openSUSE 12.2 RC1: Added Packman Repo but don't see Broadcom wl

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Hi,

I am running 12.2 RC1 kernel 3.4.4-1.1-desktop. Just added Packman Repo, but don’t see Broadcom wl at all.

Any idea?

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Yes
Don’t expect everything packaged all at once

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Acer Aspire 5253-bz602 Sound Problems and almost every other issue have been fixed in 12.2 rc2. So as soon as I dig up the broadcom wl for 12.2 rc2 this laptop is linux friendly for the first time in its life.

Tried the following:

ty # zypper in broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop
Loading repository data...
Warning: Repository 'openSUSE-12.2-Update-Non-Oss' appears to outdated. Consider using a different mirror or server.
Reading installed packages...
'broadcom-wl' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'broadcom-wl' found.
'broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop' found.
Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.
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You might not even need ‘wl’

Try
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware

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‘wl’ is in Packman
You would need:
Index of /suse/openSUSE_12.2/

But it’s still not available for 12.2

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I was just getting to the bcm43xx firmware install but it crashed at about 53% in yast. I will try it from the terminal now, also I found this thread on the open source driver b43 driver and 12.2.

This thread offers a tantalizing option, but no luck finding the actual script.

I am trying to install Broadcom wl via jdmcdaniel3’s script, but ran into the following problem:
**Thread: openSUSE 12.2 m4 GNOME I686: No wireless for Linksys WPC300N V1 **

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My Broadcom card worked after I installed the bcm43xx_firmware on the terminal, yast kept crashing while trying to install the firmware. The terminal also didn’t terminate until I hit crtl-c.

My Card:
Broadcom Corporation BCM43225 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)

Step 1:
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
Step 2:
Check for b43 kernel module if found proceed to step three

lsmod | grep b43

Step 3:
Restart system

As my network uses a hidden SSID I still had to run

iwlist wlan0 scanning essid YourNetworksName

Everything is working, thanks for the help caf4926.

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No problem

Enjoy

You might want to take note of this
b43 - Linux Wireless

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**I had visited the b43 site looking for list of Compatible cards earlier in the process, but I came up empty. Turns out the table of Compatibility was on the home page, I have posted it here for those wondering if their card works with the b43.

Supported devices** (8/12/2012)

To find out whether a PCI device is supported by the b43 or b43legacy drivers, issue this lspci command:

lspci -vnn -d 14e4:The command will output a string similar to this example:

0001:01:01.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)Ignore everything, except the last part inside of the ]. Find that phrase in the below table to determine support.

PCI-ID Supported? Chip ID Modes PHY version Alternative
14e4:0576 not tested BCM43224 ? ? wl/brcm80211
14e4:4301 yes (b43legacy) BCM4301 b B
14e4:4306 yes (b43legacy) BCM4306/2 b/g G
14e4:4307 yes BCM4306/3 b/g G
14e4:4311 yes BCM4311 b/g G wl
14e4:4312 yes BCM4311 a/b/g G (r8) wl
14e4:4313 not tested BCM4311 a ? wl
14e4:4315 yes (2.6.33+) BCM4312 b/g LP (r1) wl
14e4:4318 yes BCM4318 b/g G (r7)
14e4:4319
yes BCM4318 a/b/g G
14e4:4320
yes (b43legacy)
BCM4306/2 b/g G (r1)
yes
BCM4306/3
?
G (r2)
14e4:4320 (USB) no (USB device) BCM4320 a/g ? rndis_wlan
14e4:4321 partially in 2.6.39+ BCM4321 ? N (r2)
14e4:4322 no BCM4322 b/g/n N (r4)
14e4:4323 (USB) no (USB device) BCM4323 a/b/g/n ? ndiswrapper
14e4:4324 yes (b43legacy) BCM4309 a/b/g G (r1)
yes BCM4309 a/b/g G (r5)
14e4:4325 yes (b43legacy) BCM4306/2 b/g G (r1)
14e4:4328 partially in 2.6.39+ BCM4321 b/g/n N (r2) wl
14e4:4329 partially in 2.6.39+ BCM4321 b/g/n N (r1) wl
14e4:432a not tested BCM4321 a/n N wl
14e4:432b partially in 2.6.39+ BCM4322 a/b/g/n N (r4) wl
14e4:432c yes BCM4322 b/g/n N wl
14e4:432d not tested BCM4322 a/n N wl
14e4:4331 yes (3.2-rc3+) BCM4331 b/g HT (r1)
14e4:4353 yes (3.1+) BCM43224 a/b/g/n N (r6) wl/brcm80211
14e4:4357 yes (3.1+) BCM43225 b/g/n N (r6) wl/brcm80211
14e4:4358 not tested BCM43227 b/g/n ? wl
14e4:4359 not tested BCM43228 a/b/g/n LC NXN (r0) wl
14e4:435a not tested BCM43228 ? ? wl
14e4:4365 no BCM43142 ? LCN40 (r3)
14e4:4727 no (WIP) BCM4313 b/g/n LCN (r1) wl/brcm80211
14e4:5354 (SoC) yes BCM5354 b/g LP
14e4:a8d6 not tested BCM43222 ? N (6)
14e4:a99d not tested BCM43421? ? ? wl

Note that the PCI-ID is not in direct correlation with the Chip ID. Often the PCI-ID equals the Chip ID, but that is not always the case and it is a constant source of confusion.
Chips that are not supported include:

  • 802.11a/n (5GHz) modes and power management are not yet supported HT phy cards (4331)
  • The 802.11a part of the 4311 is not supported
  • BCM4320 (USB) - try rndis_wlan
  • BCM4313 - chipset uses unsupported LCN PHY, we work on it
  • All Full MAC chips with either SDIO or USB interfaces use brcmfmac
  • All other Broadcom chipsets not listed above are not supported. Feel free to notify the devs via mailing list and/or IRC channel of newer chipsets.

For a list of available devices, please see the device list.

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I noticed a difference in 12.2 RC2 between 32 bit and 64 bit Gnome, kernel-firmware, which installs firmware for Broadcom and many other devices, is installed by default in 64 bit but not in 32 bit. I suppose this can be rather frustrating in discussions about this issue. I really don’t know if this difference has been there in earlier distributions?