Leap15.5 and old wifi device (laptop Cpmpaq NX7300)

[skoltogyan]

Leap15.5 and old wifi device (laptop Cpmpaq NX7300)
Fresh install Leap15.5.
Result - no wifi

Blockquote
lspci | grep -i bCM43
10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g

What is the right way to make WiFi working in such a device + Leap15.5 ?

[hui]

Your old thread doesn’t help?

Compaq nx7300 BCM4311 = no wifif

Hi, All. Fresh networkInstall 15.4 - OK Add Packman - OK Change all installed packages to the packman version, - OK Install “broadcom-wl-6.30.223.271-pm154.16.7.x86_64 broadcom-wl-kmp-default-6.30.223.271_k5.14.21_150400.22-pm154.16.7.x86_64” - OK reboot - No wifi Please, Help me. Look: localhost:~ # uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 5.14.21-150400.22-default #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed May 11 06:57:18 UTC 2022 (49db222) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux localhost:~ # localh…

[skoltogyan]

Just did a fresh install of Leap15.5.
Then added Packman repo.
I saw that the wifi is not working (it is not).
So far I haven’t changed anything in the system. I decided to ask on the forum - suddenly something has changed or some recommendations have appeared.

Serg

[marel]

@skoltogyan

suddenly something has changed or some recommendations have appeared.

I am not sure I follow you, if something did not work out-of-the box for you 0n 15.4 I am not surprised it does not work out-of-the box for a fresh 15.5 install. I expect the same steps you took for 15.4 also work for 15.5.

[larryr]

Broadcom and Realtek wifi code are not FOSS and cannot be distributed with OpenSUSE but Sauerland does have them for 15.5.

They are in available for 15.5 here:

https://mirrorcache-us.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Sauerland:/hardware/openSUSE_Leap_15.5/x86_64/

[Sauerland]

@larryr
Packman also…
both…

They are the same as mine.
So no need for an /home Repo…

[skoltogyan]

in Packman i see broadcom-wl-kmp-default
by openSUSE Leap 15.5
only from:
+home:alveus:depository
+home:manfred-h:KMPsquote

by openSUSE Tumbleweed
and from:
+home:Sauerlandquote

I’m talking about open source Leap15.5 :slight_smile;)

[skoltogyan]

Yes this https://forums.opensuse.org/u/bin123 by OpenSuees15.5 = Good choise !

[Sauerland]

zypper se -s r8168-kmp broadcom-wl-kmp | grep -i packman
v  | broadcom-wl-kmp-default           | Paket | 6.30.223.271_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.18.pm.10 | x86_64 | Packman_Aachen
v  | broadcom-wl-kmp-default           | Paket | 6.30.223.271_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.18.pm.10 | x86_64 | Packman
   | broadcom-wl-kmp-default-debuginfo | Paket | 6.30.223.271_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.18.pm.10 | x86_64 | Packman_Aachen
   | broadcom-wl-kmp-default-debuginfo | Paket | 6.30.223.271_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.18.pm.10 | x86_64 | Packman
v  | r8168-kmp-default                 | Paket | 8.051.02_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.2.pm.2       | x86_64 | Packman_Aachen
v  | r8168-kmp-default                 | Paket | 8.051.02_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.2.pm.2       | x86_64 | Packman
   | r8168-kmp-default-debuginfo       | Paket | 8.051.02_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.2.pm.2       | x86_64 | Packman_Aachen
   | r8168-kmp-default-debuginfo       | Paket | 8.051.02_k5.14.21_150500.53-150500.2.pm.2       | x86_64 | Packman

[Sauerland]

Oops
There was one Packman Repo more as I want, I have 2 Packman Repos configurated, but only one enabled.

So I found a third one which I have deleted…

[skoltogyan]

Sorry wrong url.

right is:
https://forums.opensuse.org/t/compaq-nx7300-bcm4311-no-wifif/151104/4