Re: nm-applet do not show my wireless

[Alejandro Adam <aleadam gmail com>]

Dan

Thanks for the quick answer. Here I'm trying to answer your questions. I
couldn't find anything wrong with the wireless configuration (it works,
in fact). But the applet still does not see it. 

The applet is the stable deb package

valhalla:/home/alejandro# nm-applet --version
Gnome nm-applet 0.6.4

The kernel version is 2.6.18-4-686. It is the latest stable deb package
also. I didn't compile it by myself. For the module, at the bottom I
pasted a portion of /var/log/syslog in case is useful.

bcm43xx-fwcutter version:

valhalla:/home/alejandro# bcm43xx-fwcutter -v
bcm43xx-fwcutter version 006

I'm not sure about the firmware version since I deleted the bcmwl5.sys
file. I believe it was 3.100.35.11. I had two different ones and I was
able to install only this one. The other was not supported by
bcm43xx-fwcutter.

The lshal output:

valhalla:/home/alejandro# lshal

Dumping 88 device(s) from the Global Device List:
-------------------------------------------------

(...)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_0d_56_ea_33_f4'
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_0d_56_ea_33_f4'
(string)
  linux.subsystem = 'net'  (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  net.80203.mac_address = 57292764148  (0xd56ea33f4)  (uint64)
  info.product = 'Networking Interface'  (string)
  net.arp_proto_hw_id = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  net.linux.ifindex = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  net.address = '00:0d:56:ea:33:f4'  (string)
  net.interface = 'eth1'  (string)
  net.physical_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4401'
(string)
  info.capabilities = {'net', 'net.80203'} (string list)
  info.category = 'net.80203'  (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4401'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/net/eth1'  (string)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4320'
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4320'  (string)
  linux.subsystem = 'pci'  (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  pci.subsys_product = 'TrueMobile 1300 WLAN Mini-PCI Card'  (string)
  pci.subsys_vendor = 'Dell'  (string)
  info.product = 'BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller'  (string)
  pci.product = 'BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller'  (string)
  info.vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation'  (string)
  pci.vendor = 'Broadcom Corporation'  (string)
  pci.device_protocol = 0  (0x0)  (int)
  pci.device_subclass = 128  (0x80)  (int)
  pci.device_class = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  pci.subsys_vendor_id = 4136  (0x1028)  (int)
  pci.subsys_product_id = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  pci.vendor_id = 5348  (0x14e4)  (int)
  pci.product_id = 17184  (0x4320)  (int)
  info.linux.driver = 'bcm43xx'  (string)
  pci.linux.sysfs_path =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0'  (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_244e'  (string)
  info.bus = 'pci'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path_device =
'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:02.0'
(string)

udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_90_4b_71_a5_70'
  info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_90_4b_71_a5_70'
(string)
  linux.subsystem = 'net'  (string)
  linux.hotplug_type = 2  (0x2)  (int)
  net.80211.mac_address = 619741029744  (0x904b71a570)  (uint64)
  info.product = 'WLAN Interface'  (string)
  net.arp_proto_hw_id = 1  (0x1)  (int)
  net.linux.ifindex = 4  (0x4)  (int)
  net.address = '00:90:4b:71:a5:70'  (string)
  net.interface = 'eth2'  (string)
  net.physical_device = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4320'
(string)
  info.capabilities = {'net', 'net.80211'} (string list)
  info.category = 'net.80211'  (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4320'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/net/eth2'  (string)

(...)

Dumped 88 device(s) from the Global Device List.
------------------------------------------------

Ant the /var/log/syslog excerpt:

valhalla:/home/alejandro# cat /var/log/syslog |grep bcm43xx
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx driver
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Chip ID 0x4306, rev 0x2
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Number of cores: 6
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Core 0: ID 0x800, rev 0x2,
vendor 0x4243, enabled
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Core 1: ID 0x812, rev 0x4,
vendor 0x4243, disabled
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Core 2: ID 0x80d, rev 0x1,
vendor 0x4243, enabled
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Core 3: ID 0x807, rev 0x1,
vendor 0x4243, disabled
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Core 4: ID 0x804, rev 0x7,
vendor 0x4243, enabled
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Core 5: ID 0x812, rev 0x4,
vendor 0x4243, disabled
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Ignoring additional 802.11
core.
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Detected PHY: Version: 1,
Type 2, Revision 1
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Detected Radio: ID: 2205017f
(Manuf: 17f Ver: 2050 Rev: 2)
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned off
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned off
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: PHY disconnected
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Microcode rev 0x127, pl 0xe
(2005-04-18  02:36:27)
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Radio turned on
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Chip initialized
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: 32-bit DMA initialized
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in
keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1128
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: TODO: Incomplete code in
keymac_write() at drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:1130
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Keys cleared
May  4 22:23:34 localhost kernel: bcm43xx: Selected 802.11 core (phytype
2)



On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 00:27 -0400, Alejandro Adam wrote: 
> Hi 
> 
> 
> 
> I just installed linux (debian 4.0) on a dell inspiron 5100 laptop with
> a broadcom 4306 rev 02 wireless chip. I have the bcm43xx module loaded
> in the kernel, the firmware on /lib/firmware and everything working.
> iwconfig sees it as eth2 and the connection is automatic at boot time.
> In fact, I'm using that wireless connection to write this message.

It is likely the device is not recognized by HAL, or that NetworkManager
is not allowed to talk to HAL.  For the first, run 'lshal' and see if
the 'eth2' device is shown somewhere in the output.  If so, does the
eth2 device have the "net.80211" capability?  Should look like this:

  <snip>
  info.category = 'net.80211'  (string)
  info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_4220'  (string)
  linux.sysfs_path = '/sys/class/net/eth0'  (string)


If it doesn't, you need to upgrade your wireless driver.  What version
are you using, and what kernel version?

Dan

> I can see the connection on the network monitor applet but not on the
> nm-applet. It shows just a wired connection symbol with a red sign for
> no connection. The network settings windows shows me that eth2 is
> connected to a linksys open network using DHCP.
> If I understood the nm-applet should show me not only the actual
> connection but also the other available networks in range (something
> useful for public places). It seems that nm-applet is not being able to
> see some configuration that any other program is able to read. Could
> anyone please point me to what that might be? I can provide outputs of
> iwconfig, the /var/log/syslog or screenshots if necessary.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Alejandro
> 
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