bcm43xx steps on ndiswrapper

[James]

Well .. it may be a simple fix. Here is the messages and dmesg.

Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: set security called
Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux kernel: bcm43xx:    .level = 0
Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux kernel: bcm43xx:    .enabled = 0
Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux kernel: bcm43xx:    .encrypt = 0
Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux firmware_helper[2624]: Loading of /lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode5.fw for bcm43xx driver failed: No such file or directory
Sep 14 17:33:32 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
Sep 14 17:36:05 pollux kernel: ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5a (Broadcom,02/10/2005, 3.100.35.1) loaded
Sep 14 17:36:05 pollux kernel: wlan0: ndiswrapper ethernet device 00:0b:7d:1e:be:ee using driver bcmwl5a, 14E4:4320.5.conf
Sep 14 17:59:51 pollux kernel: bcm43xx driver
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4306, rev 0x3
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Number of cores: 5
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0x4, vendor 0x4243, enabled
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x5, vendor 0x4243, disabled
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Core 2: ID 0x80d, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243, enabled
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Core 3: ID 0x807, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243, disabled
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Core 4: ID 0x804, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243, enabled
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Detected PHY: Version: 2, Type 2, Revision 2
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Detected Radio: ID: 2205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 2)
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned off
Sep 14 17:59:53 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned off
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: set security called
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux kernel: bcm43xx:    .level = 0
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux kernel: bcm43xx:    .enabled = 0
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux kernel: bcm43xx:    .encrypt = 0
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux firmware_helper[2484]: Loading of /lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode5.fw for bcm43xx driver failed: No such file or directory
Sep 14 18:02:36 pollux kernel: bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.


>On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 22:36 +0100, Patrick von der Hagen wrote:
> Steven Haigh schrieb:
> > Quoting James <jdickson at cimtel.net>:
> >> Thanks.. I would love to use the bcm43xx module but it is flaky at best
> >> on my Dell Latitude D800.. ndiswrapper works really well.
> > 
> > I have the same on my Inspiron 8600. The rest of the machine works 
> I'll probably find some time at the weekend to finally file bug-reports 
> related to bcm43xx.
> 
> Strangely engough the only three people reporting problems related to 
> bcm43xx are all running Dell-laptops, so I wonder whether that might be 
> related.
> 
> I'd be happy if I could get some reports regarding bcm43xx so I can 
> perhaps include them when doing bug-reports. So I'd like to ask all 
> users running bcm43xx and Dell-laptops to send me some information 
> off-list, at least product-name and "works", "doesn't work", but of 
> course it would be better with additional information like lspci-output.
> 
> But of course, every other reports on hardware using bcm43xx will be 
> very welcome, too. ;-)
> 
> The problems I've seen so far:
> - crash when starting NetworkManager
> - crash when using NetworkManager to connect to a wlan
> - crash when using wpa_supplicant to connect to a wlan
> - crashes when being connected to my lan and not using wlan at all (last 
> syslog-messages are related to some reinitialisation of the bcm43xx-module)
> 
> Finally I'd like to point out...
> - I first tried bcm43xx when it was experimental and not included in the 
> standard-kernel
> - Stability on my laptop has not improved, so I had no reason to 
> consider it anything but experimental. I have not realized that
> others had more success running that driver.
> - bcm43xx seems to change with every new fedora-kernel so I believed 
> "someone is currently working at bcm43xx, so they know there are 
> problems". That's why I did not file bug-reports regarding my problems.
> - I do run the official Dell-firmware for my Precision M60 in Europe. 
> This is a firmware which the bcm43xx-fwcutter-Readme approves as being 
> successfully tested.
> - I currently keep the last six fedora-kernels installed and so far at 
> least one of them has always been able to successfully run start-up, 
> while most lock up when starting NetworkManager and 
> NetworkManagerDispatcher.
> 
> -- 
> CU,
>     Patrick.
>