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Re: setting up WiFi adapter (Broadcom BCM4321 14e4:4328 chipset) in latest version of Debian



On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 12:09 PM, steef <debian.linux@home.nl> wrote:
> Colin Reinhardt schreef:
>
>> Im new to Debian/Linux...
>> I have tried following the Debian Wireless-HowTo and other related
>> Linux WiFi HowTos.
>>
>> I downloaded and installed the firmware-b43-installer and
>> b43-fwcutter, (synaptic shows them as installed packages now).
>>
>> In Gnome, using network-manager (applet) there is nothing about
>> wireless networks shown at all, only my wired LAN ethernet network is
>> an option.
>>
>> How can I tell if my PCI card is being detected and firmware loaded
>> correctly, and what are the next steps to get WiFi working?
>> Thanks, Colin
>>
>>
>
>
> maybe this one could be of some help (if you did not already see or found
> it) with this i got the broadcom chip working on my hp netbook (wl.ko)
>
>
> http://wiki.debian.org/wl
>
>
> regards,
>
> steef
>

Steef, that DID IT!  I love you :-) (in a platonic computer-geek way).
Thanks again, I'm wireless in Debian! Goodbye silly windows, forever!


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