Broadcom BCM4311 Rev01
OpenSuse 11.1
14er:4311
kernel says b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN Found
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded, features plmr, firmwire-id FW13
iwconfig has no ESSID, and no access point has been associated
tx power 0dbm with all the information after that with 0’s.
When I run iwlist scan it says wlan0 interface doesnt support scanning : network is down.
I am learning linux at the moment and I am new to the way things are in this, what will i need to do to get this working?
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> I am learning linux at the moment and I am new to the way things are in
> this, what will i need to do to get this working?
If you run the command ‘dmesg | grep b43’ you will see that the
firmware cannot be found, i.e. you have not installed it. If you have
Internet access in Linux, then all you need to do is
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
sudo /sbin/modprobe -rv b43
sudo /sbin/modprobe -v b43
and your scans should work. You only have to configure the connection.
If you don’t have an Internet connection in Linux, then read the
stickies at the beginning of this forum and you will find the
necessary steps to sneakernet the necessary files.
Larry
In which sub forum is this?
I can’t find this anywhere or in search?
Wireless.
This post is the best i’ve seen for install DELL 1390 WLAN mini cards. I know this is an older post but good. THANKS opensuse forums :D:D:D:D
Tx for your post. It worked very well.
On 08/12/2011 09:06 AM, ColdServed wrote:
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Tx for your post. It worked very well.
Congrats on doing research on a problem. That is so rare.