Let's install such wireless driver step by step:
首先:
需要获知dell 1420无线wifi的控制芯片型号:
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ lspci | grep Broadcom
09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)Ok! 现在我们知道了dell 1420的wifi芯片型号为:BCM4312.
然后:
- 安装必要的工具:
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ yum install b43-fwcutter wget
- 下载对应的linux驱动:
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
- 解压tar包,并将firmware 解压到 /lib/firmware 目录中:
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ tar -xjvf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/ wl_apsta_mimo.o
最后:
重新加载b43内核模块:
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ modprobe -r b43
[xyu@localhost-localdomain ~]$ modprobe b43
打完收工!!!