[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Can we get a title that describes better this bug? If you are logged in, you can edit the title yourself. Just click the little circle icon of a pencil to the right of the title. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Can we get a title that describes better this bug? Like bcmwl 6.20 update breaks for BCM4313? It isn't the wrong driver and should work for this card. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Sam Coffland's proposal from comment #29 seems to be the most sensible IMHO. I also have a BCM4313 on my Acer Aspire One, which has been broken with this upgraded wl.ko driver. brcmsmac is not an option for me since it doesn't support ad-hoc mode, which I require. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
So, after a bit of hacking around, I was able to get my BCM4313 working
with the latest bcmwl-6.30.223.30 and the latest kernel 3.10.0.
I think the main problem that I originally had, and that others
(
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2013-February/msg00125.html
)
started having was due to the bcmwl driver changing to use API=CFG80211 (the
current make default) instead of API=WEXT, which I assume it was using before?
Well, switching back to WEXT made things work for me.
Getting it to compile with 3.10.0 was an additional tangential hurdle --
the function create_proc_entry no longer exists. Perhaps something
like this should do the trick:
--- wl_linux.c 2013-07-31 21:28:10.0 -0400
+++ /sloppyhacked/wl_linux.c 2013-07-31 23:18:22.0 -0400
@@ -3461,19 +3461,27 @@
return length;
}
+static const struct file_operations wlp_fops = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .read = wl_proc_read,
+ .write = wl_proc_write
+};
+
static int
wl_reg_proc_entry(wl_info_t *wl)
{
char tmp[32];
sprintf(tmp, %s%d, HYBRID_PROC, wl-pub-unit);
- if ((wl-proc_entry = create_proc_entry(tmp, 0644, NULL)) == NULL) {
+ if ((wl-proc_entry = proc_create(tmp, 0644, NULL, wlp_fops)) == NULL)
{
WL_ERROR((%s: create_proc_entry %s failed\n, __FUNCTION__,
tmp));
ASSERT(0);
return -1;
}
+/*
wl-proc_entry-read_proc = wl_proc_read;
wl-proc_entry-write_proc = wl_proc_write;
wl-proc_entry-data = wl;
+*/
return 0;
}
#ifdef WLOFFLD
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[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Lubuntu 12.04 kernel 3.2.0-48-generic. I was getting the sys.log spammed by ERROR @wl_cfg80211. I was using Broadcom Corporation BCM4321 for wireless and the driver was wl: bcmwl-kernel-source. I uninstalled everything that was installed and at http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 I found the solution: sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer Now I have: ~$ lsmod | grep b43\|ssb\|bcma\|wl b43 342801 0 mac80211 436493 1 b43 cfg80211 178877 2 b43,mac80211 bcma 25651 1 b43 ssb 50691 1 b43 and all tty consoles have no spamming errors like before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
** Changed in: bcmwl (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Alberto Milone (albertomilone) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
The merger of Bug #1174145 into this group is inappropriate. This bug appears to be related to getting brcmsmac selected by default, whereas Bug #1174145 is related to a WLAN interference issue that popped up between bcmwl-kernel-source versions 5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3 shipped with 12.10 and 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 shipped in 13.04. Therefore I have unmarked Bug #1174145 as being a duplicate of the bug discussed in this thread. If someone feels this is in error, please provide sufficient justification on Bug #1174145. In relation to this bug, although my BCM4313 (PCI ID 14e4:4727) does work with the brcmsmac driver, the performance of brcmsmac leaves much to be desired compared with bcmwl-kernel-source. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
OK. Perhaps it would be interesting to actually define what this (1097519) bug is about. According to the first message, it's about using the brcmsmac driver for the BCM4313 chip. No more, no less. Now lots of other, unrelated, bugs (mostly bugs about the bcmwl driver) have been merged into this one. This, to me, doesn't make sense. If one were to fix this bug now it would mean that brcmsmac driver is chosen by default for BCM4313, but none of the allegedly-duplicate bcmwl bugs would be solved. Meaning people having problems with bcmwl would not have those problems solved. Note that you may be happy with brcmsmac (which kernel version?). Please note that not everyone is using kernel 3.9 or 3.10. The linux drivers are in constant development, so what works for you now may not work with previous or future kernels. So again, you need to specify exactly which kernel applies to THIS bug. This is the reason for saying you've made a mess of bcmwl (and hence of Ubuntu, for all I care): you have over-simplified the situation so much that now most bugs related to bcmwl are marked as incomplete or invalid, because YOUR solution is to use another driver. Please open a bug saying Ubuntu should default to brcmsmac for this- and-that chip using this-and-that kernel. *I* want to use bcmwl, and *I* want bcmwl bugs being properly reported and solved (if at all possible, the core of the driver is proprietary). I might try brcmsmac with a recent kernel and see if the situation has improved. But, at least up to 3.5, brcmsmac gave me no power savings and broken channel/SSID detection, meaning not even my WLAN was found. And if found, the connection would break every minute or so. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
