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Squeeze

1. Add a "non-free" component to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:


# Debian Squeeze (testing)
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze main contrib non-free

2. Update the list of available packages. Install the module-assistant and wireless-


tools packages:
# aptitude update
# aptitude install module-assistant wireless-tools

3. Build and install a broadcom-sta-modules-* package for your system, using Module-


Assistant:
# m-a a-i broadcom-sta

4. Blacklist the brcm80211 module, to prevent it conflicting for support of BCM4313,


BCM43224 and BCM43225 devices:
# echo blacklist brcm80211 >> /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf

5. Rebuild your initial ramdisk, to blacklist modules defined


at /etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf within initramfs:
# update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)

6. Unload conflicting modules:


# modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb brcm80211

7. Load the wl module:


# modprobe wl

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