WiFi not working with BCM94311

**quicksilverm26** · 06-16-2008, 08:41 AM

Hi all,

I am a newbie to Linux. I had earlier successfully installed OpenSuse 10.3 and Wi-Fi Rocks on my Dell laititude ( out of the box). However, I am having tons of difficulties with the broadcom chip set my compaq V3424au has.

I cannot see the wireless network I have at home. The light on the card is not turning blue. It has always remained blue. I went through other forums and tried doing it via bcm cutter and ndiswrapper. Both haven't worked for me till now.

Below is the output.

dmesg | grep -i ndis has the following output

ndiswrapper version 1.53 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
ndiswrapper : driver bcmwl5 ( Broadcom, 10/12/2006, 4.100.15.5) loaded
ndiswrapper: using IRQ 11
wlan0: ethernet device 00:1a:73:8e:9e:63 using NDIS driver: bcmwl5, version: 0x4640f05, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'NDIS Network Adapter', 14E4:4311.5.conf
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP,TKIP with WPA, WPA2 ..usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper

lspci -v -v
01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device 1375
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
Region 0: Memory at b3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information
Capabilities: [e8] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
Device: AtnBtn+ AtnInd+ PwrInd-
Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, Port 0
Link: Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
Link: ASPM L0s L1 Enabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk- ExtSynch-
Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1

Any help on it please.
Thanks,
Raj

**apmob** · 08-20-2008, 09:34 AM

Install OpenSuse 11. The Broadcom chipset will be recognised. Now add the most important repositories. Search now for the Broadcom drivers (Yast - Software). Once installed your Wifi will work.

**surajullas** · 09-02-2008, 02:22 PM

to apmob:

hi iam new to linux and i have installed opensuse 11.0 i too use a BCM 94311 wlan card i don't know how to activate it
could you also tell me how to set the proxy address

**surajullas** · 09-02-2008, 04:07 PM

i use a opensuse11.0 but i dont c my networks what should i do?

**scribblescrabb** · 11-12-2008, 06:34 AM

I got my BCM94311 wireless card working on an HP DV6000 laptop using the guide here:

trentscott(dot)org/?p=1

**apmob** · 11-12-2008, 01:55 PM

For OpenSuse 11.0: add the "Packman" repository. Go to "Yast -Software" and search for "Broadcom". Install the b43 driver and restart.
So far for a working driver, but do'nt forget to install the network card: (E)SSID - WEP, WPA or WPA2 encryption + passwords.