Drivers for broadcom 57xx

Forum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Drivers for broadcom 57xx
started by: jacky

Posted by jacky on Nov. 11 2004,10:30

Can you integrate drivers for broadcom 57xx
All the new HP computer have this network card

Thanks

Posted by ico2 on Nov. 11 2004,17:39

i was ready to say no, get the drivers yourself, but if they are in a lot of machines that use this device then maybe they will oblige.

Posted by cbagger01 on Nov. 11 2004,17:48

Since DSL is based on Knoppix, DSL support will be added when your device is supported by knoppix but will not appear in DSL until after the next major reconstruction of DSL from knoppix.

Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Nov. 11 2004,18:04

try modprobe b44

for somereason DSL doesnt automatically scan for Broadcom netcards...

Posted by jason on Nov. 17 2004,00:34

I'm also haveing problems with the Broadcom 57xx nics the new HP Desktops have tried the Modprobe b44 but the card still does not detect. also tried the insmod tg3 again no luck

Cheers Jason

Posted by rob172 on Jan. 09 2005,07:40

The new Dell's are coming with this card as well.

Posted by clacker on Jan. 18 2005,03:37

I found the source from broadcom for their linux driver < here >. It was easy to compile them, you just need the gcc1.dsl and the kernelsource.dsl files loaded. Unzip the package (you need to use windows as dsl bombed there) then untar the bcm5700-7.3.5.tar.gz file. Go to the src directory and type make. Then sudo insmod bcm5700.o and you're a pppoe away from using the connection. I was having a problem with my new work computer and I found those drivers.

Because the /lib/modules/..... files are linked to the /KNOPPIX on the CD, you need to make copies of the files that give you file locked error and replace the symbolic links with them if you try to run make install.

The whole thing is about 116K as a compressed dsl, with a menu item to load the driver, which I'm sending in now.

For what it's worth, Knoppix V3.7-2004-12-08-en ran my card just fine without any setup.