Author: cnolan Update of /cvs/nonfree/rpms/broadcom-wl/devel In directory se02.es.rpmfusion.net:/tmp/cvs-serv30784 Modified Files: .cvsignore README.txt broadcom-wl.spec sources Log Message: * Tue Feb 01 2011 Chris Nolan <chris(a)cenolan.com&gt; - 5.60.48.36 - updated version to 5.100.82.38 Index: .cvsignore =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/nonfree/rpms/broadcom-wl/devel/.cvsignore,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 --- .cvsignore 22 Feb 2010 23:09:06 -0000 1.8 +++ .cvsignore 1 Feb 2011 22:29:12 -0000 1.9 @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -hybrid-portsrc-x86_32-v5.60.48.36.tar.gz +hybrid-portsrc_x86_32-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz README.txt broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf Index: README.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/nonfree/rpms/broadcom-wl/devel/README.txt,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- README.txt 22 Feb 2010 23:09:06 -0000 1.2 +++ README.txt 1 Feb 2011 22:29:12 -0000 1.3 @@ -3,12 +3,31 @@ DISCLAIMER ---------- This is an Official Release of Broadcom's hybrid Linux driver for use with -Broadcom based hardware. +Broadcom-based hardware. -LICENSE -------- -You must read the LICENSE.txt file in the docs directory before using this -software. +WHERE TO GET THE RELEASE +------------------------ +http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php + +IMPORTANT NOTE AND DISCUSSION OF HYBRID DRIVER +---------------------------------------------- +There are separate tarballs for 32 bit and 64 bit x86 CPU architectures. +Make sure you use the appropriate tarball for your machine. + +Other than 32 vs 64 bit, the hybrid binary is agnostic to the specific +versions (2.6.X) and distributions (Fedora, Ubuntu, SuSE, etc). It performs +all interactions with the OS through OS specific files (wl_linux.c, wl_iw.c, +osl_linux.c) that are shipped in source form. You compile this source on +your system and link with a precompiled binary file (wlc_hybrid.o_shipped) +which contains the rest of the driver. + +PRECOMPILED DRIVER +------------------- +Some distros (Ubuntu and Fedora at the least) already have a version of +this driver in their repositories precompiled, tested and ready to go. +You just use the package manager to install the proper package. If +its available for your distro, this is usually an easier solution. See +the end of this document for further discussion. ABOUT THIS RELEASE ------------------- @@ -22,45 +41,204 @@ Both Broadcom and and Dell product names are described. Cards not listed here may also work. - BRCM PCI PCI Dell - Product Name Vendor ID Device ID Product ID - ------------- ---------- --------- ----------- + BRCM PCI PCI Dell + Product Name Vendor ID Device ID Product ID + ------------- ---------- --------- ----------- 4311 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4311 Dell 1390 4311 Dualband 0x14e4 0x4312 Dell 1490 - 4311 5 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4313 + 4311 5 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4313 4312 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4315 Dell 1395 - 4313 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4727 Dell 1501 + 4313 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4727 Dell 1501 4321 Dualband 0x14e4 0x4328 Dell 1505 4321 Dualband 0x14e4 0x4328 Dell 1500 4321 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4329 4321 5 Ghz 0x14e4 0x432a - 4322 Dualband 0x14e4 0x432b Dell 1510 + 4322 Dualband 0x14e4 0x432b Dell 1510 4322 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x432c 4322 5 Ghz 0x14e4 0x432d 43224 Dualband 0x14e4 0x4353 Dell 1520 43225 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4357 + 43227 2.4 Ghz 0x14e4 0x4358 + 43228 Dualband 0x14e4 0x4359 Dell 1530 To find the Device ID's of Broadcom cards on your machines do: # lspci -n | grep 14e4 -INSTALLATION & USAGE NOTES --------------------------- -This driver conflicts with the Linux community provided driver for Broadcom -hardware and cannot be used at the same time. It also conflicts with the ssb -driver and ndiswrapper Broadcom windows drivers. - -To overcome these conflicts this package installs the file -/etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf which blacklists the following -kernel modules to prevent them from loading: - -b43 -bcm43xx -ssb -ndiswrapper - -If you require to use any of these