[SOLVED] Slack64 13 (fresh) Broadcom 4312 no wlan

archangel.k978 · 03-17-2010, 10:36 PM

Hi.
I've already red all posts about wireless on slack on this forum, but they could not helped me (I'm an intermediate linux user).

I have a fresh slack64 install on my Dell Inspiron 15:

Code:

uname -r -> 2.6.29.6

Code:

ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:23:ae:27:e1:1d
          inet addr:192.168.1.101  Bcast:255.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:576  Metric:1
          RX packets:3698 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3884 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:1263268 (1.2 MiB)  TX bytes:539196 (526.5 KiB)
          Interrupt:18

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.00c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:480 (480.0 B)  TX bytes:480 (480.0 B)

Code:

lspci
...
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

Code:

iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

No error related to wifi neither in /var/log/dmesg nor /var/log/messages.

I've read http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...m-4312-793674/ but no driver was loaded

Few days ago I had Ubuntu Jaunty on same laptop and wireles was ok.

Any help/tip will be great.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards.

piratesmack · 03-17-2010, 10:57 PM

Did you try the broadcom sta driver mentioned in the other thread?
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.../broadcom-sta/

Also, can you give the output of:

Code:

lspci -vnn | grep 14e4

EDIT:
I see this is your first post. Welcome to linuxquestions

em21701 · 03-18-2010, 02:02 PM

You will need to build b43 and broadcom PHY as Kernel MODULES (<M> not <*>) then use fwcutter from slackbuilds to install the binary driver.

slackwaredanny · 03-18-2010, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by reed9
There are two different chipsets that both appear as BCM4312. You have to look at the pci id.

The 14e4:4312 is supported by the b43 driver and firmware.
The 14e4:4315 is not until 2.6.32, and need the wl driver./
snip

lspci -vnn | grep -i broad
does the trick (displays it)

mattca had a tread about it a while back..

i have the bcm 4312 14e14:4315 and the broadcom-sta slackbuild.
goodluck

archangel.k978 · 03-18-2010, 10:14 PM

Thank you for your quickly answer...

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratesmack

Did you try the broadcom sta driver mentioned in the other thread?
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.../broadcom-sta/

This is weird, but I followed the instructions on that web and I finally installed wireless driver. A few days ago, I've compiled "official" driver from Broadcom, and that gave me an error when tried to install it (that's why I posted here), but this one not.
Now, I must connect using WPA2 ... this is other subject.

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratesmack

lspci -vnn | grep 14e4

Code:

lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)

Quote:

Originally Posted by piratesmack

EDIT:
I see this is your first post. Welcome to linuxquestions

Thank you for your welcome, I hope in the near future help someone else.
I'm from Argentina, in case there is someone who can't express fine in english (like me

)
Thanks to others that posted too.
Best regards.
Long life to Slack!

slackwaredanny · 03-19-2010, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by archangel.k978

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Thanks to others that posted too.
Best regards.
Long life to Slack!

de nada viva slack!

mattca · 03-19-2010, 11:29 PM

Hey, welcome to linux questions!

In case your issue becomes "unsolved", here is my thread from a couple weeks ago:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...m-4312-793674/

[Edit: oh, wait.. you linked to my thread in your original post.. lol. Well, welcome anyway!]

slackwaredanny · 03-21-2010, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattca

Hey, welcome to linux questions!

In case your issue becomes "unsolved", here is my thread from a couple weeks ago:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...m-4312-793674/

[Edit: oh, wait.. you linked to my thread in your original post.. lol. Well, welcome anyway!]

i namedropped you too!