Talk:HCL/Network Adapters (Wireless)/Broadcom BCM43xx

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I'm here ho ask your help.. here wl spec file.. from my side everything looks to be ok, but i'm still not able to understand why broadcom-wl does not call the correct kmp package:

# norootforbuild

%ifarch x86_64
%define driverarch 64
%else
%define driverarch 32
%endif

Name:          broadcom-wl
BuildRequires: kernel-source kernel-syms module-init-tools
License:       Proprietary
Group:         System/Kernel
Summary:       Wireless driver for Broadcom 43xx series of chips
Version:       5.10.27.14
Release:       5.pm.3
Source0:       hybrid-portsrc_5_10_27_14.tar.bz2
Source1:       README.SuSE
Source2:       broadcom-wl-blacklist
Source3:       LICENSE.txt
Patch0:         %{name}-5.10.27.6-hidden-essid.patch
BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
URL:           http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Provides:	wl-kmod-common = %{version}
Requires: broadcom-wl-kmp
ExclusiveArch:  %ix86 x86_64
%suse_kernel_module_package kdump um

%description
These packages contain Broadcom's IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n hybrid Linux®
device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-,
and BCM4322-based hardware.
 
NOTE: You must read the LICENSE.TXT file  before using this software.

%package KMP
Group:          System/Kernel
Summary:     Wireless driver for Broadcom 43xx sreies of chips

%description KMP
These packages contain Broadcom's IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n hybrid Linux®
device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-,
and BCM4322-based hardware.
 
NOTE: You must read the LICENSE.TXT file  before using this software.

%debug_package
%prep
%setup -q -n hybrid-portsrc_5_10_27_14
%patch0 -p0
mv lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped.%{driverarch} lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped

set -- *
mkdir source
mv "$@" source/
mkdir obj

%build
export EXTRA_CFLAGS='-DVERSION=\"%version\"'
for flavor in %flavors_to_build; do
    rm -rf obj/$flavor
    cp -r source obj/$flavor
    make -C /usr/src/linux-obj/%_target_cpu/$flavor modules \
       M=$PWD/obj/$flavor
done

%install
%__rm -rf %buildroot
# backlist
mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/
mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}/
install -p -m0644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/
install -p -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}/
install -p -m0644 %{SOURCE3} %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}/
# Kernel module
export INSTALL_MOD_PATH=%{buildroot}
export INSTALL_MOD_DIR=updates
for flavor in %flavors_to_build; do
     make -C /usr/src/linux-obj/%_target_cpu/$flavor modules_install \
        M=$PWD/obj/$flavor
done

%clean
%__rm -rf %buildroot

%files
%defattr(-,root,root)
%dir %{_docdir}/%{name}
%{_docdir}/%{name}/LICENSE.txt
%{_docdir}/%{name}/README.SuSE
%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/broadcom-wl-blacklist

%changelog
*bla bla bla... we don't care changelog >:)

--Anubisg1 (Andrea package maintainer)

I added a keyword of "wl.ko" to this article. Why doesn't a search for wl.ko bring up this article?

nice idea :)

--Anubisg1 16:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

I installed an 11.0 suse on my Dell Latitude 100L with a Sony Ericsson GC89 PCM-CIA wireless 802-11g (Broadcom 43xx type). Then i came to a SUSE 11.1 upgrade via .iso (DvD-torrent downloaded), and i can't make the insmod wl.ko work. I tried insmod /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/updates/wl.ko and recieved the mensage: insmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/updates/wl.ko': -l Unknown symbol in module. My 'uname -r' answers: 2.6.27.7-9-pae, can anybody help me?

just try to re-install kernel and all kmp packages the retry.. have no idea right know ... sorry

--Anubisg1 16:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

I had the same error but after "modprobe crypt tkip" it works! I watched here http://www.htmlstaff.org/ver.php?id=23201 (sorry for my english:) ) Daniele