[Bugme-new] [Bug 16505] New: 2.6.34.2 breaks b43

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16505

           Summary: 2.6.34.2 breaks b43
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
    Kernel Version: 2.6.34.2
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: network-wireless
        AssignedTo: drivers_network-wireless at kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: spermmail001 at yahoo.com
        Regression: No


After upgrading to ARCH 2.6.34.2-1 it is no longer possible to use the broadcom
wireless cards BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4318 and possibly some others (also
refering to the official kernel log:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.2
Line:
"ssb: Handle Netbook devices where the SPROM address is changed. For some
Netbook computers with Broadcom BCM4312 wireless interfaces,the SPROM has been
moved to a new location. When the ssb driver tries to read the old location,
the systems hangs when trying to read a non-existent location. Such freezes are
particularly bad as they do not log the failure."

When trying to ifconfig wlan0 up, I get: "SCIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign
requested address' while trying 'ifconfig wlan0 up". Downgrading to 2.6.34.1-1
solves the problem, though.

08:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev
01)

Further info and discussion here, please:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=102212

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