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jerry10 12-24-2011 01:55 PM

How do I find, load, use bcm4312 wireless card firmware?
 
Welcome to me. My first post. While old among the old, I am the newest of the new. Oh I do like this text screen. Others are not as user friendly.
I am a grandfather. First time I have referred to myself that way. Retired teacher - chemistry. Loaded Mint12, Lisa three days ago. Three days of stress and agony. Not my first Linux. Used Presto for a year - a Xandros Linux. Not well supported, but it worked VERY well.
Things have not gone that way with Lisa. Immediately I ran into trouble... wireless ... firmware missing. I wiped out Windows Vista (hateful OS) and loaded Mint12. Lucky enough to have the Broadcom wireless card that seems to have given a lot of new Lunux users trouble. I have found that I have the BCM4312. Have read a lot amid cursing. I find that where I lack expertise I make up for it with cursing. I am afraid to the statements I have found....
sudo apt-get install firmware-B43-installer
or any other statements. I am wary (at best) of using the terminal. I did manage to find my particular card and that it is supported by
lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
which returned
blah, blah, blah.... [14e4:4315]
which told me I have the BCM4312. Ta Dah!

Now, what?

I have other questions, if anyone can stop laughing long enough to offer to get frustrated helping another Newby.

Jerry

jerry10 12-24-2011 01:58 PM

[QUOTE=jerry10;4557730]Welcome to me. My first post. While old among the old, I am the newest of the new. Oh I do like this text screen. Others are not as user friendly.
I am a grandfather. First time I have referred to myself that way. Retired teacher - chemistry. Loaded Mint12, Lisa three days ago. Three days of stress and agony. Not my first Linux. Used Presto for a year - a Xandros Linux. Not well supported, but it worked VERY well.
Things have not gone that way with Lisa. Immediately I ran into trouble... wireless ... firmware missing. I wiped out Windows Vista (hateful OS) and loaded Mint12. Lucky enough to have the Broadcom wireless card that seems to have given a lot of new Lunux users trouble. I have found that I have the BCM4312. Have read a lot amid cursing. I find that where I lack expertise I make up for it with cursing. I am afraid to the statements I have found....
sudo apt-get install firmware-B43-installer
or any other statements. I am wary (at best) of using the terminal. I did manage to find my particular card and that it is supported by
lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
which returned
blah, blah, blah.... [14e4:4315]
which told me I have the BCM4312. Ta Dah!

Now, what?

I have other questions, if anyone can stop laughing long enough to offer to get frustrated helping another Newby.

Jerry

jerry10 12-24-2011 02:05 PM

As all can see I don't know how to post once I have previewed
 
Feeling more like a newby every minute. Can't even find the 'post' icon.

I'll score my own thread - terrible

EDDY1 12-24-2011 02:51 PM

Is wireless working now?

jerry10 12-24-2011 03:36 PM

No, wireless not working. Still says 'firmware missing'. Running with long cable to router.

Really stymied. I know I have BCM4312. Referred to a lot in ubuntu forum.

Suggestions?

jschiwal 12-24-2011 03:46 PM

From the b43-fwcutter package:
It lists this resource to locate firmware.
http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/user...devicefirmware

Depending on your kernel version, Linux Mint may use a "staging" driver for some Broadcom devices instead of the b43 kernel driver.

Here is a debian wiki with instructions: http://wiki.debian.org/wl

You might try:
lsmod | grep b43 and see if it is loaded. If so, you are using the b43 driver.

Post the section on your wireless device from "sudo lspci -v". The last line should say: "Kernel Driver in use" which may settle the question on which driver Linux Mint uses.

Post the result of "uname -r" so we know which kernel version you have.

Good Luck.

syg00 12-24-2011 06:59 PM

Doesn't Mint offer you "Restricted Drivers" availability as you log in ?. Personally I would think the Broadcom STA driver would be a better option. Haven't tried it on Mint as I don't use Broadcom where I have the choice. STA works fine with Ubuntu though on a netbook I look after.

jerry10 12-24-2011 09:48 PM

to syg00... 'verified b-a-c-k-u-p....
Great idea. How do I do it. I'm still learning that you don't 'run' a program you 'executec'' a 'script' ??

Backup does not exist in my neighborhood yet. Here in Newbyville, we can't even load all the repository from OSDiscs without handholding. everything I do here is trial and error, error, error.

Have read on...

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

the following...

