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Raspberry PI 3 Model B unusable WiFi

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Former Member over 9 years ago

Hello,

 

I'm new to RPI. The WLAN module is completely unusable. Why is there no Powerful wireless chip on the RPI 3 with an antenna - as it should be?

 

Jun  4 20:34:49 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1269.924971] brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_hdparse: seq 167: sequence number error, expect 166

Jun  4 20:34:49 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1269.925110] brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_hdparse: seq 166: sequence number error, expect 168

Jun  4 20:34:49 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1269.925691] brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_hdparse: seq 168: sequence number error, expect 167

Jun  4 20:43:16 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1777.206462] brcmfmac: brcmf_sdio_hostmail: Unknown mailbox data content: 0x40012

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.429912] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_del_station: SCB_DEAUTHENTICATE_FOR_REASON failed -52

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.479852] ------------[ cut here ]------------

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.479940] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 759 at drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c:1191 brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x+0xe4/0xf0 [brcmfmac]()

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.479950] Modules linked in: sha256_generic hmac drbg ctr ccm arc4 bnep hci_uart btbcm bluetooth xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 iptable_raw

iptable_mangle iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables rt2800usb rt2800lib rt2x00usb rt2x00lib mac80211 brcmfmac brcmutil cfg80

211 crc_ccitt rfkill joydev evdev snd_bcm2835 snd_pcm snd_timer snd bcm2835_gpiomem bcm2835_wdt uio_pdrv_genirq uio ipv6

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480134] CPU: 1 PID: 759 Comm: hostapd Not tainted 4.4.12-v7+ #892

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480144] Hardware name: BCM2709

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480180] [<80018724>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<80014058>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480203] [<80014058>] (show_stack) from [<80320564>] (dump_stack+0xd4/0x118)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480227] [<80320564>] (dump_stack) from [<80025300>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x98/0xc8)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480250] [<80025300>] (warn_slowpath_common) from [<800253ec>] (warn_slowpath_null+0x2c/0x34)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480319] [<800253ec>] (warn_slowpath_null) from [<7f2ee1d4>] (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x+0xe4/0xf0 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480444] [<7f2ee1d4>] (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x [brcmfmac]) from [<7f2dcfbc>] (send_key_to_dongle+0xa4/0xf8 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480557] [<7f2dcfbc>] (send_key_to_dongle [brcmfmac]) from [<7f2dd208>] (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key+0x68/0x78 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480705] [<7f2dd208>] (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key [brcmfmac]) from [<7f1252f0>] (nl80211_del_key+0xfc/0x28c [cfg80211])

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480801] [<7f1252f0>] (nl80211_del_key [cfg80211]) from [<80505e04>] (genl_rcv_msg+0x26c/0x3f0)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480825] [<80505e04>] (genl_rcv_msg) from [<80504fdc>] (netlink_rcv_skb+0xb0/0xcc)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480846] [<80504fdc>] (netlink_rcv_skb) from [<80505b88>] (genl_rcv+0x34/0x44)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480867] [<80505b88>] (genl_rcv) from [<80504918>] (netlink_unicast+0x190/0x254)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480888] [<80504918>] (netlink_unicast) from [<80504de4>] (netlink_sendmsg+0x340/0x354)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480911] [<80504de4>] (netlink_sendmsg) from [<804b7c18>] (sock_sendmsg+0x24/0x34)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480932] [<804b7c18>] (sock_sendmsg) from [<804b8300>] (___sys_sendmsg+0x1e0/0x1e8)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480953] [<804b8300>] (___sys_sendmsg) from [<804b9058>] (__sys_sendmsg+0x4c/0x7c)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480974] [<804b9058>] (__sys_sendmsg) from [<804b90a0>] (SyS_sendmsg+0x18/0x1c)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.480995] [<804b90a0>] (SyS_sendmsg) from [<8000fb40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c)

Jun  4 20:44:33 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1854.481007] ---[ end trace b4510013db9d5cfb ]---

