Installing Broadcom-STA (wl) driver in Debian Linux

         

Step 1:Installing the module-assistant

Login as root user:

sudo su root

Install the module assistant & wireless tools :

apt-get install module-assistant wireless-tools

Step 2:installing a broadcom-sta-modules package

m-a a-i broadcom-sta

Step 3:Blacklist the brcm80211 module

echo blacklist brcm80211 >> /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf

Step 4:Rebuild your initial ramdisk

update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)

Step 5: Unload conflicting modules:

modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb brcm80211

Step 6: Load wl module:

modprobe wl

Step 7:Setting the wireless interface

Configure the wireless interface if it is not already configured