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My laptop, an HP Compaq nx6325, has a Broadcom 4311 wireless chip. A year ago using Mageia 4 the laptop worked pretty well most of the time. Some upgrades would cause me to have to issue a "rfkill unblock all" command to turn the wifi on (it was identified as wlan) then it worked just fine. When Mageia 5 came out it worked well until recently when kernel 4.4.1 came along, with other updates, the Broadcom chip ceased to function indeed it almost ceased to exist. I have tried b43 fw-cutter backports-4.4.2 all to no avail. I slipped a Knoppix live DVD in and booted up and thw wifi worked perfectly so the hardware is good. What can I do to get this darn Broadcom chip to work?

David

Which desktop environment are you using? And please provide the output of the following commands:

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lspcidrake -v | grep -iE "wlan|wifi|wireless|net"
ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -iE "net|wpa"


and, as root:

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ifconfig -a
rfkill list all
systemctl status network.service -a
journalctl -ab | grep -iE "fw|firmware|iwl|wifi|wire|80211"

Hi Doktor5000,
I am using KDE.

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[dlrapp@lappy ~]$ lspcidrake -v | grep -iE "wlan|wifi|wireless|net"
wl              : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4311 802.11a/b/g [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:14e4 device:4312 subv:103c subd:1360) (rev: 01)
tg3             : Broadcom Corporation|NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:14e4 device:169c subv:103c subd:30b0) (rev: 03)
[dlrapp@lappy ~]$ ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -iE "net|wpa"
root        16     2  0 12:45 ?        00:00:00 [netns]
systemd+   866     1  0 12:46 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd
dlrapp    2419  2250  0 12:46 ?        00:00:32 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/net_applet
[dlrapp@lappy~]$



[root@lappy dlrapp]# ifconfig -a
enp2s1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.2.134  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.2.255
        inet6 fe80::217:8ff:fe4a:3e61  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 00:17:08:4a:3e:61  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 226003  bytes 214992450 (205.0 MiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 234917  bytes 202849051 (193.4 MiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
        device interrupt 23 

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10<host>
        loop  txqueuelen 0  (Local Loopback)
        RX packets 52058  bytes 3452394 (3.2 MiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 52058  bytes 3452394 (3.2 MiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

[root@lappy dlrapp]# rfkill list all
[root@lappy dlrapp]# systemctl status network.service -a
● network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-06-15 12:41:49 PDT; 3h 36min ago
  Process: 939 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   CGroup: /system.slice/network.service
           └─1088 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i enp2s1

