Broadcom wifi driver working only with Kernel-default, any way to get it work with desktop-kernel 3.1rc/3.0?
On 09/15/2011 09:56 AM, pawanyadav wrote:
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> Broadcom wifi driver working only with Kernel-default, any way to get it
> work with desktop-kernel 3.1rc/3.0?
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> [image: http://i54.tinypic.com/axh0ev.jpg]
If you are using Broadcom-wl, you will either have to find the kernel module for
the particular kernel you are using, or get the source from Broadcom and build
it yourself. That is the nature of out-of-kernel drivers.
What Broadcom device do you have? Use ‘lspci -nn | grep 14e4’ to tell. If that
one is supported by b43, then it will work with any kernel.
Its showing Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43225 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4357] (rev 01)
have a read at
16. Wireless Driver Installation - Making Your Broadcom, Ralink etc. Wifi/Wlan Work
and have a read at
PackMan :: Package details for broadcom-wl
…read…reflect…absorb…
You supply conflicting info IMO
You refer to kernel 3 and proceed to show us you are using the openSUSE default kernel for 11.4, which will work with the drivers you have from packman because they are designed to.
kernel 3.* does not require the ‘wl’ package (and using the driver from packman would be no use anyway, because it’s built for a different kernel)
Use b43 in 3.*>
On the other hand, just FYI, if you used tumbleweed, packman does have a build for the latest kernel in the tumbleweed repo, just in case b43 doesn’t work for you. But it should
IF you use kernel 3
Do the following:
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv b43
sudo /sbin/modprobe -v b43
PackMan tumbleweed with opensuse tumbleweed works for me.
now with kernel 3.0.4 desktop, wifi is working with knetworkmanager…
thanks
I need a crystal ball moment