** Tags added: regression-release saucy ** Description changed:
- Hardware: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 02) + 1) Utopic Unicorn 14.10 - This chip is working perfectly fine on 2.5GHz and 5GHz using version - 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 of the driver. + 2) mzanetti@noneyet ~ $ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source + bcmwl-kernel-source: + Installed: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/restricted amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - After upgrading to saucy or any newer version and installing version - >=6.30.223.30+bdcom-0ubuntu1 it fails to find any 5GHz networks and - connections on 2.5GHz are unstable. + lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network + 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4331] (rev 02) + Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:00ef] + Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- + Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- + Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes + Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 + Region 0: Memory at c1900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] + Capabilities: <access denied> + Kernel driver in use: wl + + sudo dmidecode -s bios-version + MBP101.88Z.00EE.B02.1208081132 + sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date + 08/08/2012 + sudo dmidecode -s system-version + 1.0 + sudo dmidecode -s baseboard-manufacturer + Apple Inc. + This is a MacBook Pro Retina 1st Generation + + 3) What is expected to happen is when one uses the bcmwl-kernel-source + package in 14.10, it works on both 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz. + + 4) What happens instead is after upgrading to saucy or any newer release + and installing bcmwl-kernel-source >=6.30.223.30+bdcom-0ubuntu1 it fails + to find any 5GHz networks and connections on 2.5GHz are unstable. + + WORKAROUND: This chip is working perfectly fine on 2.5GHz and 5GHz using + version 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 of the driver. Downgrading the machine to kernel 3.8.x and bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 (both from raring) makes the chip work again. UPDATE: Up to kernel 3.13.0-23 a patched working package of bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1387221/+attachment/4249077/+files/bcmwl-kernel-source_6.20.155.1%2Bbdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Currently there is no way to have utopic with an up to date kernel and properly working BCM4331 chip at the same time. Looking at the changelog its most likely caused by the update to the new upstream release in version 6.30.223.30+bdcom. - - As of utopic unicorn this is still broken. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Oct 29 15:26:09 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-10 (717 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64+mac (20120926) SourcePackage: bcmwl UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2013-10-22 (372 days ago) ** Description changed: 1) Utopic Unicorn 14.10 2) mzanetti@noneyet ~ $ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source bcmwl-kernel-source: - Installed: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 - Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0 - 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/restricted amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/restricted amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4331] (rev 02) - Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:00ef] - Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- - Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- - Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes - Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 - Region 0: Memory at c1900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] - Capabilities: <access denied> - Kernel driver in use: wl + Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:00ef] + Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- + Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- + Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes + Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 + Region 0: Memory at c1900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] + Capabilities: <access denied> + Kernel driver in use: wl sudo dmidecode -s bios-version MBP101.88Z.00EE.B02.1208081132 sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date 08/08/2012 sudo dmidecode -s system-version 1.0 sudo dmidecode -s baseboard-manufacturer Apple Inc. This is a MacBook Pro Retina 1st Generation 3) What is expected to happen is when one uses the bcmwl-kernel-source package in 14.10, it works on both 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz. 4) What happens instead is after upgrading to saucy or any newer release and installing bcmwl-kernel-source >=6.30.223.30+bdcom-0ubuntu1 it fails to find any 5GHz networks and connections on 2.5GHz are unstable. + + Unfortunately, while b43 does detect the chip, it only uses 2.4GHz and + it has very slow data rates and connection drops. WORKAROUND: This chip is working perfectly fine on 2.5GHz and 5GHz using version 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 of the driver. Downgrading the machine to kernel 3.8.x and bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 (both from raring) makes the chip work again. UPDATE: Up to kernel 3.13.0-23 a patched working package of bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1387221/+attachment/4249077/+files/bcmwl-kernel-source_6.20.155.1%2Bbdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Currently there is no way to have utopic with an up to date kernel and properly working BCM4331 chip at the same time. Looking at the changelog its most likely caused by the update to the new upstream release in version 6.30.223.30+bdcom. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Oct 29 15:26:09 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-10 (717 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64+mac (20120926) SourcePackage: bcmwl UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2013-10-22 (372 days ago) ** Summary changed: - bcmwl-kernel-source >= 6.30.223.30+bdcom-0ubuntu1 fails to see 5GHz networks and is unstable on 2.5GHz + 14e4:4331 [MacBookPro10,1] bcmwl-kernel-source >= 6.30.223.30+bdcom-0ubuntu1 fails to see 5GHz networks and is unstable on 2.5GHz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bcmwl in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387221 Title: 14e4:4331 [MacBookPro10,1] bcmwl-kernel-source >= 6.30.223.30+bdcom- 0ubuntu1 fails to see 5GHz networks and is unstable on 2.5GHz Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 1) Utopic Unicorn 14.10 2) mzanetti@noneyet ~ $ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source bcmwl-kernel-source: Installed: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/restricted amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4331] (rev 02) Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:00ef] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 Region 0: Memory at c1900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: wl sudo dmidecode -s bios-version MBP101.88Z.00EE.B02.1208081132 sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date 08/08/2012 sudo dmidecode -s system-version 1.0 sudo dmidecode -s baseboard-manufacturer Apple Inc. This is a MacBook Pro Retina 1st Generation 3) What is expected to happen is when one uses the bcmwl-kernel-source package in 14.10, it works on both 2.5Ghz and 5Ghz. 4) What happens instead is after upgrading to saucy or any newer release and installing bcmwl-kernel-source >=6.30.223.30+bdcom- 0ubuntu1 it fails to find any 5GHz networks and connections on 2.5GHz are unstable. Unfortunately, while b43 does detect the chip, it only uses 2.4GHz and it has very slow data rates and connection drops. WORKAROUND: This chip is working perfectly fine on 2.5GHz and 5GHz using version 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 of the driver. Downgrading the machine to kernel 3.8.x and bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 (both from raring) makes the chip work again. UPDATE: Up to kernel 3.13.0-23 a patched working package of bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1387221/+attachment/4249077/+files/bcmwl-kernel-source_6.20.155.1%2Bbdcom-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb Currently there is no way to have utopic with an up to date kernel and properly working BCM4331 chip at the same time. Looking at the changelog its most likely caused by the update to the new upstream release in version 6.30.223.30+bdcom. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Oct 29 15:26:09 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-10 (717 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64+mac (20120926) SourcePackage: bcmwl UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2013-10-22 (372 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1387221/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
