General :: What Distro Of Linux Will Work With Broadcom BCM4312

Sep 25, 2010

I am trying to start using linux, and am new, so sorry if this is dumb. I started out trying Ubuntu, but that didn't work. After that I had tried Mint, and had several problems besides the Network Connector. Now I'm trying Fedora, but if that doesn't work is there a different Linux distro that will work?

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Fedora Hardware :: Broadcom Wireless BCM4312 On Linux Kernel 2.6.35.10-72

Dec 26, 2010

I have a problem here with my updated kernel. I'm currently using Fedora 14 kernel 2.6.35.9-64, and my wireless card Broadcom BCM4312, which had an issue before with Linux distros, is working fine already, thanks to the kmod-wl software driver. My problem now is this, after updating to kernel 2.6.35.10-72, fedora does not boot, and I noticed that the wireless card is the only thing not activating, compared to the working kernel. And when i looked at the log of the bootup (pressed right arrow key), I saw this:

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Ubuntu Networking :: Wireless Does Not Work (Broadcom BCM4312)

Jul 28, 2010

I've just installed Ubuntu on 2 computers, and I'm new to it. However I'm not new to computers. The problem I'm currently running into on one of the computers is that the wireless will not detect any connections, despite there being many. The computer is a HP Compaq v6203AU using the wireless card Broadcom BCM4312 [14e4:4312]. I've went through dozens of walkthroughs, encountering errors in every single one of them, I've spent 8 hours on this one problem and extremely frustrated. It seem to be a problem with the driver that comes as default, and I'm lost at what to do.

The terminal command "lspci -nn | grep 14e4" returns the following:
03:00.0 Network Controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g [14e4:4312]

ifconfig returns the following:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:23:8b:b2:ab:d3
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:20 Base address:0x8000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:96 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:96 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:7072 (7.0 KB) TX bytes:7072 (7.0 KB)

The computer has no internet access as there is nowhere to connect except through wireless.

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General :: Actually Installing A .tar.gz. Broadcom BCM4312

Sep 20, 2010

I need a driver to work with my Broadcom BCM4312 Network Connector on my Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop. I have already extracted the tarball, but I don't know what to do to actually install the driver. I am running Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, with Windows dual booting.

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General :: Broadcom BCM4312 Firmware In Ubuntu 10.10 Beta?

Sep 26, 2010

I recently switched from 10.04.1 Ubuntu that I had for only about a week, to Ubuntu 10.10 Beta. I switched because I heard that 10.10 comes with firmware right out of the box for BCM4312. I am new with Linux, and Ubuntu, but I do know what some of the commands do and etc. I got 10.10 installed, but the wireless options say "Not connected|Firmware Missing" What do I need to activate the firmware, or install it?

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Jul 12, 2011

I'm fairly new to fedora, and I installed it on my gateway kav60 netbook. Everything works fine, except that the wifi is saying that the firmware is missing. Is there a way to fix this?

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OpenSUSE Wireless :: Broadcom BCM4312 Working 1 Tries Out Of 10?

Apr 18, 2011

I have installed b43 with the install script and I can see all wireless networks fine, but NetworkManager just keeps asking me for the WPA passphrase, despite it being correct. I tried disabling WPA on the router, but then the connection hangs at "Configuring interface" instad. I also tried with ifup, but I'm not sure I configured everything correctly. I don't get any smarter from the NetworkManager logs, maybe someone else can decipher them? tail -50 when connection doesn't work:

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Apr 18 17:00:11 jan NetworkManager[1291]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Apr 18 17:00:11 jan NetworkManager[1291]: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1

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Ubuntu Networking :: HP Pavilion DV6 With Broadcom BCM4312

Sep 4, 2010

I'm relatively new to Ubuntu and Linux OS in general, hope this hasn't already been solved but after trying for 24hrs+ I think it may be time for me to start my own thread (sorry if there is already one). I have been desperately trying to get my Broadcom BCM4312 wireless card to work and after searching about 100 sites and threads I still can't get it going Here are some of the problems Ive been having(I am running Ubuntu 8.04 by the way):

1. Tried installing "Broadcom STA Wireless Driver" under System->Administration->hardware drivers but after install it didn't show any signs of working.

2. I tried getting the Linux driver off the website [URL]... and followed the instructions in the readme to the letter, yet when i am asked to type in one of the final commands: # sudo insmod wl.ko

I get the output: # error inserting 'wl.ko': -1 File exists I have also looked at this website where a guy posts the same problem but no one posted anything back: [URL]...

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Ubuntu Networking :: Broadcom BCM4312 Does Not Turn On?

Jun 11, 2011

Last night I turned off my Wireless Card Broadcom BCM4312 via button. Today I can't turn it on... any help?

More Info: System: Ubuntu 11.04 (same thing happened in 10.11 so I upgraded and it fixed itself) Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

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Hardware :: Lucid - Problems With Broadcom BCM4312?

Aug 6, 2010

I'm having problems using my wireless device on ubuntu lucid.

Here's the output of dmesg;

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[ 2884.620307] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode15.fw
[ 2884.648540] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/lp0initvals15.fw
[ 2884.654745] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
[ 2884.796399] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
[ 2890.345264] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready

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General :: Looking For Distro With Broadcom As Default?

