b43 not working with latest kernel 2.6.25.9-76

Nicolae Ghimbovschi xfreebird at gmail.com
Wed Jul 2 23:06:37 UTC 2008 

Hello,

I have the same wireless lan controller:

 Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN
Controller (rev 02)

and I have the same problem.

I think it is a bug in the new kernel.

Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  starting...
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  eth0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'sis900'.
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Found new Ethernet device 'eth0'.
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): exported as
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_c0_9f_fa_a6_24
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: Device is
fully-supported using driver 'b43-pci-bridge'.
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: driver supports
SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Found new wireless
(802.11) device 'wlan0'.
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): exported as
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_14_a4_6f_c2_14
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Trying to start the
system settings daemon...
Jul  3 01:49:04 titan nm-system-settings: Loaded plugin ifcfg-fedora:
(c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc.  To report bugs please use the
NetworkManager mailing list.
Jul  3 01:49:05 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): now unmanaged
Jul  3 01:49:08 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 1 -> 2
Jul  3 01:49:08 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): bringing up device.
Jul  3 01:49:09 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): preparing device.
Jul  3 01:49:09 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device.
Jul  3 01:49:09 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 2 -> 3
Jul  3 01:49:09 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
interface state change: 1 -> 2.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
starting connection 'Auto linux4ever'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 3 -> 4
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto linux4ever' has security, but
secrets are required.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 5 -> 6
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: Missing or invalid key management
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 6 -> 4
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto linux4ever' has security, and
secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'ssid'
value 'linux4ever'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
'scan_ssid' value '1'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'key_mgmt'
value 'WPA-PSK'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'psk'
value '<omitted>'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'proto'
value 'WPA RSN'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'pairwise'
value 'TKIP CCMP'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'group'
value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Jul  3 01:49:46 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 1 -> 2
Jul  3 01:49:47 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 2 -> 3
Jul  3 01:49:47 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 3 -> 4
Jul  3 01:49:47 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 5 -> 6
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 6 -> 7
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Connected to wireless network 'linux4ever'.
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 5 -> 7
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  dhclient started with pid 2813
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Jul  3 01:49:48 titan NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP: device wlan0 state
changed (null) -> preinit
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Device 'wlan0' DHCP
transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: canceled DHCP
transaction, dhclient pid 2813
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 7 -> 9
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
failed for access point (linux4ever)
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection 'Auto
linux4ever' invalid.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 9 -> 3
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
starting connection 'Auto linux4ever'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 3 -> 4
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 7 -> 0
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto linux4ever' has security, but
secrets are required.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 5 -> 6
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: Missing or invalid key management
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 6 -> 4
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto linux4ever' has security, and
secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'ssid'
value 'linux4ever'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
'scan_ssid' value '1'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'key_mgmt'
value 'WPA-PSK'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'psk'
value '<omitted>'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'proto'
value 'WPA RSN'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'pairwise'
value 'TKIP CCMP'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'group'
value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 0 -> 2
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 2 -> 3
Jul  3 01:50:33 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 3 -> 4
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 5 -> 6
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 6 -> 7
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Connected to wireless network 'linux4ever'.
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 5 -> 7
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  dhclient started with pid 2983
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:34 titan NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP: device wlan0 state
changed normal exit -> preinit
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 7 -> 3
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device.
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: canceled DHCP
transaction, dhclient pid 2983
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
starting connection 'Auto linux4ever'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 3 -> 4
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 7 -> 0
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 0 -> 4
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 4 -> 0
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto linux4ever' has security, and
secrets exist.  No new secrets needed.
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'ssid'
value 'linux4ever'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added
'scan_ssid' value '1'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'key_mgmt'
value 'WPA-PSK'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'psk'
value '<omitted>'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'proto'
value 'WPA RSN'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'pairwise'
value 'TKIP CCMP'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: added 'group'
value 'WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP'
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Jul  3 01:50:38 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 0 -> 2
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 2 -> 3
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 3 -> 4
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 4 -> 5
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 5 -> 6
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): supplicant
connection state change: 6 -> 7
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation
(wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful.
Connected to wireless network 'linux4ever'.
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 5 -> 7
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
Beginning DHCP transaction.
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  dhclient started with pid 2987
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Jul  3 01:50:39 titan NetworkManager: <info>  DHCP: device wlan0 state
changed normal exit -> preinit
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Device 'wlan0' DHCP
transaction took too long (>45s), stopping it.
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  wlan0: canceled DHCP
transaction, dhclient pid 2987
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) started...
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 7 -> 9
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0)
failed for access point (linux4ever)
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection 'Auto
linux4ever' invalid.
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) failed.
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage
4 of 5 (IP Configure Timeout) complete.
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state
change: 9 -> 3
Jul  3 01:51:24 titan NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device.



On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:14 AM, Andrea <mariofutire at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I cannot connect anymore to my AP with a
>
> Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN
> Controller (rev 02)
>
> With the new kernel-2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i686
>
> The previous kernel was ok (2.6.25.6-55).
>
> The Centrino Wireless ipw2100 works in both cases.
>
> What happens is that I get over and over the dialog box of the WPA password.
>
> Andrea
>
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