I have a compaq presario c500 running fedora core 8 (with automatic updates already installed) with a "Broadcom Corparation BCM93411MCG wlan mini-pci" card. It shows up in network configuration under hardware as an ethernet card and not a wireless connection. I tried to delete it as an ethernet and set it up as a wireless, yet "Broadcom Corparation BCM93411MCG wlan mini-pci" does not show up under "select wireless device" or "adapter type". Yet when I add it as an ethernet connection it shows up under "adapter type" or "select ethernet connection" yet if I install it, it has a status of 'ok', yet does not function or activate.
Drivers? Any ideas?
willhs@siu.edu wrote:
I have a compaq presario c500 running fedora core 8 (with automatic updates already installed) with a "Broadcom Corparation BCM93411MCG wlan mini-pci" card. It shows up in network configuration under hardware as an ethernet card and not a wireless connection. I tried to delete it as an ethernet and set it up as a wireless, yet "Broadcom Corparation BCM93411MCG wlan mini-pci" does not show up under "select wireless device" or "adapter type". Yet when I add it as an ethernet connection it shows up under "adapter type" or "select ethernet connection" yet if I install it, it has a status of 'ok', yet does not function or activate.
Drivers?
Yes, it looks like it's a driver issue. We need more info to be able to help. post the output of these commands:
/sbin/lspci | grep -i broad /sbin/lsmod | sort uname -a
Any ideas?
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Here are the outputs:
[root@ws150219 ~]# /sbin/lspci | grep -i broad 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) [root@ws150219 ~]# /sbin/lspci | sort 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) 08:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) [root@ws150219 ~]#
Hello: You sent me only the first output I asked for. I was expecting you to run /sbin/lsmod and not /sbin/lspci. The first and second output you gave me are the same except the second one is a sorted list for all the pci devices you have. We need to find out what models are loaded. So that we can decide if it's a configuration issue or a driver. You can list the models that are loaded by invoking "/sbin/lsmod" and then sort them for better view. Just execute "/sbin/lsmod | sort" and send me the output.
willhs@siu.edu wrote:
Here are the outputs:
[root@ws150219 ~]# /sbin/lspci | grep -i broad 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) [root@ws150219 ~]# /sbin/lspci | sort 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) 08:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) [root@ws150219 ~]#
B43 has to do with Broadcom... B43-fwcutter... b43 shows up in lines b43 , rfkill, input_polldev, mac80211, and ssb
sorted output:
/sbin/lsmod | sort 8139cp 21697 0 8139too 24513 0 ac 8133 0 ahci 22597 2 arc4 5953 2 ata_piix 16709 1 autofs4 20421 2 b43 129637 0 battery 14025 0 blkcipher 9029 1 ecb bluetooth 49317 4 rfcomm,l2cap button 10321 0 cdrom 33889 1 sr_mod cfg80211 10441 1 mac80211 dm_mirror 21569 0 dm_mod 46209 11 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror dm_multipath 18249 0 dm_snapshot 17765 0 dm_zero 5825 0 drm 67029 3 i915 ecb 6721 2 ehci_hcd 31693 0 ext3 110665 3 i2c_core 21825 1 i2c_i801 i2c_i801 12113 0 i915 23745 2 input_polldev 7369 1 b43 ip6table_filter 6337 1 ip6_tables 15109 2 ip6t_ipv6header,ip6table_filter ip6t_ipv6header 6209 2 ip6t_REJECT 8257 2 iptable_filter 6465 1 ip_tables 14213 1 iptable_filter ipt_REJECT 7617 2 ipv6 245989 14 nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6t_REJECT iTCO_vendor_support 7109 1 iTCO_wdt iTCO_wdt 13797 0 jbd 52457 1 ext3 joydev 11649 0 l2cap 25537 9 rfcomm libata 99633 2 ata_piix,ahci loop 16581 0 mac80211 112461 1 b43 mbcache 10177 1 ext3 mii 8385 2 8139too,8139cp Module Size Used by nf_conntrack 51977 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state nf_conntrack_ipv4 11717 2 nf_conntrack_ipv6 18769 2 nfnetlink 8281 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack nls_utf8 5825 1 ohci_hcd 21445 0 output 6977 1 video pcspkr 6593 0 rfcomm 36825 0 rfkill 9297 1 b43 scsi_mod 119757 4 sg,sr_mod,libata,sd_mod sd_mod 27329 3 serio_raw 9029 0 sg 31965 0 snd 43461 11 snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep snd_hda_intel 274529 1 snd_hwdep 10309 1 snd_hda_intel snd_mixer_oss 16705 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_page_alloc 11337 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm snd_pcm 63685 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm_oss 37569 0 snd_seq 44849 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 10061 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_seq_dummy 6725 0 snd_seq_midi_event 9793 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq_oss 29889 0 snd_timer 20549 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm soundcore 9633 1 snd sr_mod 17509 1 ssb 30021 1 b43 sunrpc 140765 1 uhci_hcd 23633 0 video 19921 0 x_tables 14277 7 ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_state,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_ipv6header,ip6t_REJECT,ip6_tables xt_state 6081 4 xt_tcpudp 6977 8
