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Offline coreplayer2

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Re: Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2013, 01:09:09 AM »
Have never been able to test this but I think this format works also

blacklist=bcm,ssb,b43


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Re: Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2013, 01:21:53 AM »
Hi coreplayer2
Yes, that format was added to keep the length of the boot options down.

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Re: Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2013, 07:41:53 PM »
I added them to extlinux, now eth1 is there which I guess signifies my wifi. Internet still does not work and I can not ping any websites. I can ping the network router and other computers on the local network.

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Re: Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2013, 08:19:24 PM »
Hi shadowrift
Is your  /etc/resolv.conf  file set up correctly? Have you checked the output of the  route  command?

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Re: Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #19 on: July 07, 2013, 10:34:07 PM »
aperently I needed to clear some .conf files, unplug my ethernet and restart the computer. When I had the ethernet cable plugged in I could not access my dd-wrt configuration screen because it said could not be access with wireless connection. I guess having both connections configured confused TC. All is well now thanks.

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Re: [Solved] Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2013, 10:44:01 PM »
Shadowrift. Please confirm that installing the
wl-modules-3.0.21-tinycore extension and
blacklisting the kernel modules
resolved your connection issue?
(Besides disconnecting your Ethernet..)


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Re: [Solved] Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2013, 01:18:16 AM »
Shadowrift. Please confirm that installing the
wl-modules-3.0.21-tinycore extension and
blacklisting the kernel modules
resolved your connection issue?
(Besides disconnecting your Ethernet..)
Yes, one only needs to install
wl-modules-3.0.21-tinycore

and blacklist the modules in the boot programs .conf file with the format blacklist=module
example /mnt/sda1/tce/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

The wifi will not work if an ethernet has been plugged in during reboot. 

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Re: [Solved] Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2013, 01:32:10 AM »
Thanks,

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The wifi will not work if an Ethernet has been plugged in during reboot. 
  yes this will never work, which I think we mentioned earlier.

Glad you have the system working now. and I'll document the hardware and drivers used, thank

Output of lsusb and lspci -k might be more helpful for us  thanks   as attachments is fine
« Last Edit: July 08, 2013, 01:34:00 AM by coreplayer2 »

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Re: [Solved] Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2013, 01:54:50 AM »
there you go

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Re: [Solved] Finding and installing Broadcom 4312 firmware
« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2013, 02:39:51 AM »
Thank you.  The last item says it all.  'wl'


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