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**Kannedheat** · Nov 09, 2008, 05:47 PM

Wireless BCM4318

I tried

Code:

lspci | grep Broadcom\ Corporation

returned

Code:

06:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)

Then I

Code:

 lsmod | grep b43

Gave me

Code:

b43          144424 0                              
rfkill         19364 3 rfkill_input,b43                     
mac80211       253440 1 b43                            
led_class       13192 1 b43                            
input_polldev     12816 1 b43                            
ssb          46340 1 b43

Looking for more, I

Code:

 dmesg | grep b43

returned

Code:

                            
[  3.670204] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21  
[  15.814400] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found                     
[ 3917.052487] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input9              
[ 3917.148120] firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw                     
[ 3917.237988] firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw                      
[ 3917.250483] firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw                 
[ 3917.257606] firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw                
[ 3917.384344] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 351.126 (2006-07-29 05:54:02)      
[ 3917.384364] b43-phy0 warning: You are using an old firmware image. Support for old firmware will be removed in July 2008.                            
[ 3917.384373] b43-phy0 warning: You must go to [url]http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware[/url] and download the latest firmware (version 4).             
[ 3917.513258] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio

Checking my version

Code:

 uname -a

Linux dv8000 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:06 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Next I

Code:

 sudo /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh

Reported

Code:

--2008-11-09 18:39:25-- [url]http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o[/url]
Resolving downloads.openwrt.org... 195.56.146.238                 
Connecting to downloads.openwrt.org|195.56.146.238|:80... connected.        
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK                   
Length: 652866 (638K) [application/x-object]                    
Saving to: `wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o'                         

100%[================================================>] 652,866   165K/s  in 4.0s  

2008-11-09 18:39:29 (158 KB/s) - `wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o' saved [652866/652866]

--2008-11-09 18:39:29-- [url]http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2[/url]
Resolving mirror2.openwrt.org... 88.198.39.176                      
Connecting to mirror2.openwrt.org|88.198.39.176|:80... connected.             
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK                      
Length: 3888794 (3.7M) [application/x-tar]                        
Saving to: `broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2'                        

100%[================================================>] 3,888,794  184K/s  in 25s   

2008-11-09 18:39:54 (155 KB/s) - `broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2' saved [3888794/3888794]

This file is recognised as:
 ID     : FW10    
 filename  : wl_apsta.o 
 version  : 295.14   
 MD5    : e08665c5c5b66beb9c3b2dd54aa80cb3
Extracting b43legacy/ucode2.fw         
Extracting b43legacy/ucode4.fw         
Extracting b43legacy/ucode5.fw         
Extracting b43legacy/ucode11.fw         
Extracting b43legacy/pcm4.fw          
Extracting b43legacy/pcm5.fw          
Extracting b43legacy/a0g0bsinitvals2.fw     
Extracting b43legacy/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw     
Extracting b43legacy/a0g0initvals5.fw      
Extracting b43legacy/a0g1bsinitvals5.fw     
Extracting b43legacy/a0g0initvals2.fw      
Extracting b43legacy/a0g1initvals5.fw      
Extracting b43legacy/b0g0bsinitvals2.fw     
Extracting b43legacy/b0g0initvals5.fw      
Extracting b43legacy/b0g0initvals2.fw      
Extracting b43legacy/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw     
This file is recognised as:           
 ID     : FW13              
 filename  : wl_apsta_mimo.o         
 version  : 410.2160            
 MD5    : cb8d70972b885b1f8883b943c0261a3c
Extracting b43/pcm5.fw             
Extracting b43/pcm4.fw             
Extracting b43/ucode15.fw            
Extracting b43/ucode14.fw            
Extracting b43/ucode13.fw            
Extracting b43/ucode11.fw
Extracting b43/ucode9.fw
Extracting b43/ucode5.fw
Extracting b43/ucode4.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals15.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals14.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals14.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/n0absinitvals11.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals11.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals11.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals4.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals4.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals4.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals4.fw

But I still can't connect or see any networks to connect to

**Guest** · Nov 09, 2008, 07:43 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

I had a similar problem, have you tried ndis wrapper/windows wireless drivers to install the drivers for the wireless card?

**krazy** · Nov 09, 2008, 09:31 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Also on x86_64 here. my 4318 worked by simply:

installing the fwcutter, with prompted to download firmware automatically
restarting to reload the b43 module
using knetworkmanager to connect

knetworkmanager doesn't show any available wireless networks for you?

