https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464385 User andrescimmarusti@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464385#c2 Andres Cimmarusti <andrescimmarusti@yahoo.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW CC| |andrescimmarusti@yahoo.com Info Provider|vojta.sc@seznam.cz | Severity|Normal |Major --- Comment #2 from Andres Cimmarusti <andrescimmarusti@yahoo.com> 2009-01-26 22:47:29 MST --- I agree with Vojtech. But the problem is deeper. I recently installed a fresh copy of OpenSuSe 11.1 32-bits on my laptop HP Pavilion dv5035nr equipped with a broadcom 4318 chipset. Since I have no wired internet connection I could NOT do this: sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware So I followed the instructions outlined here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware I downloaded the 'broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2' source package from another computer and did the following: tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/ sudo b43-fwcutter -w "/lib/firmware" wl_apsta_mimo.o After rebooting, the device started working. I was able to connect to my wireless network and to surf the net (slow speed), but only briefly. The connection was lost and it wouldn't connect back or simply I could get no transmission at all. Its behavior was extremely erratic. Naturally I was NOT able to get updates using yast. Because I had some experience using Ubuntu with the older firmware version (broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0) I decided to download this source package and install it by using b43-fwcutter. The result was fabulous. I am now able to connect to distinct wireless connections with ease. The transmission is stable and does not get lost. This is what I did: tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.4.80.53.0/kmod/ sudo b43-fwcutter -w "/lib/firmware" wl_apsta.o then reboot For the record, this problem with bcm4318 is present in several distros. As far as I know the problem exists in Ubuntu 8.10, OpenSuSe 11.1 and Fedora 10 (from what I've gathered from their forums and bug reports). it remains to be seen if the newer driver is flawed or is conflicting in some way. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.