modules for other installed hardware then -you will need to comment out the corresponding entry for that module. Note -that doing so may prevent this driver from functioning. + +REQUIREMENTS +------------ +Building this driver requires that your machine have the proper tools, +packages, header files and libraries to build a standard a kernel module. +This usually is done by installing the kernel developer or kernel source +package and varies from distro to distro. Consult the documentation for +your specific OS. + + +If you cannot successfully build a module that comes with your distro's +kernel developer or kernel source package, you will not be able to build +this module either. + +If you try to build this module but get an error message that looks like +this: + +make: *** /lib/modules/"release"/build: No such file or directory. Stop. + +Then you do not have the proper packages installed, since installing the +proper packages will create /lib/modules/"release"/build on your system. + +On Fedora install 'kernel-devel' (Development Package for building kernel +modules to match the kernel) from the Package Manager (System-> +Administration-> Add/Remove Software). + +On Ubuntu, you will need headers and tools. Try these commands: +# apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic +# apt-get build-dep linux + +To check to see if you have this directory do this: + +# ls /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build + +BUILD INSTRUCTIONS +------------------ +1. Setup the directory by untarring the proper tarball: + +For 32 bit: hybrid-portsrc_x86-32_v5.100.82.38.tar.gz +For 64 bit: hybrid-portsrc_x86-64_v5.100.82.38.tar.gz + +Example: +# mkdir hybrid_wl +# cd hybrid_wl +# tar xzf <path>/hybrid-portsrc_x86-32_v5.100.82.38.tar.gz + +2. Build the driver as a Linux loadable kernel module (LKM): + +# make clean (optional) +# make + +When the build completes, it will produce a wl.ko file in the top level +directory. + +If your driver does not build, check to make sure you have installed the +kernel package described in the requirements above. + +INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS +-------------------- + +Upgrading from a previous version: +--------------------------------- + +If you were already running a previous version of wl, you'll want to provide +a clean transition from the older driver. (The path to previous driver is +usually /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/kernel/net/wireless) + +# rmmod wl +# mv <path-to-prev-driver>/wl.ko <path-to-prev-driver>/wl.ko.orig +# cp wl.ko <path-to-prev-driver>/wl.ko +# depmod +# modprobe wl + +The new wl driver should now be operational and your all done. + +Fresh installation: +------------------ +1: Remove any other drivers for the Broadcom wireless device. + +There are several open source drivers that are used to drive Broadcom 802.11 +chips such as b43 and ssb. They will conflict with this driver and need +to be uninstalled before this driver can be installed. Any previous +revisions of the wl driver also need to be removed. + +Note: On some systems such as Ubuntu 9.10, the ssb module may load during +boot even though it is blacklisted (see note under Common Issues on how to +resolve this). Nevertheless, ssb still must be removed +(by hand or script) before wl is loaded. The wl driver will not function +properly if ssb the module is loaded. + +# lsmod | grep "b43\|ssb\|wl" + +If any of these are installed, remove them: +# rmmod b43 +# rmmod ssb +# rmmod wl + +To blacklist these drivers and prevent them from loading in the future: +# echo "blacklist ssb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf +# echo "blacklist b43" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf + +2: Insmod the driver. + +Otherwise, if you have not previously installed a wl driver, you'll need +to add a security module before using the wl module. Most newer systems +use lib80211 while others use ieee80211_crypt_tkip. See which one works for +your system. + +# modprobe lib80211 + or +# modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip + +Then: +# insmod wl.ko + +wl.ko is now operational. It may take several seconds for the Network +Manager to notice a new network driver has been installed and show the +surrounding wireless networks. + +Common issues: +---------------- + +* After the insmod you may see this message: + "WARNING: modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE()" + It is expected, not harmful and can be ignored. + +* You might see this message: + "insmod: error inserting 'wl.