Don't work Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01) wi-fi PCI-e adapter

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Hi c00l haxors. I see this adapter (see the topic) in lspci, but there is no Wlan interface in ifconfig. I realized that the problem is with the drivers, but all the manuals for installing drivers do not help, same drivers too. I have to use an external USB adapter, which is annoying. At the same time, in Linux Depeen, everything works without problems out of the box.

The solution?

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Bonjour, pour que je puisse vous aidez il faut que vous me disiez quelle version de kali linux vous utilisez et je vous aiderais .

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Hi, bro.
2024.4 and last stable.
I’m upgrade the kernel (for apt dist-upgrade) and all packages (apt-get dist-upgrade)

And what does it matter? This adapter is ten years old, has the compatibility and driver issues not been resolved yet?
Now everything is working in linux deepin 2018 year. Shame for kali.

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Kali pulls its drivers from Debian. Maybe try installing them.

since imaging posting is still broken, this is my apt search for that chipset.

apt search BCM43142                                                                                    [12:04PM ]
broadcom-sta-common/kali-rolling 6.30.223.271-25 all
  Common files for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver

broadcom-sta-dkms/kali-rolling 6.30.223.271-25 all
  dkms source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver

broadcom-sta-source/kali-rolling 6.30.223.271-25 all
  Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
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THX, bro.
How i can install it correctly?

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should be as simple as;

sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms

and then using modprobe to update wireless drivers;

modprobe wl
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I’ve done this many times, and I get the same error: modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found in directory /lib/modules/6.12.13-amd64 It feels like everyone is copying this solution from each other on the Internet like Indians.

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Then make sure its actually on before trying to search for it;

sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl
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modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found.

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Then your driver is not installed properly, I’m assuming you already added the broadcom common files;

sudp apt install broadcom-sta-common
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Don’t work. I installed all the drivers. Forget it, I don’t think this problem can be solved. Only the Chinese from deepin know how it works)))

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Someone hold my beer.

Please do the following and post back the messages you get back.

sudo apt remove --purge broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-dkms

Press “y” if asked to.

Then do:

sudo apt update -y

sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

Once that is complete, run:

sudo apt install broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-dkms

Then reboot.