[regression] no wlan on s10e broadcom since update to kernel 2.6.31-17

With b43 I do get a wireless connection (NetworkManager shows connection) but no network connection (no ping possible). The log is full with messages like:

b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ...
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
b43-phy0: Controller restarted
b43-phy0: ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000

If I'm using the STA-drivers (visible via System -> Hardware drivers) I don't get a network and wireless connection (e.g. NetworkManager does not show my wireless device).

AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hirsch 1883 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0640000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,17aa3bf8,00100004'
   Controls : 14
   Simple ctrls : 9
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=564ca37f-9929-4cee-926a-a0cb0c8b3068
MachineType: LENOVO 40684KG
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=826b96b9-8867-48f6-b677-aacbe1f994ea ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.19
 linux-firmware 1.25
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
UserGroups:

WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 14CN51WW
dmi.board.name: Kuril
dmi.board.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr14CN51WW:bd11/19/2008:svnLENOVO:pn40684KG:pvrLenovo:rvnLenovo:rnKuril:rvrRev1.0:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvrRev1.0:
dmi.product.name: 40684KG
dmi.product.version: Lenovo
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hirsch 2223 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0640000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,17aa3bf8,00100004'
   Controls : 14
   Simple ctrls : 9
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=564ca37f-9929-4cee-926a-a0cb0c8b3068
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 pan0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: LENOVO 40684KG
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=826b96b9-8867-48f6-b677-aacbe1f994ea ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.19
 linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
UserGroups:

WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 14CN51WW
dmi.board.name: Kuril
dmi.board.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr14CN51WW:bd11/19/2008:svnLENOVO:pn40684KG:pvrLenovo:rvnLenovo:rnKuril:rvrRev1.0:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvrRev1.0:
dmi.product.name: 40684KG
dmi.product.version: Lenovo
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

Those b43-errors seem to lockup the kernel - I had to manually reset the box in order to complete the bug-collection process.

AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hirsch 1897 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0640000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,17aa3bf8,00100004'
   Controls : 14
   Simple ctrls : 9
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=564ca37f-9929-4cee-926a-a0cb0c8b3068
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 pan0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: LENOVO 40684KG
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=826b96b9-8867-48f6-b677-aacbe1f994ea ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-17-generic 2.6.31-17.19
 linux-firmware 1.25
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
UserGroups:

WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 14CN51WW
dmi.board.name: Kuril
dmi.board.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.chassis.version: Rev 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr14CN51WW:bd11/19/2008:svnLENOVO:pn40684KG:pvrLenovo:rvnLenovo:rnKuril:rvrRev1.0:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvrRev1.0:
dmi.product.name: 40684KG
dmi.product.version: Lenovo
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

The latest aport-collection data shows the situation with 2.6.31-17 running and STA-driver activated, but neither wireless nor network connection via wireless. The data was reported with a LAN-connection enabled.

To circumvent the problem I tried to install STA-module under 2.6.31-16 (the configuration that worked perfectly before the kernel update) - but the activation of the driver fails.
Attached you will find /var/log/jockey.log

If I boot into 2.6.31-17 the machine freezes after a couple of minutes with GDM running -
last log message is:
b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ...
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
b43-phy0: Controller restarted
b43-phy0: ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000

To avoid this problem I can only manually rmmod b43 before the machine freezes.

Selecting the STA driver (wl.ko) has, at least in the past, automatically created a blacklist file

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf
# Warning: This file is autogenerated by bcmwl-kernel-source. All changes to this file will be lost.
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
blacklist bcm43xx

Does this file still exist? I am using the STA driver too and did not notice breakage. But the messages seen indicate that for some reason the b43 driver gets activated.

The file does not exist, which may be due to the fact that neither the installation of b43 nor the installation of STA can be done successfully.

I was able to install STA (without network connection) after manually creating /etc/modprobe.d/foo-test.with above contents (+reboot). I'm going to repeat this step as soon as I have a wired internet connection.

After reboot I do see a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf but still don't get a wireless connection.

The initrd might need to be updated with "suido update-initramfs -u". There must be no message of b43 in dmesg and the module should not be loaded. For manual testing, the b43 and ssb modules need to be unloaded, then the wl module, when getting inserted, should find and operate the device.

