Return-path: Received: from mail-qy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.216.174]:44870 "EHLO mail-qy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750914Ab1LVHrk convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:47:40 -0500 Received: by qcqz2 with SMTP id z2so4854008qcq.19 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:47:39 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4EF21983.1020107@broadcom.com> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:47:39 +0800 Message-ID: (sfid-20111222_084743_746950_B91D3EB2) Subject: Re: bcm4331 firmware installer package From: lina Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , Debian Lists , "b43-dev@lists.infradead.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Rafał Miłecki wrote: > 2011/12/22 lina : >> I am still a bit confused. (First thanks for the links all of you >> provided, but I have visited those web before). >> >> Here is the thing: >> BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n fit for >> BCM4331              b/g  HT (r1) >> >> What does the 802.11a for? > > Well, your card can operate in 5GHz band (frequencies). But I'm not >  really sure why you ask about this at all. > >  If you want to try experimental BCM4331 support you have to: >  1) Install kernel 3.2-rc3 or newer I have the 3.2.0-rc6 >  or >  2) Install compat wireless > >  After that you've do install firmware (check for wiki howto for kernel >  3.2 and newer). after installation of the compat-wireless, from http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#firmware # aptitude install firmware-b43-installer Setting up b43-fwcutter (1:015-9) ... Setting up firmware-b43-installer (1:015-9) ... No chroot environment found. Starting normal installation Unsupported device(s) found: PCI id 14e4:4331 Aborting. I don't know which part is wrong here. Thanks > > P.S. > Please, don't top post. > > -- > Rafał