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Hi all
I am a new user of linux systems, I install MAGEIA 4, x86 Distr. in acer extensa 4220 .. My wireless network adapter not work .. this message bring when I try to connect "unable to find network interface for selected device (using ssb driver)."

Which desktop environment are you using? Do you use net_applet or NetworkManager?
And please provide the output of the following commands:

Code: Select all: lspcidrake -v | grep -i -e net -e wireless -e wifi ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -ie net -e wpa

and, as root:

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

net_applet
.. here the output of command;

Code: Select all: ssb : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:14e4 device:4315 subv:1028 subd:000b) (rev: 01) tg3 : Broadcom Corporation|NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:14e4 device:1693 subv:1025 subd:011c) (rev: 02) .... root 12 2 0 15:08 ? 00:00:00 [netns] root 1108 1 0 15:08 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp0s29f7u1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wext in-zone 2676 2567 0 15:09 ? 00:00:14 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/net_applet

how can i type in root??

inzone wrote:how can i type in root??

Your question is probably, how to log in as root in konsole?
Type in the konsole-terminal:

Code: Select all: su -

and give the right password.

Thank u ..
This is the next command output ..

Code: Select all: gpg-agent[23008]: directory `/root/.gnupg' created gpg-agent[23008]: directory `/root/.gnupg/private-keys-v1.d' created gpg-agent[23009]: gpg-agent (GnuPG) 2.0.22 started [root@localhost ~]# ifconfig -a enp2s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1D:72:0A:1C:3E UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:16 irda0 Link encap:IrLAP HWaddr 00:00:00:00 NOARP MTU:2048 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:8 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:134 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:134 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:9812 (9.5 KiB) TX bytes:9812 (9.5 KiB) wlp0s29f7u1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0D:81:AC:1A:2C inet addr:192.168.1.19 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20d:81ff:feac:1a2c/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:15890 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:14040 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:9022280 (8.6 MiB) TX bytes:2155718 (2.0 MiB) [root@localhost ~]# rfkill list all 0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: phy1: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no [root@localhost ~]# systemctl status network.service -a network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network) Active: active (running) since Sat 2014-11-22 15:08:47 AST; 7h ago Process: 784 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CGroup: /system.slice/network.service ├─1040 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i enp2s0 ├─1108 /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -i wlp0s29f7u1 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wext ├─1110 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i wlp0s29f7u1 └─1867 dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient--wlp0s29f7u1.lease -pf /var/run/dhclient-wlp0s29f7u1.pid wlp0s29f7u1 Nov 22 21:47:15 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat lost. Nov 22 21:47:16 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat detected. Nov 22 22:04:35 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat lost. Nov 22 22:04:36 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat detected. Nov 22 22:17:29 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat lost. Nov 22 22:17:30 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat detected. Nov 22 22:39:06 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat lost. Nov 22 22:39:07 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat detected. Nov 22 22:53:40 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat lost. Nov 22 22:53:41 localhost ifplugd(wlp0s29f7u1)[1110]: Link beat detected.

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You forgot one command, which shows if the correct firmware gets loaded or not:

doktor5000 wrote:and, as root:
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journalctl -ab | grep -iE "fw|firmware|iwl|wifi|wire|80211"

But I think I know what the problem is: ssb driver is loaded instead of the real driver for your wireless chip. The b43 driver supports your chipset, check http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Dri ... ed_devices

ssb : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:14e4 device:4315 subv:1028 subd:000b) (rev: 01)

Please also show the output as normal user of

Code: Select all: rpm -qa | grep firmware urpmq --list-media active --list-url

dear doktor5000,
first output code is more than 900000 charecters ..
....
this a second:

Code: Select all: rtlwifi-firmware-20140828-1.mga4.nonfree kernel-firmware-20131013-2.mga4 ralink-firmware-20140828-1.mga4.nonfree radeon-firmware-20140828-1.mga4.nonfree bluez-firmware-1.2-10.mga4.nonfree kernel-firmware-nonfree-20140828-1.mga4.nonfree

....

