Step-by-step – Broadcom Wifi Driver Offline Installation in Arch Linux

GNU/Linux Arch Installing Broadcom Driver without Internet

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Broadcom Wireless Driver in Arch GNU/Linux without Internet Access.

First, to Install Broadcom Driver in Arch you simply need any Online Computer with a Browser and a USB Stick to Copy the downloaded Packages.

But if you dispose of an Android Mobile Phone with Internet Acces, then an Easier Solution should be of using it! See: Internet Connection USB Tethering Guide.

Especially relevant: the Arch Linux broadcom-wl-dkms Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:

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

Finally, for BCM4306/3 and BCM4318 see instead: firmware-b43-installer; again for BCM4301, BCM4306/2, and BCM4309 the Legacy bundle: firmware-b43legacy-installer.

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

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

   

2. 2. Checking Wifi Card Model

   This is necessary only to Ascertain the Wireless Chipset ID

   Finding Out Wifi Card Model

   Find Wireless Card ID on Command Line