How to use BCM4360 PCI wireless driver?<Solved>

[Lend27]

Can't get my broadcom wifi configured.
Any idea what driver I should install for the BCM4360?

Thanks
Len

[bigpup]

What version of Puppy?

[Lend27]

What version of Puppy?

Tahrpup 6.0.5

Thanks!

[Semme]

That an r2 or 3?

Here:

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lspci -nn | grep -i network

If you're unable to copy'n paste, this'll pipe it to /root:

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lspci -nn | grep -i network > /root/mycard.txt

.. Where you CAN copy'n paste.

[Semme]

Problem?

[Lend27]

I typed:
root# lspci -nn | grep -i network

This was the output:

05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

Is there anything else I have to do?

Thanks for all your help!

Len

[Semme]

Not @ the moment.. Broadcom [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

[Lend27]

Not @ the moment.. Broadcom [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)

OK, I give up

Where is the rev 3 driver? I checked PPM and can't find it. I don't want to mistakenly install the wrong driver.
Do I need to install a module?
Can you point me in the right direction?

Thanks
Len

[peebee]

see:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drive ... ed_devices

for 14e4:43a0 you can try the proprietary wl drivers

they have to be compiled specifically for each kernel unfortunately...

instructions at:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 946#884946

i suggest you post a request here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 292#805292
for 666philb to put them in his tahrpup repository

cheers
peebee

p.s. I've uploaded pets to http://smokey01.com/peebee/broadcom/tahr-6.0.5/ - make sure you select the correct one for your kernel

[Semme]

If that's Tahr 6.0.5/64 you're running and "uname -r" says "3.14.54", it's the first pkg on Peebee's link.

[Lend27]

If that's Tahr 6.0.5/64 you're running and "uname -r" says "3.14.54", it's the first pkg on Peebee's link.

I implemented the fix this am and my broadcom is working!

I installed the first driver on the list.

Thank you so much for your help!


Len

[Puppyt]

Thanks to peebee for his broadcom_sta-6.30.223.271_k3.14.54_amd64-5.pet - working brilliantly for TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCIe, on my DH67BL motherboard desktop, TahrPup64. Huge Cheers
EDITS: peebee was the compiler, I was right first time - with thanks to 666philb and marvothal for their contributions also, I see on related threads

[Puppyt]

Ok so I have the Broadcom driver peebee provided working swimmingly - I was a bit alarmed that the kernel (Linux 3.14.54 (x86-64) in TahrPup64) wasn't registering automatically on startup, even though the cards green LED was active. Well the proprietary issues of the Broadcom drivers is discussed elsewhere, and thankfully peebee's pet is the bomb for solving the problem.

My problem now is getting my wifi from the standard (and ad-hoc) mode of 2.4GHz bandwidth to the 5Ghz offered by the Broadcom4360 T6E.

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root# iwlist wlan0 freq
wlan0     32 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
          Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
          Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
          Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz
          Channel 32 : 5.16 GHz
          Channel 34 : 5.17 GHz
          Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
          Channel 38 : 5.19 GHz
          Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
          Channel 42 : 5.21 GHz
          Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
          Channel 46 : 5.23 GHz
          Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
          Channel 50 : 5.25 GHz
          Channel 52 : 5.26 GHz
          Channel 54 : 5.27 GHz
          Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
          Channel 58 : 5.29 GHz
          Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz
          Channel 62 : 5.31 GHz
          Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
          Channel 66 : 5.33 GHz
          Current Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)

So the obvious solution is "change the channel" to something like channel 60. I could probably do something like tempestuous outlines here http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 336#159336. I'll give that a try. I guess I don't *have* to shift from ad-hoc to infrastructure mode - like the

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iwconfig wlan0 mode master

command - if only that I wasn't using WPA/WPA2 as I think iwconfig is not useable in that instance.
So does anyone know of a method I could use to flexibly shift between 2.4 to 5Gz automatically, assign channels appropriate for the available signal strength? Or, some approach within existing Frisbee/SNS/Network Manager dialogs that I might have missed? The commandline approach looks a little all-or-none, but if there were easy scripts to insert in wpa_supplicant or elsewhere to enable the improved functionality, please feel free to suggest a solution (dear reader).

UPDATE: Ok so the modem isn't mine though it was purchased recently as part of a Telstra Fixed Wireless package (slaps forehead). The modem is a TG797n v3, and thanks to the Whirlpool forum in Oz, has been restricted to 2.4GHz among other rapacious limitations (whacks forehead on desk). So, 5GHz channels *might* be recruited automagically if the bandwidth is actually provided... but I have no way of testing this equipment at present