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#Installing broadcom ethernet controller how to#
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#Installing broadcom ethernet controller install#

Solution A: Install Salix inside a virtual machine before installing to your hard drive so you can create the firmware package while you still have a working internet connection.

The system you use to extract the firmware does not require a Broadcom wireless card to be connected to it.

The firmware has no architecture so the packages can be created on either version of Salix (32bit or 64bit) and installed on the other version.

Since this situation has been raised on the forum many times here are a few helpful hints. There may be times when your target system doesn't have any access to the internet other than via a wireless connection which creates a "chicken and egg" situation when it comes to upgrading or changing the installed operating system. This way you can easily delete /etc/modprobe.d/nf to remove the blacklist at a later date.Įcho "blacklist wl" > /etc/modprobe.d/nf To perminently blacklist the wl module use the following command.

#Installing broadcom ethernet controller driver#

If you have installed Broadcom's Hybrid Linux Driver then you will need to unload the wl module first. If the module doesn't load automatically on startup then you may want to add the command to /etc/rc.d/rc.local. Once the firmware has been installed you can load the b43 (or b43legacy) kernel module with the modprobe command. Sourcery /slapt-src will recognize the need to install the b43-fwcutter package and do it automatically for you. With the addition of dependency resolution in Sourcery and slapt-src all you need to do is to installed the b43-firmware package. Then follow this by installing the b43-firmware package also available in the Slackbuild repository

Spkg -i b43-firmware-4.150.10.5-fw-1pw.txzįirst you need to install the b43-fwcutter package from the Slackbuid repository using slapt-src or it's graphical equivalent, Sourcery. Once the package has been created you can install it with the package management tools. The source archive will be fetched from the internet (you will need an active internet connection) and the package created.Ĭat /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/b43-firmware-4.150.10.5.SLKBUILD > SLKBUILD To create a package copy the relevant build script in to an empty directory then execute slkbuild -X as root (super user) from that directory. These scripts can be found in the /usr/share/b43-fwcutter/ directory.

#Installing broadcom ethernet controller how to#

If you are a Salix 13.1 user please read the How to install b43 firmware for Broadcom wifi (Salix 13.1) forum thread.įirst you need to install the b43-fwcutter package from the Salix repository.ĭistributed with the b43-fwcutter package are a number of ready-made build scipts ( SLKBUILD) you can use to create a b43 or b43legacy firmware package. The Chip-ID from the example above is, using this information you should discover this card requires the b43 (as opposed to b43legacy) kernel module using version 4.150.10.5 of the firmware.

Ġ001:01:01.0 Network controller : Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) You can use the lspci command to display the Chip-ID of the wireless card which can then be compared against the Supported devices list at. First you need to find out which firmware you require for your device.