Bug 412248

Summary:	Install Broadcom firmware during initial setup
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 11.1	Reporter:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger>
Component:	Network	Assignee:	Michal Zugec <mzugec>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	E-mail List <qa-bugs>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P3 - Medium	CC:	ohering
Version:	Alpha 1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i386
OS:	Other
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Found By:	Customer	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---
Attachments:	YaST log Output of echo '`Read(.probe.netcard)'\|/usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2base stdio scr

Description Larry Finger 2008-07-25 16:04:25 UTC

With the inclusion of the script /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware in 11.0, a major step was taken in the setup of BCM43xx devices. The next step is to run that script automatically during the initial setup if the host has both network access and a bcm43xx device is detected. This step would ease support for the BCM43xx wireless devices.

Comment 2 Michal Zugec 2008-08-04 13:24:57 UTC

But this should work (already implemented). Could you provide YaST logs?

Comment 3 Larry Finger 2008-08-10 20:07:15 UTC

Created attachment 232596 [details]
YaST log

I had the Ethernet connection in place when booting the Live CD and when installing. In both cases, the system tried to connect using the wireless, but ignores the Ethernet. Without firmware, there is an error box that pops up saying I have no network connection. I can make it manually, but it doesn't happen automatically.

Comment 4 Larry Finger 2008-08-31 19:24:56 UTC

This still did not work with 11.1 alpha 2. In this case I installed from the DVD, not the Live CD. I had network access, but no firmware was installed. I still had to run the /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware script manually.

Larry

Comment 5 Michal Zugec 2008-09-01 10:29:08 UTC

This process is activated for driver "b43", but for your model is only "ssb" driver offered. Helmut, could you help here?


                      "active":true,
                      "bus":"pci",
                      "busid":"0000:04:00.0",
                      "dev_name":"wlan0",
                      "drivers":[
                                  $[
                                     "active":true,
                                     "modprobe":true,
                                     "modules":[
                                                 [
                                                   "ssb",
                                                   ""
                                                 ]
                                     ]
                                  ]
                      ],
                      "link":nil,
                      "mac":"00:19:7d:3c:92:51",
                      "modalias":"pci:v000014E4d00004312sv0000103Csd0000137Cbc02sc80i00",
                      "module":"ssb",
                      "name":"BCM4312 802.11a/b/g",
                      "num":0,
                      "options":"",
                      "requires":[

                      ],
                      "sysfs_id":"/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0d.0/0000:04:00.0",
                      "type":"wlan",
                      "udi":"/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4312",

Comment 6 Helmut Schaa 2008-09-01 11:45:28 UTC

Created attachment 236547 [details]
Output of echo '`Read(.probe.netcard)'|/usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2base stdio scr

A special version of the ssb-module drives the b43 wireless cards. Hence ssb is associated to the network interface as module (and not b43). One difference between the normal ssb module and the b43-ssb module is the drivers name "b43-pci-bridge".

Attached is the output you've asked for :)

Comment 7 Michal Zugec 2009-11-11 17:20:14 UTC

*** Bug 470127 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Michal Zugec 2009-11-11 20:02:09 UTC

problem fixed in yast2-network-2.18.59