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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.

PCI-ID Supported? Chip ID Modes PHY version Alternative
14e4:0576 not tested BCM43224 a/b/g/n ? wl/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) wl/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 not tested 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?
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 not tested BCM43217 b/g/n N (r17)
14e4:a99d not tested BCM43421? ? ? wl
en/users/drivers/b43.1424246047.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/02/18 07:54 by Rafał Miłecki