[elrepo] kmod-compat-wireless - and BCM4313 [14e4:4727]

[ni at centergate.net]

> Unfortunately I'm not seeing a Kernel module or a Kernel driver being
> used for the Wireless Controller:
> 
> 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313
> 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
> 	Subsystem: Dell Inspiron M5010 / XPS 8300 [1028:0010]
> 	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> 	Memory at e4b00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> 	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
> 	Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information <?>
> 	Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
> 	Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
> 	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
> 	Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel <?>
> 	Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-c4-ff-ff-f4-68-a3
> 	Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>

Not sure why I did

"rpm -ivh b43-firmware-5.10.56.27.3-2.el6.noarch.rpm"

vs.

"yum install b43-firmware-5.10.56.27.3-2.el6.noarch.rpm"

Been a long day, but I have since corrected.


Reran: depmod -a
Also: modprobe lib80211

Unfortunately iwconfig doesn't show anything:

lo        no wireless extensions.
em1       no wireless extensions.
vmnet1    no wireless extensions.
vmnet8    no wireless extensions.

/var/log/messages:

kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
kernel: Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMLS ]
kernel: cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
kernel: cfg80211:     (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth),
(max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
kernel: cfg80211:     (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi,
2000 mBm)
kernel: cfg80211:     (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi,
2000 mBm)
kernel: cfg80211:     (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi,
2000 mBm)
kernel: cfg80211:     (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi,
2000 mBm)
kernel: cfg80211:     (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi,
2000 mBm)
yum[3228]: Installed: b43-firmware-5.10.56.27.3-2.el6.noarch
NetworkManager[1993]: <info> kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'
changed
kernel: lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers


lsmod | grep "b43\|ssb\|bcma\|wl\|brcm\|80211"
lib80211                5223  0
b43                   212311  0
mac80211              213575  1 b43
cfg80211              188399  2 b43,mac80211
ssb                    57891  1 b43
mmc_core               77140  2 b43,ssb
rfkill                 19735  2 cfg80211,dell_laptop


Cheers,
Nick