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.