Missing module - Broadcom BCM4318

dw

Hi!
Its seems there are missing modules.
How can i install this module and where can i download?

pfSense 2.0-RC3-nanobsd (i386) on pfsense
ASUS WL-120 V2 BCM4318 PCI

siba_bwn0: <broadcom bcm4318="" 802.11b="" g="" wireless="">mem 0xe0080000-0xe0081fff irq 9 at device 12.0 on pci0
bwn0 on siba_bwn0
bwn0: WLAN (chipid 0x4318 rev 9) PHY (analog 3 type 2 rev 7) RADIO (manuf 0x17f ver 0x2050 rev 8)
bwn0: DMA (32 bits)
bwn0: [FILTER]

Enter an option: bwn0: need multicast update callback
bwn_v4_ucode5: could not load firmware image, error 2
bwn0: the fw file(bwn_v4_ucode5) not found
bwn-open_v4_ucode5: could not load firmware image, error 2
bwn0: the fw file(bwn-open_v4_ucode5) not found

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bwi&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+8.1-RELEASE</broadcom>

skyranger

Same Problem here.
i got an BCM4318 MiniPCI Wlan-Card, and i got same errors as you.

did someone have an soltulion ?

wallabybob

@dw:

Enter an option: bwn0: need multicast update callback
bwn_v4_ucode5: could not load firmware image, error 2
bwn0: the fw file(bwn_v4_ucode5) not found
bwn-open_v4_ucode5: could not load firmware image, error 2
bwn0: the fw file(bwn-open_v4_ucode5) not found

This much suggests the bwn driver needs the firmware file bwn_v4_ucode5 loaded but the firmware file is not present on your system.

The bwn man page says the FreeBSD port ports/net/bwn-firmware-kmod needs to be installed but this doesn't seem to exist as a package so must be built on a FreeBSD system. I'll look into it.

wallabybob

Here is the first of two firmware files I built on FreeBSD 8.1. Remove the .png extension from the filename before copying to /boot/kernel on the target system.

I expect you will need to add

bwn_v4_ucode_load="YES"

to /boot/loader.conf.local (create file if it doesn't already exist) to get the firmware loaded and available to the kernel on startup.

I don't have any Broadcom WiFi devices so can't test this.

bwn_v4_ucode.ko.png

wallabybob

Here is the second of two firmware files I built on FreeBSD 8.1. Remove the .png extension from the filename before copying to /boot/kernel on the target system.

bwn_v4_lp_ucode.ko.png

RonpfS

I get the following:

bwi0: <broadcom bcm4318="" 802.11b="" g="" wireless="" lan="">at device 14.0 on pci0
bwi0: [ITHREAD]
bwi0: BBP: id 0x4318, rev 0x2, pkg 0
bwi0: MAC: rev 9
bwi0: PHY: type 2, rev 7, ver 3
bwi0: RF: manu 0x17f, type 0x2050, rev 8
bwi0: invalid antenna gain in sprom
bwi0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface
….

done.
Configuring WIFI interface...
bwi0: need multicast update callback
bwi0: need multicast update callback
bwi0: need multicast update callback
bwi0: need multicast update callback
firmware_register: cannot register image bwi_v3_b0g0bsinitvals2, firmware table full!
module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (bwi_v3_ucode_fw, 0xc3ad6c80, 0) error 6
bwi_v3_ucode: firmware image loaded, but did not register
bwi0: request firmware bwi_v3_ucode failed
bwi0: bwi_init_statechg: error 12 on MAC init
bwi_v3_ucode: could not load firmware image, error 17
bwi0: request firmware bwi_v3_ucode failed
bwi0: bwi_init_statechg: error 12 on MAC init
bwi0: need multicast update callback
bwi_v3_ucode: could not load firmware image, error 17
bwi0: request firmware bwi_v3_ucode failed
bwi0: bwi_init_statechg: error 12 on MAC init
done.

I found this /boot/modules/bwi_v3_ucode.ko, looks like the firmware is there

2.0-RELEASE (i386)
On a Gateway notebook</broadcom>

ech1965

I have the same issue with a BCM4306

The firmware cannot be loaded (firmware table is full)
Seems that this patch should be applied ….

http://fxr.watson.org/fxr/ident?im=10;i=FIRMWARE_MAX
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-all/2010-March/021027.html

Where can I find an How to patch and compile my own kernel for pfsense 2.0 ?

Not sure those instructions are for a pfsense 2.0 ? http://devwiki.pfsense.org/DevelopersBootStrapAndDevIso ?

Thanks in advance
Etienne