Step-by-step – openSUSE Tumbleweed Broadcom-wl Installation

January 11, 2020 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

GNU/Linux openSUSE Tumbleweed Installing Broadcom-wl Driver

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Broadcom Wl Wi-Fi Wireless Driver in openSUSE Tumbleweed GNU/Linux Desktops.

And Broadcom Wireless Cards for openSUSE Tumbleweed needs Proprietary Software (called “Firmware”) that Runs on the Wireless Chip itself to Work Properly.

Moreover, this Package contains Broadcom’s IEEE Tumbleweed02.11a/b/g
Hybrid Linux Device Driver in use with Broadcom’s BCM43xx based Hardware.

Finally, the broadcom-wl Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:

  • BCM4311
  • BCM4312
  • BCM4313
  • BCM4321
  • BCM4322
  • BCM4331
  • BCM4352
  • BCM4360
  • BCM43142
  • BCM43224
  • BCM43225
  • BCM43227
  • BCM43228

Moreover, for BCM4306, BCM4309, and BCM4318 see instead: B43 Wireless Driver.

Last, for Newest Chipsets you should see instead: Brcmfmac Driver and Firmware Setup Guide

How to Install Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver in openSUSE Tumbleweed - Featured
  1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

    Open a Terminal window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    How to Install Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver in openSUSE Tumbleweed - Open Terminal Shell Emulator

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