Thanks @rcrsn51rcrsn51 wrote:The wl driver worked for me on an old laptop after I blacklisted b43 and ssb.
I'd blacklisted b43 but forgotten about ssb.
Works for me with both blacklisted:
I remember that rerwin produced some changes way back that did these preferences automatically - perhaps I should see if I can find them and add them to the activate Broadcom utility? or is that dangerous?wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
wlan0: Broadcom BCM4312 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.271 (r587334)
They used to be built in to puppies but maybe they've dropped out of the new woof-ce puppies.....
Cheers
peebee
p.s. stemsee has released a 4.3 kernel with the mt7601u driver built into the kernel - still needs firmware added to work however....