Code: Select all: Core Release cdrom://i586/media/core Nonfree Release cdrom://i586/media/nonfree Core Release2 http://mageia.jameswhitby.net/mageia/distrib/4/i586/media/core/release Core Updates http://mageia.jameswhitby.net/mageia/distrib/4/i586/media/core/updates Nonfree Release2 http://mageia.jameswhitby.net/mageia/distrib/4/i586/media/nonfree/release Nonfree Updates http://mageia.jameswhitby.net/mageia/distrib/4/i586/media/nonfree/updates

inzone wrote:dear doktor5000,
first output code is more than 900000 charecters ..

Please upload it to a pastebin service or attach it as text file.

attached ..

Please do the following, as root blacklist the ssb module:

Code: Select all: echo "blacklist ssb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-mga

Then reboot, and show the output of

Code: Select all: lspcidrake -v | grep -i -e net -e wireless -e wifi

again please

Code: Select all: ssb : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:14e4 device:4315 subv:1028 subd:000b) (rev: 01) tg3 : Broadcom Corporation|NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:14e4 device:1693 subv:1025 subd:011c) (rev: 02)

Can you please show the output as root of

Code: Select all: lsmod tail /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-mga

output:

Code: Select all: Module Size Used by ipt_IFWLOG 12550 2 ipt_psd 53435 1 ipt_rpfilter 12490 0 xt_realm 12450 0 cls_basic 12772 0 cls_flow 16899 0 cls_fw 12733 0 cls_u32 16941 0 sch_fq_codel 17313 0 sch_tbf 13001 0 sch_prio 12960 0 sch_hfsc 25916 0 sch_htb 21889 0 sch_ingress 12746 0 sch_sfq 17112 0 bridge 94805 0 stp 12848 1 bridge llc 14028 2 stp,bridge ip6t_MASQUERADE 12672 0 xt_CHECKSUM 12493 0 ip6t_rpfilter 12490 0 xt_statistic 12537 0 xt_CT 12820 36 xt_LOG 17446 10 xt_connlimit 12564 0 xt_addrtype 12563 4 ip_set_hash_ip 26754 2 xt_comment 12456 48 xt_recent 18069 2 ipt_ULOG 13742 0 ipt_REJECT 12485 4 ipt_MASQUERADE 12760 0 ipt_ECN 12473 0 xt_nat 12601 0 ipt_CLUSTERIP 13327 0 ipt_ah 12694 0 ip6table_nat 12871 0 nf_nat_ipv6 13111 1 ip6table_nat nf_nat_tftp 12420 0 nf_nat_snmp_basic 17082 0 nf_conntrack_snmp 12745 3 nf_nat_snmp_basic nf_nat_sip 16997 0 nf_nat_pptp 12926 0 nf_nat_proto_gre 12865 1 nf_nat_pptp nf_nat_irc 12606 0 nf_nat_h323 17419 0 xt_set 12998 2 nf_nat_ftp 12645 0 ip_set 35438 2 ip_set_hash_ip,xt_set nf_nat_amanda 12422 0 nf_conntrack_tftp 12953 5 nf_nat_tftp nf_conntrack_sane 12938 4 nf_conntrack_sip 23655 5 nf_nat_sip nf_conntrack_proto_udplite 13076 0 nf_conntrack_proto_sctp 18328 0 nf_conntrack_pptp 14628 3 nf_nat_pptp nf_conntrack_proto_gre 14021 1 nf_conntrack_pptp nf_conntrack_netlink 31427 0 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 12585 2 nf_conntrack_broadcast 12541 2 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_snmp nf_conntrack_irc 13249 3 nf_nat_irc nf_conntrack_h323 62776 9 nf_nat_h323 ts_kmp 12533 5 nf_conntrack_ftp 14056 5 nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack_amanda 12897 5 nf_nat_amanda xt_TPROXY 17135 0 xt_time 12581 0 xt_TCPMSS 12584 0 xt_tcpmss 12453 0 xt_sctp 12733 0 xt_policy 12518 0 xt_pkttype 12456 0 xt_physdev 12523 0 xt_owner 12478 0 xt_NFQUEUE 12609 0 xt_NFLOG 12481 0 nfnetlink_log 17533 1 xt_NFLOG xt_multiport 12694 8 xt_mark 12499 2 xt_mac 12444 0 xt_limit 12541 0 xt_length 12480 0 xt_iprange 12679 0 xt_helper 12519 0 xt_hashlimit 17320 0 xt_DSCP 12549 0 xt_dscp 12525 0 xt_dccp 12534 0 xt_connmark 12659 0 xt_CLASSIFY 12459 0 xt_AUDIT 12590 0 ip6t_REJECT 12782 4 iptable_raw 12598 1 xt_tcpudp 12756 56 iptable_nat 12867 0 nf_nat_ipv4 13095 1 iptable_nat nf_nat 20936 15 nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_amanda,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_proto_gre,ip6t_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,nf_nat_pptp,nf_nat_tftp,xt_nat,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat xt_state 12514 0 nf_conntrack_ipv6 14318 27 nf_conntrack_ipv4 14318 36 nf_defrag_ipv6 26163 2 xt_TPROXY,nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 12649 2 xt_TPROXY,nf_conntrack_ipv4 xt_conntrack 12664 25 nf_conntrack 83278 39 nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_amanda,xt_CT,nf_nat_snmp_basic,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_proto_gre,xt_helper,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_conntrack_proto_udplite,nf_nat,ip6t_MASQUERADE,xt_state,xt_connlimit,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,nf_nat_pptp,nf_nat_tftp,xt_conntrack,nf_conntrack_amanda,ipt_CLUSTERIP,nf_conntrack_proto_sctp,nf_conntrack_netlink,ip6table_nat,nf_conntrack_broadcast,xt_connmark,nf_conntrack_ftp,nf_conntrack_irc,nf_conntrack_sip,iptable_nat,nf_conntrack_h323,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack_pptp,nf_conntrack_sane,nf_conntrack_snmp,nf_conntrack_tftp ip6table_raw 12603 1 iptable_mangle 12615 1 ip6table_mangle 12620 1 nfnetlink 14214 3 nfnetlink_log,ip_set,nf_conntrack_netlink iptable_filter 12706 1 ip_tables 17987 4 iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_raw ip6table_filter 12711 1 ip6_tables 17819 4 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_nat,ip6table_raw x_tables 22067 59 xt_physdev,xt_pkttype,ip6table_filter,xt_statistic,xt_DSCP,xt_dccp,xt_dscp,xt_iprange,xt_mark,xt_sctp,xt_time,xt_CT,xt_helper,ip6table_mangle,ip6t_rpfilter,xt_length,xt_comment,ipt_ULOG,xt_policy,xt_CHECKSUM,xt_recent,ip_tables,xt_tcpmss,xt_tcpudp,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_ah,xt_AUDIT,xt_NFQUEUE,xt_NFLOG,ip6t_MASQUERADE,xt_limit,xt_owner,xt_realm,xt_state,ipt_rpfilter,xt_connlimit,xt_conntrack,xt_LOG,xt_mac,xt_nat,xt_set,ipt_IFWLOG,ipt_CLUSTERIP,xt_hashlimit,xt_multiport,iptable_filter,ip6table_raw,xt_CLASSIFY,xt_TCPMSS,xt_TPROXY,xt_connmark,ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,ipt_ECN,ipt_psd,ip6_tables,xt_addrtype,iptable_raw,ip6t_REJECT af_packet 31164 4 arc4 12536 2 rtl8192cu 92666 0 rtl_usb 22509 1 rtl8192cu rtlwifi 75245 2 rtl_usb,rtl8192cu rtl8192c_common 64845 1 rtl8192cu b43 387103 0 coretemp 13227 0 bcma 46310 1 b43 mac80211 474928 4 b43,rtl_usb,rtlwifi,rtl8192cu cfg80211 427507 3 b43,mac80211,rtlwifi iTCO_wdt 13256 0 iTCO_vendor_support 13502 1 iTCO_wdt rng_core 13158 1 b43 acer_wmi 31735 0 sparse_keymap 13708 1 acer_wmi rfkill 21527 3 cfg80211,acer_wmi joydev 17097 0 serio_raw 13189 0 microcode 19401 0 nsc_ircc 22475 0 i2c_i801 21996 0 tg3 156139 0 ptp 18445 1 tg3 pps_core 18758 1 ptp libphy 30231 1 tg3 lpc_ich 16864 0 irda 107345 1 nsc_ircc ssb 57211 1 b43 snd_hda_codec_hdmi 45536 1 shpchp 32128 0 snd_hda_codec_realtek 59516 1 snd_hda_codec_generic 58258 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek crc_ccitt 12627 1 irda snd_hda_intel 42689 4 snd_hda_codec 118546 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 13272 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 90953 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel snd_timer 24326 1 snd_pcm thermal 17999 0 battery 18428 0 snd 62560 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel processor 30379 1 ac 13042 0 soundcore 14599 1 snd wmi 18673 1 acer_wmi evdev 17421 18 tifm_sd 17931 0 tifm_7xx1 13163 0 tifm_core 15133 2 tifm_7xx1,tifm_sd sdhci_pci 18567 0 mmc_block 31097 0 sdhci 37779 1 sdhci_pci mmc_core 106911 6 b43,ssb,mmc_block,sdhci,tifm_sd,sdhci_pci nvram 13986 0 ipv6 314842 32 ip6table_mangle,ip6t_rpfilter,bridge,nf_defrag_ipv6,ip6t_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_ipv6,ip6table_nat,xt_TPROXY,ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6 autofs4 37429 2 pcmcia 51828 2 b43,ssb ehci_pci 12777 0 ehci_hcd 65230 1 ehci_pci uhci_hcd 40355 0 usbcore 195027 5 uhci_hcd,rtl_usb,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,rtl8192cu firewire_ohci 35595 0 yenta_socket 36105 0 firewire_core 57689 1 firewire_ohci pcmcia_rsrc 18319 1 yenta_socket sr_mod 21964 0 crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core pcmcia_core 22328 3 pcmcia,pcmcia_rsrc,yenta_socket usb_common 13314 1 usbcore i915 710755 3 video 18860 2 i915,acer_wmi button 13599 1 i915 i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 i915 drm_kms_helper 42569 1 i915 drm 243383 4 i915,drm_kms_helper ide_pci_generic 12754 0 piix 12928 0 ide_core 103875 2 piix,ide_pci_generic ata_generic 12790 0 pata_acpi 12886 0 ata_piix 30529 0

