Can’t get my wireless working… So I have searched tutorials for days and I found this: How To: Setup Broadcom 802.11b/g In Suse - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
But I’m stuck at step 8, I think I have the MAC adress, but when I type in: cp ifcfg-eth0 [00:14:A5:18:03:90] ifcfg-wlan0 it says:
I have other language so I translate this:
linux-st7z:/home/xxx # cp ifcfg-eth0 [00:14:A5:18:03:90] ifcfg-wlan0
cp: antud siht, `ifcfg-wlan0', ei ole kataloog
So can someone help me?
Vasar wrote:
> Can’t get my wireless working… So I have searched tutorials for days
> and I found this: ‘How To: Setup Broadcom 802.11b/g In Suse -
> Overclock.net - Overclocking.net’ (http://tinyurl.com/yb593b8)
That URL uses ndiswrapper to control your Broadcom device. That is
absolutely NOT the correct route!!
If you had read the stickies at the start of this forum, you would
know what information is needed for us to help you.
Please open a terminal, enter the command below, and post the output:
/sbin/lspci -nnv | grep 14e4
I’m sorry it just that I have been searching for solution for days and I want to get over it already. I just tought that that will work… And I saw that everywhere everyone had hard time getting this card to work right, so i tought I’ll skip the usual sulutions.
So here is the result:
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:169c] (rev 03)
02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
Hm, the last time I had this card (chipset) getting to work, it took me 10 seconds (for installing the firmware).
On 10/07/2009 11:36 AM, Vasar wrote:
> --------------------
> 02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:169c] (rev 03)
> 02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
>
> --------------------
In recent times, the only people with a lot of trouble are those that
attempt to use ndiswrapper!
Now that we know that you have a 4318, all you need to do is install
the firmware.
Please do the following:
Uninstall ndiswrapper and delete it.
Use YaST => Network Devices => Network Settings => Global Options to
restore the use of NetworkManager. That will simplify the setting of a
connection.
Run the following set of commands:
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv b43
sudo /sbin/modprobe -v b43
After the successful completion of the above steps, click on the NM
applet icon in the lower-right hand corner of the screen, select “New
Connection” for wlan0 and complete all the screens. If you do that
correctly, your wireless will be working.
Thank you!
It worked fine.
Vasar wrote:
> Thank you!
>
> It worked fine.
Just remember that whenever you install, rather than upgrade to, 11.2,
you will need to repeat the process. To eliminate this step, save the
contents of /lib/firmware/b43 in your home files or on an external
medium, and restore them after installation.
My problem is with Broadcom BCM4328 802.11 a/b/g/n (rev 03). I passed all the steps as described by lwfinger above, except renaming /etc/ndiswrapper to /etc/ndiswrapper1 instead of deleting it. The situation now is that KNetworkManager does not offer any new wlan0 connections. The result of
/sbin/lspci -nnv | grep 14e4
is
gdzie@kmbizi133gd-lap:~> /sbin/lspci -nnv | grep 14e4
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1713] (rev 02)
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4328] (rev 03)
gdzie@kmbizi133gd-lap:~>
Please, help the newbie …
Wrong driver for that card, not suported by b43.
Use search function on how to install the broadcom hybrid driver (has been discussed lots of times before).
Hi, I have the same problem as the friend above. My driver is:
06:05.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
I installed the filmware, but the response at the next commands was:
sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv b43
FATAL: Module b43 not found.
sudo /sbin/modprobe -v b43
FATAL: Module b43 not found.
Apparently I’m doing something wrong… I would be grateful if someone would try to help me…
On 10/19/2009 02:46 PM, sta8aras wrote:
>
> Hi, I have the same problem as the friend above. My driver is:
>
> 06:05.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One
> 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
>
> I installed the filmware, but the response at the next commands was:
>
> sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv b43
> FATAL: Module b43 not found.
> sudo /sbin/modprobe -v b43
> FATAL: Module b43 not found.
>
> Apparently I’m doing something wrong… I would be grateful if someone
> would try to help me…
What kernel? What version of openSUSE? How was that kernel generated?
