[debian.linux@home.nl: Re: broadcom: SOLVED]
----- Forwarded message from steef <debian.linux@home.nl> -----
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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:39:46 +0200
From: steef <debian.linux@home.nl>
To: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net>
Subject: Re: broadcom: SOLVED
Chris Brennan schreef:
> * 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'?
>
>> 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
>
>
hi chris,
thanks for your help. with the [broadcom-sta] wl-module from the wl
debian wiki you advised me i was able to install wl.ko in the
kernel-modules. now all works fine.
thank you again,
steef
groningen netherlands
(with the wooden shoes)
----- End forwarded message -----
Steef, your very welcome. I am glad that wiki page helped you. I was
amazed at how easily it worked for me. My laptop has been up for 3 days
now with the information from that WIKI page and it is still reported
100% signal strength and it hasn't dropped (Windows used to drop all the
time, annoyed the hell out of me.)
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