Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread Dragon ryu
it is correct. 2016/04/13 2:57 "message" : > > From the wiki page: > "Each configuration file is named in the style of > /etc/modules-load.d/.conf. Configuration files simply contain a > list of kernel modules names to load, separated by newlines." > > Why was the file 'b43.conf' containing only:

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread message
From the wiki page: "Each configuration file is named in the style of /etc/modules-load.d/.conf. Configuration files simply contain a list of kernel modules names to load, separated by newlines." Why was the file 'b43.conf' containing only: b43 incorrect? Is not 'b43' the name of the kernel

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread Mauro Santos
On 12-04-2016 09:14, tak...@bluewin.ch wrote: > Little nit-picking: the `modprobe` command is available (and used) on > Arch Linux, and it *does* use the files in /etc/modprobe.d (see also > modprobe.d(5) for what the files are used for). So this is not really an > indication for whether OP's usin

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread tak...@bluewin.ch
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 08:44:36 +0100, Mauro Santos wrote: > Also arch does not use /etc/modprobe.d, if you are not using Arch Linux > you are on your own. Little nit-picking: the `modprobe` command is available (and used) on Arch Linux, and it *does* use the files in /etc/modprobe.d (see also mo

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread Mauro Santos
On 12-04-2016 08:00, message wrote: > Mauro Santos Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:29:06 -0700 >> You may want to refer to this page for guidance > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules#Automatic_module_handling > > > Thanks. Created a 'conf' file (root user): > > cat > /etc/modprobe.d/b43.con

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread Dragon ryu
I think Mauto means, use /etc/module-load.d and make new conf? 2016/04/12 16:00 "message" : > Mauro Santos Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:29:06 -0700 > >> You may want to refer to this page for guidance >> > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules#Automatic_module_handling > > Thanks. Created a

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-12 Thread message
Mauro Santos Sun, 10 Apr 2016 11:29:06 -0700 You may want to refer to this page for guidance https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules#Automatic_module_handling Thanks. Created a 'conf' file (root user): cat > /etc/modprobe.d/b43.conf modprobe b43 Then restarted computer. The module

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-11 Thread message
Dieter Wirz Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:45:07 -0700 echo b43 >> /etc/modules The directory file shows: b43 There is nothing more. The module is not loaded automatically, so I continue to start the wireless driver manually, as described before.

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-10 Thread Mauro Santos
On 10-04-2016 18:27, Kenneth Jensen wrote: > On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:50:44 -0500, Doug Newgard wrote: >>> >>> Second, what is /etc/modules? > This literally takes less than a minute to google. > According to https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-modules.html : > "If some modules are not l

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-10 Thread Doug Newgard
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:27:27 -0500 Kenneth Jensen wrote: > On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:50:44 -0500, Doug Newgard wrote: > > > > > > Second, what is /etc/modules? > This literally takes less than a minute to google. > According to https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-modules.html : > "If

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-10 Thread Kenneth Jensen
On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:50:44 -0500, Doug Newgard wrote: > > > > Second, what is /etc/modules? This literally takes less than a minute to google. According to https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-modules.html : "If some modules are not loaded automatically by udev, but you would like the

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-10 Thread Tinu Weber
On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:50:44 -0500, Doug Newgard wrote: > On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:44:07 +0200 > Dieter Wirz wrote: > > > sudo echo b43 >> /etc/modules > > First, don't top post. > > Second, what is /etc/modules? Third, the >> redirection happens as a regular user, regardless the `sudo`, so the

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-10 Thread Doug Newgard
On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 18:44:07 +0200 Dieter Wirz wrote: > sudo echo b43 >> /etc/modules First, don't top post. Second, what is /etc/modules?

Re: [arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

2016-04-10 Thread Dieter Wirz
sudo echo b43 >> /etc/modules On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 5:17 PM, message wrote: > Readers, > > Can anyone explain if the following 'dmesg' outputs are useful to understand > why after start of X session, the wireless driver fails sometimes? The > wireless driver does not start automatically and is