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univken · Xplorer Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 67

Hi

XANDROS OCE 3.0

Broadcom Wireless Network Controller.

When I try to switch on the WireLess adaptor by using the hardware button
in my NoteBook , its NOT switching on.

How to configure this Wireless adaptor? Does any drivers needs to be installed ? ( On windows it works fine)

Broadcom Wireless Network Controller , info
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class = 0x028000
classname = Network Controller
manu = Broadcom corporation
pci = 0x14e4, 0x4318, ..
revision = 02
subdesc = 1356
sunmanu = Hewlett Packard

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thanks in advance!

Univken
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sqlpython · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

univken · Xplorer Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 67

Thanks for your suggestion , sqlpython !

I was Googling in this regard ; and found some useful links !

Seems there are two METHODs to configure Broadcom wireless card:
METHOD-1 : Wireless-card- firmware installtion
METHOD-2 : Wireless-card-Windows-driver installation through ndiswrapper

Your suggestion is METHOD-2 , explained below.

Note: I found only the file drivers/BCMWL5.SYS in my Windows installation. bcmwl5.inf file is NOT found ! But the Wireless card functions properly when I boot my Notebook in Windows mode !!
So I guess that bcmwl5.inf file might be there in the Windows CD!

sqlpython · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

Your Welcome..

Use Method 2 ndiswrapper as I have never tried bcm43xx-fwcutter with Xandros only with Ubuntu..

So this means you will be using the WiFi cards WinXP drivers .inf and .sys
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univken · Xplorer Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 67

OK. thanks again. Yes, using ndiswrapper will be simple method.

I just want to try bcm43xx-fwcutter and hence pls answer my question
As per this URL , http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/153/213/
bcm43xx-fwcutter is available in the following URL
http://debian.man.ac.uk/debian/

Whats the syntax to be used to add the above URL to /etc/apt/source.list file ? (A) or (B) ??

(A) deb http://debian.man.ac.uk/debian etch main contrib non-free # (etch=4.0r1)
OR
(B) deb http://debian.man.ac.uk/debian sarge main contrib non-free # (sarge=3.1r6)

I had done the following steps
1) Added the following line to /etc/apt/source.list file
deb http://debian.man.ac.uk/debian etch main contrib non-free

2) Run #apt-get update

3) Run #apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter

sqlpython · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject:

I would not do an etch site you have a sarge distribution.

I don't know the site in question and I like to stick to my known sources but if you know the site and are satisfied I would then choose

univken · Xplorer Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 67

NOTE-1
Ok. bcm43xx-fwcutter is available only in etch (4.0r1) and not in sarge(3.1r6)
i.e only (A) syntax works.

NOTE-2 : ndiswrapper is a [much] better one ( in terms of speed)

sqlpython · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:40 pm Post subject:

Quite a bit of research that you have compiled.

If you ar
For my own part I would simply use ndiswrapper . Ndiswrapper has performed excellent for my on several machines for years.
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sqlpython · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

Quite a bit of research that you have compiled.

If you are interested pursue the bcm43xx-fwcutter route..but..

For my own part I would simply use ndiswrapper . Ndiswrapper has performed excellent for me on several machines for years.
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mhwelsh · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: bcm43xx-fwcutter

The text of this software is buried in X4 already.

martin welsh

univken · Xplorer Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 67

Thanks mhwelsh ! Mine is X OCE 3

Following bcm43xx-fwcutter method , didn't workout. I will try later.
During boot-up the Broadcom adapter light is on for 2 seconds ( during hardware detection) ; and it goes off immediately.

I had installed bcmwl5a.inf using ndiswrapper also.

But earlier (before fwcutter & ndiswrapper), the Broadcom adapter light will NOT be on , during hardware detection.

Am going to fix the ndiswrapper issues; hence to avoid loading Broadcoma Firmware during boot-up , its blacklisted:

XAN:/home/usr#echo 'blacklist bcm43xx' | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
blacklist bcm43xx

There are some Warning /Error messages when running iwconfig , modprobe commands:
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XAN:/home/usr# ndiswrapper -l
Installed ndis drivers:
bcmwl5a driver present, hardware present

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XAN:/home/usr# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

Warning: Driver for device eth1 recommend version 18 of Wireless Extension,
but has been compiled with version 17, therefore some driver features
may not be available...

eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:off/any Nickname:"XANSGZEAK33"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:00:00:00:00:00
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power:25 dBm
RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=2346 B
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:100/100 Signal level:-10 dBm Noise level:-256 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

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XAN:/home/usr# iwconfig -v
iwconfig Wireless-Tools version 27
Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v17.

Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v17.

eth1 Recommend Wireless Extension v18 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v17.

XAN:/home/usr# modprobe bcm43xx
WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'blacklist'
FATAL: Module bcm43xx not found.
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thanks in advance!
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univken · Xplorer Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 67

Ndiswrapper method seems working , finally :

During boot-up the light on & off twice for one second duration.
I need type or select a SSID name in Control Centre -> Network ->Network Connection -> Wireless -> Network Name ( ESSID) and Apply.

Jahz-Wolf · Xplorer Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

This works for me...........

ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R151517.EXE

I tried to use the ndis driver from my dual booted Vista windows directory, and the wizard said the nic was present but didn't work with xandros, even though it was working fine with Vista SP1.

I saw a reference that the newer drivers may not work and to try this download, so I did and it worked.

I am wondering if it was because there were more support files that I did not have using the one from my windows directory? I was just trying the .sys and .inf files by themselves.

Anyway this works for certain..