i followed the instructions to automatically add wl via dkms but not working

[bukyapavankumar]

sudo dkms status broadcom-wl, 6.30.223.271: added nvidia, 390.138, 5.7.15-977.native, x86_64: installed

[antoineco]

Providing that the dkms service is enabled, the module should appear as installed in the list of modules managed by DKMS >> after the system boots for the first time on the new kernel <<

https://github.com/antoineco/broadcom-wl#automatically

[bukyapavankumar]

Providing that the dkms service is enabled, the module should appear as installed in the list of modules managed by DKMS

after the system boots for the first time on the new kernel << https://github.com/antoineco/broadcom-wl#automatically

lspci -k doesnt show wl module ,but dkms status show

[antoineco]

That's expected if you didn't reboot. Your module is added, not installed.

[bukyapavankumar]

i did reboot

[antoineco]

Could you please show the output of those 3 commands?

$ sudo depmod -A

$ sudo modprobe wl

$ dmesg

[bukyapavankumar]

wl module not found

[antoineco]

the output of those 3 commands

[antoineco]

And maybe also sudo dkms install broadcom-wl/6.30.223.271 if possible.

[bukyapavankumar]

the output of those 3 commands

1. nothing 2.modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found in directory /lib/modules/5.7.15-977.native

[bukyapavankumar]

And maybe also sudo dkms install broadcom-wl/6.30.223.271 if possible.

it works after this command. dkms doesnt install it automatically?

[bukyapavankumar]

mobile hotspot doesnt work though

[antoineco]

Nice! That's an interesting behaviour, it should do it automatically because this option is defined: https://github.com/antoineco/broadcom-wl/blob/a9362f4e4416d8e842b976fd243445711363ec24/dkms.conf#L7

May I ask what's the dkms version you're using? Maybe it requires an update to the dkms.conf.

[bukyapavankumar]

Nice! That's an interesting behaviour, it should do it automatically because this option is defined:

https://github.com/antoineco/broadcom-wl/blob/a9362f4e4416d8e842b976fd243445711363ec24/dkms.conf#L7

May I ask what's the dkms version you're using? Maybe it requires an update to the dkms.conf.

dkms2.8

[antoineco]

OK thanks. Maybe dkms_autoinstaller simply doesn't run on boot on your system. systemctl status dkms should tell you whether or not the service is enabled.

Regarding the mobile hotspot, unfortunately I only backport patches so the module can build and run on modern Linux kernels. Troubleshooting issues with specific hardware would require a larger investigation.

[bukyapavankumar]

systemctl status dkms

Unit dkms.service could not be found. distro: clear linux

[bukyapavankumar]

OK thanks. Maybe dkms_autoinstaller simply doesn't run on boot on your system. systemctl status dkms should tell you whether or not the service is enabled.

Regarding the mobile hotspot, unfortunately I only backport patches so the module can build and run on modern Linux kernels. Troubleshooting issues with specific hardware would require a larger investigation.

actually mobile hotspot works but in wep .linux driver doesnt have wpa support whereas windows driver has it.anyway can we run/modify the driver to make it work?

[antoineco]

Hmm, wl does support WPA/WPA2. I'm running this module on a Linux 5.6 kernel and my router (Linksys WRT1900AC) uses WPA2. I also occasionally connect to an Android 9 hotspot (Sony Xperia Z3 Compact) that is also using WPA2.

Some hardware may be supported better than some other, like with any driver. The purpose of this repo is not to provide a fork of wl, I wouldn't include patches that aren't purely related to kernel compatibility, besides I'm not a kernel developer myself so fixing such issue would be quite challenging for me.

[bukyapavankumar]

Hmm, wl does support WPA/WPA2. I'm running this module on a Linux 5.6 kernel and my router (Linksys WRT1900AC) uses WPA2. I also occasionally connect to an Android 9 hotspot (Sony Xperia Z3 Compact) that is also using WPA2.

Some hardware may be supported better than some other, like with any driver. The purpose of this repo is not to provide a fork of wl, I wouldn't include patches that aren't purely related to kernel compatibility, besides I'm not a kernel developer myself so fixing such issue would be quite challenging for me.

I mean it doesn't support creation of WPA/wpa2 supported hotspot .it can create only wep supported hotspot. I wasn't talking about connecting to WPA/wpa2 hotspot instead creation

[bukyapavankumar]

iw list Wiphy phy0 max # scan SSIDs: 1 max scan IEs length: 0 bytes max # sched scan SSIDs: 0 max # match sets: 0 max # scan plans: 1 max scan plan interval: -1 max scan plan iterations: 0 Retry short limit: 7 Retry long limit: 4 Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) Supported Ciphers:

• WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
• WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
• TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
• CCMP-128 (00-0f-ac:4)
• CMAC (00-0f-ac:6) Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0 Supported interface modes:
  • IBSS
  • managed Band 1: Bitrates (non-HT):
    • 1.0 Mbps
    • 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
    • 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported)
    • 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
    • 6.0 Mbps
    • 9.0 Mbps
    • 12.0 Mbps
    • 18.0 Mbps
    • 24.0 Mbps
    • 36.0 Mbps
    • 48.0 Mbps
    • 54.0 Mbps Frequencies:
    • 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
    • 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 2484 MHz [14] (20.0 dBm) (no IR) Band 2: Bitrates (non-HT):
    • 6.0 Mbps
    • 9.0 Mbps
    • 12.0 Mbps
    • 18.0 Mbps
    • 24.0 Mbps
    • 36.0 Mbps
    • 48.0 Mbps
    • 54.0 Mbps Frequencies:
    • 5170 MHz [34] (disabled)
    • 5180 MHz [36] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5190 MHz [38] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5200 MHz [40] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5210 MHz [42] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5220 MHz [44] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5230 MHz [46] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5240 MHz [48] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5500 MHz [100] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5520 MHz [104] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5540 MHz [108] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5560 MHz [112] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5580 MHz [116] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5600 MHz [120] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5620 MHz [124] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5640 MHz [128] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5660 MHz [132] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5680 MHz [136] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5700 MHz [140] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
    • 5745 MHz [149] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5765 MHz [153] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5785 MHz [157] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5805 MHz [161] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5825 MHz [165] (20.0 dBm) (no IR)
    • 5920 MHz [184] (disabled)
    • 5940 MHz [188] (disabled)
    • 5960 MHz [192] (disabled)
    • 5980 MHz [196] (disabled)
    • 6000 MHz [200] (disabled)
    • 6020 MHz [204] (disabled)
    • 6040 MHz [208] (disabled)
    • 6060 MHz [212] (disabled)
    • 6080 MHz [216] (disabled) Supported commands:
  • set_interface
  • new_key
  • join_ibss
  • set_pmksa
  • del_pmksa
  • flush_pmksa
  • connect
  • disconnect software interface modes (can always be added): interface combinations are not supported Device supports scan flush. Supported extended features:

[bukyapavankumar]

anyways closing this

[antoineco]

@bukyapavankumar oh, my bad! Yes you're right about that. I wish Broadcom could support wl but unfortunately it seems like it's been completely abandoned.