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module" + Usually this means that the wlan security module (as mentioned above) is + not loaded. Try this: + # modprobe lib80211 + or + # modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip + and then re-try to insmod the wl driver. + # insmod wl.ko + +* If the wl driver loads but doesn't seem to do anything: + the ssb module may be the cause. Sometimes blacklisting ssb may not + be enough to prevent it from loading and it loads anyway. (This is mostly + seen on Ubuntu/Debian systems). + + Check to see if ssb, wl or b43 is loaded: + # lsmod | grep "b43\|ssb\|wl" + + If any of these are installed, remove them: + # rmmod b43 + # rmmod ssb + # rmmod wl + + Back up the current boot ramfs and generate a new one. + # cp /boot/initrd.img-`uname -r` somewheresafe + # update-initramfs -u + # reboot + +3: Setup to always load at boot time. + +The procedure to make a module load at boot time varies from distro to +distro. Consult the docs for your specific distro to see how. The +following seems to work for my setup on Fedora and Ubuntu. Check your +docs to see the procedure for your distro. + +Follow these steps to have the driver load as part of the boot process: + +# load driver as described above +# cp wl.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless +# depmod -a + +# echo modeprobe wl >> /etc/rc.local (Fedora/SUSE) + +Ubuntu ships a version of wl.ko, so those need to be disabled. On my +system the were several versions, so I searched and renamed the .ko's +like this: + +# sh: for i in `find /lib /var -name wl\.ko`; do mv $i ${i}.orig; done + TX POWER EXPLAINED ------------------ @@ -70,20 +248,53 @@ Internally, the actual tx power is always kept within regulatory limits no matter what the user request is set to. -WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE ----------------------------- -+ Supports up to linux kernel 2.6.31. 2.6.32 support is there also but -not tested (although reports from users suggests it works fine.) +WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 5.100.82.38 +--------------------------------- ++ Support for bcm43227 and bcm43228 ++ Fix for issue where iwconfig was sometime reporting rate incorrectly ++ Supports rfkill in kernels 2.6.31 to 2.6.36 ++ Supports scan complete event (SIOCGIWSCAN) ++ Adds EAGAIN (busy signal) to query of scan results + +WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 5.100.57.15 +--------------------------------- ++ Following fixes (issues introduced in 5.100.57.13) + Issue #87477 - 4313: DUT is not able to associate in WPA2-PSK TKIP/AES + Issue #87533 - NetworkManager: 4313: Unable to associate to APs with WPA2-PSK + +WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 5.100.57.13 +--------------------------------- ++ 4313 PHY fixes to improve throughput stability at different ranges ++ Fix for interop issues with different APs ++ Fix for hangs seen during Fn-F2 sequence +- Support for rfkill in kernels 2.6.31 to 2.6.36 + +WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 5.60.246.6 +-------------------------------- ++ Supports rfkill in kernels 2.6.31 to 2.6.36 ++ Fix for compile error with multicast list in kernel 2.6.34 ++ Fix for #76743 - Ubuntu9.04: Network manager displays n/w's with radio disabled + +WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 5.60.246.2 +-------------------------------- ++ Supports up to linux kernel 2.6.36 (from 2.6.32) ++ Fix for #86668: [Canonical] Bug #611575/617369: System will hang if + you use the F2 hot key to enable/disable wireless quickly while + wireless is still in the process of re-association with AP + +WHAT'S NEW IN RELEASE 5.60.48.36 +-------------------------------- ++ Supports up to linux kernel 2.6.32 + Supports hidden networks -+ Supports rfkill in kernels < 2.6.31 ++ Supports rfkill in kernels < 2.6.31 + Setting power level via 'iwconfig eth1 txpower X' now operational -+ Support for 4313 -+ Additional channels in both 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands. ++ Support for bcm4313 ++ Additional channels in both 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands + Fixed issue with tkip group keys that caused this message to repeat often: - TKIP: RX tkey->key_idx=2 frame keyidx=1 