On 20.01.2010 10:26, Florian Reitmeir wrote: > Hi, > > in my simple understanding: > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#firmware_installation > > under debian, installing: > sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter > > should be enough. > > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Deryk Barker wrote: > >> John Kapnogiannis wrote: >>> On Tuesday 19 January 2010 22:53:47 Thierry Chatelet wrote: >>> >>>>> Well I checked with both and there isn't any interface for >>>>> wireless. Only >>>>> lo and eth0 for the ethernet. >>>>> >>>>> J >>>>> >>>> I am not really good with broadcom wireless, but as far as I >>>> remember, you >>>> have to have a firmware to install, using bcm43xx-fwcutter. >>>> Hum... dont get mad at me if I am wrong >>>> Thierry >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I suppose I don't a firmware cause the card is currently working just >>> fine with the previous version of the driver which I kept in a >>> backup. I think I should email the maintainer and then file a bug or >>> something. I just hoped someone had a clue about this cause I am out >>> of ideas. >>> >> If you are upgrading from and earlier kernel then you should indeed >> already have the firmware. >> >> One thing I ran into several times (although I think some distros >> have stopped doing this) was that each new kernel version came with >> its own /lib/firmware directory, so the firmware may simply be in the >> wrong location. >> >> Check your logs: if the bcm43xx module has loaded but complains about >> missing firware, you might try pointing a find at /lib and looking for >> it. >> >> good luck >> >> deryk >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> listmas...@lists.debian.org >> > Hello, i've got a Dell too, with a Broadcom 4312 *but* in fact this is not a broadcom 4312, but a broadcom 4315 (you can check it with lspci) which is not yet supported by b43 driver. So it is useless to try with b43-fwcutter, you have no choice you have to use broadcom-sta module if you want to use wifi. But i have no problem with it.
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