Slackware 13.0 wireless network problem

inverse · 10-13-2010, 01:50 AM

hello all,
I just installed slackware on my laptop DELL inspiron 1545.
I want to enable my wireless. I read different post to solve my problem.
From other threads i got to now that i want to install b43-fwcutter and broadcom firmware. This wat i did:

I m in my home directory.

1. tar xjf b43-fwcutter-013.tar.bz2
2. cd b43-fwcutter
3. make
4. cd ..
5. tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
6. cd broadcom-wl
7. sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-013/b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o

After this I got to knw that my device is LP-PHY and i was supposed to install firmware 'broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2'.

But i run the command:
dmesg | grep b43
and i did'nt got ny output, no error msg.

Then i read smwhere to install WICD, so i installed wicd-1.7
and restarted my computer, but still no sign of my wireless device.

Please Help.
Thank You

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 02:10 AM

Hi,

Are you sure you dont have correct wireless adapter driver.I think you have.

Please show us the output of

Quote:

iwconfig

Also follow this link in case you get some output of iwconfig

http://www.slackbook.org/html/networ...-wireless.html

inverse · 10-13-2010, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prayag_pjs

Hi,

Are you sure you dont have correct wireless adapter driver.I think you have.

Please show us the output of

Also follow this link in case you get some output of iwconfig

http://www.slackbook.org/html/networ...-wireless.html

Hi prayag

this is my output

Quote:

bash-3.1# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

bash-3.1#

Do I need to change any file????

Thank You

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 02:31 AM

ya you dont have drivers for wireless interface

try

Quote:

modprobe b43

and give its output here

inverse · 10-13-2010, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prayag_pjs

ya you dont have drivers for wireless interface

try

and give its output here

i tried

Quote:

modprobe b43

bt did'nt got ny output.
Should I install broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2, as my device is Lp-PHY???

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inverse

hello all,

From other threads i got to now that i want to install b43-fwcutter and broadcom firmware. This wat i did:

I m in my home directory.

1. tar xjf b43-fwcutter-013.tar.bz2
2. cd b43-fwcutter
3. make
4. cd ..
5. tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
6. cd broadcom-wl
7. sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-013/b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o

After this I got to knw that my device is LP-PHY and i was supposed to install firmware 'broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2'.

But i run the command:
dmesg | grep b43
and i did'nt got ny output, no error msg.

hi let us know which document you are following for this;give us that thread

inverse · 10-13-2010, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prayag_pjs

hi let us know which document you are following for this;give us that thread

hi
this is the thread i read
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-setup-837062/
and this is the site which i followed
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 04:03 AM

please let us know the output of

Quote:

dmesg| grep -i "atheros"

Also do this

Quote:

lsmod |grep -i "ath9k"

I think DELL inspiron 1545,uses "Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)".

inverse · 10-13-2010, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prayag_pjs

please let us know the output of

Also do this

I think DELL inspiron 1545,uses "Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)".

well no output of above two
I have broadcom BCM4315

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 05:03 AM

What about

Quote:

dmesg |grep -i broadcom

Quote:

lspci -vnn | grep 14e4

And do this also

Quote:

slackpkg install wicd

inverse · 10-13-2010, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prayag_pjs

What about

And do this also

hi
this is the output

Quote:

bash-3.1# dmesg |grep -i broadcom
usb 3-1: Manufacturer: Broadcom
bash-3.1# lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
bash-3.1#

in my root directory, b43 folder has been created, do we have to copy it in /lib/firmware????

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 05:45 AM

waht about this

Quote:

slackpkg install wicd

inverse · 10-13-2010, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prayag_pjs

waht about this

in my first post i already told that i installed WICD 1.7.

i started this application but it is not showing ny wireless network.

lemurian · 10-13-2010, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Follow these instructions if you are using the b43 driver from linux-2.6.32 and newer or compat-wireless-2.6, or from any current GIT tree, and have a device with a low-power PHY.

from

linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#fw-b43-lp

Its seems to me you are mismatching your package vs kernel version.
the 174/178 package you need for the low power pHY needs 2.6.32 kernel
if you are running Slackware 13.0 it comes with 2.6.29.4 so you would use the 150 package.

my "guess" is either upgrade to 13.1 or build a new kernel newer than 2.6.32

gtz.

prayag_pjs · 10-13-2010, 06:31 AM

Hi,

Sorry for being confused but I think you are on right path;

Can you do this and let us know:

lsmod | grep -i "b43"

you need to have this module loaded