[gentoo-powerpc] b43 wireless not working

[gentoo-powerpc] b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez Jr.]

I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not sure what else I am missing. 

Sent from my iPhone

[gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez, Jr.]

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Here is more info

rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
Password:
0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
Subsystem: 106b:4318
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 16
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 52
Region 0: Memory at 80084000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb

0001:10:17.0 ff00: 106b:003e
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 16, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Region 0: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
--
0001:10:1b.0 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: 1033:0035
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 16 (250ns min, 10500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 63
Region 0: Memory at 80082000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
--
0001:10:1b.1 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: 1033:0035
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 16 (250ns min, 10500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 63
Region 0: Memory at 80081000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ dmesg |grep -e Broadcom -e b43
[   15.489102] b43-pci-bridge 0001:10:12.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0006)
[   18.069007] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[   18.111216] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
[   18.111244] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[   18.133784] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
[   98.348291] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[   98.389604] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
[   98.389633] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[   98.413799] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
[ 6366.867109] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[ 6366.933675] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
[ 6366.933704] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[ 6366.958892] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $


On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have
> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and
> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the
> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it
> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not
> sure what else I am missing.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Joseph Jezak]

On 04/14/2015 10:58 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. wrote:
> Here is more info
>
> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
> Password:
> 0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
> Subsystem: 106b:4318
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
> <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> Latency: 16
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 52
> Region 0: Memory at 80084000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
> Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
> Kernel modules: ssb
>
> 0001:10:17.0 ff00: 106b:003e
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
> <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> Latency: 16, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
> Region 0: Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
> --
> 0001:10:1b.0 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
> Subsystem: 1033:0035
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
> <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> Latency: 16 (250ns min, 10500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 63
> Region 0: Memory at 80082000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
> --
> 0001:10:1b.1 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
> Subsystem: 1033:0035
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
> <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> Latency: 16 (250ns min, 10500ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
> Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 63
> Region 0: Memory at 80081000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ dmesg |grep -e Broadcom -e b43
> [   15.489102] b43-pci-bridge 0001:10:12.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0006)
> [   18.069007] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
> [   18.111216] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
> [   18.111244] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
> Revision 8
> [   18.133784] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
> [   98.348291] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
> [   98.389604] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
> [   98.389633] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
> Revision 8
> [   98.413799] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
> [ 6366.867109] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
> [ 6366.933675] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
> [ 6366.933704] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
> Revision 8
> [ 6366.958892] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have
>> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and
>> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the
>> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it
>> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not
>> sure what else I am missing.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
This indicates that the wireless is working properly. Did you set up 
wpa-supplicant? What exactly isn't working?

-Joe

[gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)]

On 2015-04-15, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have
>> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and
>> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the
>> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it
>> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not
>> sure what else I am missing.

How are you checking if the wireless is working?

Does the card show up in "ifconfig -a"?

I think that, nowadays, you're supposed to install b43-firmware, which
will pull in b43-fwcutter. But, as far as you get the firmware, I guess
it should be enough...

>
> Here is more info
>
> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
> Password:
> 0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)

... except that you have a BCM4318. There's at least one report of the
latest version of the broadcom firmware not working that well with
BCM4318,

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541080

(Unfortunately, https://bugs.gentoo.org/ appears to be down right now.)

-- 
Nuno Silva
Helsinki, Finland

Re: [gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez Jr.]

I am not seeing my wireless interface when I execute ifconfig

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 15, 2015, at 1:58 AM, "Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)" <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
> 
>> On 2015-04-15, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
>> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have
>>> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and
>>> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the
>>> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it
>>> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not
>>> sure what else I am missing.
> 
> How are you checking if the wireless is working?
> 
> Does the card show up in "ifconfig -a"?
> 
> I think that, nowadays, you're supposed to install b43-firmware, which
> will pull in b43-fwcutter. But, as far as you get the firmware, I guess
> it should be enough...
> 
>> 
>> Here is more info
>> 
>> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
>> Password:
>> 0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
> 
> ... except that you have a BCM4318. There's at least one report of the
> latest version of the broadcom firmware not working that well with
> BCM4318,
> 
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541080
> 
> (Unfortunately, https://bugs.gentoo.org/ appears to be down right now.)
> 
> -- 
> Nuno Silva
> Helsinki, Finland
> 
> 

Re: [gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Nuno Silva]

On April 15, 2015 4:32:52 PM EEST, "Herminio Hernandez Jr. " <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>I am not seeing my wireless interface when I execute ifconfig
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 15, 2015, at 1:58 AM, "Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)"
><nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2015-04-15, Herminio Hernandez, Jr.
><herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
>>> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I
>have
>>>> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I
>downloaded and
>>>> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run
>the
>>>> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get
>it
>>>> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly.
>I am not
>>>> sure what else I am missing.
>> 
>> How are you checking if the wireless is working?
>> 
>> Does the card show up in "ifconfig -a"?
>> 
>> I think that, nowadays, you're supposed to install b43-firmware,
>which
>> will pull in b43-fwcutter. But, as far as you get the firmware, I
>guess
>> it should be enough...
>> 
>>> 
>>> Here is more info
>>> 
>>> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
>>> Password:
>>> 0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
>> 
>> ... except that you have a BCM4318. There's at least one report of
>the
>> latest version of the broadcom firmware not working that well with
>> BCM4318,
>> 
>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541080
>> 
>> (Unfortunately, https://bugs.gentoo.org/ appears to be down right
>now.)
>> 
>> -- 
>> Nuno Silva
>> Helsinki, Finland
>> 
>> 

Are you running it with the '-a' parameter?
-- 
Nuno Silva (aka njsg)

Re: [gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez Jr.]

