GNU/Linux Fedora 42 Installing broadcom-wl-dkms Driver Guide
How to Install Broadcom Wl DKMS Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Driver in Fedora 42 GNU/Linux – Step by step Tutorial.
And Broadcom Wireless Cards for Fedora 42 needs Proprietary Software (called “Firmware”) that Runs on the Wireless Chip itself to Work Properly.
Moreover, this Package contains Broadcom’s IEEE 802.11a/b/g Hybrid Linux Device Driver in use with Broadcom’s BCM43xx based Hardware.
Especially relevant: this Broadcom Wl DKMS variant is Kernel Agnostic and so it should be Automatically Rebuilded after a Kernel Upgrade.
The broadcom-wl-dkms Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:
- BCM4311
- BCM4312
- BCM4313
- BCM4321
- BCM4322
- BCM43142
- BCM43224
- BCM43225
- BCM43227
- BCM43228
- BCM4331
- BCM4352
- BCM4360
But for BCM4306, BCM4309, and BCM4318 see instead: B43 Wireless Driver.
Last, for Mac 2018/2020 T2 Chip Support you should see instead: Brcmfmac Driver Apple Firmware Setup Guide!
1. Launching Terminal
Open a Shell Session
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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