Tried to install Broadcom drivers in ndiswrapper

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#1

Hi,

I tried the steps here: Ndiswrapper - openSUSE

To get my Belkin PCMCIA wireless card to work. I’m pretty sure I need bcm4306 drivers (Broadcom) but although I have a Windows installation that works fine with the drivers, they won’t work in openSuSe. So, I tried installing with:
ndiswrapper -i /media/disk/…file.inf

and it didn’t show anything useful; it just said:
install/manage Windows drivers for ndiswrapper

usage: ndiswrapper OPTION
some options
-i inffile
etc…

YaST2 picks up BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller, but it is greyed out unless I choose ‘Traditional Method with ifup’ under 'Network Setup Method (tab: ‘Global Options’).

So, could anyone please:

  1. guide me through how to install the drivers if I have the right ones
  2. tell me I’m wrong and which drivers to install
  3. help me in any way

Thanks in advance. :slight_smile:

#2

Tried the thing in the Welcome post, on the last line I get the error:

Cannot open input file broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/wl_apsta_mimo.o

This looks like what I need as well. :frowning:

Please help!

#3

addylad wrote:

>
> Tried the thing in the Welcome post, on the last line I get the error:
>
> Cannot open input file broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/wl_apsta_mimo.o
>
> This looks like what I need as well. :frowning:
>
> Please help!
>
>

You don’t need to use ndiswrapper. Have a look at
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-new and follow the
instructions for your hardware. It’s easier than it looks at first glance.

–
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy

#4

It is even easier than that as that method forces you to compile a
program that openSUSE already provides.

Do you have Internet access in Linux? If so, then open a console and enter

sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware

If you do not have Internet access in Linux, then go the the “Welcome”
sticky at the beginning of the wireless forum where there are
instructions on downloading the necessary file in some other system,
and installing the firmware in Linux.

Larry

#5

Hi,

I have an issue with that method, detailed in my 2nd post. :slight_smile:

#6

addylad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an issue with that method, detailed in my 2nd post. :slight_smile:

Using the built-in install procedure, that should not be the first
error. What do you get before that?

Larry