On Dec 20, 2015 8:40 AM, "Stuart Longland" <stua...@longlandclan.id.au> wrote: > > On 06/12/15 02:15, Himanshu Shekhar wrote: > > I have made several attempts on this mailing list, internet, and also > > tried various distros, just to get the hotspot work on my laptop. > > How could I request the developers to add support for the driver to > > allow AP mode on my Broadcom wireless hardware (Dell 1704 card, precisely). > > The device does support AP mode, tested on Windows 10. > > Getting hardware docs for Broadcom stuff is like getting blood from a > stone, and in any case, Debian don't directly maintain the driver, they > simply repackage it. > > The 'wl' driver is Broadcom's proprietary driver, so you'll need to ask > Broadcom directly, nobody else can help you. > > -- > Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL) >
Thanks Stuart! I have made several attempts and almost scanned the Broadcom driver download page. No support email. They have 64 bit driver for Linux available for download. I tried, following the README file, and compilation failed with errors. Bad experience with Broadcom. > I haven't lost my mind... > ...it's backed up on a tape somewhere. >
