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Mike Edenfield wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> After upgrading to the 2.6.24 kernel and switching from the bcm driver |
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> to the new b43 driver, I can no longer attach to my AP. If I downgrade |
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> to 2.6.23 it starts working again, so I'm confident that the hardware |
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> setup is all fine. Using the new driver, "iwscan" does not locate any |
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> APs and running wpa_supplicant hangs scanning for an AP to attach to. |
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> The driver seems to find the card ok and I followed the instructions |
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> here: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 to get the correct |
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> firmware. I also compiled both b43 and b43-legacy (since I have a 4306 |
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> rev 3 and wasn't sure which one worked) but the driver attaches b43 to |
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> my card. |
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> Does anyone know what I can do to track down the problem? |
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FYI, I had similar issues with bcm4311 on a Dell inspiron laptop using |
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2.6.25 - I had to turn on the bluetooth too, to make WiFi work... |
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Regards, |
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Hinko |
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