Comment 17 for bug 192720

I didn't realize. I'm using an x84_64 kernel, whereas you are using an
i686 one, so maybe the problem is only on 64 bits platforms.

2008/4/15 toratora <email address hidden>:
> Because I unblacklisted the b43legacy module in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, I was thinking it works fine with b43legacy.
> But looking at messages in dmesg it seems to be working with the ndiswrapper and bcmwl5a driver.
>
> Hardware seems to be the same, try with ndiswrapper.
>
> My hardware :
>
>
> lspci -vvnn -s 02:02
>
> 02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4303 802.11b Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4301] (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:12f3]
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 64
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
>
> Region 0: Memory at e0104000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
>
>
> uname -a
> Linux ordenadora 2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> --
>
>
> Loading b43legacy freezes computer
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/192720
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>
> Status in Source Package "linux" in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-8-generic
>
> # lspci -vvnn -s 02:02.0
> 02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4303 802.11b Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4301] (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:12f3]
> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
> Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> Latency: 64
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
> Region 0: Memory at e8100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
>
> # uname -a
> Linux pavilion 2.6.24-8-generic #1 SMP Thu Feb 14 20:40:45 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> # cat /etc/issue
> Ubuntu hardy (development branch) \n \l
>
> Loading the b43legacy driver causes a hard lockup. Magic-sysreq-key doesn't work, I have to power cycle.
> I already tried removing the firmware to see if the lockup is related to the firmware, but loading the driver still causes a crash, even when there's no firmware to load :)
>
> Loading the b43 (no legacy driver) has no effect at all (as expected).
>
> According to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
> b43legacy is the right driver to use.
>