Kernel 2.6.27.19 DEBUG with broadcom-wl

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#1

Hello,

i have installed package broadcom-wl to use my wlan card.

Per default SuSE 11.1 installed package broadcom-wl-kmp-debug. Why the debug package? There would also be broadcom-wl-kmp-default and a lot of others. What advantage has what package? Can you help me understanding this?

Thanks
Stolzi

#2

stolzi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i have installed package broadcom-wl to use my wlan card.
>
> Per default SuSE 11.1 installed package broadcom-wl-kmp-debug. Why the
> debug package? There would also be broadcom-wl-kmp-default and a lot of
> others. What advantage has what package? Can you help me understanding
> this?

The package MUST match your kernel. If you were running a debug kernel, you
would need that one. The command ‘uname -r’ will tell you which one you need.

Larry

#3

Hi stolzi;

have a read at this post that is current in this wireless forum:

SuSE Linux 11.1 and Broadcom BCM4312 - openSUSE Forums

it would seem very similar to your case; there has been a successful outcome, it seems

#4

If you install package broadcom-wl-kmp-pae with Yast2 you can also use your WLAN with kernel 2.6.27.19-3.2-pae. It seems the debug package is defaulted as dependancy when only selecting the broadcom-wl package.

#5

No.


zypper in broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-default
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW packages are going to be installed:
  broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-default


Overall download size: 410.0 K. After the operation, additional 1.7 M will be used.

But the kmp-debug-package is the first kmp-package in the list shown by YaST and obviously, “newbies” tend to click on what they see first.

:slight_smile:

#6

No, i didn’t clicked it, it was the one Yast selected for me. But i changed now the selection to kmp-default and it works.