We would be very grateful if you would supply at least some of the
necessary and useful information.
Thanks a lot Iwfinger for your response! Sorry for the minimum of information, I installed linux just yesterday in order to proceed some topics of my thesis which demand linux and I am trying to fix my system by practice…
Well, the version of openSUSE is 10.3. My kernel release is 2.6.22.5-31-default and the kernel version is #1 SMP 2007/09/21 22:29:00 UTC. I don’t understand what do you mean by asking how the kernel was generated :shame: , I have an Acer Aspire 5020 and I downloaded openSUSE 10.3 from Software.openSUSE.org , dvd mode
On 10/20/2009 02:06 AM, sta8aras wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot Iwfinger for your response! Sorry for the minimum of
> information, I installed linux just yesterday in order to proceed some
> topics of my thesis which demand linux and I am trying to fix my system
> by practice…
>
> Well, the version of openSUSE is 10.3. My kernel release is
> 2.6.22.5-31-default and the kernel version is #1 SMP 2007/09/21 22:29:00
> UTC. I don’t understand what do you mean by asking how the kernel was
> generated :shame: , I have an Acer Aspire 5020 and I downloaded openSUSE
> 10.3 from ‘Software.openSUSE.org’
> (http://software.opensuse.org/old/10.3) , dvd mode
The reason you do not have driver b43 is that it did not exist at the
time of 10.3. What driver there was for the BCM43XX devices was called
bcm43xx. It might work, but it is really buggy. As you just downloaded
openSUSE, why didn’t you get a modern version such as 11.1? Not only
would the code work better, but it will not go out of support in a few
months as 10.3 will.
You have 3 options: (1) Keep 10.3 and use ndiswrapper, (2) keep 10.3
and build a modern kernel, or (3) install openSUSE 11.1.
One word of advice. If you install 11.1 and use KDE, choose KDE3, not
KDE4.
If you choose the ndiswrapper option, use the Windows XP driver
bcmwl5.sys. A word of caution - that is the last advice that I will
give on ndiswrapper. I am firmly opposed to giving unlimited access to
the inner ring of my Linux OS to any piece of Windows code. BTW, the
Linux equivalent of a “Blue Screen of Death” is a “Fatal Kernel Oops”.
The symptom is the caps lock key blinking at 1 Hz.
Goodmorning Iwfinger,
a previous student has used the 10.3 version in order to work with a specific version of the NS2 (Network Simulator) program and adviced me to download the same version…
I won’t use ndiswrapper with all that stories that I have read about it :P, I don’t want to make my system crush… I’m a bit of unlucky…
What do you mean by building a modern kernel? Sorry for the massive questioning, I hope your torture comes to the end…
On 10/20/2009 09:46 AM, sta8aras wrote:
>
> Goodmorning Iwfinger,
>
> a previous student has used the 10.3 version in order to work with a
> specific version of the NS2 (Network Simulator) program and adviced me
> to download the same version…
Is that specific to openSUSE 10.3? I would not expect that.
> I won’t use ndiswrapper with all that stories that I have read about it
> :P, I don’t want to make my system crush… I’m a bit of unlucky…
>
> What do you mean by building a modern kernel? Sorry for the massive
> questioning, I hope your torture comes to the end…
The kernel source is freely available. You can go to
http://kernel.org/ and get the source for 2.6.31.4. After
configuration and building, you will have a b43 driver that works for
your device.
All right, I’ll download the kernel in Linux. And after that, how do I install it? Is there any need for commands in terminal or something like double click for windows .exe? Sorry, completely noob…:shame:
On 10/20/2009 10:56 AM, sta8aras wrote:
>
> All right, I’ll download the kernel in Linux. And after that, how do I
> install it? Is there any need for commands in terminal or something like
> double click for windows .exe? Sorry, completely noob…:shame:
Google on BUILDING kernel with openSUSE. It is NOT an install -
the only kernels for 10.3 that are available for installation are the
versions you already have.
Now, stop asking questions and start researching! Remember, you are
the one that painted yourself into this corner.