Re: how to examine the wireless
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 12:38 AM, lina <lina.lastname@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:02:35 +0800, lina wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Boot with the self-compiled kernel and check the module has been
>>>> loaded:
>>>>
>>>> lsmod | grep -i b43
>>>
>>> Now I am working the self-compiled kernel. also the latest one.
>>>
>>> lsmod | grep -i b43
>>> showed nothing
>>
>> Then load it:
>>
>> modprobe b43
>
> # modprobe b43
> # lsmod | grep -i b43
> b43 349208 0
> mac80211 228257 1 b43
> cfg80211 173366 2 b43,mac80211
> ssb 52359 1 b43
> pcmcia 40840 2 b43,ssb
> rng_core 12614 1 b43
> bcma 23572 1 b43
> mmc_core 84258 4 b43,ssb,sdhci_pci,sdhci
>
>>
>>>> If yes, review your dmesg and look for any errors (e.g., "dmesg | grep
>>>> -i wlan").
>>>
>>> dmesg | grep -i wlan
>
> # dmesg | grep -i wlan
> [22474.302524] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4331 WLAN found (core revision 29)
>
>>>
>>> showed me nothing either,
>>>
>>> did I fail to compile the kernel?
>>
>> Upload the full dmesg somewhere so we can check.
>
> the dmesg place
> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B93SVRfpVVg3MDU4OGViOTctYmEwNi00MmFhLWEzY2YtNDdkYzE3MjVkMzdk
>>
>>>> You still have to follow the steps (firmware and wireless-tools package
>>>> installation, wireless adapter configuration...) given at Debian's wiki
>>>> for setting up the b34 dirver:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx#b43_and_b43legacy
>>>
>>>
>>> # dpkg --get-selections | grep wireless-tools wireless-tools install
>>>
>>> 3 ] Install the appropriate firmware installer package:
>>>
>>> For 802.11b/g devices with a BCM4306 revision 3, BCM4311 or BCM4318 chipset, install firmware-b43-installer:
>>>
>>> For 802.11b/g devices with a BCM4312 LP-PHY chipset (PCI-ID 14E4:4315), install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer:
>>>
>>> For 802.11b-only devices (BCM4301) or 802.11b/g devices with the BCM4306 revision 2 chipset, install firmware-b43legacy-installer:
>>>
>>> # lspci | grep -e BCM -e FireWire
>> (...)
>>> 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 02)
>>>
>>> seems above all is not match, I don't know which one I should choose.
>>
>> It should be "firmware-b43-installer". If Debian's firmware package does not
>> work, then follow the instructions provided from upstream site to fetch an
>> updated blob directly from vendor:
which one is the updated blob? sorry.
>
> based on lspci results contains 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 02) and
> (PHY/Link) (rev 08),
>
> Do you think firmware-b43-lpphy-installer is a favor choice than
> firmware-b43-installer?
> or should I just do a try,
>
> haha ... I will try the firmware-b43-lpphy-installer now.
aptitude install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
The following NEW packages will be installed:
b43-fwcutter{a} firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
No chroot environment found. Starting normal installation
No supported card found.
Use proper b43 or b43legacy firmware.
Aborting.
# aptitude purge firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
The following packages will be REMOVED:
b43-fwcutter{u} firmware-b43-lpphy-installer{p}
# aptitude install firmware-b43-installer
The following NEW packages will be installed:
b43-fwcutter{a} firmware-b43-installer
Setting up firmware-b43-installer (1:015-9) ...
No chroot environment found. Starting normal installation
Unsupported device(s) found: PCI id 14e4:4331
Aborting.
aptitude purge firmware-b43-installer
The following packages will be REMOVED:
b43-fwcutter{u} firmware-b43-installer{p}
>
>
>>
>> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
>
> Thanks,
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> --
>> Camaleón
>>
>>
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