Re: New b43 driver can't find my AP

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New b43 driver can't find my AP
\ Mike Edenfield (5 May 2008)
. \ Hinko Kocevar (5 May 2008)

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Subject:	Re: New b43 driver can't find my AP
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Hinko Kocevar
Date:	5 May 2008

Mike Edenfield wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After upgrading to the 2.6.24 kernel and switching from the bcm driver
> to the new b43 driver, I can no longer attach to my AP. If I downgrade
> to 2.6.23 it starts working again, so I'm confident that the hardware
> setup is all fine. Using the new driver, "iwscan" does not locate any
> APs and running wpa_supplicant hangs scanning for an AP to attach to.
> The driver seems to find the card ok and I followed the instructions
> here: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 to get the correct
> firmware. I also compiled both b43 and b43-legacy (since I have a 4306
> rev 3 and wasn't sure which one worked) but the driver attaches b43 to
> my card.
>
> Does anyone know what I can do to track down the problem?
>

FYI, I had similar issues with bcm4311 on a Dell inspiron laptop using
2.6.25 - I had to turn on the bluetooth too, to make WiFi work...

Regards,
Hinko

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