Hello everybody ! first i’d like to thank you all for the great deal of time you spend on helping people like me while you don"t really have to help and for contributing to this community of opensource software and operating systems Now let’s get to my problem ! I’m finding a hard time getting my wireless card to work, my laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1525 and this is all the info I think you guys might need to help me solve this problem :
The latter two packages are completely unnecessary when using the proprietary driver,
b43-fwcutter does not maky any sense at all, when installing the firmware via RPMs in the same command.
On 03/14/2010 10:16 AM, caf4926 wrote:
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> Akoellh;2136374 Wrote:
>> The latter two packages are completely unnecessary when using the
>> proprietary driver,
>> b43-fwcutter does not maky any sense at all, when installing the
>> firmware via RPMs in the same command.
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> So you are saying this is sufficient
> broadcom-wl broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop
Yes. For the wl driver, the firmware is contained within the driver. As the
firmware is copyrighted by Broadcom, they have the right to distribute it. Only
the open-source driver (b43) needs to have firmware in the /lib/firmware tree.
To linux head: When you switch to openSUSE 11.3 or you select the 2.6.33 kernel
from the Factory repo, you will be able to use the native driver and the wl
package will no longer be needed. The main advantage is that your wireless will
no longer break each time the kernel is upgraded. ALL out-of-kernel drivers
must be replaced whenever the kernel changes.
I’ll keep an eye out on your replies.
I learned a lot from this one.
Not too long ago I had a similar CHALLENGE with my wifi not working.
I did NOT know what you do so I could NOT get it fixed.
Instead I istalled WICD and removed Network Manager.
I’ve done this BOTH on my OpenSuse and Kubuntu installations, it works really, REALLY great!
Their site had enough instructions so even a “non teck” like me had no problem getting it properly installed and working right.
My question is, do you think this may also help others in light of some of the CHALLENGES we see posted about "“wifi” not working right?
I’m now an OpenSuse user, 110% (OK, ok, I still use a Mac sometimes.)
Yes, I had Kubuntu installed in an older i386 laptop to try and teach myself the Debian terminal commands. (that will soon change the older laptop will be replaced by another i64 Panasonic CF-52 in about 90 days.)
I find myself using the terminal commands, less these days.
Besides, when I do they are now OpenSuse based.
You are doing a great job here, Thanks so much for your posts!.
Hi all,sorry to badge in…I have followed this thread for my similar problem
I have downloaded from the repo above(in 1st response) and disabled the CD/DVD although mine were 6,7,8 and 9 and not unique 2 as above.
am not sure about my kennel though
Linux linux-nir4 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
and the result of the zypper lr -d is this below(I have already disabled all the 4 cd/dvd)
| Alias | Name | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type | URI | Service
I have tried this…in the knetmanager…there were no connections as I had not set up any.
I have downloadded and installed the first repo you gave me
The second repo kmp desktop(i got my first repo from the you gave linux head for his problem) from PackMan :: Package details for broadcom-wl fails to install with some dependencies problems like
ERROR
kennel (desktop:mm)=d9a0186770892034 is needed by broadcom… .rpm
and many other errors like above.
lwfinger advised to upgrade my kernel.I will proceed with this if this fails however I dont want to start afresh with suse …had so many hurdles personalisign it
Cheers
and for contributing to this community of opensource software and operating systems 
Now let’s get to my problem 
! I’m finding a hard time getting my wireless card to work, my laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1525 and this is all the info I think you guys might need to help me solve this problem :