No Broadcom wireless driver in net install ISO?

I downloaded the net install ISO and booted only to find that there's no driver for my wireless adapter? A NET INSTALL ISO without a driver for a very FREQUENT wireless device in a lot of laptops (Broadcom BCM4312)? Come on!
Don't get me wrong, this is not just a rant, nor a flame, I've been using Arch for a couple of months on my desktop and it's great. But, it's really disappointing to find that I can't even install it on my laptop.
Considering it's a net install image, I really think you should include network drivers for at least the more popular adapters, my Broadcom certainly isn't anything esoteric.
Last edited by yu_raider (2009-10-31 21:42:23)

There is no official Arch package for the wl driver, therfore there is no package to include on the ISO. If you want the devs to change this, post a feature request in the bugtracker - they generally don't read forum posts.
While you're waiting... you mentioned a desktop. Why not reach around the back of it, unplug the network cable, stick it into your laptop, do the net install, and the broadcom-wl install. Then unplug the cable, put it back in the desktop where it belongs.... and be happy.

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I am using brcm80211 package from AUR, which uses the kernel staging branch open source driver. My version of kernel26 package is 2.6.26.3-1.
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[root@HARPER Desktop]# mv hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz broadcom
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hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz
[root@HARPER broadcom]# tar -zxvf hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz
Makefile
lib/
lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped
lib/LICENSE.txt
src/
src/wl/
src/wl/sys/
src/wl/sys/wl_dbg.h
src/wl/sys/wl_export.h
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src/shared/linux_osl.c
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hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_38.tar.gz lib Makefile src
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make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.37-ARCH'
LD /root/Desktop/broadcom/built-in.o
CC [M] /root/Desktop/broadcom/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /root/Desktop/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/root/Desktop/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘wl_attach’:
/root/Desktop/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:485:3: error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_MUTEX’
make[2]: *** [/root/Desktop/broadcom/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/root/Desktop/broadcom] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.37-ARCH'
make: *** [all] Error 2
error: implicit declaration of function ‘init_MUTEX’
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We need *a lot* more info than that. Could be something very simple, like the interface being up before starting wifi-menu (netctl doesn't like the interface being up, it'll only start correctly if the interface is down).
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