CentOS - Dec 2013 - Upgrade to CentOS 6.5 -> issue with Broadcom Wifi

Hello there!


I was running CentOS 6.4 system on my Dell Latitude E6530 flawlessly,
until I upgraded to CentOS 6.5.

Now the wifi doesn't show up (it's a Broadcom Wifi BT4313, 14e4:4727), I
tried to follow the steps from
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless/Broadcom
but when attempting to compile the Broadcom driver module, the make
command fails in a way that is not described on this web page. Anyway,
the page deals w/ CentOS5 without being specific.

I tried w/ both hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112.tar.gz (the one
which *I think* was formerly installed) and the latest available:
hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz; same compilation
errors (see below).

I simply could not remember how I had the Broadcom Wifi chip working
since CentOS 6.x, but I clearly remember that I had to install
the driver (I presume from the sources since I've found them in my
setup archives, but not sure). I have the following RPM's installed:
  b43-openfwwf-5.2-4.el6.noarch
  b43-fwcutter-012-2.2.el6.x86_64

I wonder if the kernel update breaks it.. Does any one have experience
with this driver and CentOS 6.5?


Here is make's output:

# make
make[1]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1.  Add `+' to parent make
rule.
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:64: warning: 'enum
tx_power_setting' declared inside parameter list
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:64: warning: its scope is only
this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
'wl_cfg80211_join_ibss':
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:745: error: 'struct
cfg80211_ibss_params' has no member named 'channel'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: At top level:
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1110: warning: 'enum
tx_power_setting' declared inside parameter list
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1110: error: parameter 2
('type') has incomplete type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
'wl_cfg80211_set_tx_power':
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1123: error:
'TX_POWER_AUTOMATIC' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1123: error: (Each undeclared
identifier is reported only once
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1123: error: for each function
it appears in.)
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1125: error:
'TX_POWER_LIMITED' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1131: error:
'TX_POWER_FIXED' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: At top level:
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1644: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1649: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1650: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1651: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1652: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1653: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1654: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1658: warning: initialization
from incompatible pointer type
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
'wl_inform_single_bss':
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:1817: error: too few arguments
to function 'ieee80211_channel_to_frequency'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
'wl_update_bss_info':
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2077: error: 'struct
cfg80211_bss' has no member named 'information_elements'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2078: error: 'struct
cfg80211_bss' has no member named 'len_information_elements'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2080: warning: passing
argument 1 of 'cfg80211_put_bss' from incompatible pointer type
include/net/cfg80211.h:3380: note: expected 'struct wiphy *' but
argument is of type 'struct cfg80211_bss *'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2080: error: too few arguments
to function 'cfg80211_put_bss'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
'wl_bss_roaming_done':
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2117: warning: passing
argument 2 of 'cfg80211_roamed' from incompatible pointer type
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'struct ieee80211_channel *'
but argument is of type 'u8 *'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2117: warning: passing
argument 4 of 'cfg80211_roamed' makes pointer from integer without a
cast
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'const u8 *' but argument is
of type 's32'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2117: warning: passing
argument 5 of 'cfg80211_roamed' makes integer from pointer without a
cast
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'size_t' but argument is of
type 'u8 *'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2117: warning: passing
argument 6 of 'cfg80211_roamed' makes pointer from integer without a
cast
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'const u8 *' but argument is
of type 's32'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2117: error: too few arguments
to function 'cfg80211_roamed'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c: In function
'wl_bss_connect_done':
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2149: warning: passing
argument 2 of 'cfg80211_roamed' from incompatible pointer type
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'struct ieee80211_channel *'
but argument is of type 'u8 *'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2149: warning: passing
argument 4 of 'cfg80211_roamed' makes pointer from integer without a
cast
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'const u8 *' but argument is
of type 's32'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2149: warning: passing
argument 5 of 'cfg80211_roamed' makes integer from pointer without a
cast
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'size_t' but argument is of
type 'u8 *'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2149: warning: passing
argument 6 of 'cfg80211_roamed' makes pointer from integer without a
cast
include/net/cfg80211.h:3726: note: expected 'const u8 *' but argument is
of type 's32'
/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.c:2149: error: too few arguments
to function 'cfg80211_roamed'
make[2]: *** [/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/local/src/hybrid-wl] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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Again,


