On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 08:04:49AM -0400, Alex Pilon wrote: > Let's get the PCI ID, then we can look at the kernel source, or some of > the wireless.kernel.org pages for Broadcom drivers, > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211 > > and only then can we make an informed decision.
Apparently you have a bcm4328.
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wireless-internet/144041-help-setting-up-wireless-my-dell-inspiron-1501-a.html
There's no mention of that chip on either of the two wireless.kernel.org
pages, and the only other chip with that PCI ID is listed as partially
supported.
I found a few mentions in the kernel git repository,
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?qt=grep&q=bcm4328
but they date from late 2010 and earlier.
Try something with a more modern kernel—not Ubuntu or Debian at least.
On 3.15.5, The module info does seem to indicate that it should be
supported too.
$ modinfo /usr/lib/modules/3.15.5-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko.gz
filename: /usr/lib/modules/3.15.5-2-ARCH/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko.gz
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alias: pci:v000014E4d00004328sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
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