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differences in the entry: vendor
Broadcom-Corporation
differences in the entry: model name
Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 02)
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
Broadcom BCM4331
AirPort card for MacBookPro8,1
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
14e4:4331
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2011
differences in the entry: interface
mini-PCI-E
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
debian_testing
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
no
differences in the entry: free driver used
differences in the entry: Description
[p]miniPCI-Express with proprietary connector (for which no alternative wireless cards exist); often includes Broadcom BCM2046 [0a5c:4500] USB-Bluetooth card[/p]
[p]Uses reverse-engineered [b]b43[/b] driver (requiring nonfree firmware, b/g mode only) or the proprietary, precompiled [b]broadcom-sta[/b] driver[/p] driver.[/p]
[p]Found in many MacBook Pro computers built in (at least) 2011-2012.[/p]
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