Re: [opensuse] Wireless Problem

Mark Misulich wrote:
Hi,
I have installed 11.1 32bit OS using kde3.5 on my Hp Pavilion dv2000
laptop. I had a successful installation but I am having a problem
getting the wireless to work. The wireless card information is as
follows:

Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev
01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM4311 802.11b/g Wireless
LAN Contro
ller


I installed ndiswrapper, ndisgtk, and ndiswrapper pae kernel module with
yast. Using ndisgtk, I installed the same .inf windows driver that I
used previously with success in 10.2 and 10.3. when I do the following
I get this normal result:

#ndiswrapper -l
bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4311) present (alternate driver: ssb)

When I try to configure the wireless card in yast, I tried to use the
ifup method. The light on the wireless switch is blue. When I use the
scan network button on the Yast/Wireless Network Card
Configuration/Wireless Device Settings Page to find networks, it shows
the four networks that I can pick up here at my house that I and my
neighbors have, so I know that the wireless radio is working. Yet after
I finish using the wizard to configure the card I can't connect to the
internet using wireless.

If I select "User Controlled with Networkmanager" instead of
"Traditional Method with ifup" and then activate knetworkmanager I still
can't connect. The knetworkmanager icon in the kickerpanel is grayed
out, and if I right click on the icon it says "Networkmanager is not
running".

Would someone kindly help me out and advise me what I need to do to get
this working?

Thanks,
Mark


I am fairly sure that you need the broadcom firmware, even for
ndiswrapper. Install b43-fwcutter, then run
/usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. With this done, the card should
work with module ssb or b43.

YMMV

Ed
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