Acer Aspire One with AMD C50 - no internet connection or audio available

[cefcom]

Hi maro:
I tried your suggestion: using b43 driver instead.
I used a vanilla installation, where firmware-openfwwf.tcz is default.
Unfortunately, it still does not work.
Not even the wi-fi led is on!

Dmesg | tail -20 tells us why:

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EXT4-fs (sdb1): mounting ext2 file system using the ext4 subsystem
EXT4-fs (sdb1): mounted filesystem without journal. Opts: (null)
Adding 2931824k swap on /dev/sda5.  Priority:-2 extents:1 across:2931824k
cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
intel_rng: FWH not detected
b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
intel_rng: FWH not detected
intel_rng: FWH not detected
intel_rng: FWH not detected
usb 3-2: new low speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
input: Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.00 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/input/input8
generic-usb 0003:045E:00E1.0001: input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Microsoft Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse® 1.00] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode15.fw" not found
b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode15.fw" not found
]b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website .
I'm a little confused, so let me set the record straight:

• I thought that this firmware-openfwwf.tcz was the info obtained by the b43-fwcutter.tcz, right?
• If not so, then do I need to fetch additional info with b43-fwcutter-tools.tcz?

I've noticed, that there is another firmware-broadcom.tcz in the repos.  Could that be used instead.?  Are they mutually exclusive?

Your help will be highly appreciated.

cefcom.

[Juanito]

If not so, then do I need to fetch additional info with b43-fwcutter-tools.tcz?

Yes - see the linux wireless b43 site for details if required

[cefcom]

Hi everybody:

I'm still trying to install the correct firmware for the BCM4312.  But now I feel I'm getting finally there!.

Managed to download and unpack the correct archive (broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2) that corresponds to the b43-fwcutter (version 012).

But when I try to install the driver to "/usr/local/lib/firmware", I get the following error message:

failed to open file: Read-only file system.


Can I just install it to other directory ( i.e., /home/tc), and then just move all the files to the desired directory?

Then, once, I have all files in the correct directory, how can I keep them there after re-booting?

regards,

cefcom

[Rich]

Hi cefcom

failed to open file: Read-only file system.

The files in that location are just links to  /tmp/tcloop/firmware  which is read only. If the filenames
you are trying to copy over already exist there you will get that error.

[gerald_clark]

Don't load the firmware extension if it does not contain the firmware you need.

[cefcom]

I finally got it working. Thank-you all!

This is what I did:

• Deleted all links in /usr/local/lib/firmware/b43,
• Extracted all files into /home/tc/b43,
• Copied (as root) all files in there to the directory in step 1,
• Unloaded (as root) b43 and ssb from terminal,
• Re-loaded b43,
• Opened Wifi and led lighted up, selected network, entered wep-hex-key,
• That's it!

This is how Dmesg | tail -20 looks like now:

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cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
b43-pci-bridge 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
b43-pci-bridge 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
ssb: Core 0 found: ChipCommon (cc 0x800, rev 0x16, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 1 found: IEEE 802.11 (cc 0x812, rev 0x0F, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 2 found: PCMCIA (cc 0x80D, rev 0x0A, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Core 3 found: PCI-E (cc 0x820, rev 0x09, vendor 0x4243)
ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:01:00.0
b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
wlan0: authenticate with 00:24:17:92:c9:ec (try 1)
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with 00:24:17:92:c9:ec (try 1)
wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:24:17:92:c9:ec (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
wlan0: associated

The only thing left to do is an extension, to save settings.

regards,

cefcom