Re: [gentoo-amd64] bcm43xx setup

[Beso]

i think that you've forgottonen to install the firmware.... remember that
you have to download the firmware (i've appended it to this email), then
install bcm43xx-fwcutter from portage, cut the firmware with the command:
bcm43xx-fwcutter wl_apsta.o and then copy the files with the extension .fw
that you can you'll have in the directory that contains wl_apsta.o into the
/lib/firmware directory. this directory is protected so you'll need root
priviledges to copy the files in there. after you've copied the .fw files
into the directory do this:

> chmod +r+x /lib/firmware/*.fw


this will make the firmware readable when you modprobe the  bcm module. then
you just have to do:
modprobe bcm43xx -r to remove the module (if it's loaded) and
modprobe bcm43xx to load it.
do a dmesg | grep bcm43xx and see if it gives you errors or similar things
and then do a iwconfig that will list all your network interfaces. now
search for wlan or eth interfaces and see which one of them has wireless
extensions. the interface that has wireless extensions is the one you're
searching for.
broadcom module uses the wext (linux wireless extensions) so if you need to
configure the wireless you'll do it through the wext module.


2007/10/11, Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>:
>
> Well, I tried the bcm43xx modules last night.  I got them loaded just
> fine, but I couldn't find an interface that would use them.  I tried
> wlan0 (I do have ndiswrapper, but that module wasn't loaded) and eth1
> and no dice.  So, what interface do I use?  Or how do I finish the setup
> on this?
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