The wl module should automatically load lib80211 or lib80211_crypt_tkip otherwise they will have to be manually loaded.
#Broadcom bcm4360 driver#
After this, to avoid driver/module collisions with similar modules and make the driver available, do:
#Broadcom bcm4360 install#
Install the appropriate driver for your system architecture from the Broadcom website.
#Broadcom bcm4360 drivers#
Drivers that are un-tracked can become problematic or nonfunctional on system updates. Then, use another Internet-connected computer to download linux-headers and the driver tarball from the AUR, and install them in that order.
If you have neither, you will need to first install the base-devel group during installation. Those packages are optional to the DKMS package and will need to be installed manually.Īn Internet connection is the ideal way to install the broadcom-wl driver many newer laptops with Broadcom cards forgo Ethernet ports, so a USB Ethernet adapter or Android tethering may be helpful.
The brcm80211 driver was introduced in the 2.6.37 kernel and in the 2.6.39 kernel it was sub-divided into the brcmsmac and brcmfmac drivers. In September 2010, Broadcom released a fully open source driver. This is a restrictively licensed driver and it does not work with hidden ESSIDs, but Broadcom promised to work towards a more open approach in the future. In August 2008, Broadcom released the 802.11 Linux STA driver officially supporting Broadcom wireless devices on GNU/Linux. The reverse-engineered b43 driver was introduced in the 2.6.24 kernel. The limited set of wireless devices that were supported were done so by a reverse-engineered driver. For a good portion of its initial history, Broadcom devices were either entirely unsupported or required the user to tinker with the firmware.