Wireless problem

Tue Mar 21 00:03:41 UTC 2006

Hi, I was investigating my WiFi chipset and it's a BroadCom BCM4318. I do 
all the steps that comes into the guide to install the WiFi into KUBUNTU 
Dapper Drake 6.04 with BCM43xx and nothinf. Those are the messages that I 
request:

root at EA7FNJ:~# tail /var/log/kern.log
Mar 21 00:46:52 localhost kernel: [  589.426019] bcm43xx: Error: Microcode 
"bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
Mar 21 00:47:08 localhost kernel: [  597.094958] APIC error on CPU0: 40(40)
Mar 21 00:47:26 localhost kernel: [  606.110704] ACPI: PCI interrupt for 
device 0000:05:02.0 disabled
Mar 21 00:47:34 localhost kernel: [  610.213645] bcm43xx driver
Mar 21 00:47:34 localhost kernel: [  610.214111] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 
0000:05:02.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 225
Mar 21 00:47:34 localhost kernel: [  610.287550] bcm43xx: Error: Microcode 
"bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
Mar 21 00:47:34 localhost kernel: [  610.295965] bcm43xx: Error: Microcode 
"bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
Mar 21 00:47:41 localhost kernel: [  613.476046] APIC error on CPU0: 40(40)
Mar 21 00:47:47 localhost kernel: [  616.753079] APIC error on CPU0: 40(40)
Mar 21 00:48:01 localhost kernel: [  623.846470] bcm43xx: Error: Microcode 
"bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
root at EA7FNJ:~# tail /var/log/messages
Mar 21 00:31:37 localhost loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: load_driver(361): 
couldn't load driver bcmwl5
Mar 21 00:34:43 localhost kernel: [  216.371327] ieee80211: 802.11 
data/management/control stack, git-1.1.7
Mar 21 00:34:43 localhost kernel: [  216.371719] ieee80211: Copyright (C) 
2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno at linux.intel.com>
Mar 21 00:34:43 localhost kernel: [  216.395665] bcm43xx driver
Mar 21 00:34:43 localhost kernel: [  216.396556] GSI 22 sharing vector 0xE1 
and IRQ 22
Mar 21 00:34:43 localhost kernel: [  216.396849] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 
0000:05:02.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 225
Mar 21 00:37:20 localhost kernel: [  296.389494] NET: Registered protocol 
family 17
Mar 21 00:47:26 localhost kernel: [  606.110704] ACPI: PCI interrupt for 
device 0000:05:02.0 disabled
Mar 21 00:47:34 localhost kernel: [  610.213645] bcm43xx driver
Mar 21 00:47:34 localhost kernel: [  610.214111] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 
0000:05:02.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 225
root at EA7FNJ:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11b/g  ESSID:"casa"  Nickname:"Broadcom 4318"
           Mode:Managed  Access Point: Invalid   Bit Rate=1 Mb/s
           RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
           Encryption key:2A2A-2A2A-2A   Security mode:open

root at EA7FNJ:~# ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:C0:9F:AB:9F:60
           inet addr:192.168.1.3  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
           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:209

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:90:4B:F5:76:09
           inet addr:192.168.0.2  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
           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:225 Base address:0xc000

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
           RX packets:19 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
           TX packets:19 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
           RX bytes:1356 (1.3 KiB)  TX bytes:1356 (1.3 KiB)

Sorry for the heavy mail. Can you help me?

Thanks

At 01:01 20/03/2006, you wrote:
>On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:40 am, Juan Machuca EA7FNJ wrote:
> > Hi guys.
> >
> > Well, I describe my problem:
> >
> > I've got a HP ZE2241 Laptop with a Broadcom wireless card inside. I make
> > the next steps to configure:
> >
> > 1.- ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
> >
> > Installing bcmwl5
> > Forcing parameter IBSSGMode|0 to IBSSGMode|2
> > Forcing parameter IBSSGMode|0 to IBSSGMode|2
> >
> > 2.- ndiswrapper -m
> >
> > Adding "alias wlan0 ndiswrapper" to /etc/modprobe.conf
> >
> > 3.- modprobe ndiswrapper
> >
> > I make all this steps but I can't see wlan0. Also, I can't enable eth1 that
> > it's the wifi card.
> >
> > any idea?
>
>Howdy!  Just a few quick questions that will help us help you :)
>
>Are there any errors in "dmesg"?
>Are there any errors in /var/log/kern.log?
>What does "ifconfig -a" show?
>What does "iwconfig" show?
>What is in /etc/network/interfaces?
>What is in /etc/network/ifstate?
>
>Cheers,
>
>James
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