Issues with Broadcom BCM4365 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)

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Hi @Wollie,
I am on linux54, the linux54-broadcom-wl does not work on my wifi hardware and it does work under linux419-broadcom-wl.
I have reinstalled the driver on linux54 without success.
Do you think I have to install linux54-headers, the broadcom-wl-dkms and remove the linux54-broadcom-wl packages?
Here is the output I found, I think the driver BCM43142A0 under linux54 is not well recognized.

sudo dmesg | grep BCM

[ 2.540680] usb 1-1.4: Product: BCM43142A0
[ 15.989713] wlan0: Broadcom BCM4365 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)
[ 22.286229] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: chip id 70
[ 22.287210] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: features 0x06
[ 22.304184] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM43142A0 (001.001.011) build 0000
[ 22.328200] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM43142A0-0a5c-216d.hcd failed with error -2
[ 22.328210] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: Patch brcm/BCM43142A0-0a5c-216d.hcd not found

sudo dmesg | grep usb

[ 0.841044] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.841055] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.841088] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.969863] pci 0000:00:10.0: quirk_usb_early_handoff+0x0/0x6d5 took 11103 usecs
[ 1.172382] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[ 1.172389] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
[ 1.446824] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.04
[ 1.446828] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.446830] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 1.446832] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 5.4.85-1-MANJARO ehci_hcd
[ 1.446834] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:12.0
[ 1.459891] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.04
[ 1.459894] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.459897] usb usb2: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 1.459899] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 5.4.85-1-MANJARO ehci_hcd
[ 1.459901] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:13.0
[ 1.461424] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.04
[ 1.461428] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.461431] usb usb3: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.461433] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 5.4.85-1-MANJARO xhci-hcd
[ 1.461435] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:10.0
[ 1.464394] usb usb4: We don’t know the algorithms for LPM for this host, disabling LPM.
[ 1.464454] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 5.04
[ 1.464457] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.464459] usb usb4: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.464461] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 5.4.85-1-MANJARO xhci-hcd
[ 1.464463] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:10.0
[ 1.770760] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
[ 1.784214] usb 2-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
[ 1.790751] usb 3-1: new low-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[ 1.917769] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0438, idProduct=7900, bcdDevice= 0.18
[ 1.917773] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.931127] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0438, idProduct=7900, bcdDevice= 0.18
[ 1.931131] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.967192] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=093a, idProduct=2510, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 1.967196] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.967198] usb 3-1: Product: USB OPTICAL MOUSE
[ 1.967200] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: PIXART
[ 2.001746] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 2.001749] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 2.005045] input: PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/0003:093A:2510.0001/input/input6
[ 2.005127] hid-generic 0003:093A:2510.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE] on usb-0000:00:10.0-1/input0
[ 2.197396] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
[ 2.210757] usb 2-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
[ 2.331686] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
[ 2.331691] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[ 2.331693] usb 1-1.1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
[ 2.331695] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[ 2.331697] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 12345
[ 2.365169] usb 2-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=04f2, idProduct=b50a, bcdDevice=19.17
[ 2.365174] usb 2-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=1, SerialNumber=2
[ 2.365176] usb 2-1.1: Product: HP Truevision HD
[ 2.365178] usb 2-1.1: Manufacturer: Generic
[ 2.365180] usb 2-1.1: SerialNumber: 200901010001
[ 2.420889] usb 1-1.4: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 2.540674] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=0a5c, idProduct=216d, bcdDevice= 1.12
[ 2.540677] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2.540680] usb 1-1.4: Product: BCM43142A0
[ 2.540682] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp
[ 2.540683] usb 1-1.4: SerialNumber: 441CA8EAEE80
[ 22.172352] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb
[ 22.270223] input: HP Truevision HD: HP Truevision as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.1/2-1.1:1.0/input/input14
[ 22.270345] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 22.424496] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
[ 22.424741] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[ 22.738736] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008

sudo dmesg | grep -Ei 'b43|bcma|brcm|wl'

