For relicensing, the content of this page was removed.
The old website for now has a copy of the old content:
http://linuxwireless.sipsolutions.net/en/users/Drivers/b43/
b43 and b43legacy are wireless drivers for Broadcom SoftMAC chipsets. Kernel will automatically pick a proper module for you:
/lib/firmware/) so b43(legacy) can upload them to the card and run properly.To check for a present hardware model execute following command:
lspci -nn -d 14e4:
If the chipset isn't listed, check if it's connected via SSB (Sonics Silicon Backplane). Such connected chipsets only become visible after the ssb kernel module has been loaded.
Please look carefully at device ID and chipset name.
| PCI-ID | Supported? | Chip ID | Modes | PHY version | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14e4:0576 | not tested | BCM43224 | a/b/g/n | ? | brcm80211 |
| 14e4:4301 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4301 | b | B | |
| 14e4:4306 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306/2 | b/g | G | |
| 14e4:4307 | yes | BCM4306/3 | b/g | G | |
| 14e4:4311 | yes | BCM4311 | b/g | G | wl |
| 14e4:4312 | yes | BCM4311 | a/b/g | G (r8) | wl |
| 14e4:4313 | not tested | BCM4311 | a | ? | wl |
| no | BCM4313 | b/g/n | LCN (r1) | brcm80211 | |
| 14e4:4315 | yes | BCM4312 | b/g | LP (r1) | wl |
| 14e4:4318 | yes | BCM4318 | b/g | G (r7) | |
| 14e4:4319 | yes | BCM4318 | a/b/g | G | |
| 14e4:4320 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306/2 | b/g | G (r1) | |
| yes | BCM4306/3 | ? | G (r2) | ||
| 14e4:4321 | partially | BCM4321 | ? | N (r2) | |
| 14e4:4322 | yes (3.18+) | BCM4322 | b/g/n | N (r4) | |
| 14e4:4324 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306 | a/b/g | G (r1) | |
| yes | BCM4306/3 | a/b/g | G (r5) | ||
| 14e4:4325 | yes (b43legacy) | BCM4306/2 | b/g | G (r1) | |
| 14e4:4328 | partially | BCM4321 | a/b/g/n | N (r2) | wl |
| 14e4:4329 | partially | BCM4321 | b/g/n | N (r1) | wl |
| 14e4:432a | not tested | BCM4321 | a/n | N | wl |
| 14e4:432b | partially | BCM4322 | a/b/g/n | N (r4) | wl |
| 14e4:432c | yes | BCM4322 | b/g/n | N | wl |
| 14e4:432d | not tested | BCM4322 | a/n | N | wl |
| 14e4:4331 | yes (3.2-rc3+) | BCM4331 | a/b/g/n | HT (r1) | wl |
| 14e4:4350 | yes (3.8+) | BCM43222 | a/b/g/n | N (r6) | |
| 14e4:4353 | yes (3.1+) | BCM43224 | a/b/g/n | N (r6) | wl/brcm80211 |
| 14e4:4357 | yes (3.1+) | BCM43225 | b/g/n | N (r6) | wl/brcm80211 |
| 14e4:4358 | yes (3.17+) | BCM43227 | b/g/n | N (r16) | wl |
| 14e4:4359 | yes (3.17+) | BCM43228 | a/b/g/n | N (r16) | wl |
| 14e4:4360 | no | BCM4360 | ? | AC (r1) | |
| 14e4:4365 | no | BCM43142 | b/g/n | LCN40 (r3) | wl |
| 14e4:43a0 | no | BCM4360 | a/b/g/n/ac | AC? | wl |
| no | BCM4352 | a/b/g/n/ac | ? | wl | |
| 14e4:43a9 | yes (3.17+) | BCM43217 | b/g/n | N (r17) | |
| 14e4:43aa | yes (3.17+) | BCM43131 | b/g/n | N (r17) | |
| 14e4:43b1 | no | BCM4352 | a/b/g/n/ac | AC (r3) | |
| 14e4:4727 | no | BCM4313 | b/g/n | LCN (r1) | wl/brcm80211 |
| 14e4:a8d6 | not tested | BCM43222 | ? | N (6) | |
| 14e4:a8d8 | yes (3.6+) | BCM43224 | a/b/g/n | N (r6) | brcm80211 |
| yes (3.6+) | BCM43225 | ? | N (r6) | brcm80211 | |
| 14e4:a8db | partially (3.18+) | BCM43217 | b/g/n | N (r17) | |
| 14e4:a99d | not tested | BCM43421? | ? | ? |
In case of any problem, please start with providing hardware model (including ID) and description of the issue.