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en:users:drivers:b43 [2015/02/18 08:28]
Rafał Miłecki [Summary] Link to brcmfmac and rndis_wlan
en:users:drivers:b43 [2018/08/23 14:22] (current)
Carsten Grohmann SSB connected chipsets need ssb kernel module
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   * Some stalls (on G-PHY only?) possibly related to CCK vs. OFDM, see [[https://​lists.openwrt.org/​pipermail/​openwrt-devel/​2012-August/​016432.html|WRT54g / b43 / mac802.11 BREAKTHROUGH]]   * Some stalls (on G-PHY only?) possibly related to CCK vs. OFDM, see [[https://​lists.openwrt.org/​pipermail/​openwrt-devel/​2012-August/​016432.html|WRT54g / b43 / mac802.11 BREAKTHROUGH]]
 +  * N-PHY: 5 GHz support requires kernel 3.17+
   * HT-PHY: no support for 5 GHz   * HT-PHY: no support for 5 GHz
   * No support for 802.11n features (HT, aggregation,​ 40 MHz width)   * No support for 802.11n features (HT, aggregation,​ 40 MHz width)
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 +===== Resolved problems =====
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 +  * G-PHY devices: not working with kernels 3.15 and 3.16-rc1 (a regression). This was fixed in 3.15.5 ([[https://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​stable/​linux-stable.git/​commit/?​h=linux-3.15.y&​id=6f3f164bd0efe9a090cd74e08d6195c95024a1d1|6f3f164]]) and 3.16-rc3 ([[http://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​torvalds/​linux.git/​commit/?​id=2fc68eb122c7ea6cd5be1fe7d6650c0beb2f4f40|2fc68eb]]).
 +  * Scanning/​connectivity problems: caused by **b43** bug exposed with kernel 3.8 (by [[http://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​torvalds/​linux.git/​commit/?​id=0172bb75073e11a5aa9d8a953bdaefb8709f00c8|0172bb7]]). Fixed in kernel 3.14 (by [[http://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​torvalds/​linux.git/​commit/?​id=64e5acb09ca6b50c97299cff9ef51299470b29f2|64e5acb]]) and backported to 3.13.2, 3.12.10, 3.10.29.
  
 ===== List of hardware ===== ===== List of hardware =====
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 To check for a present hardware model execute following command: To check for a present hardware model execute following command:
 <​code>​lspci -nn -d 14e4:</​code>​ <​code>​lspci -nn -d 14e4:</​code>​
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 +If the chipset isn't listed, check if it's connected via SSB (Sonics Silicon Backplane). Such connected chipsets only become visible after the ''​ssb''​ kernel module has been loaded.
 +
 Please look carefully at device ID and chipset name. Please look carefully at device ID and chipset name.
  
-^ PCI-ID ^ Supported? ^ Chip ID ^ Modes ^ PHY version ^ Alternative ^ +^ PCI-ID ​    ​^ Supported? ​        ​^ Chip ID    ^ Modes       ​^ PHY version ​ ^ Alternative ​  ​
-| 14e4:0576 | not tested | BCM43224 | a/b/g/n | ? | wl/brcm80211 | +| 14e4:​0576 ​ | not tested ​        ​| BCM43224 ​  ​| a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| ?            | brcm80211 ​    ​
-| 14e4:4301 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4301 | b | B | | +| 14e4:​4301 ​ | yes (b43legacy) ​   | BCM4301 ​   | b           ​| B                          ​
-| 14e4:4306 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306/2 | b/g | G | | +| 14e4:​4306 ​ | yes (b43legacy) ​   | BCM4306/​2 ​ | b/g         ​| G                          ​
