Missing firmware wireless card

[davidbnd]

Missing firmware for "Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4 : 4727] (rev 01)"

I don't know how to install proprietary firmware for my wireless card please help

[orythem27]

See the Debian wiki article.
https://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx

Or, if you don't have internet access, see the Ubuntu wiki article.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD ... net_access

Should you encounter any problem, post with the exact detail. e.g. Which step did it fail, the exact message indicating failure, etc.

[davidbnd]

I typed "leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list"
Then I added "http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free"

it did everything its expose to do until the end

"Setting up b43-fwcutter (1:015-14.1) ..."
"Setting up firmware-b43-installer (1:015-14.1)"
"No chroot environment found. Starting normal installation"
"Unsupported device(s) found: PCI id 14e4:4727"
"Aborting"

[phenest]

Exactly what packages did you install?

[GarryRicketson]

from: https://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx

1. Add a "contrib" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:

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# Debian 7 "Wheezy"
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Is the OP really running Debian Wheezy ? They should have told us
what version of Debian the are actually using in the first post, but didn't.

Post by davidbnd » 2017-06-11 13:22
I typed "leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list"
Then I added "http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free"

That would be fine if you are using Debian 7 , wheezy , as shown in
the EXAMPLE, it is a example only, if some one is using Debian 8 they
would need to make the appropriate change.
(most people are using Debian 8, so that is why I am wondering)

[stevepusser]

I went ahead and read the Debian wiki entry. For 4313 devices, it says to install the firmware-brcm80211 package: https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/firmware-brcm80211

Though I'm just hoping that this works with the rev. 1 version. I seem to remember that it does.

[davidbnd]

changed wheezy to jessie
"http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free"
then i did "apt update"
then i got this

root@user07:/home/user07# apt update
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48] jessie InRelease
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48] jessie Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48] jessie Release
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48] jessie/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48] jessie/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48] jessie/main Translation-en
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie InRelease
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie Release.gpg
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie Release
Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/main amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/main amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/main amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free amd64 Packages

Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/main amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.52.204 80]
Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.52.204 80]
Err http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.52.204 80]
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib Translation-en_US
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/main Translation-en
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://httpredir.debian.org Jessie/non-free Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dist ... 4/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.52.204 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dist ... 4/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.52.204 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/dist ... 4/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.52.204 80]

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[GarryRicketson]

What version of Debian are you actually using ?
And I think it would be a good idea to show us your /etc/apt/sources.list
file, the complete file. Please use the "code boxes".

[davidbnd]

Version
Debian GNU/Linux 8 \n \l

My source list

# Debian 8 "Jessie"
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ Jessie main contrib non-free

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48]/ jessie main

deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170506-14:48]/ jessie main

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main

[orythem27]

Oh, I'm sorry. Forgot that b43 does not support BCM4313 so it was nonsensical to provice those wiki links.

As for the 404 error, I remember seeing something earlier this year that the 'httpredir' service had been dropped. So maybe change to another mirror?

If for whatever reason you cannot fix the apt update error for the moment, you might as well download the package @stevepusser suggested and install manually. Wouldn't need any extra dependency.

[GarryRicketson]

Ok, thanks, you should take a look at this :
https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

There is some good examples of what the sources.list file should contain.

I am sorry, I am not able to explain very well on the sources.list file,
but the examples in the wiki are good,...

Before you do anything more, it would be a good idea to wait,
and check back here later, hope fully some one that can explain
better , will do so.
In the mean time, read what it says in the wiki, on the sources.list,
and look at the examples,..
There also is this :
https://manpages.debian.org/jessie/apt/ ... .5.en.html

I am assuming you have Debian installed, and it is working , except
for the firmware and wireless card ?
Do you have a internet connection, besides Wifi, that works ?

[davidbnd]

yes
I'm missing the firmware for the wireless card
and I'm connected to the Internet with Ethernet cable

[kalwisti]

Hello, davidbnd,

Please take a careful look at the forum thread below, and I think following those instructions should get your WiFi up and running. I have that same card in my old netbook; the driver and firmware you want to install is the "brcm80211" (as mentioned previously by stevepusser):

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=127718
"BCM4313 802.11bgn doesn't work in Jessie." 27 Mar. 2016.

I'll post my sources.list file (found at /etc/apt/sources.list) shortly, as soon as I get the netbook fired up. OK ... here is a copy of mine, for the sake of comparison:

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# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8 _Jessie_ - Official Snapshot i386 LIVE/INSTALL Bin$
# 20150606-16:25]/ jessie main

deb http://ftp.utexas.edu/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.utexas.edu/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free

Here is the point version of Jessie I'm running:

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david@tlacuache:~$ cat /etc/debian_version
8.8

HTH and Good luck.