**Kannedheat** · Nov 10, 2008, 06:10 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

I did a reinstall of b43-fwcutter

Code:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall b43-fwcutter

I still can't connect my wireless. The blue light is light up, but it won't connect. knetworkmanager complains saying that wlan0 is unmanaged. How do I go about to manage my wireless? I can't even get it to see my network connection.

**Kannedheat** · Nov 11, 2008, 08:36 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Code:

 sudo iwlist scan

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

Code:

sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

Code:

 sudo iwlist scan

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:E0:98

B

6:65
ESSID:"zapper"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=70/100 Signal level:-42 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

n
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000cfacc0117a
Extra: Last beacon: 388ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 00:1C:F0:57:3E:C3
ESSID:"xbox360"
Mode:Master
Channel:8
Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
Quality=30/100 Signal level:-83 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

ff
IE: Unknown: 2D1A6E101EFFFF000000000000000000000000000004000000 000000
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000002810638c180
Extra: Last beacon: 348ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: 00:14:BF:CE:AF:B7
ESSID:"snail"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=28/100 Signal level:-85 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

n
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=00000157894a8984
Extra: Last beacon: 124ms ago

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

I can see it, and my neighbors, but I can't access it. I do have it encrypted.

**jglen490** · Nov 12, 2008, 09:30 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Ina konsole, enter:

Code:

dpkg -l wpasupplicant

Paste the response. Sounds like either wpa_supplicant is not installed or has not been activated.

For what it's worth, when I installed b43-fwcutter in my 8.04 system, I did it via adept. It installed the b43-fwcutter package, downloaded and installed the firmware file, started knetworkmanager, started kdewallet, and setup wpa_supplicant. I would have thought that dpkg would do the same, but obviously it didn't. (kdewallet holds the pre-shared key to activate the network, and asks for a password, not the PSK, on boot to activate the network).

**Kannedheat** · Nov 13, 2008, 03:57 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Kmanager wasn't doing it thing, so I went to get Wicd "wicked"

Code:

wget -q [url]http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg[/url] -O- | sudo apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wic

After Wicd installed, I could now see my WPA connection. When I try yo connect, Authentication fails and I can't connect.

So I...

Code:

sudo apt-get install wpasupplicant

Giving me:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
wpasupplicant is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libdbus-1-qt3 libnm-glib0 openjdk-6-jdk
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

**jglen490** · Nov 13, 2008, 06:20 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Sorry, never used wicd. You might search the forum here for "wicd", a lot of people swear by it.

**Kannedheat** · Nov 13, 2008, 06:25 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

No Its better, at least I can see my network. I just can't connect to my WPA. It fails during authentication.
I've been trying to connect to my wireless, but no go...

Code:

 route

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
iwconfig
default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 wlan0

Code:

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"Zapper"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr

ff Fragment thr=2352 B
Power Management

ff
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

pan0 no wireless extensions.

Code:

sudo iwlist

[sudo] password for kannedheat:

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:E0:98

B

6:65
ESSID:"Zapper"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=46/100 Signal level:-66 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

n
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000000f5ea61e122
Extra: Last beacon: 120ms ago
Cell 02 - Address: 00:1D:7E:E8:26:A1
ESSID:"PC Serv"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=30/100 Signal level:-83 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

n
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000003dc88144a78
Extra: Last beacon: 404ms ago
Cell 03 - Address: 00:1C:F0:57:3E:C3
ESSID:"xbox360"
Mode:Master
Channel:8
Frequency:2.447 GHz (Channel 8)
Quality=35/100 Signal level:-78 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

ff
IE: Unknown: 2D1A6E101EFFFF000000000000000000000000000004000000 000000
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000002a73b246345
Extra: Last beacon: 300ms ago
Cell 04 - Address: 00:1B:2F:65:31:34
ESSID:"NETGEAR"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=31/100 Signal level:-81 dBm Noise level=-73 dBm
Encryption key

n
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000009fdd60f9181
Extra: Last beacon: 60ms ago

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

Code:

sudo lshw -C network

*-network:0
description: Network controller
product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:06:02.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=64 module=ssb
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:06:06.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:0f:b0:be:ea:6a
size: 10MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=128 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
*-network:0
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:14:a5:63:75:a6
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes ip=192.168.1.47 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
*-network:1 DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 3
logical name: pan0
serial: 82:3d:c7:80:65:43
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

Code:

sudo cat /etc/network/interfaces

# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
address 127.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.47
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-westell 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
wpa-driver wext
wpa-ssid Zapper
wpa-ap-scan 1
wpa-proto WPA
wpa-pairwise TKIP
wpa-group TKIP
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
wpa-psk <my psk>

