Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)

[tschank]

Hi members,

Im new here, I have been struggling with my wireless network for sometime until today when i found an easy solution. So i want to share with you all.

After trying many solutions on the net here is what worked
on a 64bit machine opensuse 11.0

(1) mkdir /home/username/wlan
(2) cd /home/username/wlan
(3) wget http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R174291.exe (the only file that seems to work)
(4) wine R174291.exe
(5) Specify the location where it is going to be installed preferrably /home/username/wlan
(6) cd DRIVER
(7) Assuming that you have already ndiswrapper installed:
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
(8) ndiswrapper -l (to check if its installed)
you should get an output similar to this
bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4315) present
(9) sudo depmod -a
(10) sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
(11) now i suggest you restart you computer
(12) Use KNetwork to connect to the available wireless network and set the correct configuration

Then now you can enjoy you wlan

Regards

Tschank Long live opensuse :-)

[devang98]

buddy thanks, will this also work on Broadcom 802.11b/g and on 32 bit computer / laptop.

Regards
Devang Parikh

[tschank]

If remember well after unpacking they were both version of the driver in the /DRIVER/ folder give it a try. make sure first you have BCM4310

[tschank]

lspci -v | grep Broadcom (to check what kind of card you have)

And one thing i forgot to mention blacklist the bcm43xx
For blacklisting

echo 'blacklist bcm43xx' | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

All the best
Tschank

[lwfinger]

tschank wrote:
> If remember well after unpacking they were both version of the driver in
> the /DRIVER/ folder give it a try. make sure first you have BCM4310

It is not necessary to have a BCM4310. The same method worked with my BCM4311
and it should also work with the 802.11n versions of the BCM43XX cards. Note: I
is not necessary, or even recommended, to use ndiswrapper with any card
supported by b43, such as the BCM4311; however, with the BCM4310 USB or 802.11n
cards, b43 will not work (yet).

Larry

[tschank]

I'm definately not recommending to use ndiswrapper but since BCM4310 is still not fully functional with the current kernel the only working method that ive come accross is using the ndiswrapper. As far as i know b43 has not yet implented this card. Until then this is the "only" option. Its nice to know that it works with all BCm43xx family. Ive only tested it on 4310.

[mcandrews28]

Know this was posted a while ago but just wanted to say thanks. Spent ages trying to get my wireless card to work and this solved it in minutes. Thanks again!

[lfvear]

Hi. can you maybe explain this steps like i'm a five year old?
the computer doesn't have a cd drive,only usb or ethernet, I have a usb jumpdrive available.
My network is from Broadcom corp. a BCM 4312 rev 02 (hp2133, SLE SP2).
Tk

[lwfinger]

lfvear wrote:
> Hi. can you maybe explain this steps like i'm a five year old?
> the computer doesn't have a cd drive,only usb or ethernet, I have a usb
> jumpdrive available.
> My network is from Broadcom corp. a BCM 4312 rev 02 (hp2133, SLE SP2).

Your device needs either ndiswrapper and a Windows driver, or the Broadcom
hybrid driver. The Broadcom hybrid driver is now easier - just use YaST to
install the broadcom-wl package for your architecture and kernel. You will need
the packman repository (http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.1/) enabled.

Larry

[lfvear]

Originally Posted by lwfinger

Your device needs either ndiswrapper and a Windows driver, or the Broadcom
hybrid driver. The Broadcom hybrid driver is now easier - just use YaST to
install the broadcom-wl package for your architecture and kernel. You will need
the packman repository (Index of /pub/packman/suse/11.1) enabled.

Larry

Thanks Larry, at the address you gave me says suse 11.1, I have SLED 10 sp2. How do, I am new to linux
tks
lfvear