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 : [email protected] 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 : [email protected] 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 <[email protected]> > > > Am Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:46:44 +0800 > schrieb Holger Banko <[email protected]>: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Packman mailing list [email protected] http://lists.links2linux.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/packman
