FS#11744 - broadcom-wl driver fails with kernel26 2.6.27-2

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Carl Mueller (cmlr) - Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 23:02 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 07:40 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: The Broadcom wireless driver broadcom-wl
(see http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Broadcom_BCM4312)
failed for me when I upgraded to kernel26 2.6.27-2. I tried to
reinstall the driver, following the directions in the wiki page
mentioned above.

The first command succeeded:

modprobe ieee80211_crypt_tkip

But the second command failed, it said wl.ko was in the wrong format:

insmod /lib/modules/2.6.26-ARCH/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/wl.ko

I downgraded the kernel, reinstalled the driver, and all was well.
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 07:40 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  This is a bug in an AUR package, not in our kernel.
Comment by Carl Mueller (cmlr) - Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 23:35 GMT
A patch for the driver has already been posted on the AUR page,
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Broadcom_BCM4312
Comment by Carl Mueller (cmlr) - Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 01:13 GMT
That is, on this AUR page:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19514

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