[opensuse] Broadcom BCM43xx WiFi driver and 13.2
Hello, in previous versions it was more or less working that driver for Broadcom wifi card was automatically installed. I tried fresh install of 13.2 on two different machines equipped with Broadcom (BCM4313) and during installation, I could connect to the wifi and use on-line repositories. But after installation the driver was missing and network card was not configured. This is really weird: some HW works during installation but fails later. This driver should be part of kernel, I think. I had to install it manually. KDE4 wasn't able to tell me what is wrong. XFCE told me that firmware is missing. And I had to configure the network card in YaST. I see this as regression when comparing with 13.1. Anyone has similar experience? Should I report is as a bug? Best, Vojtěch -- Vojtěch Zeisek Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux http://www.opensuse.org/ http://trapa.cz/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/2014 11:49 AM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Hello, in previous versions it was more or less working that driver for Broadcom wifi card was automatically installed. I tried fresh install of 13.2 on two different machines equipped with Broadcom (BCM4313) and during installation, I could connect to the wifi and use on-line repositories. But after installation the driver was missing and network card was not configured. This is really weird: some HW works during installation but fails later. This driver should be part of kernel, I think. I had to install it manually. KDE4 wasn't able to tell me what is wrong. XFCE told me that firmware is missing. And I had to configure the network card in YaST. I see this as regression when comparing with 13.1. Anyone has similar experience? Should I report is as a bug? Best, Vojtěch
If you installed from a LiveCD this frequently happens.The LIVECD seems to either have or fetch these drivers. On an upgrade, it can use the old firmware There is a firmware fetching step at the end of the install, before rebooting as I recall. It asked me to run a command to fetch the firmware, and I did and it worked perfectly. I believe it was something like /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware But if all you have is wifi you have a bit of a catch22 after your first reboot. - -----------another issue BTW, why is it I can never import your public key? OpenSuse tools find it on the key server, but refuse to import it. - -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlR+HrYACgkQv7M3G5+2DLK1SQCfWBcjyUNnJB1kG6u1dKj9OpWy kGwAniS2Bm8Z1xUD7hFJ4rn2h50WKozE =MsT2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dne Út 2. prosince 2014 12:19:03, John Andersen napsal(a):
On 12/02/2014 11:49 AM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Hello, in previous versions it was more or less working that driver for Broadcom wifi card was automatically installed. I tried fresh install of 13.2 on two different machines equipped with Broadcom (BCM4313) and during installation, I could connect to the wifi and use on-line repositories. But after installation the driver was missing and network card was not configured. This is really weird: some HW works during installation but fails later. This driver should be part of kernel, I think. I had to install it manually. KDE4 wasn't able to tell me what is wrong. XFCE told me that firmware is missing. And I had to configure the network card in YaST. I see this as regression when comparing with 13.1. Anyone has similar experience? Should I report is as a bug? Best, Vojtěch
If you installed from a LiveCD this frequently happens.The LIVECD seems to either have or fetch these drivers. On an upgrade, it can use the old firmware
I was using DVD.
There is a firmware fetching step at the end of the install, before rebooting as I recall. It asked me to run a command to fetch the firmware, and I did and it worked perfectly.
No prompt like this for me.
I believe it was something like /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware But if all you have is wifi you have a bit of a catch22 after your first reboot.
There are packages b43-firmware and/or broadcom-wl providing the driver.
-----------another issue BTW, why is it I can never import your public key? OpenSuse tools find it on the key server, but refuse to import it.
No idea :-( -- Vojtěch Zeisek Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux http://www.opensuse.org/ http://trapa.cz/
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/2014 12:37 PM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Dne Út 2. prosince 2014 12:19:03, John Andersen napsal(a):
On 12/02/2014 11:49 AM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Hello, in previous versions it was more or less working that driver for Broadcom wifi card was automatically installed. I tried fresh install of 13.2 on two different machines equipped with Broadcom (BCM4313) and during installation, I could connect to the wifi and use on-line repositories. But after installation the driver was missing and network card was not configured. This is really weird: some HW works during installation but fails later. This driver should be part of kernel, I think. I had to install it manually. KDE4 wasn't able to tell me what is wrong. XFCE told me that firmware is missing. And I had to configure the network card in YaST. I see this as regression when comparing with 13.1. Anyone has similar experience? Should I report is as a bug? Best, Vojtěch
If you installed from a LiveCD this frequently happens.The LIVECD seems to either have or fetch these drivers. On an upgrade, it can use the old firmware
I was using DVD.
There is a firmware fetching step at the end of the install, before rebooting as I recall. It asked me to run a command to fetch the firmware, and I did and it worked perfectly.
No prompt like this for me.
I believe it was something like /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware But if all you have is wifi you have a bit of a catch22 after your first reboot.
There are packages b43-firmware and/or broadcom-wl providing the driver.
-----------another issue BTW, why is it I can never import your public key? OpenSuse tools find it on the key server, but refuse to import it.
No idea :-(
REsending..... Because I accidentally encrypted the message. Sorry. On 12/02/2014 12:37 PM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
There are packages b43-firmware and/or broadcom-wl providing the driver.
I'm not finding any from OpenSuse, they provide the b43-fwcutter package which supplies the install_bcm43xx_firmware command that I mentioned above. There are packages form packman that have firmware, but they are not actually easier to use than what OS provides, because you have to know to install them, whereas my OS install determined that by itself and had me run the above mentioned command. Its been a couple months now, and I don't recall exactly when in the install it occurred. ___________ Actually there is nothing wrong with your key, it was a Thunderbird issue. It does not know how to handle 2048 bit keys. KGpg and Kleopatra seem to work fine. Thunderbird does something else via Enigmail. - -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlR+KYMACgkQv7M3G5+2DLILlACdHZ04pyAGyhEyvE4JokOSNf1e ueIAoKyb3FKWB+e93wgkMnM+xY72w1D1 =4rv3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dne Út 2. prosince 2014 13:05:07, John Andersen napsal(a):
On 12/02/2014 12:37 PM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote:
Dne Út 2. prosince 2014 12:19:03, John Andersen napsal(a):
On 12/02/2014 11:49 AM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote: On 12/02/2014 12:37 PM, Vojtěch Zeisek wrote: There are packages b43-firmware and/or broadcom-wl providing the driver.
I'm not finding any from OpenSuse, they provide the b43-fwcutter package which supplies the install_bcm43xx_firmware command that I mentioned above.
No, I think, this is legacy driver for older firmwares. Newer are available in packages.
There are packages form packman that have firmware, but they are not actually easier to use than what OS provides, because you have to know to install them, whereas my OS install determined that by itself and had me run the above mentioned command. Its been a couple months now, and I don't recall exactly when in the install it occurred.
Weird. I had to do it manually. Twice on different machines.
___________ Actually there is nothing wrong with your key, it was a Thunderbird issue. It does not know how to handle 2048 bit keys. KGpg and Kleopatra seem to work fine. Thunderbird does something else via Enigmail. -- Vojtěch Zeisek
Komunita openSUSE GNU/Linuxu Community of the openSUSE GNU/Linux http://www.opensuse.org/ http://trapa.cz/
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