Jun  4 20:44:35 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.479898] brcmfmac: send_key_to_dongle: wsec_key error (-52)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.529888] ------------[ cut here ]------------

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.529971] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 759 at drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c:1191 brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x+0xe4/0xf0 [brcmfmac]()

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.529978] Modules linked in: sha256_generic hmac drbg ctr ccm arc4 bnep hci_uart btbcm bluetooth xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 iptable_raw iptable_mangle iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables rt2800usb rt2800lib rt2x00usb rt2x00lib mac80211 brcmfmac brcmutil cfg80211 crc_ccitt rfkill joydev evdev snd_bcm2835 snd_pcm snd_timer snd bcm2835_gpiomem bcm2835_wdt uio_pdrv_genirq uio ipv6

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530165] CPU: 1 PID: 759 Comm: hostapd Tainted: G        W       4.4.12-v7+ #892

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530175] Hardware name: BCM2709

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530212] [<80018724>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<80014058>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530235] [<80014058>] (show_stack) from [<80320564>] (dump_stack+0xd4/0x118)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530259] [<80320564>] (dump_stack) from [<80025300>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x98/0xc8)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530282] [<80025300>] (warn_slowpath_common) from [<800253ec>] (warn_slowpath_null+0x2c/0x34)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530351] [<800253ec>] (warn_slowpath_null) from [<7f2ee1d4>] (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x+0xe4/0xf0 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530467] [<7f2ee1d4>] (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x [brcmfmac]) from [<7f2dcfbc>] (send_key_to_dongle+0xa4/0xf8 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530579] [<7f2dcfbc>] (send_key_to_dongle [brcmfmac]) from [<7f2dd208>] (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key+0x68/0x78 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530727] [<7f2dd208>] (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key [brcmfmac]) from [<7f1252f0>] (nl80211_del_key+0xfc/0x28c [cfg80211])

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530822] [<7f1252f0>] (nl80211_del_key [cfg80211]) from [<80505e04>] (genl_rcv_msg+0x26c/0x3f0)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530846] [<80505e04>] (genl_rcv_msg) from [<80504fdc>] (netlink_rcv_skb+0xb0/0xcc)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530867] [<80504fdc>] (netlink_rcv_skb) from [<80505b88>] (genl_rcv+0x34/0x44)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530888] [<80505b88>] (genl_rcv) from [<80504918>] (netlink_unicast+0x190/0x254)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530909] [<80504918>] (netlink_unicast) from [<80504de4>] (netlink_sendmsg+0x340/0x354)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530932] [<80504de4>] (netlink_sendmsg) from [<804b7c18>] (sock_sendmsg+0x24/0x34)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530954] [<804b7c18>] (sock_sendmsg) from [<804b8300>] (___sys_sendmsg+0x1e0/0x1e8)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530975] [<804b8300>] (___sys_sendmsg) from [<804b9058>] (__sys_sendmsg+0x4c/0x7c)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.530995] [<804b9058>] (__sys_sendmsg) from [<804b90a0>] (SyS_sendmsg+0x18/0x1c)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.531015] [<804b90a0>] (SyS_sendmsg) from [<8000fb40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c)

Jun  4 20:44:36 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1856.531027] ---[ end trace b4510013db9d5cfc ]---

Jun  4 20:44:38 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1858.529895] brcmfmac: send_key_to_dongle: wsec_key error (-52)

Jun  4 20:44:40 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1860.529885] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_change_station: Setting SCB (de-)authorize failed, -52

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.529889] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_del_station: SCB_DEAUTHENTICATE_FOR_REASON failed -52

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.579860] ------------[ cut here ]------------

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.579943] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 759 at drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c:1191 brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x+0xe4/0xf0 [brcmfmac]()

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.579954] Modules linked in: sha256_generic hmac drbg ctr ccm arc4 bnep hci_uart btbcm bluetooth xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 iptable_raw iptable_mangle iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables rt2800usb rt2800lib rt2x00usb rt2x00lib mac80211 brcmfmac brcmutil cfg80211 crc_ccitt rfkill joydev evdev snd_bcm2835 snd_pcm snd_timer snd bcm2835_gpiomem bcm2835_wdt uio_pdrv_genirq uio ipv6

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580141] CPU: 1 PID: 759 Comm: hostapd Tainted: G        W       4.4.12-v7+ #892

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580150] Hardware name: BCM2709

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580187] [<80018724>] (unwind_backtrace) from [<80014058>] (show_stack+0x20/0x24)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580210] [<80014058>] (show_stack) from [<80320564>] (dump_stack+0xd4/0x118)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580236] [<80320564>] (dump_stack) from [<80025300>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x98/0xc8)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580259] [<80025300>] (warn_slowpath_common) from [<800253ec>] (warn_slowpath_null+0x2c/0x34)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580327] [<800253ec>] (warn_slowpath_null) from [<7f2ee1d4>] (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x+0xe4/0xf0 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580445] [<7f2ee1d4>] (brcmf_netdev_wait_pend8021x [brcmfmac]) from [<7f2dcfbc>] (send_key_to_dongle+0xa4/0xf8 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580560] [<7f2dcfbc>] (send_key_to_dongle [brcmfmac]) from [<7f2dd208>] (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key+0x68/0x78 [brcmfmac])

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580711] [<7f2dd208>] (brcmf_cfg80211_del_key [brcmfmac]) from [<7f1252f0>] (nl80211_del_key+0xfc/0x28c [cfg80211])

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580806] [<7f1252f0>] (nl80211_del_key [cfg80211]) from [<80505e04>] (genl_rcv_msg+0x26c/0x3f0)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580830] [<80505e04>] (genl_rcv_msg) from [<80504fdc>] (netlink_rcv_skb+0xb0/0xcc)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580852] [<80504fdc>] (netlink_rcv_skb) from [<80505b88>] (genl_rcv+0x34/0x44)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580873] [<80505b88>] (genl_rcv) from [<80504918>] (netlink_unicast+0x190/0x254)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580894] [<80504918>] (netlink_unicast) from [<80504de4>] (netlink_sendmsg+0x340/0x354)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580917] [<80504de4>] (netlink_sendmsg) from [<804b7c18>] (sock_sendmsg+0x24/0x34)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580938] [<804b7c18>] (sock_sendmsg) from [<804b8300>] (___sys_sendmsg+0x1e0/0x1e8)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580960] [<804b8300>] (___sys_sendmsg) from [<804b9058>] (__sys_sendmsg+0x4c/0x7c)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.580981] [<804b9058>] (__sys_sendmsg) from [<804b90a0>] (SyS_sendmsg+0x18/0x1c)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.581001] [<804b90a0>] (SyS_sendmsg) from [<8000fb40>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c)

Jun  4 20:44:42 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1862.581013] ---[ end trace b4510013db9d5cfd ]---

Jun  4 20:44:44 PBWIFIAP kernel: [ 1864.579877] brcmfmac: send_key_to_dongle: wsec_key error (-52)

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    Hi Bjoern!

     

    I'm new to RPI. The WLAN module is completely unusable. Why is there no Powerful wireless chip on the RPI 3 with an antenna - as it should be?

     

    in addition to what rew correctly says, there is also a possible alternative answer. Why the recent smartphones stopped to have a long antenna ? And why the WiFi dongles doesn't have and WiFi works fine anyway? Maybe the technology evolves?

     

    Enrico

     

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    Hi Bjoern!

     

    I'm new to RPI. The WLAN module is completely unusable. Why is there no Powerful wireless chip on the RPI 3 with an antenna - as it should be?

     

    in addition to what rew correctly says, there is also a possible alternative answer. Why the recent smartphones stopped to have a long antenna ? And why the WiFi dongles doesn't have and WiFi works fine anyway? Maybe the technology evolves?

     

    Enrico

     

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