No I will try when I get home from work. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 15, 2015, at 8:34 AM, Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
> 
>> On April 15, 2015 4:32:52 PM EEST, "Herminio Hernandez Jr. " <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am not seeing my wireless interface when I execute ifconfig
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Apr 15, 2015, at 1:58 AM, "Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)"
>>> <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2015-04-15, Herminio Hernandez, Jr.
>> <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
>>>> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I
>> have
>>>>> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I
>> downloaded and
>>>>> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run
>> the
>>>>> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get
>> it
>>>>> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly.
>> I am not
>>>>> sure what else I am missing.
>>> 
>>> How are you checking if the wireless is working?
>>> 
>>> Does the card show up in "ifconfig -a"?
>>> 
>>> I think that, nowadays, you're supposed to install b43-firmware,
>> which
>>> will pull in b43-fwcutter. But, as far as you get the firmware, I
>> guess
>>> it should be enough...
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Here is more info
>>>> 
>>>> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
>>>> Password:
>>>> 0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
>>> 
>>> ... except that you have a BCM4318. There's at least one report of
>> the
>>> latest version of the broadcom firmware not working that well with
>>> BCM4318,
>>> 
>>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541080
>>> 
>>> (Unfortunately, https://bugs.gentoo.org/ appears to be down right
>> now.)
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Nuno Silva
>>> Helsinki, Finland
> 
> Are you running it with the '-a' parameter?
> -- 
> Nuno Silva (aka njsg)

Re: [gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez, Jr.]

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I ran with the -a parameter and saw the interface. I ran ifconfig wlan0 up
and now I see it when I just run ifconfig. However I am unable to join a
wireless network. I have networkmanager installed and running. I also saw
in this thread
<https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-964764-view-previous.html> someone
suggested to enable wext in the kernel wich I did and still no luck. Below
is what I have.

rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo zcat /proc/config.gz | grep WEXT
Password:
CONFIG_WEXT_CORE=y
CONFIG_WEXT_PROC=y
CONFIG_WEXT_SPY=y
CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV=y
CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y


ibookG4-gentoo ~ # ifconfig
enP2p32s15f0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.1.133  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255
        ether 00:14:51:38:fa:f8  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 1370  bytes 100431 (98.0 KiB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 232  bytes 42740 (41.7 KiB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        loop  txqueuelen 0  (Local Loopback)
        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

wlan0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        ether 00:14:51:e4:55:af  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


rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ dmesg |grep -e b43 -e Broadcom
[   15.303705] b43-pci-bridge 0001:10:12.0: enabling device (0004 -> 0006)
[   18.177921] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[   18.221598] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
[   18.221622] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[   18.245774] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
[   24.869604] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23
01:15:07)
[   24.889614] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
[   24.890355] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[   24.890396] b43-phy0 debug: QoS enabled
[   24.909980] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
[   24.910041] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
[  326.614085] b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 2
[  326.614234] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
[  326.614244] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 rx_ring: Used slots 1/256, Failed
frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries 0.00
[  326.614545] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 tx_ring_AC_BK: Used slots 0/256,
Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries 0.00
[  326.625849] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 tx_ring_AC_BE: Used slots 0/256,
Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries 0.00
[  326.633659] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 tx_ring_AC_VI: Used slots 0/256,
Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries 0.00
[  326.641672] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 tx_ring_AC_VO: Used slots 2/256,
Failed frames 0/77 = 0.0%, Average tries 1.00
[  326.649658] b43-phy0 debug: DMA-32 tx_ring_mcast: Used slots 0/256,
Failed frames 0/0 = 0.0%, Average tries 0.00
[  329.428242] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[  329.469600] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2 (G), Revision 7
[  329.469630] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[  329.493807] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL ]
[  329.677611] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23
01:15:07)
[  329.697615] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
[  329.698215] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[  329.698256] b43-phy0 debug: QoS enabled
[  329.717981] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
[  329.718044] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2


On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:

