Re: [gentoo-amd64] bcm43xx setup

[Mark Haney]

Beso wrote:
> i think that you've forgottonen to install the firmware.... remember that
> you have to download the firmware (i've appended it to this email), then
> install bcm43xx-fwcutter from portage, cut the firmware with the command:
> bcm43xx-fwcutter wl_apsta.o and then copy the files with the extension .fw
> that you can you'll have in the directory that contains wl_apsta.o into the
> /lib/firmware directory. this directory is protected so you'll need root
> priviledges to copy the files in there. after you've copied the .fw files
> into the directory do this:
>
>> chmod +r+x /lib/firmware/*.fw

I did have the firmware included I just neglected to mention it.  Sorry 
about that.
>
>
> do a dmesg | grep bcm43xx and see if it gives you errors or similar things
> and then do a iwconfig that will list all your network interfaces. now
> search for wlan or eth interfaces and see which one of them has wireless
> extensions. the interface that has wireless extensions is the one you're
> searching for.
> broadcom module uses the wext (linux wireless extensions) so if you need to
> configure the wireless you'll do it through the wext module.
>
>
When I look at dmesg I get this:

octavian Mark # dmesg | grep bcm43xx
bcm43xx driver
bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4306, rev 0x3
bcm43xx: Number of cores: 5
bcm43xx: Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0x4, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x5, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 2: ID 0x80d, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 3: ID 0x807, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 4: ID 0x804, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: PHY connected
bcm43xx: Detected PHY: Analog: 2, Type 2, Revision 2
bcm43xx: Detected Radio: ID: 2205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 2)
bcm43xx: Radio turned off
bcm43xx: Radio turned off
bcm43xx driver
bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4306, rev 0x3
bcm43xx: Number of cores: 5
bcm43xx: Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0x4, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x5, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 2: ID 0x80d, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 3: ID 0x807, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: Core 4: ID 0x804, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243
bcm43xx: PHY connected
bcm43xx: Detected PHY: Analog: 2, Type 2, Revision 2
bcm43xx: Detected Radio: ID: 2205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 2)
bcm43xx: Radio turned off
bcm43xx: Radio turned off


And when I do iwconfig I get this:

octavian Mark # iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

sit0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:off/any  Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
           Mode:Managed  Access Point: Invalid
           RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
           Encryption key:off
           Link Quality=0/100  Signal level=0 dBm  Noise level=0 dBm
           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

But when I do 'iwlist wlan0 scanning' I get:

wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : No such device

Now, you meantion the wext module, that isn't one I"m familiar with and 
one I don't have loaded.  These are the ones I /do/ have loaded relevant 
to this:

bcm43xx               441888  0
ieee80211softmac       35328  1 bcm43xx
ieee80211              51188  2 bcm43xx,ieee80211softmac
ieee80211_crypt         7680  1 ieee80211


I'm obviously close, but not close enough.  Thoughts?



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