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[Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Still more searching - everything is not as it seems.
>
> Per lspci -nn I have a Broadcom BCM4312 [14e4:4315]
>
> The 4315 variant is not supported by the b43 module.
>
> But a very new kernel module (wl.ko) does support it as well as most
> of what the b43 module supports.
>
> It is available directly from Broadcom:
> http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
>
> But it comes in a hybrid form.
>
> I can't find it prepacked (compiled)  for OpenSUSE 11.1.  I have not
> even found a HowTo yet.
>
> Does this exist?
>
> If not, I'll download the "hybrid" and use the generic readme.
>
> Thanks
> Greg

This is unbelievably painful.

I found instructions at:
http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Network_Adapters_(Wireless)/Broadcom_BCM43xx#Broadcom_STA_Driver

I have followed them but it still did not work:

1) I installed broadcom-wl from packman (brand new release is available)

2) I rebooted to the normal kernel   --   no joy

3) I had noticed that during the broadcom-wl install it had installed
a debug kernel and that was added to my grub menu.  I booted it up.
JOY, JOY, JOY

Greg
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