priv=ffff8800cf80e840 + TKIP: RX tkey->key_idx=2 frame keyidx=1 priv=ffff8800cf80e840 + Following fixes Issue #72216 - Ubuntu 8.04: standby/resume with WPA2 and wpa_supplicant causes - a continuous assoc/disassoc loop (issue in 2.6.24 kernel) + a continuous assoc/disassoc loop (issue in 2.6.24 kernel) Issue #72324 - Ubuntu 8.04: cannot ping when Linux STA is IBSS creator with WEP Issue #76739 - Ubuntu 9.04: unable to connect to hidden network after stdby/resume Issue #80392 - S4 resume hang with SuSE SLED 11 and 43225 @@ -92,7 +303,48 @@ KNOWN ISSUES AND LIMITATIONS ---------------------------- #72238 - 20% lower throughput on channels 149, 153, 157, and 161 -#76743 - Ubuntu9.04: Network manager displays n/w's with radio disabled #76793 - Ubuntu9.04: STA fails to create IBSS network in 5 Ghz band #81392 - Unable to transfer data over ad-hoc network created by NetworkManager (iwconfig OK) #81452 - STA unable to associate to AP when PEAPv1-MSCHAPv2 authentication is used +#87531 - WPASUP: 4313: WPA Supplicant crashes when trying to connect to 802.1x + +HOW TO INSTALL A PRE-COMPILED DRIVER +----------------------------------- +Some of the major linux distros already supply a version of this driver, so +you don't have to compile your own. Most of the distros keep this driver +along with other proprietary or non-GPL drivers in a separate repository. + +For further information see the documentation for your specific distro. + +Fedora: +------ +su -c 'rpm -Uvh +http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm +http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm' + +su - +yum update +yum install kmod-wl + +Ubuntu: +------ +Go to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers +Choose the Broadcom STA wireless driver +Activate + +Sometimes the driver does not show up in the Hardware Drivers choices. In +this case, try reintalling the driver from the GUI or shell like this: + +From the GUI: +Package Manager (System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager). Click the +Reload button in the upper left corner of Synaptic to refresh your index then +search for and reinstall the package named bcmwl-kernel-source. + +From the shell: +sudo apt-get update +sudo apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source + +In either GUI or text case, after reinstalling, reboot your machine. + +Now go back to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers +and you should see the driver enabled and working. Index: broadcom-wl.spec =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/nonfree/rpms/broadcom-wl/devel/broadcom-wl.spec,v retrieving revision 1.9 retrieving revision 1.10 diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10 --- broadcom-wl.spec 22 Feb 2010 23:09:06 -0000 1.9 +++ broadcom-wl.spec 1 Feb 2011 22:29:12 -0000 1.10 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ Name: broadcom-wl -Version: 5.60.48.36 +Version: 5.100.82.38 Release: 1%{?dist} Summary: Common files for Broadcom 802.11 STA driver Group: System Environment/Kernel License: Redistributable, no modification permitted URL: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php -Source0: http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-portsrc-x86_32-v5.60.48.36.... +Source0: http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/hybrid-portsrc_x86_32-v5_100_82_38... Source1: http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README.txt Source2: broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n) @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf %changelog +* Tue Feb 01 2011 Chris Nolan <chris(a)cenolan.com&gt; - 5.60.48.36 +- updated version to 5.100.82.38 + * Mon Feb 22 2010 Chris Nolan <chris(a)cenolan.com&gt; - 5.60.48.36-1 - updated version to 5.60.48.36 Index: sources =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/nonfree/rpms/broadcom-wl/devel/sources,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 --- sources 22 Feb 2010 23:09:06 -0000 1.8 +++ sources 1 Feb 2011 22:29:12 -0000 1.9 @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ -0466d863405e1ab99d5e288fe886e852 hybrid-portsrc-x86_32-v5.60.48.36.tar.gz -e8805d3ad0fb4824520a3bb13d391e7c README.txt +c0074a1622c75916442e26763ddf47d0 hybrid-portsrc_x86_32-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz +24976921c7b8854ed2cd56fbc5b1c13c README.txt 5eb025e4c25f9fdaa7ae809652c66173 broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf