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Package: firmware-brcm80211
This is a brand new wheezy installation on my new laptop (DELL Precision M6700).
After following:
http://wiki.debian.org/brcm80211
Here is what I have:
$ sudo modinfo brcmsmac
filename:
/lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/brcmsmac.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver.
author: Broadcom Corporation
alias: pci:v000014E4d00000576sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004727sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004353sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004357sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: mac80211,brcmutil,cfg80211,cordic,crc8
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.2.0-4-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
However:
$ sudo lspci -s 03:00.0 -vvx
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
Subsystem: Dell Device 0014
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at f7d00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [d0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <64us
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+
BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF-
MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF-
MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+
MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
Capabilities: [13c v1] Virtual Channel
Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
Status: InProgress-
VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=01
Status: NegoPending- InProgress-
Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-e2-ff-ff-75-f4-b7
Capabilities: [16c v1] Power Budgeting <?>
00: e4 14 59 43 06 00 10 00 00 00 80 02 10 00 00 00
10: 04 00 d0 f7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 28 10 14 00
30: 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 00 00
lshw also reveals:
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:f7d00000-f7d03fff
Is there a way for me to track what could possibly be going on wrong
with setup of wireless driver ?
Thanks
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Hi,
On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Geert Stappers <stappers@debian.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 06:50:24PM +0100, Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>> Is there a way for me to track what could possibly be going on wrong
>> with setup of wireless driver ?
>
> do
>
> lspci -s 03:00.0 -n
>
> and check that VendorID and ProductID matches what you found with modinfo
>
>> alias: pci:v000014E4d00000576sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v000014E4d00004727sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v000014E4d00004353sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>> alias: pci:v000014E4d00004357sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
>
Apparently I misread the page. I should have installed wl instead.
$ sudo modinfo wl
filename: /lib/modules/3.2.0-4-amd64/updates/dkms/wl.ko
license: MIXED/Proprietary
alias: pci:v000014E4d00000576sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d0000435Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004359sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004358sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004727sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004357sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d0000A99Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004353sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d0000432Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d0000432Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d0000432Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d0000432Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004329sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004328sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004315sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004313sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004312sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v000014E4d00004311sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: cfg80211,lib80211
vermagic: 3.2.0-4-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: oneonly:int
parm: piomode:int
parm: instance_base:int
parm: nompc:int
parm: name:string
$ lspci -s 03:00.0 -n
03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4359
Sorry for the noise,
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