testers needed b43-firmware

[siamer]

Can someone who have Broadcom wireless card check this firmware PLEASE !
Should work with cards:
-BCM4306
-BCM4311
-BCM4312
-BCM4318 should be full support
-BCM4311

Not working (and will not work...) with:
-BCM4322
-BCM4321

Small instruction:
Open Synaptic and remove:
-b43-firmware
-bcm43xx-firmware
apply

Save that file http://siamer.btk.net.pl/b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm -> open konsole and go to pleace where You saved that file and now login as a root "su" and install that package "rpm -ivh b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm"after installation in the same konsole write "modprobe b43" and check Your network or You can try reboot Your system and than try network. Hope that will fix some problems with Bcm4318...

[marian]

I will test your package today. On the livecd and then on my installation.  

[siamer]

very good
Thanks!

[rick0612]

Ran your instructions and installed your package on my Dell Mini9 w/BCM4312. Using WPA for security
Seems to run perfectly here.

Rick.

EDIT: lspci command

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

[siamer]

@rick0612 thanks for test! good that's working for You

would You be able just show us "lspci | grep Broadcom" to know exactly witch card do You have please...

[marian]

I have tried your package but probably made a mistake. I've forget to remove the -b43-firmware -bcm43xx-firmware packages and installed the b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm first. Of course it gave me some errors like:

rpm -ivh b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        file /lib/firmware/b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw from install of b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010 conflicts with file from package b43-firmware-1.0-2pclos2010
.....................
        file /lib/firmware/b43/ucode9.fw from install of b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010 conflicts with file from package b43-firmware-1.0-2pclos2010

Now I'm stuck with:
[root@localhost ndiswrapper]# rpm -e b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm
error: package b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm is not installed

[root@localhost ndiswrapper]# rpm -ivh b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.noarch.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
        package b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010 is already installed

Hm...
Can't uninstall because it is not installed and can't install because it is already installed.

Ehm.. I have to try it on the livecd 

[siamer]

did You try update rpm -Uvh b43-firmware-1.1-1pclos2010.rpm ? or just open synaptic and fix broken packages... than You can repeat try...

[grnich]

I was using my BCM4318 wireless with the ndiswrapper package that Tex posted to the repositories the other day. It worked.  Then I uninstalled the airforceone package via synaptic and installed the native driver package slamer put together.

It shows up in my network device list and sees available wireless networks.  I'd say it's a success for my broadcom 4318 card.

Dell Latitude D800
1.4 Ghz Pentium M
768MB PC2100 RAM
nVidia GeForce4 4200 Go
QSI CDRW/DVD SBW-242
40GB HD
Broadcom bcm4318 wireless

 

update:  Connected to my wireless router at home.  Confirmed to work with Broadcom 4318

[marian]

So...

You've made it.

Your package is working dude. No need for ndiswrapper. I tried it on the livecd so far but will certainly try it on my installed PCLOS B1.

Dziękuję 

[Joble]

I haven't had time to try it yet, but I will.  Would be interesting to see if your new driver package will improve performance.   

[marian]

Package is working on PCLOS Beta1 livecd, installed Beta 1 and also on my 2009 main installation. Ndiswrapper uninstalled blacklisted and still online. 
Only needed to add to modprobe.preload "b43". And it looks like it has even stronger connection with my wifi.
Wpa2 used.

Cool 

[siamer]

sounds good

I'm glad that's working for You guys

PS. if ndiswrapper is uninstalled than You don't have to blacklisted it

Enjoy !
siamer

[marian]

sounds good

I'm glad that's working for You guys

PS. if ndiswrapper is uninstalled than You don't have to blacklisted it

Enjoy !
siamer

I had to.
At boot it showed something about missing ndiswrapper and had no connection.
After boot I tried start up network manually and it gave me:

Bringing up loopback interface:                                            [  OK  ]
Bringing up interface eth0:                                                [  OK  ]
Bringing up interface wlan0:  ssb device wlan0 does not seem to be present, delaying initialization.


cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
        (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
        (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
        (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
        (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
        (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
        (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
b43-pci-bridge 0000:04:03.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKB] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:04:03.0
b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel'
Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::assoc
Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMLS, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]

No connection

Then I blacklisted it in modprobe.conf and everything is fine now. 

[Joble]

Posted from my new b43 driver!  The first ever non-ndiswrapper I've ever seen run this card properly.  (But you already know that.)

Thanks!  And performance does seem to be improved somewhat.  

Sorry for the delay in testing.  So many betas, so little time.   

[siamer]

very good
so that's working for everyone for now