BCM4318 problem on Kubuntu

[Larry Finger]

On 06/05/2012 03:11 PM, Vaclav Peroutka wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I updated my Kubuntu and I still have problems with BCM4318 driver. Unfortunately I can not install any newer Ubuntu as my old notebook Amilo 8010 always freezes during booting of the live CD.
>
> Can somebody know, what is wrong ?
>
> I have following system:
> $ uname -a
> Linux malamys-laptop 2.6.32-41-generic #89-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 27 22:22:09 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> $ lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
> 06:04.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
>
> $ lsmod | grep b43
> b43                   163556  0
> mac80211              205434  1 b43
> cfg80211              126528  2 b43,mac80211
> ssb                    38934  1 b43
> led_class               2864  2 b43,sdhci
>
> excerpt of /var/log/messages
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.708196] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.718799] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/i
> nput4
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.747484] type=1505 audit(1338928766.914:11):  operation="profile_load" pid=684 name=
> "/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf"
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.755714] r8169: eth0: link down
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.755990] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.808940] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.14
> Jun  5 22:39:26 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.808946] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.857917] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.857939] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.857959] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.858059] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   28.930469] [drm] initialized overlay support
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.129631] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.129636] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.152076] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.182309] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.190748] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.196865] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.259129] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: clean.
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.260864] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x3e0-0x4ff: excluding 0x4d
> 0-0x4d7
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.261597] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0x820-0x8ff: clean.
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.262202] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcf7: clean.
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.262980] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.435791] apm: BIOS not found.
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.437416] Bridge firewalling registered
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.476032] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)

I am not certain that this version of the firmware works with the 4318. You 
might try an older version.

> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.520939] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.670392] Bluetooth: SCO (Voice Link) ver 0.6
> Jun  5 22:39:27 malamys-laptop kernel: [   29.670396] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
>
> then in dmesg I have a plenty of following:
> [  118.012839] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [  118.012854] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/net/mac80211/rx.c:2482 ieee80211_rx+0x133/0x160 [mac80211]()
> [  118.012857] Hardware name: AMILO PRO V8010

My system is too new to tell exactly what causes this error; however, I think it 
comes from the wireless band not being set up correctly. Do you have CRDA 
installed? I do not see any evidence of it in the dmesg output that you posted.

Larry