Additional info: libreport version: 2.0.14 abrt_version: 2.0.13 cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.5.4-2.fc17.i686 root=UUID=e084d0ab-0041-4504-951f-432bea01e23c ro rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 SYSFONT=True rd.luks=0 KEYTABLE=us-acentos LANG=en_US.UTF-8 rhgb quiet kernel: 3.5.4-2.fc17.i686 kernel_tainted_long: :Proprietary module has not been loaded. :Taint on warning. backtrace: :WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c:2546 b43_wireless_core_init+0x10ab/0x10c0 [b43]() :Hardware name: Presario 2200 (PM048UA#ABL) :Modules linked in: fuse bnep bluetooth ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 xt_state ip6table_filter nf_conntrack ip6_tables binfmt_misc arc4 b43 snd_intel8x0m bcma mac80211 snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm cfg80211 rfkill snd_page_alloc snd_timer snd ssb i2c_i801 mmc_core lpc_ich soundcore microcode uinput yenta_socket wmi i915 video i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper drm i2c_core [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] :Pid: 661, comm: wpa_supplicant Tainted: G W 3.5.4-2.fc17.i686 #1 :Call Trace: : [<c0438ff2>] warn_slowpath_common+0x72/0xa0 : [<f8337ccb>] ? b43_wireless_core_init+0x10ab/0x10c0 [b43] : [<f8337ccb>] ? b43_wireless_core_init+0x10ab/0x10c0 [b43] : [<c0439042>] warn_slowpath_null+0x22/0x30 : [<f8337ccb>] b43_wireless_core_init+0x10ab/0x10c0 [b43] : [<f81d3646>] ? cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call+0xa6/0x510 [cfg80211] : [<f8338320>] b43_op_start+0x180/0x1a0 [b43] : [<f82d2709>] ieee80211_do_open+0x289/0x970 [mac80211] : [<c045df3e>] ? __raw_notifier_call_chain+0x1e/0x30 : [<f82d0405>] ? ieee80211_check_concurrent_iface+0x25/0x1b0 [mac80211] : [<f82d2e49>] ieee80211_open+0x59/0x60 [mac80211] : [<c0855e1b>] __dev_open+0x8b/0x100 : [<c0943cf3>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x13/0x20 : [<c0855d7e>] ? dev_set_rx_mode+0x2e/0x40 : [<c08560c1>] __dev_change_flags+0x81/0x160 : [<c060dfec>] ? security_capable+0x1c/0x30 : [<c0856241>] dev_change_flags+0x21/0x60 : [<c08b0474>] devinet_ioctl+0x5a4/0x750 : [<c0668e81>] ? copy_to_user+0x41/0x60 : [<c08b089d>] inet_ioctl+0x8d/0xb0 : [<c083fb39>] sock_ioctl+0x69/0x270 : [<c054f509>] ? __d_free+0x39/0x60 : [<c083fad0>] ? sock_aio_dtor+0x20/0x20 : [<c054ce4a>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x7a/0x590 : [<c06114ea>] ? inode_has_perm.isra.31.constprop.62+0x3a/0x50 : [<c0612b30>] ? file_has_perm+0xa0/0xb0 : [<c0612ec8>] ? selinux_file_ioctl+0x48/0xe0 : [<c054d3c8>] sys_ioctl+0x68/0x80 : [<c094af5f>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
That warning occurs because your firmware has an incorrect "date" word. If you use the openfwwf product, the date word must be 0xFFFF. For the proprietary firmware, the date must not be 0xFFFF. Which firmware are you attempting to use? If it is the standard version, then reinstall it.