$ cp wl.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/net/wireless To make sure that we need not do the above steps every time we boot the system we can automate it using the following steps.Ĭopy the wl.ko to the folder /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/net/wireless To get around the problem, we need to inert modules on which the wl module depends on which are cfg80211 lib80211. If the module inserts without error then the wireless should start working. If the module is compiled successfully try inserting it into the kernel
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$ tar -xjvf hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_īuilt-in.o hybrid-v35-nodebug-pcoem-6_30_223_ lib Makefile modules.order Module.symvers src wl.ko wl.mod.c wl.mod.o wl.o For i386 architecture and non debian based systems download the source files from choose the files depending on 32bit or 64 bit architecture and run the following commands The files on the above link work only for amd architecture, but for i386 the driver fails to build. tar.bz2 file was placed which can be installed as the previous. The package wireless-bcm43142-dkms_6.20.55.19-1_b will be available in the folder where the. To build the deb package yourself, download the package wireless-bcm43142_6.20.55.19.2 and run the following commands Open a terminal and go to the directory where the above package is placed and run the command
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#Installing broadcom wireless driver linux install
Sudo apt-get install wireless-bcm43142-dkmsĭownload the package wireless-bcm43142-dkms_6.20.55.19-1_b If your system has amd64 architecture then the driver can be for debian based systems can be installed using the command Most of the Linux distros do not have drivers for wireless bcm43142 wireless adapter.