doktor5000 wrote:Can you please show the output as root of
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tail /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-mga

Code: Select all: blacklist ssb

So it seems blacklisting is not working as it should.

Maybe it helps if you install the correct firmware for b43 driver. Either install b43-openfwwf package via Mageia repos, or see the instructions further below.
Please also show the output as root of

Code: Select all: rfkill list all journalctl -ab | grep -i -e ssb -e b43 -e acer_wmi -e bcma

Please take a look at viewtopic.php?p=9837#p9837 to see if you can use that to get the correct firmware, if the b43-openfwwf doesn't work.
For the current URLs to download b43-fwcutter you may need to look at http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Dri ... oned_above

I really appreciate your effort withe me, and here the output of last lines .. I will follow your steps, and show you all results.

Code: Select all: 0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: phy1: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

Broadcoms are problem wifi cards.

First of all, you need to try install dkms-broadcom-wl and reboot computer. May be your wifi card will work fine with proprietary driver.

If it will not help:
- Delete dkms-broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-kernel packages.
- Install b43-fwcutter and b43-tools packages
- Then do next actions with terminal

Code: Select all: cd ~ wget http://www.lwfinger.com/b43-firmware/broadcom-wl-5.100.138.tar.bz2 tar xjf broadcom-wl-5.100.138.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-5.100.138/linux su <yours root password> b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta.o modprobe b43 exit

- After you need to go to: Mageia control center - Network & Internet - Set up a new network interface - Wireless (Wi-Fi). Choose something like wlp3s0.

Those actions helped me to configure same wifi card on Mageia 2 two years ago. I think for Mageia 4 steps shall to be similar.
Unfortunately, I no longer have netbook with bcm4312, so I cannot to check it with Mageia 4.

Thanks.. very very much, all ..

Finally I installed (dkms-broadcom-wl) package (according to your guidance), the problem fully solved (snapshot attached).

Thanks, doktor5000, isadora, xxblx and all.

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