however, unlike the first post in January, the following is not in the output:
1.602243] bcma: Unsupported SPROM revision: 11
1.602244] bcma: bus0: Invalid SPROM read from the PCIe card, trying to use fallback SPROM
1.602244] bcma: bus0: Using fallback SPROM failed (err -2)
1.602244] bcma: bus0: No SPROM available
1.614151] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4360 WLAN found (core revision 42)
1.614507] b43-phy0 ERROR: FOUND UNSUPPORTED PHY (Analog 12, Type 11 (AC), Revision 1)
1.614512] b43: probe of bcma0:1 failed with error -95
1.614524] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded Features: PNLS ]
zypper in broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-default
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
‘broadcom-wl’ not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of ‘broadcom-wl’ found.
‘broadcom-wl-kmp-default’ not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of ‘broadcom-wl-kmp-default’ found.
Resolving package dependencies…
Nothing to do.
I have re-partitioned (or at least I thought) to use the whole hard disk so I can have an entirely fresh install of Opensuse. Does the above reflect otherwise i.e. some old files are not yet “partitioned” or “formatted”?
Thanks Sauerland, I have followed the steps, and i
zypper in broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-default
stopping after
mkinitrd
I think the computer has detected the card but the wireless is yet to work…I suspect it is a configuration issue. May I know what to do next or what commands I can use to “debug” the status.
There should be a wireless device node (wlan0) present
ip link
If that checks out as expected you can move on to configuring the desired wireless connection. Is NetworkManager running? (Wicked or NetworkManager can be used, but the latter is easier to work with for new users and those that change network environments frequently.)
by79@linux-3ztp:~> lsmod|grep wl
wl 6451200 0
cfg80211 614400 1 wl
by79@linux-3ztp:~> ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether ec:08:6b:4a:0d:fb brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether e0:d5:5e:24:91:1b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
by79@linux-3ztp:~> systemctl status NetworkManager
● NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
by79@linux-3ztp:~>
From the above, there is a “NetworkManager” but when I went to Yast, I couldn’t find a “Network Manager”…should it be “Network Settings” or “Network Services (xinetd)”?
That looks as expected, but NetworkManager is not enabled. This means that wicked is likely to be in use.
Anyway, to switch to NetworkManager…
YaST > System > Network Settings > Global Options > change the ‘Network Setup Method’ to ‘Network Manager Service’ and then click ‘OK’. There should now be a NM icon available on the desktop to allow configuration. The guide has the details about configuring, but ask if you need further assistance.
