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  1. Bug #182716
  2. Comment #132

Comment 132 for bug 182716

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Ben Warren (biggerbadderben) wrote : Re: [Bug 182716] Re: bcm4306, bcm4309, bcm4311, bcm4312 with b43 : Authentication with AP doesn't work.

Hi Larry,

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:28 AM, Larry Finger <email address hidden> wrote:
> Ben,
>
> That is the one. My code assumed that you were running ssb and b43. You
> have bcm43xx loaded. The new version is
>
> 014000000300281020430080020002000010001800000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF9000B096D54FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF44309A1193FBA5FEFFFFFFFF3C000000000000003E000C00FFFF000000000000000001B1
>
> Try writing this one back to that location using the command
>
> sudo cp new_data $SPROM
>
> The essential difference has to do with Bluetooth coexistence. In the
> original, there was a string "0D00FFFF" that has been changed to
> "0C00FFFF" - that small difference should do the trick. Of course it
> isn't quite this simple as the file needs to have a proper CRC. The last
> two characters are the checksum that changed as well.
>

The b43 driver seems to be working now, but only after I restart
NetworkManager. When ubuntu first boots, only the 'Wired Network'
part of the GUI is visible. If I kill NetworkManager and start it,
I'm connected to my AP. On the surface, this seems unrelated to the
problem with b43, but maybe not?

thanks,
Ben