Wi-Fi on Lenovo s10-3t with Broadcom BCM4313 [14e4:4727] (rev 01)

[soad6]

FIXED!! FIXES ISSUES WITH BCM 4313 & 4312 if you run Ubuntu 10.10 and are on 2.6.35-24 gen

if you updated to kernel 2.6.35.-24 gen
please revert to any version prior to this...
then uninstall the bcmwl-kernel-source package
and install the b43-fwcutter package
and install the firmware-b43-lpphy-installer package
then reboot.
confirmed by 5 ppl this works.

command as follows below

sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
sudo reboot
...
if this doesn't work for you please let me know... also if this works
with anything other then these two chipsets please let me know... thanx

[tetebueno]

Didn't work for me.

I'm running an HP G42-364LA with a Broadcom 4727 (BCM4313).

Installing b43-fwcutter via apt-get, I get the 012 while firmware-b43-lpphy-installer requires the 013. I got the 013 version from debian.packages.org, but when trying to install again the b43-lpphy-installer I got the following error in the post install script:

Setting up firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (4.174.64.19-4) ...
Not supported card here (PCI id 14e4:4727)!
Use proper b43 or b43legacy firmware.
Aborting.
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (--install):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 firmware-b43-lpphy-installer

... according to this chart, the chip is the appropriate one.

I've already tried installing the open source driver and no luck, the Broadcom driver and I package installer crashes, I've also tried using Ndiswrapper but no luck here either.
If anybody can give me a hint here, you'll be saving a brand new laptop.
Cheers.

[tetebueno]

Forgot to mention, this is on a Lucid (2.6.35-22).

[teklife]

total noob idiot here, but has anyone reported this problem to the kernel maintainers? i sorta know what backports are, but is there an inverse of that? bringing the older drivers or whatever it is that worked fine in the older kernel into the latest?

i have this same problem on my girl's s10-3t which i couldn't solve except by reverting to the older kernel(2.6.35-23) and deleting 2.6.35-24. how will i know when it's ok to update again? or should i just always stay using this kernel now?

[fiacobelli]

Hi,
My laptop (HP dm1z) lspci says:
Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g LP-PHY

but the installation of firmware-b43-lpphy-installer fails.

Setting up firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (4.174.64.19-4) ...
Not supported card here (PCI id 14e4:4727)!
Use proper b43 or b43legacy firmware.
Aborting.
dpkg: error processing firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Any ideas?

[tetebueno]

Sorry to disapoint everyone, but I solved my issue starting from scratch on a 10.04 and updating everything.
Cheers.

[Chefarov]

Same problem like tetebueno here. Same output

Card:
BCM4313 LP-PHY

Ubuntu 10.10 - 2.6.35-22-generic


Hava also tried the STA driver , both(compiling the package mentioned above and installing the package from restricted drivers).