bcm43xx Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed
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bcm43xx Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed
Hi!
I just installed 2.6.17.6 kernel from Slackware current, because I wanted to have smart battery support and get my wireless working without ndiswrapper.
When I boot the new kernel, this is what I got:
Code:
ieee80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
ieee80211: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.7
ieee80211: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
bcm43xx driver
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 4
PCI: setting IRQ 4 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 4 (level, low) -> IRQ 4
bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4318, rev 0x2
bcm43xx: Number of cores: 4
bcm43xx: Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0xd, vendor 0x4243, enabled
bcm43xx: Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x9, vendor 0x4243, disabled
bcm43xx: Core 2: ID 0x804, rev 0xc, vendor 0x4243, enabled
bcm43xx: Core 3: ID 0x80d, rev 0x7, vendor 0x4243, enabled
bcm43xx: PHY connected
bcm43xx: Detected PHY: Version: 3, Type 2, Revision 7
bcm43xx: Detected Radio: ID: 8205017f (Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 8)
bcm43xx: Radio turned off
bcm43xx: Radio turned off
bcm43xx: PHY connected
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.0[A]: no GSI
Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:00:06.0 [1025:0083]
Yenta: Using CSCINT to route CSC interrupts to PCI
Yenta: Routing CardBus interrupts to PCI
Yenta TI: socket 0000:00:06.0, mfunc 0x00521d22, devctl 0x64
Yenta: request_irq() in yenta_probe_cb_irq() failed!
Yenta TI: socket 0000:00:06.0 no PCI interrupts. Fish. Please report.
Yenta: no PCI IRQ, CardBus support disabled for this socket.
Yenta: check your BIOS CardBus, BIOS IRQ or ACPI settings.
bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x0648, PCI irq 0
Socket status: 30000006
sis900.c: v1.08.09 Sep. 19 2005
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:04.0[A]: no GSI - using IRQ 3
PCI: setting IRQ 3 as level-triggered
0000:00:04.0: Realtek RTL8201 PHY transceiver found at address 13.
0000:00:04.0: Using transceiver found at address 13 as default
eth1: SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet at 0x1800, IRQ 3, 00:c0:9f:f0:da:56.
...
bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
So when I do ifconfig, I get only lo device. I turn on the radio, but my card still isn't in ifconfig. I guess:
Code:
bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed.
is why it doesn't work! Any suggestions please, I really need to get my card working!! Thank you!!
Thanks!
I run: bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /home/user/wl_apsta.o and everything runed smooth:
then I did /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 restart and got this:
Then I undloaded and loaded the driver bcm43xx, here's the dmesg output:
The device is not listen in ifconfig!! Any suggestions? Thank you!
I guess it is too late for this answer but anyway
It will not be listed in ifconfig until you will not connect to any wireless network or run ifconfig with switch -a. and if you want to see additional information try iwconfig...
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