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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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