On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:46:58 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: > Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote: >> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:26:54 +0100, Ian Malone wrote: >> [...] >> >>> Not at all sure. However 'firmware' is a misleading term; I >>> think it's really microcode that the driver needs to load onto >>> the controller (which the WinXP driver will do). >>> >>> Just found: >>> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/fedora-ppc/2006-March/000804.html >>> -- >>> imalone >>> >> >> Thanks for this reference. I did the recommended things, but >> I still have a configuration error. If I boot with the >> wireless on, I get: >> >> Jul 13 21:50:16 mbrc35 NetworkManager: nm_device_is_802_3_ethernet: >> assertion `dev != NULL' failed >> Jul 13 21:50:16 mbrc35 NetworkManager: nm_device_is_802_11_wireless: >> assertion `dev != NULL' failed >> >> Note that I had changed the device name from the incorrect eth1 to >> wlan0. This required some hand file editing, because the change >> did not propagate to all gui places. It appears I am missing a >> device name somewhere. >> >> Time to stop for the evening at -0400. >> >> Mike. >> >> >> > Hi Mike, a couple of questions. I see your using NetworkManager. I > assume you stopped network Yes, I set things up with chkconfig. > and also loaded both Network-- files. If you mean: bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /mnt/cdrom/BCMWL5.SYS bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /mnt/cdrom/BCMWL564.SYS yes, I did it. If you mean some other files, maybe not. > > When you use modprobe does the proper module get loaded into your > kernel? On my laptop that works great NetworkManager calls both the > ethernet port and WiFi ports eth0. It works so I don't care. > When I ran: modprobe bcm43xx from the command line, it didn't say anything, so I assume it worked. Later, I added it to rc.local, and I assume it is ok. > Karl When I try to activate it from the "Network Device Control" gui, I get: Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. Error for wireless request "Set Bit Rate" (8B20) : SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported. Determining IP information for wlan0... failed. and this in /var/log/messages: Jul 14 13:21:51 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Jul 14 13:21:51 localhost dhclient: wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801 Jul 14 13:21:51 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 3 Jul 14 13:21:54 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 Jul 14 13:21:59 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14 Jul 14 13:22:13 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 21 Jul 14 13:22:34 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 Jul 14 13:22:52 localhost dhclient: No DHCPOFFERS received. Watching the router, I see no sign of action. I note also that WinXP on the same box makes the wireless connection with no problem. Thanks for your help. Mike.
