[packman] broadcom-wl for 12.2 - rpm without driver

[Holger Banko]

Hmm thats weird but, we are sort of both right ;-)

linux-pm3b:/home/hb # zypper install broadcom-wl
.
.
.
linux-pm3b:/home/hb # rpm -qil broadcom-wl
Name        : broadcom-wl
Version     : 5.100.82.112
Release     : 11.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Tue 25 Sep 2012 07:47:18 PM MYT
Group       : System/Kernel
Size        : 13938
License     : Proprietary
Signature   : RSA/SHA1, Sat 08 Sep 2012 06:25:43 AM MYT, Key ID
45a1d0671abd1afb
Source RPM  : broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-11.1.src.rpm
Build Date  : Sat 08 Sep 2012 06:14:19 AM MYT
Build Host  : worker1
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager    : packman at links2linux.de
Vendor      : http://packman.links2linux.de
URL         : http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Summary     : Wireless driver for Broadcom 43xx series of chips
Description :
These packages contain Broadcom's IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n hybrid Linux®
device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-,
and BCM4322-based hardware.

NOTE:           You must read the LICENSE.TXT file  before using this
software.
Distribution: Essentials / openSUSE_12.2
/etc/modprobe.d/50-broadcom-wl-blacklist.conf
/usr/share/doc/packages/broadcom-wl
/usr/share/doc/packages/broadcom-wl/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/doc/packages/broadcom-wl/README.SuSE
linux-pm3b:/home/hb #

but when I install it from the full URL (instead through the repo)

zypper install
http://packman.links2linux.org/download/broadcom-wl/1232985/broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop-5.100.82.112_k3.4.6_2.10-11.1.x86_64.rpm
.
.
linux-pm3b:/home/hb # rpm -qil broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop
Name        : broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop
Version     : 5.100.82.112_k3.4.6_2.10
Release     : 11.1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Tue 25 Sep 2012 07:50:04 PM MYT
Group       : System/Kernel
Size        : 3147288
License     : Proprietary
Signature   : RSA/SHA1, Sat 08 Sep 2012 06:26:18 AM MYT, Key ID
45a1d0671abd1afb
Source RPM  : broadcom-wl-5.100.82.112-11.1.src.rpm
Build Date  : Sat 08 Sep 2012 07:11:57 AM MYT
Build Host  : uschi
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager    : packman at links2linux.de
Vendor      : http://packman.links2linux.de
URL         : http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Summary     : Wireless driver for Broadcom 43xx series of chips
Description :
These packages contain Broadcom's IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n hybrid Linux®
device driver for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-,
and BCM4322-based hardware.

NOTE:           You must read the LICENSE.TXT file  before using this
software.
Distribution: Essentials / openSUSE_Tumbleweed
/lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop
/lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/updates
/lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/updates/wl.ko

... its there. Seems that when I install the broadcom-wl package, an empty
package is installed instead of the one supposed to be. Guessing here... Or
I just installed the wrong package. But I memorize that I always just did
the installation with "zypper install broadcom-wl".

For me its solved, the driver loads :-)

Cheers
Holger


2012/9/25 Oliver Bengs <obengs at flashgrafik.de>

>
>
> Am Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:46:44 +0800
> schrieb Holger Banko <h.banko at gmail.com>:
>
> > I came accross a problem with the broadcom-wl package for openSuSE
> > 12.2. It seems that the main file "wl.ko" is not in the package. Also
> > the .CPIO in the RPM packages is 0 Bytes.
>
> I cant agree on that.
> A rpm -qlp
>
> http://packman.links2linux.org/download/broadcom-wl/1232985/broadcom-wl-kmp-desktop-5.100.82.112_k3.4.6_2.10-11.1.x86_64.rpm
>
> tells me:
> /lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop
> /lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/updates
> /lib/modules/3.4.6-2.10-desktop/updates/wl.ko
>
> > Maybe I am bling ^^ but a
> >
> > modprobe wl
> >
> > will also not succeed. The drive packages is without driver...
>
> Maybe there is something other wrong?
> > Cheers
> > Holger
> Olli
>
>
> --
> Oliver Bengs
> Dortmunder Str. 27
> 51065 Köln
>
>