I'd like to confirm the issue with the Asus-based bcm4318 card as already described in full length above. Some details follow, but nothing new which has not already been told.
Using a fresh installation of Kubuntu Hardy 8.04 on a Dell Inspiron 531.
~$ uname -a
Linux gromp 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
~$ lspci -v
[snipped for brevity]
01:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 100f
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17
Memory at fddfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
~$ lshw -C network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:01:09.0
logical name: eth1
version: 02
serial: ca:ff:ee:af:fe:01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bcm43xx driverversion=2.6.24-16-generic ip=192.168.2.102 latency=32 module=bcm43xx multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11b/g
# blacklisted b43 abd b43legacy
# removed all additional firmware as extracted by b43-fwcutter during previous setup
knetworkmanager now recognizes the card as eth1 and is able to associate with my AP (using WPA and everything).
Adding bcm43xx to /etc/modules does not resolve the issue during startup, I have to load the module by hand after the boot process in order to get it working. Seems to relate to the Asus hacks which Anmar talks about in [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/182716/comments/80 Comment 80] and the possible workaround modprobe'ing b43 in between and the using bcm43xx to get the card working at all.
Hi.
I'd like to confirm the issue with the Asus-based bcm4318 card as already described in full length above. Some details follow, but nothing new which has not already been told.
Using a fresh installation of Kubuntu Hardy 8.04 on a Dell Inspiron 531.
~$ uname -a
Linux gromp 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
~$ lspci -v
[snipped for brevity]
01:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 100f
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 32, IRQ 17
Memory at fddfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
~$ lshw -C network
capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bcm43xx driverversion= 2.6.24- 16-generic ip=192.168.2.102 latency=32 module=bcm43xx multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11b/g
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:01:09.0
logical name: eth1
version: 02
serial: ca:ff:ee:af:fe:01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
# blacklisted b43 abd b43legacy
# removed all additional firmware as extracted by b43-fwcutter during previous setup
# whitelisted bcm43xx
# added firmware as extracted by bcm43xx-fwcutter
~$ modprobe -r b43
~$ modprobe -r b43legacy
~$ lsmod | grep b43
[no output]
~$ modprobe bcm43xx ieee80211softma c
~$ lsmod | grep bcm
bcm43xx 141800 0
ieee80211softmac 34688 1 bcm43xx
ieee80211 38344 2 bcm43xx,
knetworkmanager now recognizes the card as eth1 and is able to associate with my AP (using WPA and everything). /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/182716/ comments/ 80 Comment 80] and the possible workaround modprobe'ing b43 in between and the using bcm43xx to get the card working at all.
Adding bcm43xx to /etc/modules does not resolve the issue during startup, I have to load the module by hand after the boot process in order to get it working. Seems to relate to the Asus hacks which Anmar talks about in [https:/