Re: broadcom

[steef <debian.linux@home.nl>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom schreef:
> Chris Brennan wrote:
> > * steef <debian.linux@home.nl> [2011-06-11 15:32:00 +0200]:
> >
> > > hi list,
> > >
> > > bought my self a hp mini-netbook, included windoze7 and a very strong
> > > accu, 10 hours of life.
> >
> > What's 'accu'?
>
> Steef means 'battery'
>
>
> > > i put sid on an usb-stick, included fluxbox and wicd(-curses).
> > >
> > > wifi = (lspci) brcm4313. (type 5.60.350.6)
> >
> > Can you paste the whole line from lspci?
> >
> > 'lspci | grep 4313' should do (without the quotes)
> >
> > > loaded/installed the according the debian broadcom- (broadcom 43xx
> > > wireless drivers) -wiki convenient driver_firmware. the driver should
> > > be included in the sid_kernel, so i understood. however: this
> > > wifi_driver does not work.
> >
> > See below link.
> >
> > > my questions: what did i do wrong if anything (1) ?
> >
> > My question, what *did* you do? Can you be a little more specific
> > about the
> > process you did follow?
> >
> > > and
> > >
> > > broadcom assued a so-called xxx-STA driver (by google) somebody with
> > > some experience with this brcm4313 driver for linux (tar.gz) does
> > > this one work for my mini_netbook (2) ?
> >
> > Link?
> >
> > > if i find a working driver i can get rid of w7.
> >
> > http://wiki.debian.org/wl is what I used on my HP laptop. I've
> > actually had Debian 6 (Squeeze) installed on there for several months
> > now and I *JUST* got wireless working
> > within the last few days, it was based on the above link that I got it
> > working, it's
> > fairly straight-forward and your 4313 is listed (mine is a 4312).
> >
> > One thing I do recommend, if you have a physical wifi switch, to
> > toggle it after the new wl driver is loaded, that was the trick that
> > got it working for me, once I did, it
> > turned blue and I immediately connected to my Router

thank you all in this answer on hugo's email

....well 'klompen' i had on my feet immediately after WWII. proud to inform 
you i am wearing shoes by now allthough still they feel somewhat uncomfortable..

lspci gave:

broadcom corporation bcm4313 802.11b/g/n &&  (rev 01)

i installed the brcm80211 firmware; the driver is in the kernel, zo told me 
modprobe.

i installed wireless-tools, wicd && like i did many times before on another, 
much older, laptop.

no reaction: no wireless connection, sp told me wicd-curses.

i guess i gonna try it again with the broadcom-STA driver as another kind soul 
suggested, unless one of you (thanks hugo) has a better idea.

cheers,

steef