#973365 On MacBook Pro (P8600) wifi card with BCM4322 chipset does not work

Package:
broadcom-sta
Source:
broadcom-sta
Submitter:
Giuseppe Sacco
Date:
2021-06-10 14:36:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#973365#5
Date:
2020-10-29 13:13:17 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,
on an Apple MacBook Pro running debian testing (kernel package is
version 5.9.1-1), I have this card:

# lspci | fgrep Netw
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)

The card is recognized and managed by the broadcom-sta driver but it
does not displays the list of available networks:

# iw wlp2s0 info
Interface wlp2s0
	ifindex 3
	wdev 0x1
	addr d8:a2:5e:94:71:2f
	type managed
	wiphy 0
	txpower 200.00 dBm

# iw wlp2s0 scan

# iwlist wlp2s0 scanning
wlp2s0    No scan results

some errors are collected by dmesg:

# dmesg | fgrep wl
[    6.264433] wl: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    6.264438] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[    6.295680] wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[    6.483541] wlan0: Broadcom BCM432b 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)
[    6.736188] wl 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0
[   51.038418] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[   51.038423] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[   71.069924] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[   71.069929] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  100.036085] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  100.036089] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  143.072119] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  143.072124] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  207.044072] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  207.044077] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  302.052066] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  302.052071] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  423.136013] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  423.136016] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  544.127948] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  544.127950] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  583.360026] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  583.360029] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)
[  633.348078] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status :
[  633.348084] wlp2s0 Scan_results error (-22)

A more detailed output of lspci is:

# lspci -vv -s 02:00.0
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort+ <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
	Region 0: Memory at d3200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
	Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
	Capabilities: [e8] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
		Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [d0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
			ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- SlotPowerLimit 0.000W
		DevCtl:	CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
			ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes, Disabled- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s (ok), Width x1 (ok)
			TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
	Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
		UESta:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO+ CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UEMsk:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UESvrt:	DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		CESta:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
		CEMsk:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
		AERCap:	First Error Pointer: 0e, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
			MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
		HeaderLog: 00000001 00a8000f d3203088 00000000
	Capabilities: [13c v1] Virtual Channel
		Caps:	LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
		Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
		Ctrl:	ArbSelect=Fixed
		Status:	InProgress-
		VC0:	Caps:	PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
			Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
			Ctrl:	Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
			Status:	NegoPending- InProgress-
	Capabilities: [160 v1] Device Serial Number 71-2f-5e-ff-ff-94-d8-a2
	Capabilities: [16c v1] Power Budgeting <?>
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: ssb, wl

Bye,
Giuseppe

#973365#10
Date:
2021-05-30 15:09:47 UTC
From:
To:
control: tags -1 +moreinfo

You may try latest 6.30.223.271-16 or its backports version.
If it still doesn't work for you, you may try b43 driver [1]

[1] https://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx

Cheers,

#973365#17
Date:
2021-06-10 13:59:35 UTC
From:
To:
Hello Roger,

Il giorno lun, 31/05/2021 alle 00.09 +0900, Roger Shimizu ha scritto:
[...]



I just tested both solutions, but the problem is still there. Because of this,
I am forced to use an external USB WiFi card instead of the internal one.

Thank you,
Giuseppe