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jack

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From: /usr/arg

Registered: 2005-11-17

Posts: 66

Problems to download new broadcom driver [SOLVED]

Hi, recently purchased ACER 5552-3343 with wireless Broadcom chip bcm43225.

According to what I read in softpedia the new driver is in the git repository but I can´t download it because I haven´t  internet connection under my fresh arch install.

Source

The GIT sources of the open source Broadcom driver for Linux are available right now in the staging-next git tree, at:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging-next-2.6.git

The question is....how can I download??

Last edited by jack (2010-09-20 15:03:28)

codycarey

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Registered: 2009-08-21

Posts: 154

Re: Problems to download new broadcom driver [SOLVED]

Do you not have a USB drive?

Alternative drivers are also available in the AUR. http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=19514

EDIT: Thanks tomk, guess I had those confused.

Last edited by codycarey (2010-09-19 21:55:42)

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Problems to download new broadcom driver [SOLVED]

FYI that AUR package is broadcom's wl driver, not the new open source driver the OP is talking about.

jack

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From: /usr/arg

Registered: 2005-11-17

Posts: 66

Re: Problems to download new broadcom driver [SOLVED]

FYI that AUR package is broadcom's wl driver, not the new open source driver the OP is talking about.

Thanks.

After several attempts ...finally can run the driver.