Broadcom driver install

B43

##	assumes a b43 brcm43xx or bcma or broadcom-wl driver onboard
 
 
## 	installing inxi is highly helpful for this and many other things so lets install now:
 
sudo apt-get install inxi 
 
## or 
 
sudo yum/yast/zypper  install inxi 
 
 
inxi -Nnxx  ##	displays ALL network interfaces 
## sample output
 
[developer@fedora ~]$ inxi -Nnxx
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR5212 802.11abg NIC
           driver: ath5k bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:1014
           IF: wls3 state: up mac: 00:1d:d9:49:aa:3f
           Card-2: Broadcom 43xx 802.11abg Wireless Adapter
           driver: e1000e v: 2.3.2-k port: 1840
           bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1049
           IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: 00:1d:72:80:b8:6b
 
 
##	once this is confirmed connect via eth0 or a compatiable usb wifi device and run:
 
#Ubuntu 
sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer && sudo modprobe b43 && reboot 
 
#RPM distros
sudo yum /yast /zypper install gcc gcc-c++ dkms kernel-tools kernel-devel kmod-wl akmod-wl && sudo modprobe kmod-wl && reboot
##	(possibly broadcom-wl on some 432x versions)
 
## any issues on reboot retry sudo modprobe b43 or kmod-wl as applies 
 
## for any future issues or to chat the devs up visit the on freenode or one of the following websites:
 
https://irc.freenode.net:6697/#brcmusers or https://irc.freenode.net:6697/#b43  for the webclient address from a irc client join once on freenode (no nickserv registration required)
 
https://www.broadcom.com
 
https://www.wireles.kernel.com