Broadcom B43 Driver CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation – Step-by-step

August 30, 2020 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing B43 Firmware

  1. 3. Downloading B43 Firmware

    Download B43 Firmware for CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 GNU/Linux

    B43 Firmware for CentOS

    If you are using Firefox then on Prompt Choose “Open with Archive Manager”:

    Step-by-step Broadcom B43 Driver CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation Guide - Firefox Prompt

    Or After try to Select the Package by the Downloads Button on Top Panel:

    Step-by-step Broadcom B43 Driver CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation Guide - Downloaded Packages

    Instead, on Google-Chrome simply try to Choose the Package on the Bottom Panel:

    Step-by-step Broadcom B43 Driver CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation Guide - Chrome Bottom Panel Downloads

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  2. 4. Extracting B43 Firmware Archive

    Then Extract B43 Firmware into /tmp Directory
    If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click on File Manager

    Step-by-step Broadcom B43 Driver CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Installation Guide - Extracting
    Or from Command Line:

    tar xvjf ~/Downloads/*.tar.bz2 -C /tmp/

    Finally, if you are in Trouble to Find Out it on Terminal See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

  3. 5. Setting up Broadcom B43 Firmware

    Now to Install Broadcom B43 Firmware on CentOS 8
    Simply play:

    sudo b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /tmp/broadcom-wl-5.100.138/linux/wl_apsta.o

    And then Reboot:

    sudo reboot
  4. Finally, I wish you Happy Wireless Internet on CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 with Broadcom B43 Firmware! :)

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