Jun 15 12:41:48 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jun 15 12:41:48 lappy.islandexpertise.com network[939]: Bringing up interface enp2s1:  [  OK  ]
Jun 15 12:41:49 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: Using interface enp2s1/00:17:08:4A:3E:61 with driver <tg3> (version: 3.137)
Jun 15 12:41:49 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jun 15 12:41:49 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jun 15 12:41:49 lappy.islandexpertise.com systemd-sysctl[1109]: Overwriting earlier assignment of kernel/sysrq in file '/etc/sysctl.d/51-alt-sysrq.conf'.
Jun 15 12:41:49 lappy.islandexpertise.com systemd-sysctl[1109]: Overwriting earlier assignment of net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses in file '/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf'.
Jun 15 12:41:51 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: Link beat detected.
Jun 15 12:41:52 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action enp2s1 up'.
Jun 15 12:41:54 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1088]: Program executed successfully.
[root@lappy dlrapp]# journalctl -ab | grep -iE "fw|firmware|iwl|wifi|wire|80211"
Jun 15 12:38:18 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: psmouse serio4: synaptics: Touchpad model: 1, fw: 6.2, id: 0x2580b1, caps: 0xa04793/0x300000/0x0, board id: 0, fw id: 240405
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: firewire_ohci 0000:02:04.1: added OHCI v1.10 device as card 0, 4 IR + 8 IT contexts, quirks 0x2
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: firewire_core 0000:02:04.1: created device fw0: GUID 00023f9929215e0c, S400
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: [Firmware Bug]: _BCQ is used instead of _BQC
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: tg3 0000:02:01.0 eth0: attached PHY is 5705 (10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet) (WireSpeed[0], EEE[0])
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:  DFS Master region: unset
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz, 92000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 80000 KHz, 160000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 80000 KHz, 160000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (0 s)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5490000 KHz - 5730000 KHz @ 160000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (0 s)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (57240000 KHz - 63720000 KHz @ 2160000 KHz), (N/A, 0 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_scan_done
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_scan_done (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_disconnected
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_disconnected (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_inform_bss_width_frame (err 0)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_put_bss
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_put_bss (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_roamed
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_roamed (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_inform_bss_width (err 0)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_ibss_joined
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_ibss_joined (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_michael_mic_failure
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_michael_mic_failure (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_connect_result
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_connect_result (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_get_bss
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_get_bss (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol __ieee80211_get_channel
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_channel (err -22)
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup
Jun 15 12:38:19 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup (err -22)
Jun 15 12:41:56 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: IFWLOG: register target
                                                                wireless-tools
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_scan_done
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_scan_done (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_disconnected
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_disconnected (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_inform_bss_width_frame (err 0)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_put_bss
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_put_bss (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_roamed
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_roamed (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_inform_bss_width (err 0)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_ibss_joined
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_ibss_joined (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_michael_mic_failure
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_michael_mic_failure (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_connect_result
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_connect_result (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_get_bss
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_get_bss (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol __ieee80211_get_channel
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_channel (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:13 lappy.islandexpertise.com draknetcenter[5063]: Found settings for driver "wl" in category "network::connection::wireless"
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com draknetcenter[5063]: No firmware package for module "wl" is required, skipping
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_scan_done
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_scan_done (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_disconnected
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_disconnected (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_inform_bss_width_frame (err 0)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_put_bss
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_put_bss (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_roamed
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_roamed (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_inform_bss_width (err 0)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_gtk_rekey_notify (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_ibss_joined
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_ibss_joined (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_michael_mic_failure
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_michael_mic_failure (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_connect_result
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_connect_result (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_get_bss
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_get_bss (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol __ieee80211_get_channel
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_channel (err -22)
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: disagrees about version of symbol cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup
Jun 15 13:36:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: wl: Unknown symbol cfg80211_report_wowlan_wakeup (err -22)
Jun 15 14:13:43 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63844 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:13:44 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63845 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:13:46 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63846 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:13:50 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63847 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:13:58 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63848 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:14:14 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63849 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:14:27 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Shorewall:net-fw:DROP:IN=enp2s1 OUT= MAC=00:17:08:4a:3e:61:e0:cb:4e:4b:cb:df:08:00 SRC=192.168.2.222 DST=192.168.2.134 LEN=60 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=63850 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=942 DPT=59262 WINDOW=29200 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
Jun 15 14:51:11 lappy.islandexpertise.com drakuser[8699]: id2edd: 0x00000000=>/sys/firmware/edd/int13_dev80
[root@lappy dlrapp]#

Seems something is wrong with the kernel module, see the huge amount of error messages below systemctl status network.service -a. Please provide the output as root of

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rpm -qa|sort|grep wl
modinfo wl
dkms status

Hi Doktor,

Here 's the output from the commands:

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[root@lappy dlrapp]# rpm -qa|sort|grep wl
broadcom-wl-common-6.30.223.271-5.mga5.nonfree
broadcom-wl-kernel-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5-6.30.223.248-34.mga5.nonfree
broadcom-wl-kernel-4.1.12-desktop-1.mga5-6.30.223.271-2.mga5.nonfree
broadcom-wl-kernel-desktop-latest-6.30.223.271-11.mga5.nonfree
dkms-broadcom-wl-6.30.223.271-5.mga5.nonfree
iwlwifi-agn-ucode-20160516-1.mga5.nonfree
lib64gwenviewlib4-4.14.3-2.mga5
lib64wlocate0-1.1-0.git20130127.6.mga5

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[root@lappy dlrapp]# modinfo wl
filename:       /lib/modules/3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5/dkms/3rdparty/broadcom-wl/wl.ko.xz
license:        MIXED/Proprietary
srcversion:     7A846F358A4EC66E91D0E85
alias:          pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc02sc80i*
depends:        cfg80211
vermagic:       3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm:           passivemode:int
parm:           wl_txq_thresh:int
parm:           oneonly:int
parm:           piomode:int
parm:           instance_base:int
parm:           nompc:int
parm:           intf_name:string

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[root@lappy dlrapp]# dkms status
broadcom-wl, 6.30.223.271-5.mga5.nonfree, 3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5, x86_64: installed
broadcom-wl, 6.30.223.248-2.1.mga5.nonfree, 3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5, x86_64: installed-binary from 3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5
broadcom-wl, 6.30.223.271-1.mga5.nonfree, 4.1.12-desktop-1.mga5, x86_64: installed-binary from 4.1.12-desktop-1.mga5
[root@lappy dlrapp]#

Thanks for your help.

