Help install Broadcom 4311 Wifi

[donaldfarkas]

So after i installed driver i noticed it went missing so i followed these steps on archWiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php...ss#broadcom-wl

# rmmod b43

# rmmod ssb

# modprobe wl

# modprobe lib80211_crypt_tkip

I added wl to modules in rc.config

MODULES=(wl)

blacklisted these modules

blacklist b43
blacklist ssb

Created the new file /etc/pm/sleep.d/brcm.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Simple Bash script to fix resume from suspend issues...
# Place this script in /etc/pm/sleep.d/
# then chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/brcm.sh
case $1 in
hibernate)
/sbin/modprobe -r brcm80211
;;
suspend)
/sbin/modprobe -r brcm80211
;;
resume)
/sbin/modprobe brcm80211
;;
thaw)
/sbin/modprobe brcm80211
;;
esac

made the file executable

chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/brcm.sh

When i type ifconfig "wlan0' is missing still.

Any ideas

[jayd512]

First thing I can think of... did you also add lib80211_crypt_tkip to your rc.conf?

Also...

Warning: This driver is more likely to cause problems than to resolve them. Most of the problems reported by users on Broadcom chips are caused by this driver. Using this is HIGHLY NOT recommended. Before you even think of trying out this one, make sure to try the other drivers first.

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Warning: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] does not work with blacklisting b43 and ssb.

Have you tried other drivers? Perhaps the b43/b43legacy?

[donaldfarkas]

i havent added lib80211_crypt_tkip to rc.conf

But the driver i built was the b43legacy since my card is 4311

[jayd512]

According to the steps that you outlined, you removed the b43 driver ( # rmmod b43 ) and loaded the broadcom-wl # modprobe wl ).
Am I missing something?

[donaldfarkas]

oh sorry i thought you meant me manually add it

i entered everything i typed in my previous post

[donaldfarkas]

i installed AUR (en) - b43-fwcutter-git and AUR (en) - b43-firmware from AUR when i sudo iwlist wlan0 scan i get the msg "wlan0 No scan results"

[MikeTbob]

Is there a button or several buttons to turn on the Wireless card? This is a laptop, right?


Try this command and post the results.

rfkill list

See this link for more info on the rfkill command.
rfkill - Linux Wireless

[donaldfarkas]

I tried that already :S

Paste #493517 | LodgeIt!

[jayd512]

Could you, once more for us, post the output of lsmod and ifconfig -a?
By any chance, is your wireless network set to not broadcast it's SSID?

[donaldfarkas]

FINALY GOT IT TO WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ignore first page of this thread completely


Fresh install of arch + Openbox
(I assume you have set up sudo while installing archlinux)

sudo pacman -S base-devel

AUR (en) - b43-fwcutter-git

download tarball and PKGBUILD
navigate to the folder you downloaded it to
type

makepkg -sci

once it installs you can delete the 2 things you downloaded so their is no confusion

AUR (en) - b43-firmware
download tarball and PKGBUILD
navigate to the folder you downloaded it to
type

makepkg -sci

once it installs you can delete the 2 things you downloaded so their is no confusion

sudo pacman -S wicd wicd-gtk

rc.d stop network

Stop the other network managers if its a fresh install by following guide you will have "network".Open your /etc/rc.conf go to the bottom where it says DAEMONS

sudo nano /etc/rc.conf

DAEMONS=(dbus !network wicd ...)

the ! = disables
also add wicd to DAEMONS


type

rc.d start wicd

type

sudo ifconfig wlan0 up

type

iwlist wlan0 scan

since its a fresh install and you dont have a notification area
type

wicd-client -n

connect to your perferred network


my first little guide i know its a bit cluttered let me know if there is anything i can improve to make it more readable