• Diff for "bcm43xx"

This page describes how to install and Configure your Broadcom Device. Broadcom: 4311, 4312, or 4318 (Not yet working for 1390. 1390 Requires ndiswrapper)

Device Identification

lspci
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01)

Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN

Etch:

• Add Contrib section to your apt source.list

apt-get update
apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter

Install Faild

• If you experience an error got here 404 [http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=445133 Bug 445133]

Download this script which was taken from lenny package:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=19;filename=install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh;att=1;bug=445133

• Remove old script and place a new one.

rm /usr/share/bcm43xx-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh
cp install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh /usr/share/bcm43xx-fwcutter/
chmod u+x /usr/share/bcm43xx-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh

• Retry install

apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter

• Restart

1390 and ndiswrapper

• See these instructions for installing [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=297092 1390 Broadcom Wireless Card]

Generic BCM43xx - should work for most cards.

This should work for most bcm43xx based cards. Worked on my Linksys WPC54GS and my built-in HP.

• remove and purge old bcm43xx-fwcutter

apt-get --purge remove bcm43xx-fwcutter

• install bcm43xx-fwcutter, but choose "no" when asked to fetch and install firmware.

apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter

• manually fetch firmware

wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o

• install the firmware

bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o

• remove the copy of the firmware in the current directory

rm wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o

• remove and reinsert the kernel module

rmmod bcm43xx
modprobe bcm43xx

• do a little dance.

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