can you do a scan? try something like: /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan replace wlan0 with your wireless interface. If you don't know try /sbin/ifconfig -a
willhs@siu.edu wrote:
B43 has to do with Broadcom... B43-fwcutter... b43 shows up in lines b43 , rfkill, input_polldev, mac80211, and ssb
sorted output:
/sbin/lsmod | sort 8139cp 21697 0 8139too 24513 0 ac 8133 0 ahci 22597 2 arc4 5953 2 ata_piix 16709 1 autofs4 20421 2 b43 129637 0 battery 14025 0 blkcipher 9029 1 ecb bluetooth 49317 4 rfcomm,l2cap button 10321 0 cdrom 33889 1 sr_mod cfg80211 10441 1 mac80211 dm_mirror 21569 0 dm_mod 46209 11 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror dm_multipath 18249 0 dm_snapshot 17765 0 dm_zero 5825 0 drm 67029 3 i915 ecb 6721 2 ehci_hcd 31693 0 ext3 110665 3 i2c_core 21825 1 i2c_i801 i2c_i801 12113 0 i915 23745 2 input_polldev 7369 1 b43 ip6table_filter 6337 1 ip6_tables 15109 2 ip6t_ipv6header,ip6table_filter ip6t_ipv6header 6209 2 ip6t_REJECT 8257 2 iptable_filter 6465 1 ip_tables 14213 1 iptable_filter ipt_REJECT 7617 2 ipv6 245989 14 nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6t_REJECT iTCO_vendor_support 7109 1 iTCO_wdt iTCO_wdt 13797 0 jbd 52457 1 ext3 joydev 11649 0 l2cap 25537 9 rfcomm libata 99633 2 ata_piix,ahci loop 16581 0 mac80211 112461 1 b43 mbcache 10177 1 ext3 mii 8385 2 8139too,8139cp Module Size Used by nf_conntrack 51977 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state nf_conntrack_ipv4 11717 2 nf_conntrack_ipv6 18769 2 nfnetlink 8281 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack nls_utf8 5825 1 ohci_hcd 21445 0 output 6977 1 video pcspkr 6593 0 rfcomm 36825 0 rfkill 9297 1 b43 scsi_mod 119757 4 sg,sr_mod,libata,sd_mod sd_mod 27329 3 serio_raw 9029 0 sg 31965 0 snd 43461 11 snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep snd_hda_intel 274529 1 snd_hwdep 10309 1 snd_hda_intel snd_mixer_oss 16705 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_page_alloc 11337 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm snd_pcm 63685 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm_oss 37569 0 snd_seq 44849 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 10061 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_seq_dummy 6725 0 snd_seq_midi_event 9793 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq_oss 29889 0 snd_timer 20549 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm soundcore 9633 1 snd sr_mod 17509 1 ssb 30021 1 b43 sunrpc 140765 1 uhci_hcd 23633 0 video 19921 0 x_tables 14277 7 ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_state,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_ipv6header,ip6t_REJECT,ip6_tables xt_state 6081 4 xt_tcpudp 6977 8
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:D4:A1:87:99 inet addr:131.230.150.219 Bcast:131.230.150.255 Mask:255.255.255.128 inet6 addr: fe80::216:d4ff:fea1:8799/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:22561 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:16293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:25176694 (24.0 MiB) TX bytes:2133263 (2.0 MiB) Interrupt:20
lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:5345 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:5345 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:3523876 (3.3 MiB) TX bytes:3523876 (3.3 MiB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:73:00:19:E8 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1A-73-00-19-E8-A8-4C-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
I think you will need to install the correct firmware. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware You need version 4.
willhs@siu.edu wrote:
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/ifconfig -a eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:D4:A1:87:99 inet addr:131.230.150.219 Bcast:131.230.150.255 Mask:255.255.255.128 inet6 addr: fe80::216:d4ff:fea1:8799/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:22561 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:16293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:25176694 (24.0 MiB) TX bytes:2133263 (2.0 MiB) Interrupt:20
lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:5345 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:5345 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:3523876 (3.3 MiB) TX bytes:3523876 (3.3 MiB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1A:73:00:19:E8 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1A-73-00-19-E8-A8-4C-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
So the plot thickens...
