http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=536303 Summary: HAL update breaks NetworkManager interdependency; Wifi isn't detected Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Factory Platform: All OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: GNOME AssignedTo: bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: jeffm@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=316439) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=316439) lshal output I have an Acer Aspire One where I've replaced the included Wifi with a Broadcom board. When I install openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 6 (and the broadcom firmware), the kernel discovers the device fine but NetworkManager doesn't see it. In the log, I see nm_device_wifi_new: assertion `driver != NULL' failed. I followed up on the #nm freenode IRC channel, and Dan Williams had the following to say: 11:10:47 <dcbw> jeffm: so you're probably using the broadcom "wl.o" driver, rigth? 11:11:20 <dcbw> jeffm: can you grab the output of 'lshal' and post that somewhere for me? 11:12:41 <jeffm> i'm using the b43 driver 11:13:33 <dcbw> jeffm: ah, and then probably hal 0.5.12, rigth? 11:14:16 <jeffm> http://jeffreymahoney.com/lshal.out 11:14:28 <jeffm> 0.5.13 11:14:53 <dcbw> jeffm: ok, hal added support for the 'ssb' bus that the broadcom parts use internally, which broke NM because NM wasn't expecting that 11:16:21 <jeffm> dcbw: ok, has that support been implemented yet? 11:16:35 <dcbw> jeffm: checking that out, I remember discussing it with the debian guys a while ago 11:16:53 <dcbw> jeffm: mbiebl: oh yeah, I did 11:16:56 <dcbw> jeffm: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_0_7&id=d185695d80b248354dd7a95fd896daa5c45085e5 11:17:26 <dcbw> jeffm: so basically, opensuse needs to patch NM since they updated HAL since there was an interdependency So this should be fixed with that patch or a version bump. I've attached the output of lshal for reference. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.