Wifi driver in linux
FIRST U NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE PACKAGE
at the url http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
BUILD AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
-----------------------------------
1. Setup the directory by untarring the proper tarball:
For 32 bit: hybrid-portsrc.tar.gz
For 64 bit: hybrid-portsrc-x86_64.tar.gz
# mkdir hybrid_wl
# cd hybrid_wl
# tar xzf <path>/hybrid-portsrc.tar or <path>/hybrid-portsrc-x86_64.tar.gz
2. Build the driver as a Linux loadable kernel module (LKM):
# make clean (optional)
# make
When the build completes, it will produce a wl.ko file in the top level
directory.
3: Remove any other drivers for the Broadcom wireless.
There are several open source drivers that are used to drive Broadcom 802.11
chips such as b43 and ssb. If any of these are present they need to be removed before this
driver can be installed. Any previous revisions of the wl driver also need to
be removed.
# lsmod | grep "b43\|ssb\|wl"
If any of these are installed, remove them:
# rmmod b43
# rmmod ssb
# rmmod wl
To blacklist these drivers and prevent them from loading in the future:
# echo "blacklist ssb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
# echo "blacklist b43" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
4.Insmod the driver
# modprobe lib80211
# insmod wl.ko
These PCI Device IDs are supported for this driver:
Device ID Product Name
--------- -------------
0x4311 4311 2.4 Ghz
0x4312 4311 Dualband
0x4313 4311 5 Ghz
0x4315 4312 2.4 Ghz
0x4328 4321 Dualband
0x4329 4321 2.4 Ghz
0x432a 4321 5 Ghz
0x432b 4322 Dualband
0x432c 4322 2.4 Ghz
0x432d 4322 5 Ghz
0x4353 43224 Dualband
0x4357 43225 2.4 Ghz
at the url http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
BUILD AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
-----------------------------------
1. Setup the directory by untarring the proper tarball:
For 32 bit: hybrid-portsrc.tar.gz
For 64 bit: hybrid-portsrc-x86_64.tar.gz
# mkdir hybrid_wl
# cd hybrid_wl
# tar xzf <path>/hybrid-portsrc.tar or <path>/hybrid-portsrc-x86_64.tar.gz
2. Build the driver as a Linux loadable kernel module (LKM):
# make clean (optional)
# make
When the build completes, it will produce a wl.ko file in the top level
directory.
3: Remove any other drivers for the Broadcom wireless.
There are several open source drivers that are used to drive Broadcom 802.11
chips such as b43 and ssb. If any of these are present they need to be removed before this
driver can be installed. Any previous revisions of the wl driver also need to
be removed.
# lsmod | grep "b43\|ssb\|wl"
If any of these are installed, remove them:
# rmmod b43
# rmmod ssb
# rmmod wl
To blacklist these drivers and prevent them from loading in the future:
# echo "blacklist ssb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
# echo "blacklist b43" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
4.Insmod the driver
# modprobe lib80211
# insmod wl.ko
These PCI Device IDs are supported for this driver:
Device ID Product Name
--------- -------------
0x4311 4311 2.4 Ghz
0x4312 4311 Dualband
0x4313 4311 5 Ghz
0x4315 4312 2.4 Ghz
0x4328 4321 Dualband
0x4329 4321 2.4 Ghz
0x432a 4321 5 Ghz
0x432b 4322 Dualband
0x432c 4322 2.4 Ghz
0x432d 4322 5 Ghz
0x4353 43224 Dualband
0x4357 43225 2.4 Ghz
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