On Saturday 14 August 2010 11:18:17 you wrote: > On Friday 13 August 2010 19:24:08 Bill Longman wrote: > > On 08/13/2010 10:58 AM, BRM wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > >> On 13 August 2010 09:08, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > > >>> On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:10:02 -0700 (PDT), BRM wrote: > > >>>> but even so - they are saying this has to be done on every reboot, > > >>>> and that's not much of a solution. > > >>> > > >>> Put the commands in /etc/conf.d/local.start, or the start section > > >>> of /etc/conf.d/local if using baselayout2. > > >> > > >> Have you been through the guidance in this page to find out which > > >> kernel driver you ought to use with your card? > > >> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 > > > > > > Yes. Unfortunately it's a 14e4:4320/ with BCM4306/2 Chip set (4306 Rev > > > 2), so it requires the b43-legacy driver, and only firmware version > > > FW10 supports the hardware from what I can tell. > > > > > > It just seems to me that I went from a working wireless on 2.6.30 to a > > > non-working wireless on 2.6.34. I'd really like to get back to a > > > working wireless card, and be on the newer kernel. > > > > I feel your pain, Ben. I remember about three years ago having my laptop > > working great with all manner of 802.11 cards. I could do my work > > anywhere in the house. And then it all just kind of melted. A new kernel > > for one thing but somehow something else fell apart. I've pretty much > > written off any wireless on Linux now. My time is worth more than the > > hours of troubleshooting. Keep plugging, you just might get it. > > Well, there's always ndiswrapper and the MSWindows driver to consider, when > all Linux solutions fail or don't work that well. > > I see on kernel v2.6.34-gentoo-r1 that CONFIG_B43LEGACY will now use V3 > firmware, which must be installed separately using b43-fwcutter. > > Has the OP tried that? > > PS. The kernel help is also recommending that b43legacy is installed as a > module.
I read again your original post. I think that you have been trying to use the wrong firmware. The link I suggested recommends that you use b43_fwcutter to install this firmware: http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o Alternatively, you may want to experiment with whatever is the latest firmware in Broadcom's website and see if any of those work. -- Regards, Mick
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