BCM43xx Support for Linux

Goober · #1 Jan 31st, 07, 1:39 AM

Jezzo Its been a while since I have posted a thread...

Recently I have been trying to get myself back into Linux, and learn a little more. I read up that the 2.6.17 kernel know has native support for the Broadcom 43xx chipset (which I might say is in A LOT of wireless cards). They say it has native support but, it doesnt, which is ok, I know how to use ndiswrapper to get my wireless working that way. I stumbled upon a program called fwcutter, it can take out the firmware in the Windows drivers and apparently let you use the native Linux drivers for the Broadcom chipset.

So what I have done is this in the bcm43xx-fwcutter folder:

Code:

#make
     Gives output
#bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware bcmwl5.sys
     makes all the files and puts them in the firmware folder
#modprobe bcm43xx
     FATAL: Module bcm43xx not found.

So its that last step that has got me all confused. Everysite that I have been to says to do that and all will be gold. No matter what I do in Linux I always have to have some problem

I would just use ndiswrapper but I cannot get my wireless card to be in rfcon mode.

Thanks for the help,
Goober

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