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Description of problem: After Fedora 15 upgrade, broadcom-wl (rpmfusion) fails to work. Tried b43-fwcutter, but the performance was abysmal. Simply adding 'biosdevname=0' to the boot params, causing the legacy names to be used, fixed the problem. Wasn't sure if this is a kernel, udev or other issue so I'm not sure I classified it correctly under udev. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): udev-167.4 broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-1 akmod-wl-5.60.48.36-1 kernel2.6.38.8-32 How reproducible: Every time I boot without 'biosdevname=0'. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install broadcom-wl, akmod-wl 2. Reboot 3. Login, open NetworkManager or run iwlist <device> scan. Actual results: No wireless networks listed under Network Manager or iwlist. Expected results: Wireless networking to fully function. Additional info: /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log reports the following error: nl80211: 'nl80211' gerneric netlink not found This suggested to me that between udev and wl, it was somehow thinking the device was generic ethernet, not wireless, which prompted me to try the 'biodevname=0' option.
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