"In recent versions of Ubuntu and Debian, installing the firmware-b43-installer package will handle everything for you:

Toggle line numbers

1 sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

You will be asked to automatically fetch and install the firmware into the right location. Again, you will need an internet connection. "

Not sure that this will help me. I assume that the fact that there is a line number assumes that I will be adding the 'sudo' statement.

As you can see, I am really 'newest of the new'...

jerry10 12-24-2011 09:58 PM

Have read, on Broadcom site, "... Some distros (Ubuntu and Fedora at the least) already have a version of this driver in their repositories precompiled, tested and ready to go.
You just use the package manager to install the proper package. If
its available for your distro, this is usually an easier solution. See
the end of this document for further discussion..."

If this is the case, I may have it easier (this causes me to laugh - I still can't get all 10 repo disks loaded from OSD). If I can get going setting up from the repository (still and enigma) I may be home free.

One can only sigh and say, "... I am not afraid..."

Thus endeth Christmas Eve with the newest of the new...

jerry10 12-24-2011 10:00 PM

Hope I am at least providing fodder for snickering among the fold...


Merry Christmas to all...


Jerry

snowday 12-24-2011 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry10 (Post 4557730)
sudo apt-get install firmware-B43-installer

The only error is that it should be a lower-case 'b' (linux terminal commands are case-sensitive). Also I recommend you refresh your package list with 'apt-get update' so you get the very latest:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Do yourself a favor and be mistrustful of any how-to/tutorial/advice that

1) is not from a trusted source such as the Linux Mint website
2) is not specific to your release: Mint 12 (don't follow tutorials for an older version of Mint)
3) is not specific to your exact Broadcom chipset [14e4:4315]

If you follow those 3 rules you should have an easy and pleasant experience with Mint.

As awesome as linuxquestions.org is, here's a link to the Mint forums:
http://forums.linuxmint.com

jerry10 12-24-2011 10:34 PM

So here is more (useful?) information. Reading on
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/inde...t-1785620.html

tried this

lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary) [8086:2a03] (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2834] (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2835] (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:283a] (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:283f] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2841] (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:2845] (rev 02)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 6 [8086:2849] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2830] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2831] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2832] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:2836] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2815] (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller [8086:2850] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2829] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:283e] (rev 02)
03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 05)
03:01.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 22)
03:01.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 12)
03:01.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev 12)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1713] (rev 02)
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on

lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $ ^C
lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $

....

Guess I am lucky after reading Snowpine's advice "...be mistrustful..." that rfkill list all
didn't give me trouble, since I did it even though I couldn't find it in my "Linux Pocket Guide" that covers Fedora Linux and I'm using LM12 (note I picked up abbreviation from some forum. Feel good about that)

Shall I be brave and try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Will that install the installer or install the firmware?

jerry10 12-24-2011 10:49 PM

... 'link to Mint forums'

Have registered on LMForums, but I have so far found it hard to figure out how to post. LQ.org has an easier (for me) site. I shall try to bare my newby soul on LMForums soon.

Will also try

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

wish me luck..

jerry10 12-24-2011 11:06 PM

Tried
sudo apt-get update
A lot of stuff happened.

Then ran
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Back to drawing board I have a low-power (LP-PHY) device See list

lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for lindsey:
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric InRelease
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org oneiric InRelease
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E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
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Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
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Configuration file `/etc/gnome/defaults.list'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : start a shell to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.
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lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
b43-fwcutter
The following NEW packages will be installed:
b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 19.8 kB of archives.
After this operation, 139 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main b43-fwcutter i386 1:014-9 [16.5 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/multiverse firmware-b43-installer all 1:014-9 [3,272 B]
Fetched 19.8 kB in 0s (43.4 kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package b43-fwcutter.
(Reading database ... 159752 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking b43-fwcutter (from .../b43-fwcutter_1%3a014-9_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package firmware-b43-installer.
Unpacking firmware-b43-installer (from .../firmware-b43-installer_1%3a014-9_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up b43-fwcutter (1:014-9) ...
Setting up firmware-b43-installer (1:014-9) ...
An unsupported BCM4312 Low-Power (LP-PHY) device was found.
Use b43 LP-PHY firmware (firmware-b43-lpphy-installer package) instead.
Aborting.
lindsey@lindsey-Inspiron-1420 ~ $


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but aging rapidly

EDDY1 12-24-2011 11:23 PM

It's telling you to use this package instead. Marked in red which is available through synaptic package manager.
Quote:

Use b43 LP-PHY firmware (firmware-b43-lpphy-installer package) instead.
Aborting.


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