hi mint people.its been a while...anyways heres my problem(s):
ive done an install of mint 13 kde to my dell inspiron 1545 bcm4312 lp-phy and i cant get the dang wireless working.ive downloaded so may deb files and none work.in order to get it working the install of the bcmwl kernel source deb file says that i need 2 packages which are libc6-dev and libc-dev-bin.
when i try installing those it tells me error:lib)=2.11.3-4
same with the other package.what does this mean cause ive downloaded a few others and it says it cant be installed.what is the problem?
ubuntu's install was way easier now mint is being very pesty.your help will be appreciated.
Bcm4312 LP-PHY hel please(SOLVED)
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Re: Bcm4312 LP-PHY hel please
Maybe you could try Device Driver Manager (DDM):
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=113559
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=113559
Re: Bcm4312 LP-PHY hel please
dont really want to try ddm after reading all the posts on it.seems like it doesnt do much since i know the driver i just cant get it installed using additional driver.was wondering if i had to do a dpkg --configure -a in terminal to get it working?but anyhow im going with opensuse 12.2 kde for the time being.actually kinda liking its speed.would like to see a working method though on this post.thanks
Re: Bcm4312 LP-PHY hel please
For anyone else coming to this thread and if you need to check which driver you need for your Broadcom chipset and are reluctant to let DDM do the job for you:
If you have problems installing any dependencies like podagee described above, you might want to try:
or try to install the problematic dependencies manually until you find the culprit.
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lspci -n -d 14e4:
- Check your PCI ID here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
- Check the Supported and Alternative columns for the driver you need to install
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PCI ID | Debian driver | Ubuntu driver 576 | firmware-brcm80211 | bcmwl-kernel-source 4301 | firmware-b43legacy-installer | firmware-b43legacy-installer 4306 | firmware-b43legacy-installer | firmware-b43legacy-installer 4307 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4311 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4312 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4313 | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 4315 | firmware-b43-lpphy-installer | firmware-b43-lpphy-installer 4318 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4319 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4320 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4321 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4324 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4325 | firmware-b43legacy-installer | firmware-b43legacy-installer 4328 | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 4329 | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 432a | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 432b | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 432c | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 432d | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 4331 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer 4353 | firmware-brcm80211 | bcmwl-kernel-source 4357 | firmware-brcm80211 | bcmwl-kernel-source 4358 | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 4359 | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 435a | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source 4727 | firmware-brcm80211 | bcmwl-kernel-source a8d6 | firmware-b43-installer | firmware-b43-installer a99d | broadcom-sta-dkms | bcmwl-kernel-source
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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
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sudo modprobe -rf b44 sudo modprobe -rf b43 sudo modprobe -rf b43legacy sudo modprobe -rf ssb sudo modprobe -rf brcmsmac
- Install the driver as listed above, e.g.:
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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
- If you installed broadcom-sta-dkms or bcmwl-kernel-source:
If you installed one of the b43 drivers:
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sudo echo "blacklist b43 brcmsmac bcma ssb" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-broadcom.conf sudo modprobe wl
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sudo modprobe b43
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sudo modprobe brcmsmac
If you have problems installing any dependencies like podagee described above, you might want to try:
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sudo apt-get -f install
Re: Bcm4312 LP-PHY hel please(SOLVED)
easier way i found was by downloading the LP-PHY firmware installer deb file and installing it and it worked instantly.how beautiful it is.
Re: Bcm4312 LP-PHY hel please(SOLVED)
almost forgot...here is the correct steps i did for my bcm4312:if you have no ethernet like me,use whatever other os(if dual-booted or triple)such as windows to download the deb files(only posting for the 32bit...lpphy only) as i will post the link:
http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/main ... 9_i386.deb
http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/mult ... -9_all.deb
http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/mult ... 14_all.deb
1.install in the same order as above
2.put these commands in terminal:
# rmmod b43
# echo "options b43 pio=1 qos=0" > /etc/modprobe.d/b43.conf
# modprobe b43
these commands are for a non reboot.
that is exactly how i got my mint 14 wifi bcm4312 working.no other way succeeded offline.enjoy your wifi
http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/main ... 9_i386.deb
http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/mult ... -9_all.deb
http://mirror.pnl.gov/ubuntu//pool/mult ... 14_all.deb
1.install in the same order as above
2.put these commands in terminal:
# rmmod b43
# echo "options b43 pio=1 qos=0" > /etc/modprobe.d/b43.conf
# modprobe b43
these commands are for a non reboot.
that is exactly how i got my mint 14 wifi bcm4312 working.no other way succeeded offline.enjoy your wifi