Bug#463498: Master mode not working
confirmed or the doc is outdated, udev is not involved in issues, just clean up z25_persistent-net.rules,
managed mode with RSN EAP-PSK fine but master mode not selectable here with ucode5.fw:
with the old setup on 2.6.24-4:
Feb 15 09:02:16 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 15 09:07:36 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input4
Feb 15 09:07:36 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file *"b43/ucode5.fw"* not found or load failed.
Feb 15 09:07:36 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
new firmware installed since with the right cutter.
deb testing 2.6.22:
tom3:/var/log# cat kern.log.0 |grep -i bcm43xx
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx driver
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4306, rev 0x3
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Number of cores: 5
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0x4, vendor 0x4243
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x5, vendor 0x4243
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Core 2: ID 0x80d, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Core 3: ID 0x807, rev 0x2, vendor 0x4243
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Core 4: ID 0x804, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Detected PHY: Analog: 2, Type 2, Revision 2
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Detected Radio: ID: 2205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 2)
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned off
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned off
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Microcode rev 0x127, pl 0xe (2005-04-18 02:36:27)
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned on
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Radio enabled by hardware
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Chip initialized
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: 30-bit DMA initialized
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Keys cleared
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: Selected 802.11 core (phytype 2)
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .level = 0, .enabled = 0, .encrypt = 0
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .active_key = 0, .level = 4, .enabled = 1, .encrypt = 1
Feb 14 14:27:54 tom3 kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .enabled = 1, .encrypt = 1
unstable 2.6.24-4
tom3:/var/log#
tom3:/var/log# cat kern.log |grep -i b43
Feb 17 11:29:29 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 17 11:29:29 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input4
Feb 17 11:29:29 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx
Feb 17 11:29:29 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx
Feb 17 11:29:29 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio
Feb 17 12:55:57 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 17 13:15:08 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 17 13:17:57 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input5
Feb 17 13:17:59 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx
Feb 17 13:17:59 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx
Feb 17 13:17:59 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio
Feb 21 12:01:18 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input6
Feb 21 12:01:20 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx
Feb 21 12:01:20 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx
Feb 21 12:01:20 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio
Feb 21 12:09:36 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input7
Feb 21 12:09:39 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx
Feb 21 12:09:39 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx
Feb 21 12:09:39 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio
Feb 21 20:15:43 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: MAC suspend failed
Feb 23 18:19:23 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input8
Feb 23 18:19:26 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx
Feb 23 18:19:26 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx
Feb 23 18:19:26 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio
Feb 23 18:25:12 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 23 18:25:59 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 23 18:28:44 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
Feb 23 18:30:39 tom3 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as /class/input/input9
Feb 23 18:30:41 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:tx
Feb 23 18:30:41 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:rx
Feb 23 18:30:41 tom3 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0:radio
Feb 23 19:15:53 tom3 kernel: b43-phy0: Broadcom 4306 WLAN found
tom3:/var/log#
tom3:/var/log# lspci -vvvn -s 00:0f.0
00:0f.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03)
Subsystem: 1799:7001
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
Region 0: Memory at febfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:""......
tom3:/var/log# iwconfig wlan0 mode master
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
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