Broadcom BCM4313 802.11b/g

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#1

Hi, Im recently moved in to linux from Windows. Im running OpenSUSE 11.3 on my netbook Acer Aspire d260. I searched but couldn’t find a driver for Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g. It also has a bluetooth on that.

I typed this command

lpsci -vnn | grep 14e3

: output ->

02:00.0 Metwork Controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporaton BCM4313 802.11/g LP-PY [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
SubSystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0510]

I have no idea how to get this working. Please help

#2

what does the output from this command tell you?

dmesg |grep -i firmware

I believe broadcom just released an open source driver for this particular chipset, but I’m not sure of the status.
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2486458776.html

Also, here’s another link where someone got the same card working. You might want to try that.
http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-help-here/wireless/446358-small-reassurance-asus-1215n-broadcom-bcm4313.html

#3

According to b43 - Linux Wireless your wireless works with the b43 driver. You’ll need b43-fwcutter and b43-firmware. The latter is in the packman repository. If you want to use NetworkManager instead of ifup you better check the global options in Yast → Networksettings.

#4

According to b43 - Linux Wireless your wireless works with the b43 driver. You’ll need b43-fwcutter and b43-firmware. The latter is in the packman repository. If you want to use NetworkManager instead of ifup you better check the global options in Yast → Networksettings.

Hi, I went through the link that you provided and came to know a lot about wireless drivers that comes with opensuse (b43 and b43legacy) but unfortunately that didn’t work for me. That actually referred to another driver that is still in development and can be download.

    I actually found a solution to this that is provided by Broadcom itself. They released an open source driver [Broadcom.com - 802.11 Linux STA driver](http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php). I finally worked for me.

  Thanks to  **supertimorplusfort** and ** and **rodhuffaker** for helping me out.**
#5

Please open a terminal and post the result of the following

uname -a

and

zypper lr -d

Tell me you have an active wired connection in order to install some packages??

#6

That’s great news for broadcom users.

#7

That’s great news for Broadcom / Linux users.**

#8

Hello all,

This thread got my Wireless network working on my Samsung R540 Laptop (I just searched for broadcom in the Yast package manager) thanks to all. But now my bluetooth mouse doesn’t work. I assume these two things are associated. What should I do now?

#9

You should probably start a new thread.
I’m not sure the two are related anyway.

#10

Hi, I have downloaded the 64 bit version of the driver. But in time of make it is showing some error. I have already installed the kernel-devel.

#11

Install Broadcom Drivers from Packman

#12

can you please help me out how to add the additional repository - pacman

#13

How to add a repo in Terminal

#14

Hi enot06, I am facing the same problem, would you mind listing the steps in details?
I am a total newbie to LINUX so I need step by step help,
awaiting your response, please email at removed for obvious reasons for further information**

#15

@joy_live

Please do not post your e-mail here. It is published open on the internet and will bring you lots of spam.

Also, discussions are to be held in the threads here. The whole discussion may be of interest to other people now and in the future. Thus it should be here from the begin to the end.

Also, when you have your own problem please open a new thread for it. If you have studied the stickies at the beginning of this sub0forum, you would understand now that even with the same make and type printed on the box, the actual chips inside may differ. Thus your solution might differ.

And please provide the information asked for in the stickies in that new thread.

#16

Not sure if this helps anyone but just in case - I have the BCM4312 NIC (not exactly the same device as mentioned here) in a Dell E6400 laptop and the broadcom driver from the Packman repo is working well with openSUSE 11.3.

#17

I do not know for surely that there is (and will be) only one device named “BCM4312”. For example there seem to be three (3) different devices known named with “BCM4311” -> see the table of different devices and different levels of support from different drivers on b43 - Linux Wireless#Known_PCI_devices .

So if you want got the best way to help others by sharing your experiences - I would suggest (just an suggestion - I am not in charge here) that you would just open an other thread and post your experiences and the output of

lspci -vnn | grep 14e4

there.

If you even want to make your thread easy to find you may also tag it with the numeric ID of your BCM4312 (something like: 14e4:4315 ?) and the name of the manufacture “broadcom” (divided with a “,”).

Just my thoughts…

Regards
Martin
(pistazienfresser)

#18

There are TWO BCM4212 devices. One is 802.11a/b/g that has the a G PHY and is
similar to the BCM4311. Some late models of this device are reported to report
BCM4311, but I cannot confirm that. This device can use b43 or wl. Its PCI ID is
14e4:4312.

A second device that reports BCM4312 has a PCI ID 14e4:4315 and also reports
802.11b/g. This one has an LP PHY and can be driver by b43 or wl.

The BCM4313 is connected to the PCI bus by a completely different method. B43
cannot handle it (yet) although trial code has been presented. The valid drivers
for this device are brcm80211 (from Broadcom in open source) or wl (From
Bfoadcom closed source).

#19

pistazienfresser -Thanks for the good advice on how to use the forums effectively.

#20

The thread is old but comes second in Google :slight_smile:

For OpenSuse 13.2 (the driver is still not part of the instalation :S) - there is a community package for BCM4313:

http://software.opensuse.org/package/broadcom-wl