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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:33:09 -0500 From: Juan Fernando Jaramillo <juanf.jarami...@opdevel.com> To: Geoff Simmons <gsimm...@gsimmons.org> Subject: Re: Bug#611539: broadcom-sta-source: Doesn't mount wlan0 interface in BCM4312 2011/1/30 Geoff Simmons <gsimm...@gsimmons.org> > severity 611539 normal > thanks > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 09:56:25AM -0500, Juan Fernando Jaramillo wrote: > > I compile the package and install as say in the README.txt, I have the > > module lib80211_crypt_tkip installed and after copy wl to the kernel > > modules dir > > For your information, module-assistant can automate module compilation > and installation, see the Squeeze procedure[1] on the Debian wiki for > more information. > > > modprobe wl doesn't mount wlan0. > > The created interface will have an "eth" prefix, not "wlan". > > Use of iwconfig without arguments will display available wireless > network interfaces. The interface for your device will typically be > assigned eth1 (for a system with a single Ethernet controller present). > > > There are a strange thing in the dmesg, the name appear as it is > > called BCM4727 > > You have a BCM4313 device (not BCM4312) as stated in your lspci output. > wlc_hybrid uses the PCI device code (4727) and incorrectly reports > "BCM4727" in the kernel ring buffer. > > > Any idea will be wellcome. > > The brcm80211 driver[2] introduced in linux-2.6 2.6.32-22 provides > support for BCM4313-based devices and will conflict with the > broadcom-sta out-of-tree driver. > > To continue using broadcom-sta/wl, you are required to blacklist the > brcm80211 module on your system (BTS #597786). Refer to [1] for the > relevant commands. > > Thansk, it work perfect, sorry by the confusion, it was remove the brcm80211 and work. By the way the package used in Ubuntu is other. Regards > Geoff > > [1] http://wiki.debian.org/wl#Squeeze > [2] http://wiki.debian.org/brcm80211 > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
