I have BCM4313 wi-fi module, which works ok under open-source brcmsmac module, except for numerous disconnects and sudden breakdowns.
So I've downloaded the proprietary tarball, installed it, but can't say it made any impact.
When I remove all the open-source modules by using
rmmod brcmsmac bcma
and then plug all the proprietary ones by
modprobe lib80211 cfg80211
insmod /lib/modules/my_kernel/drivers/net/wireless/wl.ko
nothing happens, I mean my Wicd app doesn't detect any available connections.
I'm not an expert at Linux by any means, so I wonder what might be an adequate solution.
ps. dmesg |grep wl output:
[ 5801.356381] wlan0: deauthenticating from b8:a3:86:42:93:cb by local choice (reason=3)
[ 5801.455680] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 5804.419696] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 5804.935700] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 5806.994247] wlan0: authenticate with b8:a3:86:42:93:cb
[ 5806.994328] wlan0: send auth to b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (try 1/3)
[ 5806.995904] wlan0: authenticated
[ 5806.998173] wlan0: associate with b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (try 1/3)
[ 5807.001231] wlan0: RX AssocResp from b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
[ 5807.001804] wlan0: associated
[ 5807.002284] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 5827.490902] wlan0: deauthenticating from b8:a3:86:42:93:cb by local choice (reason=3)
[ 5827.558074] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 5828.108186] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 5830.138468] wlan0: authenticate with b8:a3:86:42:93:cb
[ 5830.138583] wlan0: send auth to b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (try 1/3)
[ 5830.140406] wlan0: authenticated
[ 5830.142840] wlan0: associate with b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (try 1/3)
[ 5830.148274] wlan0: RX AssocResp from b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=5)
[ 5830.148856] wlan0: associated
[ 5830.150317] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
sudo modprobe wl & dmesg |grep wl:
[10392.295126] wlan0: deauthenticating from b8:a3:86:42:93:cb by local choice (reason=3)
[10392.392534] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[10392.947547] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[10404.291431] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[10404.933929] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[10406.963425] wlan0: authenticate with b8:a3:86:42:93:cb
[10406.963531] wlan0: send auth to b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (try 1/3)
[10406.965115] wlan0: authenticated
[10406.967018] wlan0: associate with b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (try 1/3)
[10406.975538] wlan0: RX AssocResp from b8:a3:86:42:93:cb (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=3)
[10406.976099] wlan0: associated
[10406.976817] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[13533.369462] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
an ouptut of lsmod | grep -e brcmsmac -e b43 -e bcma while my default module is loaded:
brcmsmac 531848 0
mac80211 539908 1 brcmsmac
bcma 35656 1 brcmsmac
brcmutil 14755 1 brcmsmac
cfg80211 206566 2 brcmsmac,mac80211
cordic 12535 1 brcmsmac
my connection was working great since the problem I originally adressed was resolved.
however, today I've made a reboot just to find out that my connection doesn't work again.
first of all, I've loaded the wl module by using
sudo modprobe wl
after that checked ifconfig and saw that eth1 inetrface is down and executed
sudo ifconfig eth1 up
to bring it up
shortly afterwards used iwconfig to make sure that eth1 is properly detected
in the end typed
sudo iwlist eth1 scan
to find all the available networks, which worked just as planned
however, when I've finally decided to connect and used for it
sudo iwconfig eth1 essid Network_name (no key option here since this it's not set)
the failure kicked in, since no connection is being established and iwconfig shows that no access point is associated with eth1 interface.
I've read a bunch of manuals but still have no idea what I need to do in order to get my internet back.
