Broadcom BCM4312 will not work [solved]

[Joerg]

Thanks, Huckleberry Finn, but after several attempts and re-boots it does recognize the various WiFi networks on the command line so the driver must now be working. How can I then connect to a WiFi network in MX Linux 19? Network Manager doesn't seem to have any log-on pages for WiFi networks. On the Samsung NC10 (also running MX 19) it was automatic, as far as I remember when I wanted to access a page in Firefox with the Ethernet cable unplugged I got a password entry box.

San-Claudio, I did try the fwcutter trick and all sorts of other things that Dolphin recommended. Nothing would make this BCM4312 card work, it was recognized by the machine (on the command line) but never saw any WiFi networks. The recommendation was to find an Intel card and preferably one above 5000, so I did. It wasn't easy because this computer must have full length cards or I would need coax extenders. The Intel 5300 card I installed does see my network and several others in the area but I don't know how I can connect because no password entry box ever shows up.

[kc1di]

kc1di, the BCM4312 would not work at all whatever I tried, including the STA-driver.

Ok, Well if you had tried the b43 driver first it must be uninstalled and Sta unblack listed as that is what most likely happened. But in any event you look like you are after a different card so wish you all the best of luck.

[Joerg]

Right now I am stuck. The new Intel 5300 obviously works because "nmcli dev wifi" shows a bunch of WiFi networks including mine but MX Linux does not offer any of those. Looks like a disconnect somewhere but not in the driver.

[Huckleberry Finn]

When you click on Network Manager icon on panel what happens exactly?

The list of available wifi networks appears,

Then you click on yours, (They are not passive/un-clickable right?)

Then? You click and ..?

(Meanwhile, right-click on the NM icon and all "activate ..." checkboxes are checked, right ?)

[Joerg]

There was no such icon as far as I could tell. However, I am really bad reading pictograms, I am a text guy. Meantime a Linux user from Germany found the solution. The MX Network Assistant could not get this done. It said "WiFi enabled" but that was probably not really the case. He suggested to use Settings -> Advanced Network Configuration instead and enter everything by hand. That did the trick.

I wonder why this wasn't necessary on a Samsung NC10 that I installed Linux on before. There I just popped the LAN cable, called up a web site and after a brief trundling got a box to enter my WiFi credentials.

Thanks to all you guys. I always learn a lot in these threads. I've marked the subject line as solved, hoping that is the proper way.

[Huckleberry Finn]

Glad you did it and thank you, too for marking the thread; but you need to do it (edit) post #1 particularly :)

[Joerg]

Done. Thanks!