my Broadcom WiFi driver.....needed to work

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my Broadcom WiFi driver.....needed to work

Post#1 by giftedsoul » 06 Apr 2024, 07:29

I am good fan of PORTEUS Cinnamon 5.01, and using it for my daily uses quite frequently.
everything works as per demand, but i couldn't get my WiFi worked, so here I am ::::

with lspci, i got this

root@porteus:/home/guest# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM55 Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved (rev 02)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 1st Generation Core i3/5/7 Processor Reserved (rev 02)


and found that my network controller is ::::
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

so I need solution/module/driver for this,
Thanks in advance.
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my Broadcom WiFi driver.....needed to work

Post#2 by giftedsoul » 06 Apr 2024, 11:09


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my Broadcom WiFi driver.....needed to work (Solved)

Post#3 by giftedsoul » 06 Apr 2024, 17:10

Sorry had solved, but after reboot, seems NO WiFI, but when I open terminal and command

su
toor
modprobe -r b43
modprobe b43

it worked again....
how to make it permanent?? pls let me know. ty

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Post#4 by donald » 06 Apr 2024, 18:54

could be that b43 is blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/

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Post#5 by babam » 06 Apr 2024, 21:03

Add cliexec=modprobe~b43 to the APPEND line in boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg

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APPEND changes=/porteus cliexec=modprobe~b43
Sorry, my English is bad.

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Post#6 by giftedsoul » 07 Apr 2024, 14:34

donald wrote:
06 Apr 2024, 18:54
could be that b43 is blacklisted in /etc/modprobe.d/
yes, its blocked & its look like this
Image

don't know what to do next..... pls eleborate.

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Post#7 by giftedsoul » 07 Apr 2024, 14:38

babam wrote:
06 Apr 2024, 21:03
Add cliexec=modprobe~b43 to the APPEND line in boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg

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APPEND changes=/porteus cliexec=modprobe~b43
thanks, but I am a layman, pls eleborate how to append... ty

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Post#8 by donald » 07 Apr 2024, 16:18

@giftedsoul
As root, open the files in a text editor and unblacklist b43 - Example:
# blacklist b43

...or for a test, make a [backup] copy of both files and delete the original ones > reboot..

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Post#9 by Ed_P » 07 Apr 2024, 17:16

babam wrote:
06 Apr 2024, 21:03
Add cliexec=modprobe~b43 to the APPEND line in boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg

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APPEND changes=/porteus cliexec=modprobe~b43
giftedsoul wrote:
07 Apr 2024, 14:38
thanks, but I am a layman, pls eleborate how to append... ty
Open your File Manager.
Move it to the /boot/syslinux/ folder.
Find the porteus.cfg file.
Right click on it and open it.
Scroll down to the line that displays: APPEND changes=/porteus
After the /porteus add a space then add: cliexec=modprobe~b43
Then close the edit window. When it asks if you want to save your changes click on the Yes option.
Close your File Manager.

Ok? :hmmm:
Ed

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Post#10 by giftedsoul » 07 Apr 2024, 17:50

Ed_P wrote:
07 Apr 2024, 17:16
babam wrote:
06 Apr 2024, 21:03
Add cliexec=modprobe~b43 to the APPEND line in boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg

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APPEND changes=/porteus cliexec=modprobe~b43
giftedsoul wrote:
07 Apr 2024, 14:38
thanks, but I am a layman, pls eleborate how to append... ty
Open your File Manager.
Move it to the /boot/syslinux/ folder.
Find the porteus.cfg file.
Right click on it and open it.
Scroll down to the line that displays: APPEND changes=/porteus
After the /porteus add a space then add: cliexec=modprobe~b43
Then close the edit window. When it asks if you want to save your changes click on the Yes option.
Close your File Manager.

Ok? :hmmm:
THANKS Ed_P, its great help. trying to reboot now.

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Post#11 by giftedsoul » 08 Apr 2024, 10:40

SOLVED... thanks for all inputs.

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