Broadcom wireless driver can be installed from source package or you can install the pre-compiled version. In this post you can find information on how to install pre-compiled version using yum install. This package can be install the same way how we install Firefox 6 or UNRAR in Fedora 15 / 14. If you have already upgraded your rpmfusion free and non-free release in your system then skip the dependencies.
Dependencies
Run the following command in terminal one by one and type the password for the root when prompted.
For rpmfusion free release
$ su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm'
For rpmfusion non free release
$ su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm'
Once you have upgraded the rpmfusion free and non-free release in your system then update the system using the following command. Type the password for the user when prompted.
$ sudo yum update
To install Broadcom Wireless driver
To install the driver run the following command in terminal.
$ sudo yum install kmod-wl
Now restart your system. It should work.
Hope this will be helpful for you!!!
thanks pal., worked for me!!
Hi Vishal,
Welome to HowOpenSource!!
My laptop won’t install kmod-wl. It doesn’t seem to exist on x86_64.
Any ideas?
Hi Mahyar,
Try this command “sudo yum install broadcom-wl”. You successfully upgraded the rpm fusion free and non-free release isn’t it?
Good a tutorial!!!
worked for me!!
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Sorry man!
I did it… but not worked for me.
I use Fedora 16 with a kernel 3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64.
Wired network works fine, but wireless network…. nothing…
Anything else for tips?
thanks
exact same problem with kernel 3.1.5-6.fc16
thanks.
very good. its helpfull…….
Hi, Im usin DELL Inspiron 14″ lap model 4050 ,4gb ram 320 hd,.
Now i m using Fedora 16 .From this OS the wireless network symbol in not shown and wirelss network drivet is not get yet now ………..Plz help ME………..
all those who have upgraded and can’t install broadcom driver :
after installing “kmod-wl” you need to install kernel module for your broadcom wireless device
use uname -r and will give you your current kernel name and version.
use “yum search broadcom” and it will give available kernel modules.
after finding the one that fits your kernel download it and install it. for example :
yum install kmod-wl-2.6.35.14-106.fc14.x86_64.x86_64
if you are using 3.x kernel please check on rpmfusion website for modules. download it through webpage and install manually “yum localinstall kmod-wl-3.0.1.fc16.x86_64.x86_64″
good luck
if you need any assistance you could find me by mail : Penguinsredhat@gmail.com
You are my hero! I have been trying to figure this out for 3 days! Thank you!!!
First of all let me thank you as the command which you have put up has worked perfectly for fedora 16. But the new problem that has appeared is, till last night everything was working fine. i was able to access net through wireless. today morning i don’t know what went wrong. on the right hand side corner we can see the network symbol. till last night it was showing 3 options wired, wireless and network settings. but today its showing only 2 options. wired and network settings. wireless is missing. am not able to connect through wireless. i reinstalled the command mentioned above but still its not working.
Thanks alot worked for me, Pavilion dv6.
This was a great help and it worked for me.