On 26 March 2010 13:53, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Has anyone managed to get BCM4312, 802.11b/g (pcie) Device: pci > 0x4315, going with the b43 module? > > b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, > 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000 > b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ... > b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) > b43-phy0: Controller restarted > b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, > 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000 > > I've unmasked and am using the latest firmware in portage and the b43 > module from the gentoo-sources-2.6.32-r7 kernel. The card comes up, > then authenticates and tries to get an IP address, but in less than a > second after it gets an IP address it crashes with these recurring > messages above. > > Is there a fix, or shall I go for the wl module by Broadcom or even > give up and go for the ndiswrapper solution?
Posted too early perhaps. There seems to be a patch coming for the 2.6.33 kernels. Will have to wait I guess. https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/66064/ -- Regards, Mick
