[NTLUG:Discuss] Broadcom wireless working for me - fyi

[Wayne Dahl]

Stephen Davidson wrote:
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> Greetings.
>
> Just an FYI, I've got my Broadcom Wireless working on my HP Pavillion
> Laptop, w/o ndiswrapper.  Definitely working 802.11b mode, not sure yet
> about 802.11g (its a hybrid card).  This email is coming to you over a
> 802.11b network.
>
> Apparently, due to license issue, the drivers can not be shipped with
> the distros.  Linux, and possibly some of the other distros, provide an
> install script;
> install_bcm43xx_firmware
> which will download and install the appropriate drivers.  Note that this
> ~ script DOES require that you be connected to the internet before
> executing.
>
> Let me know if you want anymore details.
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>   
I would like to hear this as well.  I have an HP DV9620US laptop that I 
have yet to get the broadcom card working on.  I'm currently using a 
Sprint broadband modem for internet access on it. 

lspci returns....

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan 
mini-PCI (rev 02)

lspci -v returns....

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan 
mini-PCI (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1374
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
        Memory at f6000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: <access denied>

I don't know if this is a different NIC than the normal Broadcom 4311 
with the BCM9 designation, but any help getting this beast working would 
be GREATLY appreciated.  I've tried the drivers supplied by Kubuntu, the 
fwcutter thing, ndiswrapper...so far, nothing has worked.  I'm probably 
not doing it right.

I've actually tried working on this, then quit and gone back to it 
several times.  Googling for it gives me a headache because there are so 
many different things to try, I've probably hosed my networking stack 
completely up trying to get this frickin' thing to work.  HP did most of 
this laptop good for Linux compatibility.  They should be SHOT for the 
wireless.

Thanks,

Wayne Dahl (to differentiate from my OTHER brother Wayne.  :)  )