I had many problems with this wireless chip, because neither of packages/modules from ubuntu repository didn't work well in my 3.8 kernel ubuntu 13.04. What I (finally) found useful was the compiling the triver on my own, taken from broadcom's website. With the patches described in the post below, my notorious wireless chip worked as a charm. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2140640page=4p=12629619#post12629619 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
I agree with Bernado in comment #26. If this bug is campaign to get brcmsmac installed by default, then a) Bug #1160471 should not have been marked as a duplicate. Bug #1160471 is about v6.20.155.1 of the bcmwl drivers that was automatically installed with Raring not working (causing kernel panic on some machines like mine) whereas the previous version, v5.100.82.112, worked extremely well (I am using them now). b) I don't agree. I tried the brcmsmac drivers when I had problems with the broadcom ones and they don't work. The signal strength is so weak that I have to be stood next to the router and even then it frequently drops out. One day it might be a viable solution, but not now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
I think the best solutions would be to pull the 6.20 BCMWL driver and downgrade the official repos to the 5.100 BCMWL driver. In the future do not roll out new Broadcom drivers until they have been thoroughly tested by the community. I do believe most if not all of these bug reports would resolved with this solution so perhaps they are the same bug. Brcmsmac is just not the correct fix. On Jun 12, 2013 5:06 PM, Poru 1097...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I agree with Bernado in comment #26. If this bug is campaign to get brcmsmac installed by default, then a) Bug #1160471 should not have been marked as a duplicate. Bug #1160471 is about v6.20.155.1 of the bcmwl drivers that was automatically installed with Raring not working (causing kernel panic on some machines like mine) whereas the previous version, v5.100.82.112, worked extremely well (I am using them now). b) I don't agree. I tried the brcmsmac drivers when I had problems with the broadcom ones and they don't work. The signal strength is so weak that I have to be stood next to the router and even then it frequently drops out. One day it might be a viable solution, but not now. -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a duplicate bug report (1112924). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “ubuntu-drivers-common” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On upgrade to 13.04, the wl.ko, package bcmwl-kernel-source drier is selected. This driver does not allow the computer to boot and causes great pain in recovery for users, most of which will not be able to get the Ubuntu installation functional https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097509 Instead use the driver brcmsmac, that actually works with BCM4313 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.7.0-7-generic 3.7.0-7.15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0 Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: foxyboy1904 F pulseaudio Date: Tue Jan 8 15:36:51 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=695c8efa-91da-424d-983e-cc08dd01eba3 MachineType: LENOVO 20040M18 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-7-generic root=UUID=8b809c57-f15a-464f-a7a9-fafb8abaa715 ro quiet RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.7.0-7-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.7.0-7-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.99 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-08 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/30/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 24CN62WW dmi.board.name: Caucasus2 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr24CN62WW:bd08/30/2010:svnLENOVO:pn20040M18:pvrLenovoIdeapadS10-3t:rvnLENOVO:rnCaucasus2:rvrRev1.0:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvrRev1.0: dmi.product.name: 20040M18 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Besides the potential forever b43 debate. Maybe we should make wl driver versioned as NVIDIA drivers now. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
I have the 4312-LPHY chipset and the only way for me to get wifi to work correctly and consistently is to install the bcmwl-kernel-source package. With kernel 3.7 and up all versions except bcmwl-kernel- source_6.30.223.30+bdcom-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb gives me a kernel panic. This made 13.04 unusable for me until I got the workaround to install the previous mentioned package. Any other driver combination apart from bcmwl makes my WiFi to disconnect and ask for authentication every 5 seconds and is thus not usable. Not sure if the above is of any significance to what you are proposing but please don't remove the bcmwl-kernel-source option as an option ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:38 AM, Bernardo Reino 1097...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: @Adam Porter, Please relax. You're making a whole mess of the entire bcmwl situation because *you* think that the in-tree driver works OK for BCM4313, which is (unfortunately) simply not true. I know it works on my system because I verified it myself. I have a BCM4313 and it works perfectly for me. If this is not the case for you, explain. I did not claim that it's the best solution for everyone. I'm astonished at how easy it is for ONE person to make such a mess of a linux distribution. Really? So I've made a mess of the entire Ubuntu distro? By spending several hours cleaning up over 100 stale and duplicate bug reports on the bcmwl package? I cleaned up a major mess in one area but get blamed for making a mess of everything, everywhere. I guess I should have known better. No good deed goes unpunished. You're welcome. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Let me throw my Two cents in here. Adam I do appreciate your work on this and so should everyone else. Reino please remember this is open source and without people like Adam cleaning up these bugs and bring them into one place we would not even be having this conversation as my bug report and many more were scattered around and not generating any discussion. That being said I do not like the brcmsmac driver and know for fact that it is not nearly are good as the bcmwl driver. I have over 100 laptops with the bcm4313 and bcm4312 chips. These all come out of the box with Windows 7 preinstalled. I wipe Windows when I deploy them with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for our users. The fully functioning bcmwl driver can reach speeds of up 10 Mbps the Windows driver can reach speeds of up to 12Mbps. The brcmsmac in the same environment can only reach speeds of 2-3Mbps. It also uses much more power draining the laptop battery takes longer to connect and does not roam from AP to AP nearly as quick or efficiently. Installing the 5.100.82.112 bcmwl driver from the multiverse is not an option in our company enviorment so the best solutions has simple been to get rid of the Broadcom chips. I hope someone from Broadcom is reading this and anyone looking to buy a laptop takes note of this do not waste your time with Broadcom chips as they do not support the open source community. Support Intel as they develop their driver's in the open and consistently release support Linux. Broadcom may work for a while but you will eventually get bit as in this instance when they update their drivers and drop support for older chips. To the Ubuntu team these are the type of thing that we want you focused on fixing not developing a splashier interface. If the network does not connect it does not matter how many online retailers are integrated in the the Dash. Make the basics work well first. If we must use proprietary drivers test them before pushing them out as the vendors with putting these out frankly don't care about the open source community. Again Thanks Adam for all of your work on this. --- *Sam Coffland* Systems Administrator TruckMovers.com, Inc. s...@truckmovers.com 816.878.6046 [phone] http://truckmovers.com On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Adam Porter 1097...@bugs.launchpad.netwrote: On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:38 AM, Bernardo Reino 1097...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: @Adam Porter, Please relax. You're making a whole mess of the entire bcmwl situation because *you* think that the in-tree driver works OK for BCM4313, which is (unfortunately) simply not true. I know it works on my system because I verified it myself. I have a BCM4313 and it works perfectly for me. If this is not the case for you, explain. I did not claim that it's the best solution for everyone. I'm astonished at how easy it is for ONE person to make such a mess of a linux distribution. Really? So I've made a mess of the entire Ubuntu distro? By spending several hours cleaning up over 100 stale and duplicate bug reports on the bcmwl package? I cleaned up a major mess in one area but get blamed for making a mess of everything, everywhere. I guess I should have known better. No good deed goes unpunished. You're welcome. -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a duplicate bug report (1112924). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “ubuntu-drivers-common” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On upgrade to 13.04, the wl.ko, package bcmwl-kernel-source drier is selected. This driver does not allow the computer to boot and causes great pain in recovery for users, most of which will not be able to get the Ubuntu installation functional https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097509 Instead use the driver brcmsmac, that actually works with BCM4313 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.7.0-7-generic 3.7.0-7.15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0 Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: foxyboy1904 F pulseaudio Date: Tue Jan 8 15:36:51 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=695c8efa-91da-424d-983e-cc08dd01eba3 MachineType: LENOVO 20040M18 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-7-generic root=UUID=8b809c57-f15a-464f-a7a9-fafb8abaa715 ro quiet RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.7.0-7-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.7.0-7-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.99 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded
Re: [Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Sam, thanks for your encouraging words. I'm simply a user who ran into a bug and had some free time to mess with the bug reports I found. I expected a little random pushback, but I get too defensive sometimes. Sometimes people (including myself) forget that we're all working toward the same goal here: stuff that just works. :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
@Adam Porter, Please relax. You're making a whole mess of the entire bcmwl situation because *you* think that the in-tree driver works OK for BCM4313, which is (unfortunately) simply not true. I'm astonished at how easy it is for ONE person to make such a mess of a linux distribution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
And the regression was caused here: bug 923809 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
