BCM4312 wireless card

[DiscipleDOC]

Ok...I am starting a new thread about this because it is a tricky thing to get working. I am BY NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION AN EXPERT on getting this up and running, but I figured that I will try to help out anyone that may have issues. First, I will explain how I got mine to work:

• rmmod b43
• rmmod ssb
• zypper remove b43-fwcutter
• echo "blacklist ssb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf
• echo "blacklist bcm43xx" >> /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf
• echo "blacklist b43" >> /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf
• echo "blacklist ndiswrapper" >> /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf
• zypper in broadcom-wl
• zypper in broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop
• modprobe wl
• reboot

Let me know if this helps.

[DiscipleDOC]

I found these instructions as well:

1. Install build essentials with: sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_basis devel_kernel
2. Download the package compat-wireless from http://wireless.kernel.org/
3. Unpack the package somewhere: tar xvzf compat-wireles.tar.gz
4. Enter in the new directory, and execute: make && make install
5. Wait for a while, and when it ends should say something like “do make unload” DON’T DO THAT.
6. As root exec: install_bcm43xx_firmware, this script should be in your system path, but only as root. This will download the firmware to /lib/firmware/b43.
7. Reboot. I found that its more safe to do a clean reboot than write make unload, because i got a kernel panic if i do that. So reboot and your wireless card should be working now with b43. Remember to remove the WL driver so you don’t have conflict between them.

Thanks for posting this Doc - will post results - hopefully from my newly working bc, when I get home tonight.

[DiscipleDOC]

Here's another page (This one looks pretty easy to do):
http://www.susegeek.com/networking/f...1-and-earlier/

[DiscipleDOC]

Originally Posted by grey_1

Thanks for posting this Doc - will post results - hopefully from my newly working bc, when I get home tonight.

NO probs bro....I know how it feels not to have the answers you need....

Alright - time to update. And I feel bad about this as you went to all the trouble to post these..

Option 1 - everything went smoothly, no errors, wl refuses to scan for a network and the device isn't showing. Appears the Os still can't see it.

Option 2 - make results in multiple error 1 and error 2 outputs, which google shows as common with this chipset.

Thanks for the thread DD, but i need to find better options. Back to google.

Ok, this is getting frustrating. lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4 shows the BCM4401 ethernet controller and the BCM4318 Network controller - the latter being the main concern.

I'll have to put together a list of everything I've tried so far, but I cannot get the OS to even see the device.

[DiscipleDOC]

Grrr....this is frustrating. I was sure that this would solve the problem.

Have you tried another wireless card? Do you have another router you can try?

Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Grrr....this is frustrating. I was sure that this would solve the problem.

Have you tried another wireless card? Do you have another router you can try?

Card, yes, router - I only have the one. But I have confirmed it works fine using windows.

I'm going to undo everything I've tried and start from scratch. I really think the BCM4318 is turning out to be the problem. Most tutorials and tips I've found mention several cards, but never that particular one.

Figures

Posting from my working bcm4318.

My Lord - never again...

My fix -

Reinstall Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source

Activate via System>Admin>hardware Drivers

reboot and configure connection.

Nothing I did would make this work in OpenSUSE....

[Sean_W]

Have you tried this repo?

Not sure Sean - is that off the "other" list in OpenSUSE? If so I may have.

I'll tell ya though, I'm just happy it's working at the moment. If I get the urge to try OS11.3 again I'll make sure to add that one.