Bug#407234: linux-image-2.6.18-3-powerpc: airport broadcom wireless does not work
On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 10:19:53PM -0500, Jean Privat wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-powerpc
> Version: 2.6.18-8
> Hi, on my powerbook the broadcom driver does not work.
bcm43xx is still a young driver and not fully functional in 2.6.18
can you test linux image 2.6.19 or 2.6.20-rcX from buildserver trunk
apt lines -> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel
> Scanning works:
> # iwlist eth1 scan
> eth1 Scan completed :
> Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:50:9D:XX:XX
> ESSID:"XX"
> Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
> Mode:Master
> Channel:6
> Encryption key:on
> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
> 11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
> 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
> Quality=100/100 Signal level=-155 dBm
> Extra: Last beacon: 156ms ago
> Cell 02 - Address: 00:14:BF:DB:XX:XX
> ESSID:"XXX"
> Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
> Mode:Master
> Channel:6
> Encryption key:on
> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
> 11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
> 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
> Quality=100/100 Signal level=-196 dBm
> Extra: Last beacon: 224ms ago
>
> But the connexion doesn't:
> # iwconfig eth1
> eth1 IEEE 802.11b/g ESSID:"XX" Nickname:"Broadcom 4306"
> Mode:Managed Frequency=2.484 GHz Access Point: Invalid
> Bit Rate:1 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
> RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
> Encryption key:off
> 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
>
> Whatever I do, the "Acces Point" is always invalid. I tryed to follow each
> HOWTO that I found on Google but nothing worked.
>
> Remark. Before I used Ubuntu on this computer and notice the same bug.
> The Ubuntu bug repport is
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.17/+bug/76685
>
thanks
--
maks
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