P.S. This comment indicates a newer release may work with these older chipsets, but it would probably be best to stick with the known-good 5.100.82.112 driver. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1110139/comments/45 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
I'm astonished at how many duplicates I'm finding of this bug. At its core it goes back about three years, because Ubuntu's not automatically switched to the broadcom-sta-* package for these chipsets, but remained with bcmwl-kernel-source. Eventually bcmwl-kernel-source got bumped to an upstream release that is dangerously incompatible with some older chipsets (perhaps Broadcom's fault), and so all these users got bumped to it. The core problem of using the wrong package has led to problems such as: * Failure to build module * Excessive errors in kernel logs * Unusable wifi on systems * Interference with other devices on local WLANs (!) This even has regressed Precise because Precise 12.04.2 pushed out the 6.20.155.1 version of bcmwl-kernel-source, which has this problem with older chipsets. For some users, uninstalling bcmwl-kernel-source and installing broadcom-sta-* may fix their problem. And/or, using bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.112 from Quantal may do it. For other chipsets, using the b43* packages may be the solution, but I think that may be a separate bug. I'm currently using bcmwl-kernel-source 5.100.82.112 from Quantal, but broadcom-sta-* in Raring is also 5.100.82.112, so I'm guessing it will also work. However, since broadcom-sta-source is in multiverse, I'm not sure if switching to it is wise, especially for the long term. This is my best understanding of the problem after going through over 80 bug reports here. An Ubuntu developer could probably understand it better than me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Further reading of old bug reports suggests that for many the proper solution is to simply uninstall all bcmwl-kernel-source and broadcom- sta-* packages so that the in-tree driver will be used. e.g. http://catlingmindswipe.blogspot.com.br/2012/07/broadcom-wireless-fix- for-ubuntu-1210.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Finally, bug 1134477 seems relevant. If that had been fixed, this might have been too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
And to confirm: removing bcmwl-kernel-source and broadcom-sta-source and using the in-tree brcmsmac driver is working on my Acer Aspire One AO722 with BCM4313 chipset on Raring with the 3.8.0-23 kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
Yes this is a work around but the brcmsmac is not as efficient, uses more power and overall does not have nearly the throughput of the bcmwl. My work around for 100+ Dell Inspiron and Latitude laptops has been to ditch the Broadcom chip and replace it with an Intel chip. The Centrino 6250 has worked very well and is an inexpensive upgrade. Intel does what Broadcom should do work with the open source community to produce the best drivers possible. On Jun 9, 2013 2:45 PM, Adam Porter 1097...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: And to confirm: removing bcmwl-kernel-source and broadcom-sta-source and using the in-tree brcmsmac driver is working on my Acer Aspire One AO722 with BCM4313 chipset on Raring with the 3.8.0-23 kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a duplicate bug report (1112924). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On upgrade to 13.04, the wl.ko, package bcmwl-kernel-source drier is selected. This driver does not allow the computer to boot and causes great pain in recovery for users, most of which will not be able to get the Ubuntu installation functional https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097509 Instead use the driver brcmsmac, that actually works with BCM4313 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.7.0-7-generic 3.7.0-7.15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-7.15-generic 3.7.0 Uname: Linux 3.7.0-7-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: foxyboy1904 F pulseaudio Date: Tue Jan 8 15:36:51 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=695c8efa-91da-424d-983e-cc08dd01eba3 MachineType: LENOVO 20040M18 MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-7-generic root=UUID=8b809c57-f15a-464f-a7a9-fafb8abaa715 ro quiet RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.7.0-7-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.7.0-7-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.99 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-01-08 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/30/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 24CN62WW dmi.board.name: Caucasus2 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr24CN62WW:bd08/30/2010:svnLENOVO:pn20040M18:pvrLenovoIdeapadS10-3t:rvnLENOVO:rnCaucasus2:rvrRev1.0:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvrRev1.0: dmi.product.name: 20040M18 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
As I said many times, we need b43 (in tree driver) as an option for u-d-c or jockey. pitti, stop FUD about b43 and adopt it. ** Also affects: ubuntu-drivers-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1097519] Re: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets
For the record, if you just unselect the bcmwl driver, ubuntu will use b43. It's exactly similar to unselecting nvidia (then it will use nouveau) or unselecting fglrx (then it will use ati). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1097519 Title: Wrong driver used for older Broadcom chipsets To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1097519/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