Code:

 sudo ifdown -v wlan0

Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-down.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-down.d/50firestarter
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-down.d/avahi-autoipd
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-down.d/wpasupplicant
route del default gw 192.168.1.1 metric 100 wlan0
ifconfig wlan0 down
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-post-down.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-post-down.d/avahi-daemon
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-post-down.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-post-down.d/wpasupplicant

Code:

 sudo ifup -v wlan0

Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
wpa_supplicant: wpa-driver wext
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0 -D wext -q -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.log -C /var/run/wpa_supplicant
Starting /sbin/wpa_supplicant...
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1

ifconfig wlan0 192.168.1.47 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1 metric 100 wlan0
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/50firestarter
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-autoipd
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/mountnfs
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/wpasupplicant

Code:

uname -a

Linux dv8000 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:06 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

**jglen490** · Nov 13, 2008, 08:08 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

It would appear that wpa_supplicant may be confused or somehow your WPA preshared key is not being fed properly to your router.

The first thin I would do is to comment out everything in /etc/network/interfaces starting with "auto wlan0" and below

Code:

sudo cat /etc/network/interfaces 

                                       
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system                              
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).                              

# The loopback network interface
auto lo             
iface lo inet loopback     
address 127.0.0.1        
netmask 255.0.0.0        

# The primary network interface
auto eth0           
iface eth0 inet dhcp      

auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet static
address 192.168.1.47  
gateway 192.168.1.1  
dns-westell 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0 
wpa-driver wext    
wpa-ssid Zapper    
wpa-ap-scan 1     
wpa-proto WPA     
wpa-pairwise TKIP   
wpa-group TKIP     
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK  
wpa-psk <my psk>

If wpa_supllicant is correctly setup, the interfaces file doesn't need an entry for wlan0. The wpa_supplicant command plus the wpa_supplicant config file has all the values that are needed. Or at least that's what should happen.

Again, don't remove the entries, just comment all the lines starting with "auto wlan0" and all the lines below that.

Then reboot and try again.

**Kannedheat** · Nov 15, 2008, 09:45 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

I tried it, but I still can't connect. I revered back to the original setting. Restarted my computer. I did connect wirelessly, but it was to my neighbors connection.

I just can't seem to get connected to my WPA connection... I'm thinking of changing it to WEP, but then I would have to change 9 others systems.

**jglen490** · Dec 01, 2008, 09:26 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Don't do WEP -- it's a hacker's paradise!!

Your system is not authenticating because the router is not seeing the PSK for some reason, which could be anything from a typo to just not sending it! wpasupplicant requires either a wpa_supplicant. conf file or needs to use the wpa_cli script to generate the equivalent entries. The wpa_supplicant.conf file is normally located in /etc/wpa_supplicant directory. If you do

Code:

man wpa_supplicant.conf

, there are example entries that can be used.

On my current system, wpa_cli is called during the boot process. On my previous Kubuntu 7.10, I used a wpa_supplicant.conf with good success. If you are up to it, try to set up a wpa*.conf file, with commented out interfaces file.

You can also use

Code:

sudo iwconfig

on the command line with various parameters that would be used in wpa*.conf to see man see if you can get a response from your router. I've not used that particular process, but it been referenced here in other threads -- apparently with success.

One of these methods should get you connected whether you use wicd, knetworkmanager, or some other tool. It's just a matter of ensuring that your computer is sending wpa-related configuration info to your router such that your router understands what is being sent.

**muzicman0** · Dec 02, 2008, 03:57 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

OK, let me search for a minute...I have the same card, and it is a problem with the order that the drivers are loaded, so I found a script that I use to shut down both wired and wireless cards, and reload them, and it works great...I am not at home, so hopefully I can find it on my work computer...be right back!
mm0

**muzicman0** · Dec 02, 2008, 04:41 PM

Re: Wireless BCM4318

Found it! Make sure you have the restricted driver 'wl' installed and try:

Code:

sudo modprobe -r b43 b44 ssb wl
sudo modprobe wl

this should bring the wireless up...assuming all the other trouble shooting hasn't uninstalled something (I didn't read the entire thread)...if that works, then do this as root:

Code:

echo -e '#ssb workaround\ninstall wl modprobe -r b43 b44 b43legacy ssb; modprobe --ignore-install wl $CMDLINE_OPTS; modprobe ssb; modprobe b44;' | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/wl

Which will make it work at boot.

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