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<H1>[Mageia-dev] RFC: dropping prebuilt broadcom-wl drivers</H1>
<B>Wolfgang Bornath</B>
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<I>Fri Dec 28 11:29:45 CET 2012</I>
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<PRE>2012/12/27 Wolfgang Bornath <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">molch.b at googlemail.com</A>>:
><i> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">tmb at mageia.org</A>>:
</I>>><i> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 22:39:
</I>>><i>
</I>>>><i> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">tmb at mageia.org</A>>:
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 22:17:
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</I>>>>>><i> 2012/12/27 Thomas Backlund <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">tmb at mageia.org</A>>:
</I>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 27.12.2012 19:54:
</I>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>>><i> Ok, so now I am at the point where I try to configure wifi without any
</I>>>>>>>><i> additional media than the core repository-
</I>>>>>>>><i> The correct wifi is found but the system says that there are
</I>>>>>>>><i> additionaöl software and drivers needed (namely broadcom-wl) which I
</I>>>>>>>><i> may find in non-free or elsewhere. Just as expected.
</I>>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i> Did it try to configure it anyway, or did it stop there ?
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>><i> No, it ends there- you can close the ,essage and go back where you
</I>>>>>><i> have the already used option or the option to use a windows driver
</I>>>>>><i> with ndiswrapper. Or go back and leave the cinfiguration
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i> Hm, ok, so I guess it would need manual configuration to test,
</I>>>>><i> but it is easier to test the free drivers you can test with the
</I>>>>><i> "no-wl" test livecd....
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>>><i> Reboot.
</I>>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>>><i> Now could I use the same installation to upgrade and use the same usb
</I>>>>>>>><i> stick, just activating the core plus non-free ? Or do I have to redo
</I>>>>>>>><i> the whole instatallotion?
</I>>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>>><i> Just use the same install and install dkms-broadcom-wl
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>>><i> Ok. so all I have to do go online with cable bound network, set media
</I>>>>>><i> including non-free, and then install dkms-broadcom-wl plus the needed
</I>>>>>><i> things. then reboot and try a new attempt at configuring .
</I>>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>>><i> yep. it might still suggest to install some of the prebuilt drivers,
</I>>>>><i> but thats ok. the important part is the blacklist that comes with
</I>>>>><i> dkms-broadcom-wl
</I>>>>><i>
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> Ok, here I may have been too fast. I went online, set the media
</I>>>><i> including non-free and shot at 'urpmi dkms-broadcom-wl'- The system
</I>>>><i> installed 18 packages but at the end it gave errors:
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> Error! Could not locate wl.ko.xz for module broadcom-wl in the DKMS
</I>>>><i> tree. Yoou must run a dkms build for kernel first-
</I>>>><i> warning: %post(dkms-broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-5.mga3.non-free.i586)
</I>>>><i> scriptlet failed, exit status 4
</I>>>><i>
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i> Hm, do you have the -devel package matching the kernel you use installed ?
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Damn! When you are too tired and still go on simple errors are creeping up!
</I>><i>
</I>><i> I have to call it a day will go on tomorrow, if my brain is still
</I>><i> there where I left it. G'night.
</I>
Ok, new day new challenges!
I booted with your KDE live with broadcom-wl. Results concerning wifi:
The wifi chip was found and just 4 networks/APs (usually there are
more than 15 metworks in the list). Mine is not on the list, filled in
the infos including password, started but failed. Rebooted, same. Only
4 of the usually more than 15 networks of my block, but not mine nore
any other of the usually busy networks are listed. My wifi router is
standing less than a foot away from the AP and the AP is worling, I
have another machine running MGA3B1 running with wifi (Atheros chip)
working nicely.
--
wobo
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