David

Please place command-output between [CODE]-tags, to improve readability, thanks ahead!!!
Demo: ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mandriva/m ... e_tags.ogv

Thanks for the tip, Isadora. I will do as instructed.

David

What kernel do you use normally?

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uname -r

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[dlrapp@lappy ~]$ uname -r
3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5

I usually upgrade to the latest stable kernel when it is offered in an update.

David

dlrapp wrote:I usually upgrade to the latest stable kernel when it is offered in an update.

You're running the oldest kernel ... You mentioned in the subject that you have issues with kernel 4.4.1, and you have neither binary driver nor dkms module built for 4.4.1 so that seems expected.
And when you would have booted 4.4.1 once the dkms module for that should at least appear in the dkms status listing.

Can you please post the output of

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rpm -qa|sort|grep kernel

Hi Doktor5000,

When I started having problems after upgrading to kernel-4.4.1 I formatted my "/" partition (I have 2 partitions / and /home) and reinstalled Mageia 5 from DVD and started over. Here is the output you asked for.

David

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[dlrapp@lappy ~]$ rpm -qa|sort|grep kernel
broadcom-wl-kernel-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5-6.30.223.248-34.mga5.nonfree
broadcom-wl-kernel-4.1.12-desktop-1.mga5-6.30.223.271-2.mga5.nonfree
broadcom-wl-kernel-desktop-latest-6.30.223.271-11.mga5.nonfree
kernel-desktop-3.19.8-3.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.1.12-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-devel-3.19.8-3.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.13-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.13-1.mga5
kernel-firmware-20160409-1.mga5
kernel-firmware-nonfree-20160516-1.mga5.nonfree
kernel-userspace-headers-4.4.13-1.mga5

dlrapp wrote:

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[dlrapp@lappy ~]$ rpm -qa|sort|grep kernel
kernel-desktop-4.1.12-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-devel-4.4.13-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-devel-latest-4.4.13-1.mga5


Seems you're missing the kernel-desktop-latest metapackage to keep your kernel updated and you're actually missing the kernel-desktop-4.4.13-1.mga5

Hi Doktor5000,

When I reinstalled Mageia 5 I did not download kernel-4.4.1 when updating. So can my problem be corrected?

David

I just booted the new kernel and appear to have the same problem with a BCM4318 wifi chip that doesn't turn on.

Here's a poor picture of the errors I see in tty2,
I'm not sure how to debug this farther.

Seems it can't load the firmware, did you try to grab a newer one?
But it should be reported as bug, would be useful if you could paste the lines you showed in the screenshot.

Hi Doktor5000,

I have been busy. I reformatted my / partition and reinstalled Mageia5 x86-64 from DVD and after rfkill unblock all and pressing the button above the keyboard then rebooting I had a working wifi. I upgraded the system excluding kernel-4.4.13 and all is well. It boots very fast and works quite well. If you want to view the output from commands please advise. I can then attempt an upgrade to kernel-4.4.13 and view the result.

David

dlrapp wrote:If you want to view the output from commands please advise. I can then attempt an upgrade to kernel-4.4.13 and view the result.

I don't need that output, you wanted to know why it doesn't work with kernel 4.4.x.

If you still want to know, there's no way around the update. If you don't want to know, then just leave it at that - it's your decision

Hi Doktor5000,

I prefer to use the latest kernel - as long as it is an improvement. I will do the kernel update and see what happens. I will inform you of the results.

David

Hi Doktor,

I upgraded the kernel and things went bad. Upon reboot the boot process was fast until the login screen appeared. After entering name and password it took five minutes to clear the login screen and ten minutes later I had a white pointer on a black screen and ten minutes later - no change. I have now rebooted to kernel 3.19.x and ifconfig tells me there is no wireless interface. I am back in ethernet and ready to answer your requests.