I went to http://paulsdigitalworld.blogspot.com/2007/11/ubuntu-fedora-linux-hardware-w...
I saw the "There are 3 services you need to turn on. Network manager, network dispatcher and wpa_supplicant." And did a check to see if these services were running, and they were not activated at startup or running. I turn ed them on and bingo it worked!
I can now get on wireless networks...yet there is an error at boot looking for a wpa-supplicant.conf file
When the system first boots into x... I am not able to see networks... yet if I go to services and restart wpa_supplicant, I am able to see networks once again.
so... not it is just making it so the network loads at startup smoothly....
[root@ws150219 ~]# /sbin/lsmod | sort 8139cp 21697 0 8139too 24513 0 ac 8133 0 ahci 22597 2 arc4 5953 2 ata_piix 16709 0 autofs4 20421 2 b43 129637 0 battery 14025 0 blkcipher 9029 1 ecb bluetooth 49317 4 rfcomm,l2cap button 10321 0 cdrom 33889 1 sr_mod cfg80211 10441 1 mac80211 cisco_ipsec 600668 0 dm_mirror 21569 0 dm_mod 46209 9 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror dm_multipath 18249 0 dm_snapshot 17765 0 dm_zero 5825 0 drm 67029 3 i915 ecb 6721 2 ehci_hcd 31693 0 ext3 110665 2 i2c_core 21825 1 i2c_i801 i2c_i801 12113 0 i915 23745 2 input_polldev 7369 1 b43 ip6table_filter 6337 1 ip6_tables 15109 2 ip6t_ipv6header,ip6table_filter ip6t_ipv6header 6209 2 ip6t_REJECT 8257 2 iptable_filter 6465 1 ip_tables 14213 1 iptable_filter ipt_REJECT 7617 2 ipv6 245989 14 nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6t_REJECT iTCO_vendor_support 7109 1 iTCO_wdt iTCO_wdt 13797 0 jbd 52457 1 ext3 joydev 11649 0 l2cap 25537 9 rfcomm libata 99633 2 ata_piix,ahci loop 16581 0 mac80211 112461 1 b43 mbcache 10177 1 ext3 mii 8385 2 8139too,8139cp Module Size Used by nf_conntrack 51977 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_state nf_conntrack_ipv4 11717 2 nf_conntrack_ipv6 18769 2 nfnetlink 8281 3 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack ohci_hcd 21445 0 output 6977 1 video pcspkr 6593 0 rfcomm 36825 0 rfkill 9297 2 b43 scsi_mod 119757 4 sg,sr_mod,libata,sd_mod sd_mod 27329 3 serio_raw 9029 0 sg 31965 0 snd 43461 13 snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep snd_hda_intel 274529 3 snd_hwdep 10309 1 snd_hda_intel snd_mixer_oss 16705 2 snd_pcm_oss snd_page_alloc 11337 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm snd_pcm 63685 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm_oss 37569 0 snd_seq 44849 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq_device 10061 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq snd_seq_dummy 6725 0 snd_seq_midi_event 9793 1 snd_seq_oss snd_seq_oss 29889 0 snd_timer 20549 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm soundcore 9633 2 snd sr_mod 17509 0 ssb 30021 1 b43 sunrpc 140765 1 uhci_hcd 23633 0 video 19921 0 x_tables 14277 7 ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_state,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_ipv6header,ip6t_REJECT,ip6_tables xt_state 6081 4 xt_tcpudp 6977 8 [root@ws150219 ~]# man wlan No manual entry for wlan [root@ws150219 ~]# /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: A6:9F:FE:97:D8:25 ESSID:"Free Internet Access" Mode:Ad-Hoc Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=56/100 Signal level=-72 dBm Noise level=-69 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s Extra:tsf=b92a5f57be36331e Cell 02 - Address: A6:8D:B9:4E:C2:9F ESSID:"Free Public WiFi" Mode:Ad-Hoc Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=55/100 Signal level=-73 dBm Noise level=-69 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s Extra:tsf=b92a5f57be370855 Cell 03 - Address: 02:12:F0:20:C7:F7 ESSID:"ethernet" Mode:Ad-Hoc Channel:11 Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11) Quality=46/100 Signal level=-81 dBm Noise level=-69 dBm Encryption key:off Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Extra:tsf=00000026b6b7c2af
ok, I disabled the automatic startup of wpa_supplicant and that seemed to do the trick...
One problem that is also occurring is that when the laptop goes to sleep, after turning back on the mouse and keyboard do not work. I can hit the power button and turn it off, or connect a usb keyboard to function around... yet when I hibernate the system it works fine
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