Welcome, Gary. Similar way works for Virtualbox, I never use the packaged one - if you need that too, I can share the procedure for it. Cheers, Zoltan 2013/1/29 Gary Stainburn <gary.stainburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > 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 -- PGP: 06853DF7 -- 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