[ 2.331693] usb 1-1.1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
[ 15.936313] wl: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 15.936324] wl: module license ‘MIXED/Proprietary’ taints kernel.
[ 15.946049] wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 15.989632] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 15.989638] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 15.989713] wlan0: Broadcom BCM4365 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)
[ 16.597675] wl 0000:02:00.0 wlo1: renamed from wlan0
[ 22.328200] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM43142A0-0a5c-216d.hcd failed with error -2
[ 22.328210] Bluetooth: hci0: BCM: Patch brcm/BCM43142A0-0a5c-216d.hcd not found
[ 23.327276] ath9k_htc 1-1.1:1.0 wlp0s18u1u1: renamed from wlan0
[ 30.133655] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 30.133664] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 30.228376] ERROR @wl_set_mode :
[ 30.228378] WLC_SET_INFRA error (-14)
[ 30.228381] ERROR @wl_update_wiphybands :
[ 30.228721] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 30.228724] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 30.596608] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 30.596617] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 30.596681] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 41.003677] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 41.003681] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 41.003740] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 41.003743] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 41.004025] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 41.004093] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 41.004129] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 41.004131] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 41.004748] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 41.004750] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 51.005018] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 51.005025] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 51.005110] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 51.005114] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 51.005706] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 51.005711] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 51.005771] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 51.005775] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 51.007164] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 51.007169] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 61.003111] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 61.003117] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 61.003193] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 61.003198] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 61.003668] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 61.003673] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 61.003732] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 61.003737] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 61.005182] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 61.005188] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 71.004800] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 71.004803] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 71.004844] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 71.004846] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 71.005061] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 71.005063] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 71.005088] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 71.005090] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 71.005718] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 71.005720] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 79.495202] wlp0s18u1u1: authenticate with 48:8f:5a:0a:70:d0
[ 79.695486] wlp0s18u1u1: send auth to 48:8f:5a:0a:70:d0 (try 1/3)
[ 79.697317] wlp0s18u1u1: authenticated
[ 79.700736] wlp0s18u1u1: associate with 48:8f:5a:0a:70:d0 (try 1/3)
[ 79.709424] wlp0s18u1u1: RX AssocResp from 48:8f:5a:0a:70:d0 (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=2)
[ 79.716657] wlp0s18u1u1: associated
[ 79.819608] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp0s18u1u1: link becomes ready
[ 81.002589] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 81.002596] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 81.002676] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 81.002680] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 81.003192] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 81.003197] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 81.003258] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 81.003263] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :
[ 81.004795] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get :
[ 81.004802] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power :

I also have a TP-Link tl-wn722n usb wifi dongle attached and it works on both kernels.

Regards,

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Can you please explain in detail what exactly is currently your problem?

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Hi, @Wollie,
After the last stable update the wifi connection does not appear in the Network Manager when using the linux54 kernel, but it does appear when I start on the linux419 kernel.
I am not the only guy who reported this problem on the announcement thread. You can see them on these two posts.
‘https://forum.manjaro.org/t/re-wi-fi-not-working-properly/46551’
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/stable-update-2020-12-30-kernels-kde-cinnamon-libreoffice-python-3-9-mesa-20-3-1/45364/446´

Maybe, because of the large amount of issues realated to the nvidia drivers I have no responses. Then I saw your post and I believe you can help me.
Regards,

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When you have no issues on kernel 4.19 stay on that kernel and wait until it’s (hopefully) fixed on newer kernels. 4.19 still gets updates, so there is no need to switch to a newer kernel.

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also if i remove 5.9x and 5.10 and then remove and reinstall 5.4 it works. as the latest manja 20.1 installs the 5.9 kernel the broadcom 54 wl gets blacklisted as being conflicting with linux59 -wl…oops cant say that anymore it gets sideswiped.

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