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Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Dreaded broadcom BCM4312 wireless card causes DMA failures and
crashes
From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
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On 26 March 2010 13:53, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Has anyone managed to get BCM4312, 802.11b/g (pcie) Device: pci
> 0x4315, going with the b43 module?
>
> b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
> 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
> b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ...
> b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
> b43-phy0: Controller restarted
> b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
> 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
>
> I've unmasked and am using the latest firmware in portage and the b43
> module from the gentoo-sources-2.6.32-r7 kernel. =A0The card comes up,
> then authenticates and tries to get an IP address, but in less than a
> second after it gets an IP address it crashes with these recurring
> messages above.
>
> Is there a fix, or shall I go for the wl module by Broadcom or even
> give up and go for the ndiswrapper solution?
Posted too early perhaps. There seems to be a patch coming for the
2.6.33 kernels. Will have to wait I guess.
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/66064/
--=20
Regards,
Mick