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b43 [2009/10/14 23:43] – article update to reflect changes on the driver xavery | b43 [2010/02/04 16:16] – Linked to tips on the compat-wireless page darkaudax | ||
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A fairly up-to-date list is kept [[http:// | A fairly up-to-date list is kept [[http:// | ||
- | * PCI ID 14e4:4313 | + | ^ PCI ID ^ Device ID ^Product Name ^ |
- | * PCI ID 14e4:4321 | + | |14e4:4313|0x4313|4311 5 Ghz| |
- | * PCI ID 14e4:4324 | + | |14e4:4321| | | |
- | * PCI ID 14e4:4325 | + | |14e4:4324| | | |
- | * PCI ID 14e4:4328 | + | |14e4:4325| | | |
- | * PCI ID 14e4:4329 | + | |14e4:4328|0x4328|4321 Dualband| |
- | * PCI ID 14e4:432b | + | |14e4:4329|0x4329|4321 2.4 Ghz| |
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4:432b|0x432b|4322 Dualband| | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
+ | |14e4: | ||
To determine the PCI ID of your wireless device under linux, enter: | To determine the PCI ID of your wireless device under linux, enter: | ||
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=====Installing the drivers===== | =====Installing the drivers===== | ||
- | 2.6.27 kernels and newer don't need any patches applied to the driver itself. The only patch that is needed (for fragmentation attack support) is the standard mac80211 frag+ack patch. | + | 2.6.24 kernels and newer don't need any patches applied to the driver itself. The only patch that is needed (for fragmentation attack support) is the standard mac80211 frag+ack patch. |
- | If you have the card with the **14e4:4315** PCI ID, then you need to install the compat-wireless package, | + | If you have the card with the 14e4:4315 PCI ID, then you need to install the compat-wireless package, |
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- | $ wget http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-2.6/2009/10/compat-wireless-2009-10-14.tar.bz2 | + | |
- | $ tar -jxf compat-wireless-2009-10-14.tar.bz2 | + | |
- | $ cd compat-wireless-2009-10-14 | + | |
- | $ wget http:// | + | |
- | $ patch -p1 < mac80211.compat08082009.wl_frag+ack_v1.patch | + | |
- | $ make | + | |
- | # make install | + | |
- | + | ||
- | The compilation process might take a while. Also, please note that while the patch provided here works for the currently discussed version, it does not have to work with newer ones. A reboot is recommended after running make install in order to avoid " | + | |
=====Installing the firmware===== | =====Installing the firmware===== | ||
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Then [[faq# | Then [[faq# | ||
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+ | ==== Ubuntu 9.10 support | ||
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+ | See this forum entry: http:// | ||
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+ | ==== compat-wireless | ||
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+ | See the [[compat-wireless|Compat-Wireless page]] for specific Broadcom b43 tips. | ||
b43.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/22 00:15 by mister_x