[SOLVED] Wifi problem

[setsquard]

Hi
i have just installed Porteus 3.1 on a usb flash drive
i was quite amazed how fast it booted and worked
the only problem i have is it does not recognise my WiFi this is a built in device on a Laptop
Laptop has Mint-xfce installed and WiFi works ok
is it passable to install the driver on the usb flash drive
thanks
Mike

edit: sorry should have done this first
wifi is Broadcom id 14E4:4311
seems i need the firmware-b43-installer
but i dont have a clue as how i can install this on Slax dispite searching
can anyone point me to an idiots guide

[donald]

Try this:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1099

[setsquard]

Hi
Thanks for that will have a go at it over the weekend

[setsquard]

Try this:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=1099

"Please create a file (plain text) at /mnt/sdXY/porteus/rootcopy/etc/modprobe.d/broadcom_blacklist.conf with following content:
"blacklist wl"

well that looked quite straightforward, but i don't have that path
mnt/sdb1/porteus/rootcopy/.... which is empty
what am i missing

[francois]

Just create the missing folders and the file.

Reboot. You will see that these will survive reboot.

Andv report.

[setsquard]

Ah! ok i will try that
Thanks

[setsquard]

Hmm that did not work
i know i have created the files correctly
the plane text file i named blacklist and saved in broadcom_blacklist.conf
blacklist wl ? in the how-to the l could be mistaken for a 1(one) or i or l (small L)
i have used small L
which is correct?

[francois]

It is an l like in loving. Please provide the output of:

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cd /mnt/sdXY/porteus/rootcopy/etc/modprobe.d/
ls

And show the content of the broadcom_blacklist.conf file.

[donald]

i know i have created the files correctly

nope

The file should be named broadcom_blacklist.conf
((containing the line blacklist wl (lowercase L))
placed into the modprobe.d Folder.
And do not forget to unblacklist the other drivers in etc/modprobe.d/b43_blacklist.conf

[setsquard]

thanks
that's not how it is worded for an idiot like me in the how-to
will try again

[francois]

There is no idiot on this forum! Only, hard thriving linuxers.

[setsquard]

Thanks for your help that worked ok

I had assumed that broadcom_blacklist.conf was a folder that contained a text file
if you look at the folder tree in Thunar it would not appear as
/mnt/sdXY/porteus/rootcopy/etc/modprobe.d/broadcom_blacklist.conf
as it shows in the how-to