Can't connect to wifi after update (bcm4360 with broadcom-wl driver)

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I just updated to Fedora 30 on my Macbook Air and can no longer connect to wifi using the broadcom-wl driver from RPMFusion. WiFi networks are displayed and I can click in NetworkManager to connect, but it ultimately just returns the error “Activation of network connection failed”.

Here’s what I get when running lspci -k :

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)
`Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device 0117`
`Kernel driver in use: wl`
`Kernel modules: bcma, wl`

Here’s what I get when I run iwconfig :

wlp3s0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=200 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off

And rfkill says everything is unblocked:

0 wlan phy0 unblocked unblocked

Any ideas?

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Maybe you need remove & reinstall the driver (akmod…), remember the current kernel is updated.

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I already reinstalled broadcom-wl and associated packages (akmods) using DNF. Akmods should be automatically changing the kernel, plus I was running this kernel on F29 with no problems.

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Same problem here after upgrading to fedora 30, my broadcom wifi stopped working.
I have reinstalled the broadcom driver from rpm fusion and akmod, still it is not working.

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Then, for some strange reason the modules isn’t built; I personally use the dkms driver from UnitedRPMs; and works great, 0 problems… If you are tired, maybe works for you…

  1. Enable repository

  2. Install the driver

dnf remove broadcom-wl kmod-wl

dnf install broadcom-wl-dkms

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I just tried that and it doesn’t work either… Still “connecting…”, then “activation failed”, then trying to connect again.
Interestingly, with broadcom-wl I actually noticed that (once) after trying to connect for like an hour it eventually worked (temporarily - attempting to change networks or reconnecting reset the whole cycle)

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I told you hahaha :smile:

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Any other ideas? It seems connecting eventually works but takes an hour or two each time…

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Unfortunately, I think this seems to indicate a driver issue. We’ll have to look into a bit. Maybe worth investing in a cheap wifi dongle thing in the meantime. You get cheap ones for a fiver on amazon etc.

Before I got my new system (a Thinkpad), I had the broadcom wifi too, and even though support has improved considerably, it’s still buggy at times :slightly_frowning_face:

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After upgrading to F30 I have the same problem with a BCM4352, Wifi@F29 worked without problems. Wifi is available only after some manual connects.

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 03)
	Subsystem: AzureWave Device 2123
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: bcma, wl
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This bug has already been described. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1703745

For an interim solution, you could either use the test build from koji at https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=34599725 or wait for the official update.

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Hello,

I have the same problem, and after install de wpa_suppliment 2.8 Works.

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Removing the wl module & instaling the build from koji (& then rebooting) worked for me as well!

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Same problem. RPMFusion driver won’t work. Haven’t tried others. Wish this could be as easy as in ubuntu.

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Easy to fix with the suggested test build from koji. No problem anymore.

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Was just looking into installing fedora 30 on my laptop when I came across this issue.

Has anyone tried using the 2.8 branch of wpa_supplicant from rawhide?

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I used and work on my Mac same broadcom wifi card

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Downgrading specifically to wpa_supplicant-2.6-17.fc29.x86_64.rpm and then excluding wpa_supplicant in dnf.conf has been the only solution that worked for me so far. I’m using a MacBook Pro 7,1 and with this method I still have a few issues with WiFi but it’s very sparse.

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The updated “wpa_supplicant” solves the issue (isn’t problem with the driver), if you don’t want wait the update you can download HERE :wink:

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It would be nice to know when this updated package will be in the fedora30 repos. :slight_smile: