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I'm new to Mageia, (having used Mandriva several years ago ) - but am having problem with my HP G61 laptop.

It has the Broadcomm BCM4312 chip and on instal this dos not set up.
I understand why now that as its proprietary we have to do it ourselfs!.

I have had a good look here and found solution for Madriva but it didnt work on the latest Mageia on this laptop.

I had a similar problem with Ubuntu and Linux Mint - but the solution there was quite easy.

Could someone help please.
Mal

Which media did you use to install Mageia, and which desktop environment are you using? Do you use net_applet or NetworkManager?
And please provide the output of the following commands:

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lspcidrake -v | grep -i net
ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -ie net -e wpa


and, as root:

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journalctl -b -u network --no-pager -a
systemctl status network.service -a
journalctl -b | grep -i firmware

For your chipset, you may also want to look at viewtopic.php?f=25&t=7211

Thanks - I downloaded the 64 bit of latest software and burnt it to USB stick
then used Network manager

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[root@localhost kmod]# lspcidrake -v | grep -i net
r8169           : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:10ec device:8136 subv:103c subd:3069) (rev: 02)
ssb             : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:14e4 device:4315 subv:103c subd:1508) (rev: 01)

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[root@localhost kmod]#     ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -ie net -e wpa
root        16     2  0 09:17 ?        00:00:00 [netns]
mal-hil   4385  4276  0 09:18 ?        00:00:58 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/net_applet
root     14204 14164  0 13:45 ?        00:00:02 /usr/bin/perl /usr/libexec/draknetcenter --embedded 92275715
[root@localhost kmod]#

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[root@localhost kmod]# lspcidrake -v | grep -i net
r8169           : Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.|RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [NETWORK_ETHERNET] (vendor:10ec device:8136 subv:103c subd:3069) (rev: 02)
ssb             : Broadcom Corporation|BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:14e4 device:4315 subv:103c subd:1508) (rev: 01)
[root@localhost kmod]#

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[root@localhost kmod]#     ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep -ie net -e wpa
root        16     2  0 09:17 ?        00:00:00 [netns]
mal-hil   4385  4276  0 09:18 ?        00:00:58 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/net_applet
root     14204 14164  0 13:45 ?        00:00:02 /usr/bin/perl /usr/libexec/draknetcenter --embedded 92275715

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[root@localhost kmod]# journalctl -b -u network --no-pager -a
-- Logs begin at Tue 2014-05-06 01:39:38 BST, end at Tue 2014-05-06 15:23:39 BST. --
May 06 09:17:28 localhost systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Bring up/down networking...
May 06 09:17:28 localhost systemd-sysctl[813]: Overwriting earlier assignment of kernel/sysrq in file '/etc/sysctl.d/51-alt-sysrq.conf'.
May 06 09:17:29 localhost network[766]: Bringing up loopback interface:  [  OK  ]
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Using interface enp3s0/00:26:9E:F1:1E:D9 with driver <r8169> (version: 2.3LK-NAPI)
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
May 06 09:17:30 localhost network[766]: Bringing up interface enp3s0:  [  OK  ]
May 06 09:17:30 localhost systemd[1]: Started LSB: Bring up/down networking.
May 06 09:17:31 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Link beat detected.
May 06 09:17:32 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action enp3s0 up'.
May 06 09:17:34 localhost dhclient[1088]: DHCPREQUEST on enp3s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
May 06 09:17:34 localhost dhclient[1088]: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.254
May 06 09:17:35 localhost dhclient[1088]: bound to 192.168.1.70 -- renewal in 38406 seconds.
May 06 09:17:35 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: client: Determining IP information for enp3s0... done.
May 06 09:17:35 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Program executed successfully.
[root@localhost kmod]#

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[root@localhost kmod]# systemctl status network.service -a
network.service - LSB: Bring up/down networking
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/network)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2014-05-06 09:17:30 BST; 6h ago
   CGroup: /system.slice/network.service
           ├─ 952 /sbin/ifplugd -I -b -i enp3s0
           └─1258 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient--enp3s0.lease -pf /...

May 06 09:17:28 localhost systemd-sysctl[813]: Overwriting earlier assignment of kernel/sysrq in file '/etc/sysctl.d/51-alt-sysrq.conf'.
May 06 09:17:29 localhost network[766]: Bringing up loopback interface:  [  OK  ]
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: ifplugd 0.28 initializing.
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Using interface enp3s0/00:26:9E:F1:1E:D9 with driver <r8169> (version: 2.3LK-NAPI)
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Using detection mode: SIOCETHTOOL
May 06 09:17:30 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Initialization complete, link beat not detected.
May 06 09:17:30 localhost network[766]: Bringing up interface enp3s0:  [  OK  ]
May 06 09:17:30 localhost systemd[1]: Started LSB: Bring up/down networking.
May 06 09:17:31 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Link beat detected.
May 06 09:17:32 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Executing '/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.action enp3s0 up'.
May 06 09:17:34 localhost dhclient[1088]: DHCPREQUEST on enp3s0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
May 06 09:17:34 localhost dhclient[1088]: DHCPACK from 192.168.1.254
May 06 09:17:35 localhost dhclient[1088]: bound to 192.168.1.70 -- renewal in 38406 seconds.
May 06 09:17:35 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: client: Determining IP information for enp3s0... done.
May 06 09:17:35 localhost ifplugd(enp3s0)[952]: Program executed successfully.
[root@localhost kmod]#

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[root@localhost kmod]# journalctl -b | grep -i firmware
May 06 09:17:16 localhost kernel: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
May 06 09:17:16 localhost kernel: acpi PNP0A08:00: [Firmware Info]: MMCONFIG for domain 0000 [bus 00-3f] only partially covers this bridge
May 06 09:17:19 localhost kernel: [Firmware Bug]: Invalid critical threshold (0)
May 06 09:17:20 localhost kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode15.fw" not found
May 06 09:17:20 localhost kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode15.fw" not found
May 06 09:17:20 localhost kernel: b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
[root@localhost kmod]#

OK I read that last bit - i'll try that

thanks for the help
Mal

Please next time use code tags as explained in ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/mandriva/m ... e_tags.ogv

Reading the errata you will find that some Broadcom chips just need the proprietary driver broadcom-wl. I have exactly the same chip as you so I know what to do:

1. In software management install the packet dkms-broadcom-wl

That's all. After you installed the packet you may have to reboot. Then you can start network center and you will see the active networks....

Many thanks wobo,
I tried that but it said
"insert medium Non-FreeRelease" - ???

I has "All" selected but still it didnt download .

Help please
Mal

You should NOT select all media. Please check the first links in our software management MAQeia for more information on software and package management.