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differences in the entry: vendor
Broadcom Broadcom-Corporation
differences in the entry: model name
BCM4306
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
14e4:4320
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified
differences in the entry: interface
PCI
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
gnewsense_2_3 , trisquel_4_0 , trisquel_6_0
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.32-24-generic 2.6.32-24-generic, 3.10.0-gnu
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
yes
differences in the entry: free driver used
differences in the entry: Description
[code]02:02.0 Network [p]This wireless card works with Free Software, plug-and-play.[/p]
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Class: Network controller [0280]: Broadcom
Vendor: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306
Device: BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge SVendor: Dell
Kernel modules: ssb SDevice: Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini-PCI Card
Rev: 03
Driver: b43-pci-bridge
Module: ssb
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Tested on gNewSense 2.3, b43-open firmware, and 2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 kernel. The following is the output of dmesg:
[code][ 191.366690] b43-phy0: Loading OpenSource firmware version 410.31754 (Hardware crypto not supported)
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I followed the instructions posted here [a]http://leorockway.wordpress.com/category/lignux/distros/gnewsense-distros-lignux/[/a] to make it work.
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