The following steps worked for me:saintless wrote:Ether, if you can make BCM4312 driver work post the steps, please!
- connect ethernet cable
- Porteus boot an unmodified MintPup with save changes on exit
- synaptic: reload database, install firmware-b43-installer
- shutdown saving changes
- remove ethernet cable
- re-boot
Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop Model PP41L with OG848F mobo
Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
reference:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=130439 (see post dated Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:14 pm)
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