Thanks, Klaus2008.
Tried your instructions in post #31. Things failed at Step #5
Hoping to include the last screen as an attachment.
Greetings, utu!
In post #12 you wrote that you found out where to find patches for the source files of the wl kernel module. I think that you should try these patches. In principle the only new steps are the download of the patch files and the creation of a new source tar ball. I can't say whether these instructions are sufficient because I do not own a Broadcom WLAN card myself.
I would suggest that you open an LXTerminal and issue the following commands while being connected to the internet.
1. Install the source files.
2. Download the patches: bc_wl_abiupdate.patch and switch_to.patchCode:sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-source
If wget does not find the patch files you have to open the webpage you found in a web browser and correct the URLs.Code:sudo wget -O /usr/src/bc_wl_abiupdate.patch http://www.mindwerks.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bc_wl_abiupdate.patch sudo wget -O /usr/src/switch_to.patch http://www.mindwerks.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/switch_to.patch
3. Extract the sources:
4. Patch the source, save the old source archive and create a new tar archive.Code:cd /usr/src sudo tar xjf broadcom-sta.tar.bz2
5. Build the module with the module assistant.Code:sudo patch -p0 modules/broadcom-sta/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c < /usr/src/switch_to.patch sudo patch -p0 modules/broadcom-sta/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c < /usr/src/bc_wl_abiupdate.patch sudo mv broadcom-sta.tar.bz2 broadcom-sta.tar.bz2.old sudo tar cjf broadcom-sta.tar.bz2 modules/broadcom-sta sudo rm -rf modules/broadcom-sta
6. Install the new package and the missing broadcom-sta-common.Code:sudo m-a build broadcom-sta
7. Edit the configuration file.Code:sudo dpkg -i broadcom-sta-modules-3.4.9_5.100.82.112-7+3.4.9-10.00.Custom_all.deb sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-common
I think that file should look like the following.Code:sudo leafpad /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-knoppix.conf
After you have made the changes you should save the file and close the text editor.Code:# modprobe blacklist for KNOPPIX # some blacklisted modules are in the configuration file /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf # graphics/KMS drivers should not get autoloaded by udev blacklist nvidia blacklist nouveau blacklist nvidiafb blacklist intelfb blacklist mbp_nvidia_bl.ko blacklist rivafb blacklist i915 blacklist radeon
8. Reboot your system and try to load the kernel modules cfg80211 and wl.
If everything works fine you can add these kernel modules to the configuration file /etc/modules.Code:sudo modprobe cfg80211 sudo modprobe wl
I hope that helps. Comments and corrections are always welcome.
Thanks, Klaus2008.
Tried your instructions in post #31. Things failed at Step #5
Hoping to include the last screen as an attachment.
I think step #5 has finished and you were trying to install the new package usingDid you also try the instructions I gave at step #6?sudo m-a install broadcom-sta-source
I think that you could also tryCode:sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-common sudo m-a install broadcom-sta-source
Last edited by klaus2008; 09-05-2012 at 09:21 PM.
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