenn greenfield wrote: I have built and installed the compat-wireless-2.6 The installation went fine, the card comes up and even obtains an i.p. but that's where it ends. dmesg tells me

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Brian Lavender
On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 10:40:32AM +0100, Michael Buesch wrote: On Friday 08 February 2008 07:45:37 Brian Lavender wrote: I downloaded the 2.6.24 kernel onto ubuntu gutsy, compiled it, installed the firmware, but I can't seem to make a connection. The bmc43xx driver seems to work, but

Re: Problem with b43 on kernel 2.6.24 (dma.c parse_cookie() generating B43_WARN_ON())

2008-02-09 Thread Bruno Ribeiro
Ok, my fault. But I think that you should make it more explicit in the b43 page which is the correct version for the most general available version of the driver, wich is the one included in the mainline kernel. I think that it's easy to confuse things the way that's written there. But thank you

Re: Problem with b43 on kernel 2.6.24 (dma.c parse_cookie() generating B43_WARN_ON())

2008-02-09 Thread Stefano Brivio
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:41:40 -0200 Bruno Ribeiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, my fault. But I think that you should make it more explicit in the b43 page which is the correct version for the most general available version of the driver, wich is the one included in the mainline kernel. I think

Non-functioning BCM94311MCG card on Compaq Presario V5214ea

2008-02-09 Thread Max Eaves
Dear team, I have been struggling with trying to get my laptop to use its wireless functionality. I am getting some rather horrible debug in the kernel error messages, so I thought I would join this forum and ask for some advice. I am not fussed about a pretty light on the top of my laptop

Re: Non-functioning BCM94311MCG card on Compaq Presario V5214ea

2008-02-09 Thread Michael Buesch
On Sunday 10 February 2008 01:28:32 Max Eaves wrote: Dear team, Wrong firmware version. Read the list archives, please. -- Greetings Michael. ___ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list Bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Brian Lavender
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 09:08:00AM -0700, Larry Finger wrote: (2) Would people that are having trouble with Ubuntu systems please READ the summary of the list? I get really tired of answering the same question over and over. Where is the summary of the list? All I have found so far is the

Re: b43 problems on ubuntu gutsy. Using 2.6.24

2008-02-09 Thread Stefano Brivio
On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:45:43 -0800 Brian Lavender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 09:08:00AM -0700, Larry Finger wrote: (2) Would people that are having trouble with Ubuntu systems please READ the summary of the list? I get really tired of answering the same question