Description of problem: In other distros, broadcom-wl (Broadcom STA), which includes a binary blob, allows BCM4311 to work right away. With Mageia, dkms-broadcom-wl was useless, the network configuration wizard still asking me to provide a binary file. I eventually had to extract ucode11.fw. Why can't Mageia provide one of the following? (i) a broadcom-wl package that would automagically work? (ii) the open-source firmware b43-openfwwf used by Fedora 15. Also note that dkms-broadcom-wl is _not_ on the LiveCDs, so BCM4311 users are left w/o network if they lack a wired Ethernet, even when using/installing from the CD. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
CC: (none) => dmorganecAssignee: bugsquad => tmb
I should probably add that b43-openfwwf (used by default by F15) is less stellar. In Fedora, I had to remove it and use the hybrid broadcom-wl (from RPMFusion), which is rock-solid (I've used it in Ubuntu too).
I forgot to mention what are the requirements for using the upstream hybrid Broadcom STA driver. I dunno how Ubuntu does it, but here's the rpmfusion approach for Fedora: Packages needed: 1. broadcom-wl (with the upstream/STA hybrid/binary blob) 2. buildsys-build-rpmfusion (meta-package to get all current kernel-devel packages into the buildroot) 3. kmodtool (tools and list of recent kernels that get used when building kmod-packages) 4. wl-kmod (Kernel module for broadcom wireless devices) I suppose this means a new kernel module is rebuilt after each and every kernel update...
I have a BCM4311 in my HP F565CA laptop computer. In order for me to get this card working I followed the steps here.\ http://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-11184.php#m113590 Hope this helps! Worked great for me!
CC: (none) => nextwavecs
In fact it is not the wl driver that asks for a firmware, but the free one. Can you please install dkms-broadcom-wl and report if it works? Thanks
Status: NEW => ASSIGNEDCC: (none) => lists.jjorge
Assignee: tmb => lists.jjorge
No answer for a month, closing. Please reopen if you are willing to do the asked test.
Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => OLD