Fails to switch ON on its own - Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n on ASUS X553MA

Hellou comunity

Just freshly installed Leap 42.3 and as on anny other distro (just to make sure), wifi does not goes on.
As problem for me is harder, i have laptop ASUS X553M with destroyed build in keybord. I use external which does not have FN key to try FN + F2.

My Wlan module is Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n

Does annyone has suggestions howto turn it on?

I installed [broadcom-wl driver and below is my console poutput:

linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 # lspci -nnk | grep -A2 0280
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:6675]
Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 # rfkill list
0: asus-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: asus-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 #](https://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11)

broadcom-wl and broadcom-wl-kmp-default from Packman Repo?

Yes i have both installed i just rechecked

Hi
Since the module is not in use, rebuild the initrd as root user with the command;


mkinitrd
lspci -nnk |grep -A3 Network
systemctl reboot

In the lspci output you should see wl present.

I Followed your steps and get: (still no WIFI)

output file link

Post:

lspci -nnk |grep -A3 Network
zypper se -si broadcom
zypper lr -d

Use an Copy/Paste and Code-Tags here in the Forum, not dropbox.

Ok, hope this is the right way to post this text otherwise i must read through rules :wink:

stipi69@linux-qubv:~> su
Password: 
linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 # lspci -nnk |grep -A3 Network
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:6675]
        Kernel modules: bcma
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5286 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5286] (rev 01)
linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 # zypper se -si broadcom
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                    | Type    | Version                     | Arch   | Repository        
---+-------------------------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+-------------------
i+ | broadcom-wl             | package | 6.30.223.271-6.1            | x86_64 | Packman-Repository
i+ | broadcom-wl-kmp-default | package | 6.30.223.271_k4.1.39_56-6.1 | x86_64 | Packman-Repository
i+ | broadcom-wl-kmp-pv      | package | 6.30.223.271_k4.1.39_56-6.1 | x86_64 | Packman-Repository
i+ | broadcom-wl-kmp-xen     | package | 6.30.223.271_k4.1.39_56-6.1 | x86_64 | Packman-Repository
linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 # zypper lr -d
Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority.

#  | Alias                               | Name                                    | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                            | Service
---+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
 1 | Packman-Repository                  | Packman-Repository                      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/             |        
 2 | http-download.opensuse.org-0c0104e1 | home:mhnovell                           | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/mhnovell/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/   |        
 3 | http-download.opensuse.org-a39509e8 | multimedia:libs                         | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/libs/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/ |        
 4 | http-download.opensuse.org-b2c8a653 | multimedia:apps                         | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/multimedia:/apps/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/ |        
 5 | http-opensuse-guide.org-72e62fce    | libdvdcss repository                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/                             |                                                                                      
 6 | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-0                | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-0                    | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/                  |        
 7 | repo-debug                          | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Debug                | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/            |        
 8 | repo-debug-non-oss                  | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Debug-Non-Oss        | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/non-oss/        |        
 9 | repo-debug-update                   | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Update-Debug         | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.3/oss/                       |        
10 | repo-debug-update-non-oss           | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Update-Debug-Non-Oss | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/42.3/non-oss/                   |        
11 | repo-non-oss                        | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Non-Oss              | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/non-oss/              |        
12 | repo-source                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Source               | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/           |        
13 | repo-source-non-oss                 | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Source-Non-Oss       | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | NONE   | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/non-oss/       |        
14 | repo-update                         | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Update               | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.3/oss/                             |        
15 | repo-update-non-oss                 | openSUSE-Leap-42.3-Update-Non-Oss       | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.3/non-oss/                         |        
linux-qubv:/home/stipi69 #

1 | Packman-Repository | Packman-Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | 99 | rpm-md | Index of /pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_42.1/

Wrong Packman Repo, this is for Leap 42.1, but you have 42.3 installed.
see the URL above…

And the brodcom-wl is because of that not for the 42.3 Kernel build, it is build for 42.1 Kernel.

And I also would delete the multimedia:libs Repo, it can make Trouble with Packman Repo…

Embarrassed

Sorry to open new thread for my error and waste your time, annyway you helped alot, after switching to newer version of packman repo and reboot it worked like it should :slight_smile: Really grateful!!!

you all are awesome :smiley:

Greetings

It was “no waste of Time”, I think you learned something…

And please delete the multimedia:libs Repo…