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Amm123
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 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: Bcm4318 [SOLVED] |
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Hi
I have a Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02). I have tried to set it up using ndiswrapper. After which the wireless light turned on, on my laptop but iwconfig returns:
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lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
sit0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 no wireless extensions.
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Is there any way in which i could get the wireless working?
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Have you tried using the bcm43XX driver in the kernel? To get it to appear in menuconfig, you have to enable, module or built-in, "Software MAC add-on to the IEEE 802.11 networking stack" in the "Networking" section. It should then show up:
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Device Drivers -->
Network device support --->
Wireless LAN (non-hamradio) --->
<snip options, bunch of drivers>
< > Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support (NEW)
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It's experimental, so it may not work either. It's at least an option, though.
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Amm123
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:51 am Post subject: |
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OK how exactly would i go about changing the kernel configurations without re-installing the whole of Gentoo. Took quite a long time so don't want to do it again if I don't have to
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Why would you need to reinstall? Changing the kernel config is simply a matter of emerging some sources, and then building a new kernel. See this:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml
Follow the manual configuration part.
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Amm123
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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I installed bcm43xx but when i try to modprobe bcm43xx i get the following error:
| Code: | WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211softmac (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
FATAL: Error inserting bcm43xx (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
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The dmesg reads:
| Code: | bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_auth
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211softmac
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_auth
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_scan_results
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_genie
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_start
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_wap
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_get_geo
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_essid
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_genie
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_stop
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211softmac
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_is_valid_channel
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Are all the ieee80211 modules loading?
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Amm123
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| How can I find out if they are or are not |
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didymos
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Post the output of lsmod.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:44 am Post subject: |
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This is the output of lsmod:
| Code: | Module Size Used by
fuse 42160 2
snd_atiixp_modem 15436 0
snd_atiixp 18900 0
snd_ac97_codec 104600 2 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp
ac97_bus 4800 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 75208 3 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 21448 1 snd_pcm
snd 52008 5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc 9936 3 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_pcm
ieee80211_crypt 7424 0
tifm_7xx1 8704 0
tifm_core 9856 1 tifm_7xx1
generic 7876 0 [permanent] |
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didymos
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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I completely overlooked this bit from an earlier post:
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WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/net/ieee80211/ieee80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211softmac (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
FATAL: Error inserting bcm43xx (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
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Can you recall the steps you went through building the new kernel?
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Amm123
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I followed this guide: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-409194-postdays-0-postorder-asc-start-0.html
I recently removed iee80211and recompiled it and the error has changed very slightly and is as follows when I modprobe bcm43xx
| Code: | WARNING: Error inserting ieee80211softmac (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
FATAL: Error inserting bcm43xx (/lib/modules/2.6.20-gentoo-r8/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) |
and the dmesg:
| Code: | ieee80211softmac: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_scan
ieee80211softmac: Unknown symbol wireless_send_event
ieee80211softmac: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211
ieee80211softmac: Unknown symbol ieee80211_tx_frame
ieee80211softmac: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encodeext
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encode
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_encode
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_txb_free
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_auth
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_set_encodeext
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol alloc_ieee80211softmac
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wx_get_auth
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_scan_results
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_set_geo
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_genie
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_start
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_wap
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_mgt
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_get_geo
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_get_essid
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_wx_set_genie
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211softmac_stop
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol free_ieee80211softmac
bcm43xx: Unknown symbol ieee80211_is_valid_channel
APIC error on CPU0: 40(40) |
Not to sure what the APIC error is all about but I don't think its related
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Amm123
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| Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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Managed to get my wireless working by re-installing Gentoo with bcm43xx included in the kernel. Not sure why it did not work before.
Thanks for all the help |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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has bcm43xx been removed in kernel 2.6.22-gentoo-r5?
| Code: | [ ] Wireless LAN (pre-802.11) │ │
│ │ [*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) │ │
│ │ < > Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection │ │
│ │ < > Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG and 2915ABG Network Connection │ │
│ │ < > Marvell 8xxx Libertas WLAN driver support │ │
│ │ < > Cisco/Aironet 34X/35X/4500/4800 ISA and PCI cards │ │
│ │ < > Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol) │ │
│ │ < > Atmel at76c50x chipset 802.11b support │ │
│ │ < > Intersil Prism GT/Duette/Indigo PCI/Cardbus │ │
│ │ < > USB ZD1201 based Wireless device support │ │
│ │ < > IEEE 802.11 for Host AP (Prism2/2.5/3 and WEP/TKIP/CCMP) |
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