unable to get wifi working with opensuse 12.3

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I’ve purchased a new dell inspiron 3421 and have installed opensuse 12.3 in it. I am unable to get wifi working whereas wired connection works fine.
Here are my system details.:

inux-vmey:~ # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1140 (rev a1)
06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)
linux-vmey:~ #

Can some one help me in getting this working. ?

2

You need a wired connection to follow this
https://forums.opensuse.org/blogs/caf4926/install-broadcom-drivers-packman-90/

3

Did you, per the readme, reboot once after installing 12.3?

Good luck.

4

Still no luck… :(:frowning:

5

I have to sleep
But post result of

/sbin/lspci -nnk

uname -a

rpm -qa | grep broadcom
6

Please see the ouput below:

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linux-vmey:~ # /sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller [8086:0154] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port [8086:0151] (rev 09)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller [8086:1e31] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1e3a] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: mei
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1e2d] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1e20] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1e10] (rev c4)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 [8086:1e14] (rev c4)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 [8086:1e1a] (rev c4)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1e26] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller [8086:1e59] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:1e03] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1e22] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
02:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1140] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0592]
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1704 802.11n + BT 4.0 [1028:0016]
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0591]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
linux-vmey:~ #

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linux-vmey:~ # uname -a
Linux linux-vmey.site 3.7.10-1.16-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 31 20:21:23 UTC 2013 (97c14ba) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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linux-vmey:~ # rpm -qa | grep broadcom
broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-11.5.x86_64
broadcom-wl-kmp-default-5.100.82.112_k3.7.10_1.16-11.5.x86_64
broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop-5.100.82.112_k3.7.10_1.16-11.5.x86_64
linux-vmey:~ #

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@kevinethomas77

hi,

in GB had no luck with wireless and openSUSE12.3 on an HP-g9 laptop until the
following lines were added to the file

/etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888
nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844

(root privileges needed) these are google servers

ymmbd

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Regardless of the DNS servers mentioned above. Your wireless will not work until we get a driver loaded. Currently it’s not:
From here I see your device: b43 - Linux Wireless

|4e4:4365|no|BCM43142|?|LCN40 (r3)|wl|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|

Please try

sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv wl



sudo /sbin/modprobe -v wl

If that doesn’t bring it to life
Please install rfkill
and do:

/usr/sbin/rfkill list

and post the result

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For some reason I am still unable to get this working. Please check the results below which you have requested.:

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linux-vmey:~ # sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv wl
linux-vmey:~ # sudo /sbin/modprobe -v wl
insmod /lib/modules/3.7.10-1.16-desktop/updates/wl.ko
linux-vmey:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

Many thanks for your help in this regard.

10

Please now can we see

/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net