YaST/Modules/Network Card

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Network Features

Some network features are described here: YaST/Network Features

Broadcom Wireless

1.) Well the first thing you have to see is if opensuse detects your wireless card. To see if opensuse found your wireless card go to YAST > Network Devices > Netwrok Card. You should see two things your wireless card and your ethernet connection one.

When i used opensuse 10.2, it never detected my wireless card and thats what my problem was. If you have 10.2, but doesn't detect your wireless card, use 10.3 because it should find most broadcom wireless cards.

2.) Next you need to save this file into your desktop or anywhere you can find it easily http://svit.epfl.ch/stuff/wl_apsta.o

3.) You need to now to go YAST>Software>Software management.

You want to first search in bcm43xx-fwcutter, see if it has a check mark next to it if not put the check mark on it and click on accept and it should install your bcm43xx-fwcutter.

4.) Now you want to open up your terminal and type in these commands:

if you are using gnome then do this-

su (then you are going to type your password)

bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ -r` ~/THE PATH OF THE FILE/wl_apsta.o

mobprobe bcm43xx-fwcutter

if you using KDE then do this-

sux (then you are going to type your password)

bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ -r` ~/THE PATH OF THE FILE/wl_apsta.o

mobprobe bcm43xx-fwcutter

You must restart your computer now.