cannot get wireless/BT to work on ECS LIVA-MINI

Twisted714 · November 7, 2017 at 5:05 AM

do i need to create those directories?

Twisted714 · November 7, 2017 at 5:39 AM

i think something changed. maybe just wishing

Twisted714 · November 7, 2017 at 9:23 PM

It doesnt seem to cooperate with the device. after i get back i will re start with a fresh install and i will layout a log of steps as i go .

thanks

Twisted714 · November 8, 2017 at 11:13 PM

I have had success installing the broadcom drivers to Mint linux kernel version 4.8.0-53-generic.

the installation was performed using the guide shown at the link i have posted below. I DID NOT compile the kernel, it worked after i copied 3 files to /lib/firmware/brcm directory. and ran modprobe to blacklist brcmfmac. i dont have bluetooth, but that is not important (to me at least).

wireless - I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and the Broadcom BCM43241 card in my vaio duo 13 doesn't even show up - Ask Ubuntu

but this is not my goal, my goal being LibreELEC installed with wireless capability.

I have tried to adding the drivers to LibreELEC , copying the path specified but no changes happen. its the same, no change at all except i have created two new directories. /storage/.config/firmware/brcm.

the driver works well, i wont know until i test it further.

i am going to post lsmod and dmesg and paste the links here. i know this can work, i think it would be be done if drop the files into the /firmware/brcm directory. please help me complete this. its kicking my ass. believe me, i appreciate your help.

thanks

JOdi this is dmesg

cjAX this lspci -nn

UfTT this is lsmod

as of this writing i have stopped at modprobe step in the instruction. i going to see if i can get the bluetooth working.

kind of nervous about messing with it.

CORRECTION: the file named brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.txt from the ask ubuntu site does run as well as this one, that found that is written for an android-x86 . site below

android-x86 / device/generic/common / [0fd596] /firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.txt

**nickr** · November 9, 2017 at 6:10 AM Official Post

The following are already present in libreelec

Code

/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43241b0-sdio.bin

/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin

/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43241b5-sdio.bin

What is not present is the .txt file, which by the look of it is some sort of parameters for how the device works. So all you should need is the txt file.

lspci will not show the device, as it is not connected to the pci bus (or the usb bus for that matter).

Twisted714 · November 14, 2017 at 7:45 PM

thanks for your help. i cannot get the file installed. i create the directories /firmware and /firmware/brcm and drop the file in the folder via windows smb, but it never uploads the file.

**nickr** · November 14, 2017 at 11:08 PM Official Post

You forgot /storage/.config/

Twisted714 · November 15, 2017 at 1:14 AM

here is my path

LibreELEC:~/.config/firmware/brcm

brcmfmac43251b4-sdio.txt

is this correct?

thanks

**chewitt** · November 15, 2017 at 4:17 AM Official Post

please pastebin the correct (tested, works best on Ubuntu) txt file

Twisted714 · November 15, 2017 at 4:25 AM

what command do i use to show this information? path of my files?

thanks

Twisted714 · November 20, 2017 at 7:48 PM

chewitt,

I just understood your last comment.

i am putting it up right now. the one that works best is the one used on mint. in ubuntu not as well. I didnt install the ubuntu, it came to me that way.

I have installed the driver to mint several, each time better than the last.

here is the txt file that works best

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and to driver work, these other files must be in the directory /usr/lib/firmware/brcm/

those files are here

Dropbox - brcm_works

tHANKS

**chewitt** · November 21, 2017 at 3:22 PM Official Post

Update to LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-8.2.1.tar and see if it works. It's the 8.2.1 release with the extra .txt file

Twisted714 · November 21, 2017 at 8:17 PM

dropped file into update directory via windows smb.

it didnt see it. i dont see the txt file in /usr/lib/firmware/brcm it has brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin but not brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.txt

I used the instructions from the link below and had success installing to linux mint . it needs all 3 files that i have uploaded to dropbox above.

wireless - I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 and the Broadcom BCM43241 card in my vaio duo 13 doesn't even show up - Ask Ubuntu

these are the steps i used to make it work in linux mint

copied all three files to /usr/lib/firmware/brcm

Code

modprobe -r brcmfmac && modprobe brcmfmac (run after sudo -i)
iw wlan0 scan

and it worked

do you need me to paste anything? lspci, dmesg, etc?

thanks

kodi log VKTG

**chewitt** · November 22, 2017 at 5:23 AM Official Post

I must have been half asleep -as the txt file is in /usr/lib/firmware not the brcm subfolder

Download again, the test image is updated.

Twisted714 · November 25, 2017 at 1:04 AM

ok, the txt is in the correct directory. whats next? i would bet my teeth that the other files i described above need to be there as well.

or the modprobe command wont work

here is the log NAJT

**chewitt** · November 25, 2017 at 5:44 AM Official Post

File is updated again - this time with the three files you shared. The two txt files appear to be the same file at different versions (similar but not the same content. Both appear to have references to hardcoded MAC addresses so there is no way we'd embed them as-is into our normal image. It looks like something that should be supported properly within the kernel and not done via copy/pasting.

Twisted714 · November 25, 2017 at 4:19 PM

heres the logs. it did not fire up. lemme shake the sleep from my head then i will try again.

from dmesg ZSSK

from libre debug CETC

Twisted714 · November 25, 2017 at 8:10 PM

i am on the linux mint install, using the wifi. i cannot figure it out. but i will post any logs you need to compare them and figure out whats wrong.

this log is dmsg from linux mint with wi fi working

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i do not know what to type to get the system log from mint

thanks