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| author |   Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com> | 2017-11-21 00:32:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric Hameleers <alien@slackware.com> | 2017-11-21 00:32:02 +0000 |
| commit | 0645e43773d30baedaa25f61b8f0158c48902cea (patch) | |
| tree | ca4d114180d085166aec3f315caffe340cb37868 /broadcom-sta/build/README | |
| parent | de1d662b41c073526a18bdaeaef78aeb49bba5ba (diff) | |
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diff --git a/broadcom-sta/build/README b/broadcom-sta/build/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d3331e0d --- /dev/null +++ b/broadcom-sta/build/README @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +The broadcom-sta package includes the kernel module 'wl', which contains +the Broadcom-provided proprietary kernel driver that supports a number of +their cards. Known supported model numbers include the listed chipsets. + +BCM4311 (PCI IDs 14e4:4311, 14e4:4312, 14e4:4313) +BCM4312 (PCI ID 14e4:4315) +BCM4313 (PCI ID 14e4:4727) +BCM4321 (PCI IDs 14e4:4328, 14e4:4329, 14e4:432a) +BCM4322 (PCI IDs 14e4:432b, 14e4:432c, 14e4:432d) +BCM43142 (PCI ID 14e4:4365) +BCM43224 (PCI ID 14e4:4353) +BCM43225 (PCI ID 14e4:4357) +BCM43227 (PCI ID 14e4:4358) +BCM43228 (PCI ID 14e4:4359) +BCM4331 (PCI ID 14e4:4331) +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 +disables these drivers. + +Read the included LICENSE.txt file (placed in /usr/doc) before using the +proprietary driver. |