Debian 6 b43 not working

[Larry Finger]

On 02/18/2013 01:58 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
> On 02/18/13 11:48, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
>> I have a HP ZD7000 laptop with a BCM4306.  I see no errors, but, nothing
>> seems to happen when I try to bring wlan0 up.
>>
>
> Some additional information:  What does the line
> Feb 18 11:56:40 zd7000 kernel: [82985.817765] Pid: 22091, \
>     comm: irq/21-b43 Tainted:
> mean?
>
> Tom Dean
>
>  > from /var/log/messages
>
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.201403] ---[ end trace 33198fc3419570d3 ]---
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340305] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340317] WARNING: at
> /build/buildd-linux-2.6_2.6.32-46-i386-7ZiQaK/linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/build/source_i386_none/net/mac80211/rx.c:2482
> ieee80211_rx+0xdc/0x577 [mac80211]()
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340321] Hardware name: Pavilion zd7000
> (DS487U#ABA)
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340323] Modules linked in: b43 ssb pcmcia
> rng_core mac80211 cfg80211 led_class nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat speedstep_lib
> cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_stats sco
> bridge stp rfcomm bnep l2cap crc16 bluetooth ppdev lp binfmt_misc uinput fuse
> loop firewire_sbp2 snd_intel8x0m snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus
> yenta_socket nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper snd_pcm snd_seq rsrc_nonstatic drm
> snd_timer arc4 snd_seq_device ecb i2c_algo_bit snd rfkill soundcore shpchp
> joydev snd_page_alloc irda pci_hotplug i2c_i801 i2c_core crc_ccitt video
> parport_pc psmouse parport output pcspkr evdev container button battery ac wmi
> serio_raw processor ext3 jbd mbcache usbhid hid usb_storage sg sd_mod crc_t10dif
> sr_mod cdrom ata_generic uhci_hcd cb710_mmc ata_piix firewire_ohci thermal
> mmc_core 8139too libata thermal_sys firewire_core crc_itu_t cb710 8139cp mii
> pcmcia_core ehci_hcd usbcore nls_base scsi_mod [last unloaded: led_class]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340428] Pid: 22091, comm: irq/21-b43
> Tainted: G        W  2.6.32-5-686 #1
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340430] Call Trace:
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340439]  [<c1030949>] ?
> warn_slowpath_common+0x5e/0x8a
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340443]  [<c103097f>] ?
> warn_slowpath_null+0xa/0xc
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340452]  [<e37bd7b1>] ?
> ieee80211_rx+0xdc/0x577 [mac80211]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340461]  [<e383490e>] ? b43_rx+0x42f/0x456
> [b43]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340468]  [<e3830080>] ?
> b43_radio_init2060+0x160/0x1ea [b43]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340475]  [<e38386e6>] ?
> op32_fill_descriptor+0x2a/0x8b [b43]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340483]  [<e38380a5>] ?
> b43_dma_rx+0x212/0x282 [b43]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340490]  [<e3829d22>] ?
> b43_do_interrupt_thread+0x3fa/0x4cb [b43]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340497]  [<e3829e08>] ?
> b43_interrupt_thread_handler+0x15/0x27 [b43]
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340502]  [<c106cf32>] ? irq_thread+0xbc/0x1b4
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340506]  [<c106ce76>] ? irq_thread+0x0/0x1b4
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340511]  [<c10440fc>] ? kthread+0x61/0x66
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340515]  [<c104409b>] ? kthread+0x0/0x66
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340521]  [<c1003d47>] ?
> kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
> Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340524] ---[ end trace 33198fc3419570d4 ]-

If Debian has a compat-wireless package for your kernel, please try it. That 
will likely fix the problem. If there is no pre-built package, then you can get 
the source from https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Releases. I would 
recommend the 3.7.6 release.

Larry