Jun 22, 2011

I currently have ubuntu on my dell inspiron 17 which I installed myself last year with no IT or linux experience and spent 4 days sorting out the wireless with the help from some very patient people on here. A stupid 'friend' formatted my laptop and now I am without wireless again. I found the old thread that helped me set up the wireless last time but I just can't follow it. I believe it was bcmwl-kernal-source driver I needed. There was some mention on the thread of other distros having the broadcom driver I needed as default, does anyone know which ones?

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Feb 3, 2011

I am having a problem while connecting to a D-Link Access Point with Multiple ESSID. It keeps saying activating but in the end nothing. I am using KnetworkManager & there is no Encryption on the Access Point.I am able to get connected with another machine using windows.Here is my hardware info:

0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
& the logs:
Feb 3 15:44:00 Shiraz-Suse kernel: [ 316.188245] wlan0: authenticate with f0:7d:68:17:e5:a4 (try 1)
Feb 3 15:44:00 Shiraz-Suse kernel: [ 316.191262] wlan0: authenticated
Feb 3 15:44:00 Shiraz-Suse kernel: [ 316.191501] wlan0: associate with f0:7d:68:17:e5:a4 (try 1)
Feb 3 15:44:00 Shiraz-Suse kernel: [ 316.194008] wlan0: RX AssocResp from f0:7d:68:17:e5:a4 (capab=0x421 status=0 aid=1)

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OpenSUSE Wireless :: Broadcom With 11.4 (BCM4312) Get Deauthenticating (reason = 3)?

Apr 25, 2011

I have been upgrading (upgrade from 11.3 then fresh install to 11.4) and as usual with Broadcom I have problems. On 11,3 I used the Pacman STA and was working fine. for 11.4, I suppose that my BCM4312 will be supported after installing the b43 driver. It actually woks, few seconds (but never had time to verify) Some background

lspci gives 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01) Using KDE network manager I can see the wifi AP around, including mine, the problem is when I wan to connect, using WPA2 (TKIP + EAS), I have the right password (I can connect from another station), but when I try here it keeps coming back asking from password .. (I use the kwallet, but that should be out of scope) .. Basically it always fails..

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OpenSUSE Wireless :: Broadcom-wl BCM4312 9 Firmware Missing ?

Aug 11, 2011

By following the rules to post a new issue for my broadcom 4312 her it is:

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Ubuntu Networking :: 10.04, Wireless Not Working, Broadcom BCM4312?

Sep 16, 2010

I am new to Linux, nevertheless Ubuntu. I have Lucid Lynx on my laptop, with Windows Vista 32 bit along side of it. I have done some research, and found out thathe wireless connector on my laptop, a Broadcom BCM4312, doesn't work with Ubuntu 10.04. I know that I need a driver

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Ubuntu Networking :: Broadcom BCM4312, Desperation Setting In?

Jan 11, 2011

I'm flummoxed, guilt-stricken and near my wit's end. The Ubuntu-preloaded Inspiron 1545 I persuaded my girfriend to buy contains the dreaded BCM4312, and nothing I can think of seems to be helping. I've tried various approaches with the STA and B43 drivers. Gad, I feel like I've tried EVERYTHING. Here's where her poor machine's at right now:

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uname -r
2.6.35-24-generic
lspci -v -- omitting output from all the unrelated devices
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17

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May 5, 2011

I have a problem with the built-in wireless-card of my laptop. I can connect to the wireless DSL-router using wicd (wicd-1.7.0-486-2 from /extra), wicd reports that it connects and obtains an IP-address. It then changes the status to connected. Immediately after that (may be a second later) the status changes back to disconnected and I can't reach the network.

Here some specs: Kernel: self-compiled 2.6.37-6-generic, the only option I changed from the standard generic config was to enable PAE, but I also tried it with the standard generic kernel and the huge kernel. Wireless card: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01) Firmware installed with the packages from Slackbuilds.org: network/b43-fwcutter network/b43-firmware. The wireless card is working correctly under Debian, so I think this is not a hardware issue.

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OpenSUSE Wireless :: 'Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11' Can't Connect To The Internet?

Jan 16, 2011

I posted earlier and got no response, so here i go again. I installed openSUSE 11.3 KDE, it all works fine but the wireless doesnt work and i cant connect to the internet at all, i don't know how to, and i don't even know if the proper drivers are installed. I posted this in the last thread:

"i ran this this command in ubuntu:

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lspci | grep -i network
came up with this result:

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02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

I'm not sure if its going to help any but at least you have the name of the wireless card. Please help, Without internet.

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I recently bought a Lenovo laptop which comes with a wireless card called Broadcom BCM4312 but in dmesg it says "bcm4315 hybrid wireless controller".

Jockey says the driver is installed, activated and in use. However I don't get any signal (I even moved the laptop to the same room the wireless router is).

I run iwevent and nothing appeared.

I run Kubuntu 10.04, fresh install from a USB stick, latest updates. I replaced knetworkmanager with the network-manager-gnome. network-manager-gnome works fine and I can connect to wired connection with no problem.

Network-manager-gnome says that the wireless is disconnected. What can be done to make the wireless work?

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I'm trying to get the Broadcom BCM4312 Wifi working on my HP 2133 MiniNote.I have tried:

(from here http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 )
$iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.

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For reference, here is the output of the lspci command:

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All seems to be working fine apart from the built in wireless card, the proprietary driver (found in hardware drivers) installs and activates successfully and works perfectly. Until I shut down or restart the system. On the next boot the wireless card is 'disabled' and no longer works.

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I am going to try a proper install on a second partition rather than using wubi later on but wondered if this was a commonly occuring problem?

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