Bug 13099 - Installer installs wrong driver for Broadcom4312 wifi
Summary: Installer installs wrong driver for Broadcom4312 wifi
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Thomas Backlund
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Reported: 2014-03-27 04:55 CET by Wolfgang Bornath
Modified: 2015-05-22 18:59 CEST (History)
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Description Wolfgang Bornath 2014-03-27 04:55:30 CET 
lspcidrake:
Broadcom BCM4312 (vendor: 14e4 device:4315 subv:14e4 subd:04b5)

Bug:
Mageia 4 Installer (i586) picks the module 'ssb' which does not work.

Solution:
Install package dkms-broadcom-wl (nonfree) which works ok.
Comment 1 Sander Lepik 2015-05-02 19:18:08 CEST 
Thomas, this BCM4312 seems to be yet another case where wl driver is needed..

CC: (none) => mageia
Version: 4 => Cauldron
Assignee: bugsquad => tmb

Comment 2 Jüri Ivask 2015-05-02 20:17:41 CEST 
The case Sander reported:
Dell Vostro 1310
Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
Vendor ID: 0x14e4
Device ID: 0x4315
Subv ID: 0x1028
Subd ID: 0x000b

Mageia 5 DVD installer picked module ssb, which did not work
With module wl works OK.

CC: (none) => jyri2000

Comment 3 Mageia Robot 2015-05-22 18:54:59 CEST 
commit 1932716304dacbc75965d57883af1fadbb3e106b
Author: Thomas Backlund <tmb@...>
Date:   Fri May 22 19:49:58 2015 +0300

    use wl driver for BCM4312 (mga#13099)
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 Commit Link:
   http://gitweb.mageia.org/software/ldetect-lst/commit/?id=1932716304dacbc75965d57883af1fadbb3e106b
Comment 4 Thomas Backlund 2015-05-22 18:59:27 CEST 
Fixed in ldetect-lst-0.1.344-1.mga5

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
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