Rather than using the comments sections for both https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl and https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/broadcom-wl-dkms/ drivers on AUR, please use this thread to help out / report / explore patches to get to a resolution on this issue.

Short description: the broadcom-wl driver causes kernel panics on kernel 3.18. Patches from Ubuntu have been tried but don't seem to work on Arch. There were/are indications this may be a GCC problem, but GCC patches don't seem to work, so that could be a dead end.

Please post a response here with your specific Broadcom card as reported by "lspci -nn" (only the line for the Wifi card) and if your card is 1) experiencing the kernel panic running the broadcom-wl or broadcom-wl-dkms driver on 3.18; 2) working fine with that driver and kernel combination; or 3) if you switched to the b43 driver and that works. This will be a great help troubleshooting and providing workarounds for all affected.

If your card has already been reported here and you have the same results, please don't do a "me too" response, that would just be adding noise. Obviously please respond if your experience is different than previously reported!

Last edited by twelveeighty (2015-01-24 13:45:09)