Unable To Blacklist Bcm43xx

I am trying to blacklist the bcm43xx wireless card driver in SuSE 10.3 so that I can use Ndiswrapper because even after applying the bcm43xx-fwcutter package my wireless card is still not working. I edited /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and added the entry "blacklist bcm43xx" (no quotes), but after I reboot and run the command modprobe -l bcm* I still see that driver in the list. What am I missing? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mike

mikem-mininote:~ # modprobe -l bcm*
/lib/modules/2.6.22.17-0.1-default/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.17-0.1-default/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/bcm3510.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.17-0.1-default/kernel/drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.ko
mikem-mininote:~ #

I am trying to blacklist the bcm43xx wireless card driver in SuSE 10.3 so that I can use Ndiswrapper because even after applying the bcm43xx-fwcutter package my wireless card is still not working. I edited /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and added the entry "blacklist bcm43xx" (no quotes), but after I reboot and run the command modprobe -l bcm* I still see that driver in the list. What am I missing? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mike

mikem-mininote:~ # modprobe -l bcm*
/lib/modules/2.6.22.17-0.1-default/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.17-0.1-default/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/bcm3510.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.22.17-0.1-default/kernel/drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.ko
mikem-mininote:~ #

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Blacklisting doesn't delete the drives you listed above. It stops them from being loaded, which is exactly what you want.

Swerdna

What model of notebook/pc are you using?


I have a dell notebook and had to use ndiswrapper to get the wireless up and running.

when I did a "ndiswrapper -l" it would output "bcm43xx"

I downloaded the dell drivers for my notebook to install the "bcmwl5" ftp.us.dell.com/network/R129083.EXE
after downloading the R129083.EXE I downloaded the winedoors and installed winrar from the list. I used winrar to extract R129083.EXE (there may be a different way but that is how I did it) After the exe extracted, there was a folder called Drivers.

In the Drivers folder there is 3 files "bcm43xx.cat" "bcmwl5.inf" "bcmwl5.sys" Then I used the following.

# to remove the driver
ndiswrapper -e bcm43xx
# Go to the driver folder with the 3 files
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -m
# to make sure the bcmwl5 is used and not bcm43xx
ndiswrapper -l
# Then do the modprobe
modprobe ndiswrapper


I hope this helps.

What model of notebook/pc are you using?
I have a dell notebook and had to use ndiswrapper to get the wireless up and running.

when I did a "ndiswrapper -l" it would output "bcm43xx"

I downloaded the dell drivers for my notebook to install the "bcmwl5" ftp.us.dell.com/network/R129083.EXE
after downloading the R129083.EXE I downloaded the winedoors and installed winrar from the list. I used winrar to extract R129083.EXE (there may be a different way but that is how I did it) After the exe extracted, there was a folder called Drivers.

In the Drivers folder there is 3 files "bcm43xx.cat" "bcmwl5.inf" "bcmwl5.sys" Then I used the following.

# to remove the driver
ndiswrapper -e bcm43xx
# Go to the driver folder with the 3 files
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -m
# to make sure the bcmwl5 is used and not bcm43xx
ndiswrapper -l
# Then do the modprobe
modprobe ndiswrapper
I hope this helps.
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This worked perfect. I had most of these steps correct, but as soon as I did the ndiswrapper -l command I would see bcm43xx listed as "alternate driver" so I assumed something hadn't worked because it didn't show bcmwl5.inf. However I guess that doesn't matter because I continued to the modprobe steps and it started working.

Thanks!
Mike

BTW,

To have ndiswrapper load at start up, you will need to follow these steps.

Launch Yast and click on "System" then click on "/etc/sysconfig Editor" then click on the + symbol next to "system" and scroll down to "Kernel" click on the + and locate, "MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT" in the blank box enter "ndiswrapper" and click finish. Reboot, and you should not have to modprobe ndiswrapper to bring up the wireless, it should now load at start up.

BTW,

To have ndiswrapper load at start up, you will need to follow these steps.

Launch Yast and click on "System" then click on "/etc/sysconfig Editor" then click on the + symbol next to "system" and scroll down to "Kernel" click on the + and locate, "MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT" in the blank box enter "ndiswrapper" and click finish. Reboot, and you should not have to modprobe ndiswrapper to bring up the wireless, it should now load at start up.
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Thanks, I was just wondering how to set that up. I appreciate it!
Mike

BTW,

To have ndiswrapper load at start up, you will need to follow these steps.

Launch Yast and click on "System" then click on "/etc/sysconfig Editor" then click on the + symbol next to "system" and scroll down to "Kernel" click on the + and locate, "MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT" in the blank box enter "ndiswrapper" and click finish. Reboot, and you should not have to modprobe ndiswrapper to bring up the wireless, it should now load at start up.
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I want to do the same thing for the module fuse. When I go to that section it looks like if I type in fuse it will overwrite ndiswrapper. How do I set it so that both modules load at boot? Thanks so much for the help. Mike

I want to do the same thing for the module fuse. When I go to that section it looks like if I type in fuse it will overwrite ndiswrapper. How do I set it so that both modules load at boot? Thanks so much for the help. Mike
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Nevermind... figured it out.... same line space between them. Thanks! Mike