-| 14e4:4307 | yes | BCM4306/3 | b/g | G | | +| 14e4:​4307 ​ | yes                | BCM4306/​3 ​ | b/g         ​| G                          ​
-| 14e4:4311 | yes | BCM4311 | b/g | G | wl | +| 14e4:​4311 ​ | yes                | BCM4311 ​   | b/g         ​| G            | wl            
-| 14e4:4312 | yes | BCM4311 | a/b/g | G (r8) | wl | +| 14e4:​4312 ​ | yes                | BCM4311 ​   | a/b/g       ​| G (r8)       ​| wl            
-| 14e4:4313 | not tested | BCM4311 | a | ? | wl | +| 14e4:​4313 ​ | not tested ​        ​| BCM4311 ​   | a           ​| ?            | wl            
-| ::: | no | BCM4313 | b/g/n | LCN (r1) | wl/brcm80211 | +| :::        | no                 ​| BCM4313 ​   | b/g/n       ​| LCN (r1)     ​| brcm80211 ​    ​
-| 14e4:4315 | yes | BCM4312 | b/g | LP (r1) | wl | +| 14e4:​4315 ​ | yes                | BCM4312 ​   | b/g         ​| LP (r1)      | wl            
-| 14e4:4318 | yes | BCM4318 | b/g | G (r7) | | +| 14e4:​4318 ​ | yes                | BCM4318 ​   | b/g         ​| G (r7)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4319 | yes | BCM4318 | a/b/g | G | | +| 14e4:​4319 ​ | yes                | BCM4318 ​   | a/b/g       ​| G                          ​
-| 14e4:4320 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306/2 | b/g | G (r1) | | +| 14e4:​4320 ​ | yes (b43legacy) ​   | BCM4306/​2 ​ | b/g         ​| G (r1)       ​              ​
-| ::: | yes | BCM4306/3 | ? | G (r2) | | +| :::        | yes                | BCM4306/​3 ​ | ?           ​| G (r2)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4321 | partially | BCM4321 | ? | N (r2) | | +| 14e4:​4321 ​ | partially ​         | BCM4321 ​   | ?           ​| N (r2)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4322 | not tested ​| BCM4322 | b/g/n | N (r4) | | +| 14e4:​4322 ​ yes (3.18+) ​       ​| BCM4322 ​   | b/g/n       ​| N (r4)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4324 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306 | a/b/g | G (r1) | | +| 14e4:​4324 ​ | yes (b43legacy) ​   | BCM4306 ​   | a/b/g       ​| G (r1)       ​              ​
-| ::: | yes | BCM4306/3 | a/b/g | G (r5) | | +| :::        | yes                | BCM4306/​3 ​ | a/b/g       ​| G (r5)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4325 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306/2 | b/g | G (r1) | | +| 14e4:​4325 ​ | yes (b43legacy) ​   | BCM4306/​2 ​ | b/g         ​| G (r1)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4328 | partially | BCM4321 | a/b/g/n | N (r2) | wl | +| 14e4:​4328 ​ | partially ​         | BCM4321 ​   | a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| N (r2)       ​| wl            
-| 14e4:4329 | partially | BCM4321 | b/g/n | N (r1) | wl | +| 14e4:​4329 ​ | partially ​         | BCM4321 ​   | b/g/n       ​| N (r1)       ​| wl            
-| 14e4:432a | not tested | BCM4321 | a/n | N | wl | +| 14e4:​432a ​ | not tested ​        ​| BCM4321 ​   | a/n         ​| N            | wl            
-| 14e4:432b | partially | BCM4322 | a/b/g/n | N (r4) | wl | +| 14e4:​432b ​ | partially ​         | BCM4322 ​   | a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| N (r4)       ​| wl            
-| 14e4:432c | yes | BCM4322 | b/g/n | N | wl | +| 14e4:​432c ​ | yes                | BCM4322 ​   | b/g/n       ​| N            | wl            