I updated initramfs and rebooted several times - no change.
Modules b43 and ssb are not loaded and wl not automatically. Could this be the cause for all the problems?

Under Hardware-driver I see that STA is successfully enabled, but no wifi working.

Seems as if I cannot insert the module properly:

root@ubuntu:/lib/modules/2.6.31-17-generic# find | grep wl.o
./updates/cw/iwlcore.ko
./kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
root@ubuntu:/lib/modules/2.6.31-17-generic# insmod ./kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko
insmod: error inserting './kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlcore.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
root@kokoromi:/lib/modules/2.6.31-17-generic# insmod ./updates/cw/iwlcore.ko
insmod: error inserting './updates/cw/iwlcore.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
root@ubuntu:/lib/modules/2.6.31-17-generic#

Log shows:
  390.350599] iwlcore: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_radio_led_name
[ 390.351207] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wake_queue
[ 390.351794] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_get_tkip_key
[ 390.352444] iwlcore: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_tx_led_name
[ 390.353249] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_find_sta
[ 390.353871] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe
[ 390.355025] iwlcore: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_rx_led_name
[ 390.355863] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
[ 390.357242] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_wake_queues
[ 390.358127] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_stop_queue
[ 390.358714] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_stop_queues
[ 390.359333] iwlcore: Unknown symbol __ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name
[ 390.359968] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_scan_completed
[ 390.360808] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_channel_to_frequency
[ 390.362183] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_hdrlen
[ 390.362954] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_beacon_get
[ 390.363578] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_frequency_to_channel
[ 390.364180] iwlcore: Unknown symbol led_classdev_register
[ 390.365185] iwlcore: Unknown symbol ieee80211_rx_irqsafe

The module is not blacklisted accidentally:
root@ubuntu:/etc/modprobe.d# grep -i wl *
blacklist-bcm43.conf:# Warning: This file is autogenerated by bcmwl-kernel-source. All changes to this file will be lost.
blacklist-watchdog.conf:blacklist twl4030_wdt

I have Broadcom with STA working on HP mini 110 after upgrade to 2.6.31-17 (from 2.6.31-14, the version included in Netbook Remix upgrade). But it is not working on HP nx7300 after upgrade form 2.6.31-17, and Jockey do not shows any drivers loaded (it shows them on netbook remix). Manually loading drivers do not help. Sometimes it works under -16, sometimes not. Can it be that the upgrade changed Broadcom firmware?

And that's what I have in /var/log/jockey.log:

2010-01-19 11:55:14,724 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/broadcom_wl.py
2010-01-19 11:55:14,836 DEBUG: Instantiated Handler subclass __builtin__.BroadcomWLHandler from name BroadcomWLHandler
2010-01-19 11:55:14,836 DEBUG: Broadcom STA wireless driver availability undetermined, adding to pool

After some more investigation, it was found that coincidently at the time of upgrade Broadcom WIFI disappeared from PCI bus. It looks more as hardware then software error.

Hi pkubanek - you seem to experience a totally different problem.

On my S10e the hardware is still visible, but the drivers (software) cannot be activated.

lspci says (with all updates in place and 2.6.31-17 running):

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

No change with 2.6.31-19-generic.

System still tells me that "Broadcom ST WLAN driver" is activated, but no wireless is working.

Can I provide more info to get this solved - currently the laptop is unusable for me.

No change with 2.6.31-20 - system still unusable due to missing WLAN.

Again I tried to activate STA-drivers - still unsuccessfull, dmesg says:

[ 12.275161] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 12.275172] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
[ 12.277575] wl: disagrees about version of symbol lib80211_get_crypto_ops
[ 12.277582] wl: Unknown symbol lib80211_get_crypto_ops

iwlist scan doesn't find any wlan-devices.

I just upgraded from 9.10 to lucid-beta2 and wireless is on agaiin:
Linux kokoromi 2.6.32-19-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 31 17:46:20 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Do you need any more info or should this bug be closed ?

The original submitter has upgraded and things are working for him. If others are experiencing issues with this kernel please open a new bug.