in addition to the information above, i looked at the link followed the instructions and found an anomaly:
mudlark57:/home/philip # insmod wl.ko
insmod: ERROR: could not load module wl.ko: No such file or directory
It would seem that this is a vital part of the set-up so the question “is it?” and if so what have I missed?
regards mudlark57
Yes, it is. It’s the actual driver.
I would suggest to clean up your system a bit, i.e. remove kernel-default and broadcom-wl-kmp-default, and then reinstall broadcom-ql-kmp-desktop:
sudo zypper rm kernel-default broadcom-wl-kmp-default
sudo zypper in -f broadcom-ql-kmp-desktop
Maybe having both leads to some confusion…
I have done as you have suggested, but something odd happened because I got this out put:
mudlark57:/home/philip # sudo zypper in -f broadcom-ql-kmp-desktop
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
Package ‘broadcom-ql-kmp-desktop’ not found.
Resolving package dependencies…
Nothing to do.
mudlark57:/home/philip # insmod wl.ko
insmod: ERROR: could not load module wl.ko: No such file or directory
mudlark57:/home/philip #
Is wl.ko part of a packet or is it stand alone and where do I find it?
regards mudlark57
It’s broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop.
Sorry, I made a typing mistake, but shouldn’t this have been clear? 
So run this again:
sudo zypper in -f broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop
And reboot.
Is wl.ko part of a packet or is it stand alone and where do I find it?
It’s a file that is part of the broadcom-wl-kmp-xxx packages.
mudlark57:/home/philip # insmod wl.ko
insmod: ERROR: could not load module wl.ko: No such file or directory
I am still getting the same error message.
I also think I could of missed something but the question is what?:
by the way the reason I asked about the driver is that I have the original .inf file which some times works in the NdisWrapper
regards mudlark57
Don’t use insmod, use modprobe instead.
From the insmod manpage:
insmod is a trivial program to insert a module into the kernel. Most
users will want to use modprobe(8) instead, which is more clever and
can handle module dependencies.
insmod requires the exact filename (including the path if the file is not in the current directory).
But, wl should be loaded automatically if installed anyway.
Please post the output of “lspci -nnk”.
by the way the reason I asked about the driver is that I have the original .inf file which some times works in the NdisWrapper
But did you install ndiswrapper and the windows driver already?
It might exactly cause the problems you experience.
as requested the out put from “lspci -nnk”.
mudlark57:/home/philip # lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1566]
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] [1002:9851] (rev 05)
00:01.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio [1002:9840]
00:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:156b]
00:02.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 [1022:1439]
00:02.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 [1022:1439]
00:02.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 [1022:1439]
00:08.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1537]
00:10.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller [1022:7814] (rev 11)
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1022:7801]
00:12.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] (rev 39)
00:13.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] (rev 39)
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:780b] (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller [1022:780d] (rev 02)
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:780e] (rev 11)
00:14.7 SD Host controller [0805]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller [1022:7813] (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1580]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1581]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1582]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1583]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1584]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1585]
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 07)
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
06:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5229] (rev 01)
mudlark57:/home/philip #
modprobe wl.ko
modprobe: FATAL: Module wl.ko not found.
is what iv’e got back
and no I did not install ndiswrapper as I felt it would only complicate matters, and for me matters are complicated enough;)
regards mudlark57
I asked for the output of “lspci -nnk”, not “lspci -nn”.
It’s the “-k” switch in particular that shows whether a kernel module is loaded and which one.
modprobe wl.ko
modprobe: FATAL: Module wl.ko not found.
is what iv’e got back
It would be “modproble wl”.
The “.ko” is part of the filename, modprobe doesn’t want/need that.
and no I did not install ndiswrapper as I felt it would only complicate matters, and for me matters are complicated enough;)
Good. It is a last resort “solution”, but it’s preferable to use a native driver if available.
And it might just break your system too.
It might be worth a try if we don’t get broadcom-wl to work though.
Hi
No need to add the file extension…
modprobe wl
Sorry about the mix up the out put for lspci -nnk is
mudlark57:/home/philip # lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1566]
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1566]
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics] [1002:9851] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f928]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Kernel modules: radeon
00:01.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio [1002:9840]
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:156b]
00:02.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 [1022:1439]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 [1022:1439]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Functions 5:1 [1022:1439]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:08.0 Encryption controller [1080]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1537]
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1537]
Kernel driver in use: AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor
Kernel modules: ccp
00:10.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB XHCI Controller [1022:7814] (rev 11)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_hcd
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1022:7801]
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] (rev 39)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:13.0 USB controller [0c03]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH USB EHCI Controller [1022:7808] (rev 39)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller [1022:780b] (rev 42)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller [1022:780d] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge [1022:780e] (rev 11)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
00:14.7 SD Host controller [0805]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SD Flash Controller [1022:7813] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f925]
Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
Kernel modules: sdhci_pci
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1580]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1581]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1582]
Kernel modules: amd64_edac_mod
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1583]
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1584]
00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device [1022:1585]
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f920]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:6655]
Kernel driver in use: wl
Kernel modules: bcma, wl
06:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5229] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:f920]
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
Kernel modules: rtsx_pci
It looks as though it’s all in place and I have just entered modprobe wl in to terminal with out error.
so hope fully it’s onward.
regards mudlark57
It is still will not scan and it sill will not couple up up the wifi.
However it does try,and then stops.
is it something to do with network manage or is it something I’ve missed?
with thanks mudlark57
Fixing the SPROM programming error for BCM4306/3
Is this relevant to my situation?