Broadcom BCM43142 wireless on slackware 14.1

[JordanM]

Anyone had any luck with the Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.llb/g/n wireless network controller on Slackware 14.1?

http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php doesn't yet list BCM43142.

Is there a kernel module I need to compile/load?

cheers,
Jordan

[JordanM]

I've tried compiling the source code from here: http://jas.gemnetworks.com/debian/pool/main/w/wireless-bcm43142/

but it fails with the following error:

CC [M] /home/jordan/src/wireless-bcm43142/amd64/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/home/jordan/src/wireless-bcm43142/amd64/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:50:24: fatal error: asm/system.h: No such file or directory
#include <asm/system.h>

The following message suggests that asm/system.h has been removed from the kernel at some point. Long shot but anyone know what should be included instead?

http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1203.0/03030.html

many thanks,
Jordan

[Richard Herbert]

On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 06:21:41 -0800, JordanM wrote:

> /home/jordan/src/wireless-bcm43142/amd64/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:50:24:
> fatal error: asm/system.h: No such file or directory
> #include <asm/system.h>

Try removing the #include from /home/jordan/src/wireless-bcm43142/amd64/
src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c. It seems to be deprecated since kernel 3.4.

Richard Herbert

[JordanM]

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> Try removing the #include from /home/jordan/src/wireless-bcm43142/amd64/
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> src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c. It seems to be deprecated since kernel 3.4.
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> Richard Herbert

I did actually get this working by applying some patches to the slackbuild for Slackware 14.

Since then a slackbuild for 14.1 has been provided: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/network/broadcom-sta/