Korrignu wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: Installing a Broadcom 4312 rev 02 wifi card > From: > Korrignu <korri...@gmail.com> > Date: > Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:31:10 +0100 > To: > kishore <kish...@vodafone.it> > > To: > kishore <kish...@vodafone.it> > > > kishore wrote: > >> Machiner has wrote a nice tutorial at >> >> www.debiantutorials.org >> >> Please read also the comments. I resolved atleast a dozen laptops (HP, >> Acer & Compaq) with similar problems following his guides... >> >> Kishore >> >> >> >> On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 09:09 -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: >> >> >>> Celejar wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:46:06 +0100 >>>> Korrignu <korri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> hi, >>>>> i have some problems since i bought my new laptop >>>>> in fact i have a wifi card with a briadcom 4312 rev 02 chipset >>>>> and i don't know how to set up >>>>> i installed b43-fwcutter and then i load b43 module >>>>> but nothing happens >>>>> no new wireless interface etc... >>>>> >>>>> so i don't know if this chipset is supported by the b43 module >>>>> >>>>> if i install the broadcom STA/wl module, it works asa long as i don't >>>>> want to use a WPA-EAP with TTLS wifi network >>>>> because this lead to a kernel panic ... >>>>> >>>>> have I somebody already installed this kind of wifi card ? and how ? >>>>> or have sombedy have some informations to do that ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> The 4312 is listed as supported: >>>> >>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#supported >>>> >>>> Post the relevant dmesg excerpt and lspci output. >>>> >>>> Celejar >>>> -- >>>> mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email >>>> ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I have this card in an HP 8000dv and it has never worked without >>> ndiswrapper. That doesn't even work anymore. I don't know if the XP >>> drivers were updated or not but b43-fwcutter always told me the firmware >>> wasn't correct now no matter which driver I chose just before I finally >>> dumped the card. >>> >>> It was a lousy card to begin with. Reception was very poor even using >>> ndiswrapper and it would drop the connection at least once an hour. >>> Every usb wifi card I tried reported far better signal strength from the >>> same position and so did the Intel mini-pci cards. None of them dropped >>> connections either. My advice, if you have the money to spend, is just >>> get another card such as one of the intel mini-pci cards that fit into >>> the same slot in the motherboard. They work much better and report much >>> better signal strength. >>> >>> I know some people got 4312 card to work, but in my hardware >>> configuration it never did work right. With ndiswrapper I couldn't use >>> any security and with the open source driver it just plain old didn't >>> work at all. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > Hi, > i received an re answer from linux-wireless mailing list : > " > > >> The *BCM4312* is somewhat of a problem as there are two completely different >> > > >> devices that use that identification. You need to look at the PCI ID to tell >> if >> it is supported. Use the command 'lspci -n'and look for a line that has >> "14e5:43XX" in it. If XX is 15, it is not supported. The fact that you have >> to >> load the b43 module manually suggests that it is not supported. The other >> thing >> to do is the command 'dmesg | grep b43'. >> > " > > so i have no other solution, i have to use the broadcom module > > > Hi, I found the solution ! the problem was due to Broadcom driver, there was a bug with WPA enterprise support but they published a patch and now it works !
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