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b43 and b43legacy are wireless drivers for Broadcom SoftMAC chipsets. Kernel will automatically pick a proper module for you:
- b43 for any new (supported) hardware
- b43legacy for BCM4301 and early BCM4306 versions
Summary
- You need to have firmware files (usually in
/lib/firmware/) so b43(legacy) can upload them to the card and run properly.
List of hardware
To check for a present hardware model execute following command:
lspci -nn -d 14e4:
Please look carefully at device ID and chipset name.
See the devices page.
en/users/drivers/b43.1424043362.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/02/15 23:36 by Johannes Berg
