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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Dreaded broadcom BCM4312 wireless card causes DMA failures and crashes
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:57:31
Message-Id: 358eca8f1003260657g38a07642h460bc3d45a9defad@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Dreaded broadcom BCM4312 wireless card causes DMA failures and crashes by Mick
1 On 26 March 2010 13:53, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > Has anyone managed to get BCM4312, 802.11b/g (pcie) Device: pci
5 > 0x4315, going with the b43 module?
6 >
7 > b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
8 > 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
9 > b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ...
10 > b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
11 > b43-phy0: Controller restarted
12 > b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
13 > 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
14 >
15 > I've unmasked and am using the latest firmware in portage and the b43
16 > module from the gentoo-sources-2.6.32-r7 kernel.  The card comes up,
17 > then authenticates and tries to get an IP address, but in less than a
18 > second after it gets an IP address it crashes with these recurring
19 > messages above.
20 >
21 > Is there a fix, or shall I go for the wl module by Broadcom or even
22 > give up and go for the ndiswrapper solution?
23
24 Posted too early perhaps. There seems to be a patch coming for the
25 2.6.33 kernels. Will have to wait I guess.
26
27 https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/66064/
28 --
29 Regards,
30 Mick

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