David

Please provide the outputs as root of

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rpm -qa|sort|grep kernel
uname -r
dkms status
ls -al /boot

and for the wireless issue again

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ifconfig -a
rfkill list all
systemctl status network.service -a
journalctl -ab | grep -iE "fw|firmware|iwl|wifi|wire|80211"

Hi Doktor5000,

Here is where I am:
HP Compaq nx6325
Installed from DVD Mageia 5 to formatted / partition
updated system using ethernet connection
System will not boot to the 4.4.13 kernel

here are the results from the requested commands:

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[root@lappy dlrapp]# rpm -qa|sort|grep kernel
kernel-desktop-3.19.8-3.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-4.4.13-1.mga5-1-1.mga5
kernel-desktop-latest-4.4.13-1.mga5
kernel-firmware-20160409-1.mga5
kernel-firmware-nonfree-20160516-1.mga5.nonfree
[root@lappy dlrapp]# uname -r
3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5
[root@lappy dlrapp]# dkms status
bash: dkms: command not found
[root@lappy dlrapp]# ls -al /boot
total 39016
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root     4096 Jun 22 16:52 ./
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root     4096 Jun 22 16:43 ../
-rw-r--r--  1 root root      440 Jun 22 09:35 boot.backup.sda
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   171324 Jun 13  2015 config-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   181123 Jun 10 05:19 config-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     4096 Mar  5 05:50 dracut/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     4096 Jun 22 16:52 grub/
-rw-------  1 root root 11798677 Jun 22 09:31 initrd-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5.img
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 11838779 Jun 22 16:52 initrd-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5.img
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       32 Jun 22 16:52 initrd-desktop.img -> initrd-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5.img
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       32 Jun 22 16:52 initrd.img -> initrd-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5.img
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   245392 Jun 13  2015 symvers-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5.xz
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   255164 Jun 10 05:19 symvers-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5.xz
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  3224453 Jun 13  2015 System.map-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  3387182 Jun 10 05:19 System.map-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       29 Jun 22 16:52 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  4342080 Jun 13  2015 vmlinuz-3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  4466352 Jun 10 05:19 vmlinuz-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       29 Jun 22 16:52 vmlinuz-desktop -> vmlinuz-4.4.13-desktop-1.mga5

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[root@lappy dlrapp]# ifconfig -a
enp2s1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.2.134  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.2.255
        inet6 fe80::217:8ff:fe4a:3e61  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 00:17:08:4a:3e:61  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 88223  bytes 125562487 (119.7 MiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 50622  bytes 4160386 (3.9 MiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
        device interrupt 23 

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10<host>
        loop  txqueuelen 0  (Local Loopback)
        RX packets 27  bytes 1730 (1.6 KiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 27  bytes 1730 (1.6 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

wlan0: flags=4098<BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        ether 00:1a:73:0f:79:f5  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

[root@lappy dlrapp]# rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: yes
[root@lappy dlrapp]# systemctl status network.service -a
● network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-06-22 17:00:32 PDT; 43min ago
   CGroup: /system.slice/network.service
           ├─1005 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i enp2s1
           └─1049 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i wlan0

Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com network[825]: Bringing up interface wlan0:  RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(wlan0)[1049]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(wlan0)[1049]: Using interface wlan0/00:1A:73:0F:79:F5 with driver <b43> (version: 3.19.8-desktop-3.mga5)
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(wlan0)[1049]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(wlan0)[1049]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com network[825]: [  OK  ]
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com systemd-sysctl[1070]: Overwriting earlier assignment of kernel/sysrq in file '/etc/sysctl.d/51-alt-sysrq.conf'.
Jun 22 17:00:34 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1005]: Link beat detected.
Jun 22 17:00:35 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1005]: Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action enp2s1 up'.
Jun 22 17:00:38 lappy.islandexpertise.com ifplugd(enp2s1)[1005]: Program executed successfully.
[root@lappy dlrapp]# journalctl -ab | grep -iE "fw|firmware|iwl|wifi|wire|80211"
Jun 22 17:00:27 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
Jun 22 17:00:27 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: psmouse serio4: synaptics: Touchpad model: 1, fw: 6.2, id: 0x2580b1, caps: 0xa04793/0x300000/0x0, board id: 0, fw id: 240405
Jun 22 17:00:27 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: firewire_ohci 0000:02:04.1: added OHCI v1.10 device as card 0, 4 IR + 8 IT contexts, quirks 0x2
Jun 22 17:00:27 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: firewire_core 0000:02:04.1: created device fw0: GUID 00023f9929215e0c, S400
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: [Firmware Bug]: _BCQ is used instead of _BQC
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: tg3 0000:02:01.0 eth0: attached PHY is 5705 (10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet) (WireSpeed[0], EEE[0])
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:  DFS Master region: unset
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz, 92000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 80000 KHz, 160000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 80000 KHz, 160000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (0 s)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5490000 KHz - 5730000 KHz @ 160000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (0 s)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (57240000 KHz - 63720000 KHz @ 2160000 KHz), (N/A, 0 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load for b43/pcm5.fw failed with error -2
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: US
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:  DFS Master region: FCC
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 80000 KHz, 160000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 80000 KHz, 160000 KHz AUTO), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (0 s)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5490000 KHz - 5730000 KHz @ 160000 KHz), (N/A, 2300 mBm), (0 s)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 80000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:28 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: cfg80211:   (57240000 KHz - 63720000 KHz @ 2160000 KHz), (N/A, 4000 mBm), (N/A)
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com network[825]: Configuring wireless regulatory domain  [  OK  ]
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1039 at drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:2670 b43_wireless_core_init+0x928/0x1260 [b43]()
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: Modules linked in: msr tpm_infineon arc4 b43 bcma mac80211 cfg80211 hp_wmi sparse_keymap rng_core ssb_hcd rfkill ppdev kvm_amd snd_hda_codec_analog snd_hda_codec_generic kvm snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm tg3 snd_timer joydev serio_raw edac_core k8temp ptp pps_core snd libphy soundcore ssb i2c_piix4 fan wmi thermal battery parport_pc 8250_fintek parport tpm_tis tpm shpchp video ac button cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_powersave powernow_k8 processor evdev tifm_sd tifm_7xx1 tifm_core sdhci_pci nvram sch_fq_codel ipv6 autofs4 pcmcia mmc_block sdhci firewire_ohci ohci_pci yenta_socket mmc_core ehci_pci ehci_hcd firewire_core crc_itu_t pcmcia_rsrc pcmcia_core ohci_hcd sr_mod usbcore usb_common amdkfd amd_iommu_v2 radeon i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel:  [<ffffffffc0b46f48>] b43_wireless_core_init+0x928/0x1260 [b43]
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel:  [<ffffffffc0a25546>] ? cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call+0x3f6/0x620 [cfg80211]
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel:  [<ffffffffc0abca94>] ieee80211_do_open+0x324/0xde0 [mac80211]
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel:  [<ffffffffc0abd5c1>] ieee80211_open+0x71/0x80 [mac80211]
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2015-15-255 15:32:10)
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: b43-phy0 warning: No "pcm5.fw" firmware file found. Hardware accelerated cryptography is disabled.
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: b43-phy0 warning: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
Jun 22 17:00:32 lappy.islandexpertise.com kernel: b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
Jun 22 17:21:27 lappy.islandexpertise.com drakdisk[6620]: id2edd: 0x00000000=>/sys/firmware/edd/int13_dev80

Hi Doktor5000,

I have a friend with me and he knows much more about Linux than I. He had me run lspci -vnn -d 14e4:

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[root@lappy dlrapp]# lspci -vnn -d 14e4:
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:169c] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30b0]
        Physical Slot: 1-2
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 23
        Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Expansion ROM at <ignored> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
        Kernel driver in use: tg3
        Kernel modules: tg3

30:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g [14e4:4312] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Broadcom 802.11a/b/g WLAN [103c:1360]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        Memory at c8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
        Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
        Kernel modules: ssb

My chip is identified as a 4312 (rev 01) not a 4311!

David

Hi Doktor5000,

This appears to be a kernel bug that is currently active. The bug number is: 69131.

David

dlrapp wrote:
My chip is identified as a 4312 (rev 01) not a 4311!

David

Where are you seeing this?
From your output

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Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g [14e4:4312] (rev 01)

Hi Ken,

Yes that is the "14e4:4312" following the bcm4311 in the response to the lspci command.

David