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ashwin_cse
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 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:00 am Post subject: getting broadcom wireless to work in gentoo |
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Hi,
I tried compiling the linux kernel with broadcom support and installed b43-firmware and b43-cutter and broadcom-sta as stated here http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Broadcom_43xx . But does not work. ifconfig -a does not show wlan0, it shows only eth0 , lo0 and sto0. iwconfig says no wireless extensions. I am using lenovo g560. My wireless nic is Gtc BCM4313 M 802.11N MOW NB WLAN . how can i get this to work in gentoo. It works fine in windows seven 64 bit utlimate. |
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Ant P.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| Use the brcmsmac driver. |
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BillWho
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:06 am Post subject: |
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ashwin_cse,
Welcome to gentoo 
Maybe I can get you started. First go to http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ and enter your lspci -n information. It should identify your wireless driver.
As far as the firmware goes, you only needed net-wireless/b43-firmware. The b43-fwcutter firmware is for older kernels.
Go to the /lib/modules/version directory and | Code: | | grep wireless modules.builtin |
and return that info along with the results from above.
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ashwin_cse
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Ant P. wrote: | | Use the brcmsmac driver. |
After much struggle i found that i had to enable:
networking support --> wireless --> generic ieee 802.11 network stack (mac 802110 )
to get the following option in device driver
device driver --> network device support --> wireless lan --> broadcom ieee802.11n pcie softmac wlan driver.
I compiled that as module. removed the b43 and b43 legacy modules from kernel and then added /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
blacklist b43
and then installed
emerge sys-kernel/linux-firmware
amd them did a
sudo rc-update add NetworkManager default.
Now i have wireless working well. |
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