Broadcom MaxPreformance 54g Wireless

[astump]

Anyone know where I can find a driver for the Broadcom 54g Max Preformance Wireless NIC that came with this Compaq Presario 2570US Notebook PC?
I searched through google and from what it looks like I'm SOL.

[tom p]

Hi,

please open a shell and from there run the commands "lspci -v" and "lspci -vn"; then post the relevant output (the lines referencing your Broadcom chip; if in doubt, post all output) here. Chances are, that you may use a driver supplied with some other card...

Thomas

[astump]

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device cbb2 (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at d4007000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 340M] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 99
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
Memory behind bridge: d4300000-d43fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: dc000000-dfffffff

0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV]
Subsystem: ALi Corporation ALI M1533 Aladdin IV ISA Bridge
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
Memory at d4001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:09.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 00e7
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 10
Memory at d4002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6912 Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, stepping, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at d4004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: d4200000-d42ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: d4100000-d41ff000
I/O window 0: 00001c00-00001cff
I/O window 1: 00001800-000018ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2020 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at d4005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at d4005800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at d4008000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) (prog-if fa)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
I/O ports at 2040 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: medium devsel

0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 90, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2400 [size=256]
Memory at d4006000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 340M (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850
Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
Memory at d4300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

astump@ASNB:~$ lspci -vn
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1002:cbb2 (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at d4007000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 0604: 1002:7010
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 99
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
Memory behind bridge: d4300000-d43fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: dc000000-dfffffff

0000:00:06.0 0401: 10b9:5451 (rev 02)
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:07.0 0601: 10b9:1533
Subsystem: 10b9:1533
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:08.0 0703: 10b9:5457
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
Memory at d4001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:09.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 02)
Subsystem: 0e11:00e7
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 10
Memory at d4002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0a.0 0607: 1217:6972
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, stepping, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at d4004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: d4200000-d42ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: d4100000-d41ff000
I/O window 0: 00001c00-00001cff
I/O window 1: 00001800-000018ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:00:0b.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 50)
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 50)
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2020 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.2 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 51) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at d4005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0c.0 0c00: 104c:8026 (prog-if 10)
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at d4005800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at d4008000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.0 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c4) (prog-if fa)
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
I/O ports at 2040 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.0 0680: 10b9:7101
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: medium devsel

0000:00:12.0 0200: 100b:0020
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 90, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 2400 [size=256]
Memory at d4006000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:05.0 0300: 1002:4337
Subsystem: 103c:0850
Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
Memory at d4300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

[tom p]

That's (almost) the same chip that I'm using right now with my wireless card (mine is rev. 03) - see the following two threads for guides on how to get it working:
Problems with Belkin WiFi (http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16009) and Success with Knoppix 3.6 and wireless networking (http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14206)

Thomas

[astump]

Thanks for the assistance (especially Tom P). I got iwconfig to see my wireless card now using the bcmwl5a.inf file - the bcmwl5a.inf file seemed to copy more files over to /etc/ndiswrapper/ than bcmwl5.inf did. I am going to set up my Microsoft Wireless Base Station this weekend and see if I can't do anything with the driver now. I may want to note that the pump command failed - but I imagine that thats probably because its not detecting any wifi networks yet?

Thanks.

[pureone]

to see wireless networks do iwlist scan.

[astump]

I had it working for a while there - but now, it just added a eth0 and eth1 (although I only have 1 ethernet adapter). Any ideas on how to get the wifi to work?

[astump]

N/M... it works on the older Kernel version but not on 2.6.9-2