>I don't know your laptop layout but I suspect you press a button or >switch something to turn on/off wifi.
it's an dell inspiron 6400. I press Fn + F3 to turn WiFi and Bluetooth on/off. >Try in this way: after you turn off the wifi pressing button do >'modprobe -r b43 ssb' and then reload them with 'modprobe b43 ssb' >turn it on again and tell me what happens. #modprobe -r b43 ssb FATAL: Module ssb is in use. #modprobe -r b43 ssb b44 -> successful then I turned the wifi on again (Fn + F3) #modprobe b43 ssb b44 FATAL: Error inserting b43 (/lib/modules/2.6.39-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) # dmesg | grep b43 [ 2.148189] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 [ 2.148201] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 7.243960] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) [ 7.438419] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx [ 7.438442] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx [ 7.438473] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio [ 436.536175] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A disabled [ 497.375447] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 [ 497.375629] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 497.450440] b43: Unknown parameter `ssb' [ 497.451829] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) [ 497.517907] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx [ 497.517998] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx [ 497.518088] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio then I did this # modprobe ssb b44 then # modprobe b43 ssb b44 this time there was no error in loading modules but I have no network connection. # dmesg | grep b43 [ 2.148189] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 [ 2.148201] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 7.243960] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) [ 7.438419] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx [ 7.438442] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx [ 7.438473] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio [ 436.536175] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A disabled [ 497.375447] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 [ 497.375629] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 497.450440] b43: Unknown parameter `ssb' [ 497.451829] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) [ 497.517907] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx [ 497.517998] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx [ 497.518088] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio # ifconfig lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:360 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:360 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:30008 (29.3 KiB) TX bytes:30008 (29.3 KiB) ________________________________ From: Fabrizio Regalli <fab...@fabreg.it> To: Shayan Mansuri <shayanmans...@yahoo.com> Cc: 632004 <632...@bugs.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 3:14 AM Subject: Re: Bug#632004: firmware-b43-installer: B43 failes to recognize my WiFi after updating the kernel from 2.6.32 to 2.6.39 testing Hi Keivan, Il giorno mer, 29/06/2011 alle 15.23 -0700, Shayan Mansuri ha scritto: > My name is Keivan but my Email name is shayan for security reasons. > > > I'm new to debian and new to bug report. What do you mean by "CC'ing > the bugs"? Add '632...@bugs.debian.org' in Cc when you reply to me. > it's the same > > keivan@keivan-laptop ~ $ dpkg -l |grep b43 > ii b43-fwcutter 1:014-4 > Utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware > ii firmware-b43-installer 1:014-4 > Installer package for firmware for the b43 driver > All needed packages are installed correctly. > I discovered some new factcs. > If I shutdown the laptop with WiFi on then in the first boot kernel > can load firmware and WiFI LED turns on. > > > keivan@keivan-laptop ~ $ dmesg | grep -i b43 > [ 2.201111] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 > (level, low) -> IRQ 16 > [ 2.201121] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to > 64 > [ 7.034048] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) > [ 7.414026] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx > [ 7.414048] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx > [ 7.414072] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio > [ 16.732059] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 478.104 (2008-07-01 > 00:50:23) > It loads firmware without problems. > > but when I turn wifi off and then I want to turn it on again WiFi > turns on and automatically turns off again. However, LED never turns > on. > > > > keivan@keivan-laptop ~ $ dmesg |grep -i b43 > [ 2.201111] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 > (level, low) -> IRQ 16 > [ 2.201121] b43-pci-bridge 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to > 64 > [ 7.034048] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10) > [ 7.414026] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx > [ 7.414048] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx > [ 7.414072] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio > [ 16.732059] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 478.104 (2008-07-01 > 00:50:23) > [ 2076.816088] b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED > [ 2081.828112] b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to ENABLED > [ 2086.836117] b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED I don't know your laptop layout but I suspect you press a button or switch something to turn on/off wifi. Try in this way: after you turn off the wifi pressing button do 'modprobe -r b43 ssb' and then reload them with 'modprobe b43 ssb' turn it on again and tell me what happens. Cheers, Fabrizio. > > ______________________________________________________________________
