Re: Unable to get Broadcom 4311 working with SliTaz

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Yes, I meant linux-2.6.30.6.tazpkg. The kernel in LiveCD got
accidentally supplied with "ssb" embedded rather than as module, thus
breaking the broadcom-wl compatible wireless cards. The problem was
fixed immediately after the release. I also uploaded the working
kernel version in my directory. Recharge and upgrade slitaz should
also fix the problem.

 "ssb" module should be blacklisted for these cards. In slitaz, just
by removing it form LOAD_MODULES, you kind of blacklist the module.

Rohit

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Jon Cargille <jon.cargille@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do you mean the package called "linux-2.6.30.6.tazpkg"?  If so, what is
> different in that linux pkg?  The version of SliTaz LiveCD that I'm using
> already says it is 2.6.30.6.
>
> I did verify that ssb was not loaded.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon
>
> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Rohit Joshi <rj.rohit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Right, you need to either upgrade your computer again or use the linux
>> pkg from my directory. For broadcom-wl to work, ssb module should not
>> be loaded in memory. Make sure "ssb" is also not there in
>> LOAD_MODULES.
>>
>> Rohit
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Jon Cargille <jon.cargille@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > SliTaz is really slick!  Thanks to those who have labored to put it
>> > together.
>> >
>> > I'm having one problem that I'm totally unable to resolve, though--I've
>> > tried everything I could find on the net.
>> >
>> > The laptop I'm running on has a Broadcom 4311 wireless chipset in it.
>> > I've
>> > tried using both the b43 driver, as well as the wl one released by
>> > Broadcom.  No luck with either one.
>> >
>> > The "wl" module loads fine, but it never identifies the device, so no
>> > wireless devices show up under iwconfig or ifconfig.  The "b43" module
>> > will
>> > not load; it says "Unknown symbol ssb_bus_pcmciabus_register" (that's
>> > from
>> > memory, but I'm pretty sure that is it).  I couldn't find any way to
>> > resolve
>> > that.
>> >
>> > For the wl driver, I was using the tazpkg that jozee shared in his
>> > packages
>> > directory. For the b43 driver, I was using the one that came with
>> > SliTaz.
>> > The SliTaz distrib I'm using is the Live CD of cooking-20091124.
>> >
>> > Any tips much appreciated!
>> >
>> > Jon
>> >
>>
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