> No I will try when I get home from work.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 15, 2015, at 8:34 AM, Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
> >
> >> On April 15, 2015 4:32:52 PM EEST, "Herminio Hernandez Jr. " <
> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I am not seeing my wireless interface when I execute ifconfig
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>>> On Apr 15, 2015, at 1:58 AM, "Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)"
> >>> <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 2015-04-15, Herminio Hernandez, Jr.
> >> <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
> >>>> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I
> >> have
> >>>>> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I
> >> downloaded and
> >>>>> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run
> >> the
> >>>>> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get
> >> it
> >>>>> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly.
> >> I am not
> >>>>> sure what else I am missing.
> >>>
> >>> How are you checking if the wireless is working?
> >>>
> >>> Does the card show up in "ifconfig -a"?
> >>>
> >>> I think that, nowadays, you're supposed to install b43-firmware,
> >> which
> >>> will pull in b43-fwcutter. But, as far as you get the firmware, I
> >> guess
> >>> it should be enough...
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Here is more info
> >>>>
> >>>> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo lspci -vvn|grep 43 -A7
> >>>> Password:
> >>>> 0001:10:12.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02)
> >>>
> >>> ... except that you have a BCM4318. There's at least one report of
> >> the
> >>> latest version of the broadcom firmware not working that well with
> >>> BCM4318,
> >>>
> >>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541080
> >>>
> >>> (Unfortunately, https://bugs.gentoo.org/ appears to be down right
> >> now.)
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Nuno Silva
> >>> Helsinki, Finland
> >
> > Are you running it with the '-a' parameter?
> > --
> > Nuno Silva (aka njsg)
>

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[gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)]

On 2015-04-16, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 15, 2015, at 8:34 AM, Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt> wrote:
>> > On April 15, 2015 4:32:52 PM EEST, "Herminio Hernandez Jr. " <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I am not seeing my wireless interface when I execute ifconfig
>> >
>> > Are you running it with the '-a' parameter?
>> No I will try when I get home from work.
>
> I ran with the -a parameter and saw the interface. I ran ifconfig wlan0 up
> and now I see it when I just run ifconfig. However I am unable to join a
> wireless network.

This is normal. So far the driver seems to be able to initialize the
card, and it shows up. But to connect to actual networks, especially
protected networks or different networks, you need something else on top
of that.


> I have networkmanager installed and running. I also saw
> in this thread
><https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-964764-view-previous.html> someone
> suggested to enable wext in the kernel wich I did and still no luck. Below
> is what I have.

I don't know how to use NetworkManager, so I can't help here, I use
wpa_supplicant.

> rican-linux@ibookG4-gentoo ~ $ sudo zcat /proc/config.gz | grep WEXT
> Password:
> CONFIG_WEXT_CORE=y
> CONFIG_WEXT_PROC=y
> CONFIG_WEXT_SPY=y
> CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV=y
> CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y

This will let you use iwconfig and friends, and I think this is the
problem that the forum post tried to solve. It shouldn't change how
wpa_supplicant (and others?) support the card, as wpa_supplicant at
least defaults to the wireless driver interface that b43 uses.

> ibookG4-gentoo ~ # ifconfig
> enP2p32s15f0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
>         inet 192.168.1.133  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast 192.168.1.255
>         ether 00:14:51:38:fa:f8  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
>         RX packets 1370  bytes 100431 (98.0 KiB)
>         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
>         TX packets 232  bytes 42740 (41.7 KiB)
>         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
>
> lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
>         inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
>         loop  txqueuelen 0  (Local Loopback)
>         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
>
> wlan0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
>         ether 00:14:51:e4:55:af  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

I can't provide a minimal wpa_supplicant example right now (perhaps
later), and I do not know anything about NetworkManager.

Try:

    "iwlist wlan0 scan"

And see if it shows up the wireless networks around you.

It is a good idea to use a pager if you have more than one, two wireless
APs available:

    "iwlist wlan0 scan | less"

-- 
Nuno Silva
Helsinki, Finland

[gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez Jr.]

Also I am not seeing the NetworkManger applet on my panel. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 14, 2015, at 8:34 PM, "Herminio Hernandez Jr. " <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not sure what else I am missing. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

[gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Herminio Hernandez, Jr.]

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I got wireless working. It looks like nm-applet is not working, but I was
to use the nmtui-connect command as root to join to my wifi. I going to
place a bug report for that.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. <
herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:

> Also I am not seeing the NetworkManger applet on my panel.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 14, 2015, at 8:34 PM, "Herminio Hernandez Jr. " <
> herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am having issues with getting wireless to work on my iBook G4. I have
> followed the FAQ and installed the b43-fwcutter tool then I downloaded and
> extracted the firmware. Normally in Debian and Ubuntu I would run the
> command sudo modprobe b43 to wireless working. However I cannot get it
> work. I have verified the kernel modules are configured correctly. I am not
> sure what else I am missing.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>

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[gentoo-powerpc] Re: b43 wireless not working

[Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)]

On 2015-04-16, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. <herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I got wireless working. It looks like nm-applet is not working, but I was
> to use the nmtui-connect command as root to join to my wifi. I going to
> place a bug report for that.

Ah, good!


-- 
Nuno Silva
Helsinki, Finland