Ubuntu
bcmwl package

  1. Trusty (14.04)
  2. Bug #1173761
  3. Comment #27

Comment 27 for bug 1173761

Revision history for this message
Darlan Cavalcante (darcamo) wrote : Re: Broadcom Corporation Device 43b1 (rev 03) - not supported

The problem seemed to be my lack of knowledge on how to load third party modules.
With more googling I found out that I only needed to run ""depmod -a" after the make install (this command should be included in the install target in the Makefile). After that I was able to successfully load the module with "modeprobe wl" and now the card WORKS!!

I don't see my network in the 5gh frequency, so I guess the module only supports the 2.4gh frequencies. Nevertheless, It's great to have the card working. I will use it in the next days and report any problems here.

What works: 2.4gh networks
What does not work yet: 5gh networks and bluetooth (which is provided by the same card)