On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:26:19 +0100 wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote:
> I was running CentOS 6.4 system on my Dell Latitude E6530 flawlessly,
> until I upgraded to CentOS 6.5.
> 
> Now the wifi doesn't show up (it's a Broadcom Wifi BT4313,
14e4:4727), I
> tried to follow the steps from
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless/Broadcom
> but when attempting to compile the Broadcom driver module, the make
> command fails in a way that is not described on this web page. Anyway,
> the page deals w/ CentOS5 without being specific.
> 
> I tried w/ both hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112.tar.gz (the one
> which *I think* was formerly installed) and the latest available:
> hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz; same compilation
> errors (see below).
> 
> I simply could not remember how I had the Broadcom Wifi chip working
> since CentOS 6.x, but I clearly remember that I had to install
> the driver (I presume from the sources since I've found them in my
> setup archives, but not sure). I have the following RPM's installed:
>   b43-openfwwf-5.2-4.el6.noarch
>   b43-fwcutter-012-2.2.el6.x86_64
> 
> I wonder if the kernel update breaks it.. Does any one have experience
> with this driver and CentOS 6.5?
More data:

it seems that I had formerly followed steps from http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod,
as I could find kmod-wl-5_100_82_112-9.el6.el6.local.x86_64.rpm installed
locally,
and RPM assembly stuff in ~/rpmbuild/.

No better idea why it doesn't work since CentOS 6.5, unfortunately!


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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On 12/10/2013 10:45 AM, wwp wrote:
> Again,
>
>
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:26:19 +0100 wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote:
>
>> I was running CentOS 6.4 system on my Dell Latitude E6530 flawlessly,
>> until I upgraded to CentOS 6.5.
>>
>> Now the wifi doesn't show up (it's a Broadcom Wifi BT4313,
14e4:4727), I
>> tried to follow the steps from
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Laptops/Wireless/Broadcom
>> but when attempting to compile the Broadcom driver module, the make
>> command fails in a way that is not described on this web page. Anyway,
>> the page deals w/ CentOS5 without being specific.
>>
>> I tried w/ both hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112.tar.gz (the one
>> which *I think* was formerly installed) and the latest available:
>> hybrid-v35_64-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_141.tar.gz; same compilation
>> errors (see below).
>>
>> I simply could not remember how I had the Broadcom Wifi chip working
>> since CentOS 6.x, but I clearly remember that I had to install
>> the driver (I presume from the sources since I've found them in my
>> setup archives, but not sure). I have the following RPM's
installed:
>>    b43-openfwwf-5.2-4.el6.noarch
>>    b43-fwcutter-012-2.2.el6.x86_64
>>
>> I wonder if the kernel update breaks it.. Does any one have experience
>> with this driver and CentOS 6.5?
> More data:
>
> it seems that I had formerly followed steps from
http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod,
> as I could find kmod-wl-5_100_82_112-9.el6.el6.local.x86_64.rpm installed
locally,
> and RPM assembly stuff in ~/rpmbuild/.
>
> No better idea why it doesn't work since CentOS 6.5, unfortunately!
In that case you should rebuild the RPM from the latest sources from 
Broadcom and src.rpm from ELrepo and you'll find the chip working again.


Regards,
-- 
*Milos Blazevic*

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On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 1:45 AM, wwp <subscript at free.fr> wrote:
> it seems that I had formerly followed steps from
http://elrepo.org/tiki/wl-kmod,
> as I could find kmod-wl-5_100_82_112-9.el6.el6.local.x86_64.rpm installed
locally,
> and RPM assembly stuff in ~/rpmbuild/.
>
> No better idea why it doesn't work since CentOS 6.5, unfortunately!
This is a known issue with wl-kmod and has since been resolved. You
need to get the latest version. Please see this bug tracker for more
details:

http://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=430

Akemi

On 10 DEC 2013 @09:26 zulu, wwp wrote:
> Hello there!
>
>
> I was running CentOS 6.4 system on my Dell Latitude E6530 flawlessly,
> until I upgraded to CentOS 6.5.
>
> Now the wifi doesn't show up (it's a Broadcom Wifi BT4313,
14e4:4727),
I went through the same thing around fedora 16 with a 14e4:4328... 
replaced it with an Atheros-based Ubiquiti SR71-E and that works fine in 
windows AND linux.
e.g. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1EA0CD6598

Not that I have anything against Broadcom...  all of my current routers 
and access points use Broadcom radio chipsets.

Don't expect any help from Dell with the problem unless some flavor of 
linux was offered as an OS when it was sold. You can tell if it was, on 
their Drivers & Downloads page for that model 
(http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/latitude-e6530 
)...  all OS's that were ever installed on it when built will be in the 
Operating System picklist.