BCM4318 problem on Kubuntu

[Rafał Miłecki]

2012/6/6 Hauke Mehrtens <hauke at hauke-m.de>:
> On 06/06/2012 06:11 AM, Larry Finger wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Support for firmware >= 598 was added in 3.2, so you have to use an
> older firmware or a more recent kernel or compat-wireless.

I'm quite sure I've submitted patch for stable throwing error and
stopping initialization. So using too new firmware with old kernel
should give a good hint in dmesg...

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Rafał