On Tuesday 29 January 2013 14:52:05 Zoltan Hoppar wrote: > Yes, I have. > > In my HP Probook 4515s have broadcom either. > Follow my steps, and you never again loose your wifi after a kernel update. > > 1. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43?highlight=%28broadcom%29 > 2. Search for "If you are using the b43 driver from 3.2 kernel or > newer:" text and execute the steps after it in terminal one by one. > Exporting the variable will make your machine immune to loosing after > updates your wifi. > 3. Check the blacklist files, you have to use the b43 module, and ssb > too to get higher speed. ('Locate blacklist' command will show the > file). If your wifi sign has no colors, just wire squares - it means > that you use it just in basic mode, with 24 Mbit max peak. (if you add > ssb, you receive 36) > 4. Install rfkill package too, to check that your real wifi switch > state - sometimes it stucks in OFF state, or such. "rfkill list" > command will tell you, and you - and with other parameters, you can > solve with it. When you removed the block, you have to always restart > - then continue. > 5. Check the result always with dmesg, and 'lspci -vnn -d 14e4:' to > know what happens. > > HTH, if you have more questions, drop me an mail. > > Zoltan Thanks for this Zoltan. I will keep this on file and will use it next time my WIFI breaks. For now, I'm working again. I did: rpm -e kmod-wl-3.6.11-1.fc17.x86_64-5.100.82.112-7.fc17.6.x86_64 broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-3.fc17.noarch yum install broadcom-wl kmod-wl -- Gary Stainburn Group I.T. Manager Ringways Garages http://www.ringways.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