-| 14e4:432d | not tested | BCM4322 | a/n | N | wl | +| 14e4:​432d ​ | not tested ​        ​| BCM4322 ​   | a/n         ​| N            | wl            
-| 14e4:4331 | yes (3.2-rc3+) | BCM4331 | a/b/g/n | HT (r1) | wl | +| 14e4:​4331 ​ | yes (3.2-rc3+) ​    ​| BCM4331 ​   | a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| HT (r1)      | wl            
-| 14e4:4350 | yes (3.8+) | BCM43222 | a/b/g/n | N (r6) | | +| 14e4:​4350 ​ | yes (3.8+) ​        ​| BCM43222 ​  ​| a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| N (r6)       ​              ​
-| 14e4:4353 | yes (3.1+) | BCM43224 | a/b/g/n | N (r6) | wl/​brcm80211 | +| 14e4:​4353 ​ | yes (3.1+) ​        ​| BCM43224 ​  ​| a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| N (r6)       ​| wl/​brcm80211 ​ 
-| 14e4:4357 | yes (3.1+) | BCM43225 | b/g/n | N (r6) | wl/​brcm80211 | +| 14e4:​4357 ​ | yes (3.1+) ​        ​| BCM43225 ​  ​| b/g/n       ​| N (r6)       ​| wl/​brcm80211 ​ 
-| 14e4:4358 | yes (3.17+) | BCM43227 | b/g/n | N (r16) | wl | +| 14e4:​4358 ​ | yes (3.17+) ​       | BCM43227 ​  ​| b/g/n       ​| N (r16)      | wl            
-| 14e4:4359 | yes (3.17+) | BCM43228 | a/b/g/n | N (r16) | wl | +| 14e4:​4359 ​ | yes (3.17+) ​       | BCM43228 ​  ​| a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| N (r16)      | wl            
-| 14e4:4360 | no | BCM4360 | ? | AC (r1) | | +| 14e4:​4360 ​ | no                 ​| BCM4360 ​   | ?           ​| AC (r1)                    ​
-| 14e4:4365 | no | BCM43142 | b/g/n | LCN40 (r3) | wl | +| 14e4:​4365 ​ | no                 ​| BCM43142 ​  ​| b/g/n       ​| LCN40 (r3)   ​| wl            
-| 14e4:43a0 | no | BCM4360 | a/b/g/n/ac | AC? | wl | +| 14e4:​43a0 ​ | no                 ​| BCM4360 ​   | a/​b/​g/​n/​ac ​ | AC?          | wl            
-| ::: | no | BCM4352 | a/b/g/n/ac | ? | wl | +| :::        | no                 ​| BCM4352 ​   | a/​b/​g/​n/​ac ​ | ?            | wl            
-| 14e4:43a9 | yes (3.17+) | BCM43217 | b/g/n | N (r17) | | +| 14e4:​43a9 ​ | yes (3.17+) ​       | BCM43217 ​  ​| b/g/n       ​| N (r17)                    ​
-| 14e4:43aa | yes (3.17+) | BCM43131 | b/g/n | N (r17) | | +| 14e4:​43aa ​ | yes (3.17+) ​       | BCM43131 ​  ​| b/g/n       ​| N (r17)                    ​
-| 14e4:43b1 | no | BCM4352 | a/b/g/n/ac | AC| | +| 14e4:​43b1 ​ | no                 ​| BCM4352 ​   | a/​b/​g/​n/​ac ​ | AC (r3)      ​              ​
-| 14e4:4727 | no | BCM4313 | b/g/n | LCN (r1) | wl/​brcm80211 | +| 14e4:​4727 ​ | no                 ​| BCM4313 ​   | b/g/n       ​| LCN (r1)     ​| wl/​brcm80211 ​ 
-| 14e4:a8d6 | not tested | BCM43222 | ? | N (6) | | +| 14e4:​a8d6 ​ | not tested ​        ​| BCM43222 ​  ​| ?           ​| N (6)                      ​
-| 14e4:a8d8 | yes (3.6+) | BCM43224 | a/b/g/n | N (r6) | brcm80211 | +| 14e4:​a8d8 ​ | yes (3.6+) ​        ​| BCM43224 ​  ​| a/​b/​g/​n ​    ​| N (r6)       ​| brcm80211 ​    ​
-| ::: | yes (3.6+) | BCM43225 | ? | N (r6) | brcm80211 | +| :::        | yes (3.6+) ​        ​| BCM43225 ​  ​| ?           ​| N (r6)       ​| brcm80211 ​    ​
-| 14e4:a8db | not tested ​| BCM43217 | b/g/n | N (r17) | | +| 14e4:​a8db ​ partially (3.18+)  ​| BCM43217 ​  ​| b/g/n       ​| N (r17)                    ​
-| 14e4:a99d | not tested | BCM43421? | ? | ? | wl |+| 14e4:​a99d ​ | not tested ​        ​| BCM43421? ​ | ?           ​| ?                          ​| 
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