< Edit:

If your problem updating is related to a mirror issue, you might try this idea. If you can't update your system at all because of the "Not Found" error, first change your sources.list back to the "default" / stock setting as shown here:

https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

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deb  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
deb-src  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free

deb  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

Update your system.

If that is successful, next install the handy "netselect-apt" utility and run it. It will help identify your fastest Debian mirror. If you haven't ever installed netselect-apt, here is a brief description of it:

http://www.debianadmin.com/select-faste ... t-apt.html
"Select fastest Debian mirror using netselect-apt." 11 Dec. 2013. >

[GarryRicketson]

Ok, thanks,..that is good .

by orythem27 »As for the 404 error, I remember seeing something earlier this year that the 'httpredir' service had been dropped. So maybe change to another mirror?

As far as I know, the "httpredir" service is still available, but it can't hurt to try another mirror,...

I am a little confused, by what stevepusser says here:

I went ahead and read the Debian wiki entry. For 4313 devices, it says to install the firmware-brcm80211 package: https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/firmware-brcm80211

Though I'm just hoping that this works with the rev. 1 version. I seem to remember that it does.

Does this apply to Debian Jessie as well ?
There seems to be the same package available for Jessie:
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/firmware-brcm80211
=== for the down load===
https://packages.debian.org/jessie/all/ ... 1/download
But pay attention to what it says:

If you are running Debian, it is strongly suggested to use a package manager like aptitude or synaptic to download and install packages, instead of doing so manually via this website.

You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a line to your /etc/apt/sources.list like this:

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main non-free

Replacing ftp.de.debian.org/debian with the mirror in question.

The same is said about the package for Debian wheezy:
https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/all/ ... 1/download

If you are running Debian, it is strongly suggested to use a package manager like aptitude or synaptic to download and install packages, instead of doing so manually via this website.

You should be able to use any of the listed mirrors by adding a line to your /etc/apt/sources.list like this:

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian wheezy main non-free

Replacing ftp.de.debian.org/debian with the mirror in question.

Steve needs to clarify on this, I do not think a Debian Wheezy package
should be installed on Debian Jessie,...
@ OP, I think you should wait on installing this until steve clarafies this,
he know much more about this then I do.

[davidbnd]

I added repositories
then updated it

then i found the firmware in my synaptic managers
its said i have it installed now
but still doesn't work?

[GarryRicketson]

Have you re-booted after installing it ?

[kalwisti]

I believe that Garry is correct. It has been a while since I installed the necessary packages on my netbook (so my memory is fuzzy), but I think you must reboot after Step #3 (the "modprobe" command) for the change to take effect.

Then, proceed to Step # 4 for configuring the interface: https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse

If that doesn't get the WiFi working, please describe in more detail exactly what you've done so far, and also post the output of the command below. (Note: you will need to become the root user before typing the command).

I'm posting the output from my system to give you an approximate idea of what you might see:

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root@tlacuache:~# iwconfig
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"Deimos97"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 20:4E:7F:96:1E:68   
          Bit Rate=65 Mb/s   Tx-Power=30 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=68/70  Signal level=-42 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:119   Missed beacon:0

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

Also, please tell us which Desktop Environment you are using: Gnome? KDE? MATE? Xfce? LXDE? (That information will let people know which Network Manager utility you are trying to configure).

I will do my best to continue helping you, but I'm not a WiFi guru, so if more advanced troubleshooting is needed I will step aside. However, there are lots of knowledgeable people here and I'm sure that someone will chime in with good ideas / suggestions on how to get things sorted out.

[orythem27]

As far as I know, the "httpredir" service is still available

Thanks, I mean this https://lists.debian.org/debian-mirrors ... 00000.html
And it seems to indicate that it has switched mechanisms and "this means users should not see any interruptions." Thanks to clarify.

Does this apply to Debian Jessie as well ?
There seems to be the same package available for Jessie:

Oh, thanks. I'm so sorry, I should totally be more verbose there. What I had in mind was certainly the jessie package, but now I've had a good lesson that the other people won't magically penetrate my thought, especially for those who just had their first taste of Linux.

[v&n]

then i found the firmware in my synaptic managers
its said i have it installed now
but still doesn't work?

I think stevepusser or any potential helper may need to see the output of the following to determine whether correct drivers are loading :

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lsmod | egrep 'wl|b43|brcm|ssb'
dmesg | egrep 'wl|b43|brcm|ssb|firmware'

Additionally, probably these too -

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rfkill list all
iwconfig

The first command will be available only if you have 'rfkill' package installed, and both may need to be run as root.

[stevepusser]

According to the wiki, that device should be using the kernel's brcmsmac driver. if you run as sysadmin

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modinfo brcmsmac

it will tell you some information about your kernel's version, including what files it expects for firmware and where it would like to find them in /lib/firmware. Then you can check to see if the firmware files are actually there.