Broadcom 43225 - No wireless

**Ayuthia** · October 12th, 2010

Originally Posted by favri

Code:

lshw -c network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
  *-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: AR8151 v1.0 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Atheros Communications
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: c0
       serial: 00:26:2d:ac:a5:29
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.0.2-NAPI firmware=N/A ip=192.168.28.104 latency=0 multicast=yes
       resources: irq:43 memory:d0200000-d023ffff ioport:a000(size=128)
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM43225 802.11b/g/n
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:d0300000-d0303fff

Code:

[ 1566.418480] btusb_bulk_complete: hci0 urb f1872480 failed to resubmit (19)
[ 1566.418496] btusb_intr_complete: hci0 urb f1872f00 failed to resubmit (19)
[ 1566.419505] btusb_bulk_complete: hci0 urb f1872280 failed to resubmit (19)
[ 1566.420034] btusb_send_frame: hci0 urb f289e580 submission failed
[ 1568.184278] usb 5-3: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 16
[ 1568.720050] usb 5-3: USB disconnect, address 16
[ 1568.720375] btusb_bulk_complete: hci0 urb f180d580 failed to resubmit (19)
[ 1568.720391] btusb_intr_complete: hci0 urb f180d980 failed to resubmit (19)
[ 1568.721458] btusb_bulk_complete: hci0 urb f180dd00 failed to resubmit (19)
[ 1568.722020] btusb_send_frame: hci0 urb f2ab2480 submission failed

If i go to aditional contollers/drivers i see the broadcom driver (not the default one) but the 80211 as active.

And yes, i've tried the wifi on/off switch, but it only turns on the bluetooth.

thanks for all your helo so far.

I think that we might need to see more of the dmesg. Can you attach it as a file:

Code:

dmesg > ~/dmesg.txt

You should be able to find the dmesg.txt file in your home directory. Please attach it. I just want to see what is happening at the end of the dmesg. It is most likely the message that was logged after we loaded the brcm80211 module.

**favri** · October 12th, 2010

Here it is.

**Ayuthia** · October 13th, 2010

Code:

[   13.938268] brcm80211 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   13.938276] brcm80211 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   13.963989] brcm80211: fail to load firmware brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw
[   13.963993] brcm80211: Failed to find firmware usually in /lib/firmware/brcm
[   13.964046] brcm80211 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[   13.964060] brcm80211: wl_pci_probe: wl_attach failed!

Here is the key piece. The firmware is not there yet. To get and install the firmware:

Code:

cd
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.git
cd linux-firmware
sudo cp -a brcm /lib/firmware
cd /lib/firmware/brcm
sudo ln -s bcm43xx-0-610-809-0.fw bcm43xx-0.fw
sudo ln -s bcm43xx_hdr-0-610-809-0.fw bcm43xx_hdr-0.fw

Then we will remove the module and reload it:

Code:

sudo rmmod brcm80211
sudo insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/brcm80211.ko

Hopefully that will get it this time.

**favri** · October 13th, 2010

I think we are almost done

iwconfig

Code:

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off

lshw -C network

Code:

*-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: AR8151 v1.0 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Atheros Communications
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: c0
       serial: 00:26:2d:ac:a5:29
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.0.2-NAPI firmware=N/A ip=192.168.28.104 latency=0 multicast=yes
       resources: irq:43 memory:d0200000-d023ffff ioport:a000(size=128)
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       product: BCM43225 802.11b/g/n
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 01
       serial: 90:4c:e5:62:39:fa
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=brcm80211 driverversion=2.6.35-22-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
       resources: irq:17 memory:d0300000-d0303fff

rfkill list

Code:

1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
14: phy3: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
24: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

I guess that: soft blocked is our last barrier?

**favri** · October 13th, 2010

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

I did it!!!!

Thx, i really appreciate your effort and pacience for helping me.
This encourages me to use linux.

1 little thng:

2 times the system crashed wile searching for the wirelss connection. Any Idea?

Thx!

**Ayuthia** · October 13th, 2010

Originally Posted by favri

I think we are almost done

iwconfig

Code:

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off

lshw -C network

Code:

*-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: AR8151 v1.0 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Atheros Communications
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: c0
       serial: 00:26:2d:ac:a5:29
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.0.2-NAPI firmware=N/A ip=192.168.28.104 latency=0 multicast=yes
       resources: irq:43 memory:d0200000-d023ffff ioport:a000(size=128)
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       product: BCM43225 802.11b/g/n
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 01
       serial: 90:4c:e5:62:39:fa
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=brcm80211 driverversion=2.6.35-22-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
       resources: irq:17 memory:d0300000-d0303fff

rfkill list

Code:

1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no
14: phy3: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
24: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

I guess that: soft blocked is our last barrier?

It looks like it. Can you try the following:

Code:

sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
sudo iwlist scan

Please let us know the results. Hopefully that will bring up the device and allow it to scan.

**favri** · October 13th, 2010

@Ayuthia

thanks for everything, it's up and working now!!!!

**Ayuthia** · October 13th, 2010

Congratulations! I am glad that it is up and running.

Here is some information about the driver:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211

It does mention that the driver can cause a crash and they are working on resolving it. Hopefully it does not happen often.

**pinkee** · October 17th, 2010

Originally Posted by karlitosbrigante

Few words follow this...
System -> Administration -> Additional Drivers -> Activate Broadcom STA wireless driver
tell me if it works but i'm sure that will work fine

I, or my friend rather, was able to find the issue on my Aspire 1551 and it may apply to other systems.

asus_wmi breaks rfkill! remove and blacklist it and the STA driver works fine. Hope this helps other people.

**Pablo Alonso** · November 25th, 2010

Hi Ayuthia and Pinkee.

I have bought today an acer 5551-2452 with wifi broadcom 43225 rev01
and I'm trying to make ubuntu maverick work with wifi to no avail........

please can you write a clean process to achive it?
my little undertanding is not letting me grasp the solution of the thread and I need the wifi in order to start using ubuntu.......

if anyone else can help, i really appreciate this.

just in case, my email is pablo.alonso@itsas.com.ar

thanks guys!
regards,
Pablo

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