Description of problem: Sometimes, but not all the time, loading the bcm43xx module logs messages while loading firmware: Jul 11 08:51:03 spx kernel: bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed. Jul 11 08:51:03 spx kernel: bcm43xx: Error: PCM "bcm43xx_pcm5.fw" not available or load failed. Jul 11 08:51:23 spx kernel: bcm43xx: Error: InitVals "bcm43xx_initval06.fw" not available or load failed. This does not appear to affect functionality. Usually unloading and re-loading the module will work, with no error messages. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 How reproducible: sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. modprobe bcm43xx 2. 3. Actual results: error messages Expected results: no error messages Additional info:
A new kernel update has been released (Version: 2.6.18-1.2200.fc5) based upon a new upstream kernel release. Please retest against this new kernel, as a large number of patches go into each upstream release, possibly including changes that may address this problem. This bug has been placed in NEEDINFO state. Due to the large volume of inactive bugs in bugzilla, if this bug is still in this state in two weeks time, it will be closed. Should this bug still be relevant after this period, the reporter can reopen the bug at any time. Any other users on the Cc: list of this bug can request that the bug be reopened by adding a comment to the bug. In the last few updates, some users upgrading from FC4->FC5 have reported that installing a kernel update has left their systems unbootable. If you have been affected by this problem please check you only have one version of device-mapper & lvm2 installed. See bug 207474 for further details. If this bug is a problem preventing you from installing the release this version is filed against, please see bug 169613. If this bug has been fixed, but you are now experiencing a different problem, please file a separate bug for the new problem. Thank you.
Closed due to lack of response. Please reopen when requested information becomes available...thanks!
currently running 2.6.18-1.2257.fc5, and still seeing occasional messages, on boot and when waking from sleep: Jan 26 09:42:50 spx kernel: SoftMAC: ASSERTION FAILED (0) at: net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c:306:ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate() Jan 26 09:42:50 spx kernel: bcm43xx: PHY connected Jan 26 09:42:50 spx kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected value (0) Jan 26 09:42:50 spx kernel: bcm43xx: Error: Microcode "bcm43xx_microcode5.fw" not available or load failed. Jan 26 09:42:50 spx kernel: bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2) Jan 20 11:29:27 spx kernel: bcm43xx: Error: PCM "bcm43xx_pcm5.fw" not available or load failed. Jan 20 11:29:27 spx kernel: bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2) Jan 20 11:29:27 spx firmware_helper[20408]: Loading of /lib/firmware/bcm43xx_pcm5.fw for bcm43xx driver failed: No such file or directory
I'm going to have to ask you to try FC6. Do you still have this issue w/ e.g. 2.6.19-1.2895.fc6?