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authorAndreas Voegele <andreas@andreasvoegele.com>2016-12-04 12:29:47 +0000
committerDavid Spencer <idlemoor@slackbuilds.org>2016-12-04 19:28:52 +0000
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network/broadcom-sta: Fixed downloads.
Signed-off-by: David Spencer <idlemoor@slackbuilds.org>
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@@ -17,8 +17,18 @@ BCM4360 (PCI ID 14e4:43a0)
BCM4352 (PCI ID 14e4:43b1)
Some of these devices are also supported by the free b43 and brcm80211
-drivers. In order to avoid conflicts /etc/modprobe.d/b43_blacklist.conf
+drivers. In order to avoid conflicts /etc/modprobe.d/b43_blacklist.conf
disables these drivers.
Read the included LICENSE.txt file (placed in /usr/doc) before using the
proprietary driver.
+
+Kernel compile instructions (for BCM43142)
+===========================
+
+1) Ensure that all the wifi drivers (b43, Intel pro, etc) in
+ drivers>network>wireless are compiled as modules.
+
+2) Either disable or compile the 'Broadcom specific AMBA' (drivers) as a
+ module. Otherwise this driver will be loaded by the wifi module instead
+ of the proper one.