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theashishmishra 08-18-2011 05:58 AM

Yes I am running a PAE kernel

theashishmishra 08-18-2011 06:09 AM

Here is the output of
uname -r
su
yum install kmod-wl-PAE

[abhijeet@Illuminati ~]$ uname -r
2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE
[abhijeet@Illuminati ~]$ su
Password:
[root@Illuminati abhijeet]# yum install kmod-wl-PAE
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
adobe-linux-i386 | 951 B 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 2.7 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 2.7 kB 00:00
updates/metalink | 5.9 kB 00:00
updates | 4.7 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 3.2 MB 03:45
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-wl-PAE.i686 0:5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE >= 5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6 for package: kmod-wl-PAE-5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE.i686 0:5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: wl-kmod-common >= 5.60.48.36 for package: kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE-5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package broadcom-wl.noarch 0:5.60.48.36-1.fc13 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Installing:
kmod-wl-PAE i686 5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6 rpmfusion-nonfree-updates 8.6 k
Installing for dependencies:
broadcom-wl noarch 5.60.48.36-1.fc13 rpmfusion-nonfree 13 k
kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE
i686 5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6 rpmfusion-nonfree-updates 544 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 3 Package(s)

Total download size: 565 k
Installed size: 2.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata
Processing delta metadata
Package(s) data still to download: 565 k
(1/3): broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-1.fc13.noarch.rpm | 13 kB 00:00
http://mirror.telepoint.bg/rpmfusion...15.6.i686.rpm: [Errno 12] Timeout on http://mirror.telepoint.bg/rpmfusion...15.6.i686.rpm: (28, '')
Trying other mirror.
(2/3): kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE-5.60.48.36-2.fc15. | 544 kB 00:30
(3/3): kmod-wl-PAE-5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6.i686.rpm | 8.6 kB 00:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 6.9 kB/s | 565 kB 01:21
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE-5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6.i686 1/3
Installing : broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-1.fc13.noarch 2/3
Installing : kmod-wl-PAE-5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6.i686 3/3

Installed:
kmod-wl-PAE.i686 0:5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6

Dependency Installed:
broadcom-wl.noarch 0:5.60.48.36-1.fc13
kmod-wl-2.6.40-4.fc15.i686.PAE.i686 0:5.60.48.36-2.fc15.6

Complete!

What after this??

sycamorex 08-18-2011 06:28 AM

Restart the computer and it should be fine.
If not, try lsmod again. Bcma should not be loaded anymore, wl should be present.

theashishmishra 08-18-2011 06:34 AM

Wow..It worked..thanks a lot :)

sycamorex 08-18-2011 06:37 AM

Glad to be of help.


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