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    fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing

    Hi.
    I am beginner in Linux.
    I have installed fedora 14.
    I can not use wireless lan because:
    fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing
    I saw in linux my WLAN is:
    Broadcom BCM 4312 802.11 b/g LP-PHY
    I use windows OS now.
    I must download firmware by windows and copy to linux hard partition and then install firmware.
    But linux is not like windows os easy and has not install wizard.
    1)plz give me link of firmware
    2)plz say me command of installing step by step.

    Thanks and best regards

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    Re: fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing

    Quote Originally Posted by WebArts

    1)plz give me link of firmware
    A frequently used firmware file...
    Quote Originally Posted by WebArts

    2)plz say me command of installing step by step.
    Download that file with Windows. Somehow transfer it to the Fedora filesystem. Open a terminal in Fedora and change directories to the folder with that file. Then run these terminal commands one after another...
    Code:
    tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
    cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver	
    su
    b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
    Reboot and check the NetworkManager panel icon for networks.

    If it doesn't work at first, then return and describe what you did and what you are observing that is wrong. There may be some things to do for it. Not all BCM4312 chipsets work with the b43 driver. If you get nowhere with b43 and firmware, then you can move on to try the Broadcom 802.11 STA Linux driver (aka broadcom-wl). One of these two methods (b43 or broacom-wl) will get your BCM4312 working.

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    Re: fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing

    Quote Originally Posted by stoat
    A frequently used firmware file...
    Download that file with Windows. Somehow transfer it to the Fedora filesystem. Open a terminal in Fedora and change directories to the folder with that file. Then run these terminal commands one after another...
    Code:
    tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
    cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver	
    su
    b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
    Reboot and check the NetworkManager panel icon for networks.

    If it doesn't work at first, then return and describe what you did and what you are observing that is wrong. There may be some things to do for it. Not all BCM4312 chipsets work with the b43 driver. If you get nowhere with b43 and firmware, then you can move on to try the Broadcom 802.11 STA Linux driver (aka broadcom-wl). One of these two methods (b43 or broacom-wl) will get your BCM4312 working.
    Thank you very much

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    Re: fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing

    Quote Originally Posted by stoat
    A frequently used firmware file...
    Download that file with Windows. Somehow transfer it to the Fedora filesystem. Open a terminal in Fedora and change directories to the folder with that file. Then run these terminal commands one after another...
    Code:
    tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
    cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver	
    su
    b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
    Reboot and check the NetworkManager panel icon for networks.

    If it doesn't work at first, then return and describe what you did and what you are observing that is wrong. There may be some things to do for it. Not all BCM4312 chipsets work with the b43 driver. If you get nowhere with b43 and firmware, then you can move on to try the Broadcom 802.11 STA Linux driver (aka broadcom-wl). One of these two methods (b43 or broacom-wl) will get your BCM4312 working.
    omg thank you so much! I just installed fedora onto my netbook but not having wireless internet access was driving me insane! I am new to linux , and I was almost going to give up, but your solution worked! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Re: fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing

    Quote Originally Posted by stoat
    A frequently used firmware file...
    Download that file with Windows. Somehow transfer it to the Fedora filesystem. Open a terminal in Fedora and change directories to the folder with that file. Then run these terminal commands one after another...
    Code:
    tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
    cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver	
    su
    b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
    Reboot and check the NetworkManager panel icon for networks.

    If it doesn't work at first, then return and describe what you did and what you are observing that is wrong. There may be some things to do for it. Not all BCM4312 chipsets work with the b43 driver. If you get nowhere with b43 and firmware, then you can move on to try the Broadcom 802.11 STA Linux driver (aka broadcom-wl). One of these two methods (b43 or broacom-wl) will get your BCM4312 working.

    I am a veteran Windows user and I have a cheap HP compaq mini 110 netbook, and had a similar problem with the wireless settings. Fedora kept saying that the firmware was missing. I have downloaded the file posted above with a wired connection and run the terminal commands. And rebooted the machine.

    Worked flawlessly.

    Thanks for the support.

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    Thumbs up Re: fedora14:wireless device not ready. firmware missing

    I think it will be wrong of me if I continue to enjoy my wireless connection without saying a big THANK YOU for this wonderful and timely help.... You rock!!!

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