[SOLVED] How to safely (re)install Broadcom wireless drivers after kernel upgrade from 4.4.14 to 4.4.261 Slackware 14.2 stable
by amikoyan from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5G20W)
Today I used 'slackpkg download kernel*' and 'installpkg' to upgrade my kernel from 4.4.14 to 4.4.261.
I want to keep the old kernel around for a few days while I test 4.4.261 with my elderly (12+ year old) Compaq (x86_64 AMD Turion(tm)X2 Dual Core Mobile RM-74)
laptop
To run the wireless card on my laptop I need to use the Broadcom slackbuild drivers/firmware from SlackBuilds.org
These are configured, installed and working on the 4.4.14 kernel. When I boot the new kernel the wireless card is not recognised and I assume I have to install the Broadcom drivers etc. to test out that this will work.
My question is can I boot the 4.4.261 kernel and then install these Broadcom drivers/firmware and run them at the same time as they are on the 4.4.14 kernel? Or do I need to uninstall them from the old kernel first?
Ideally I would like to have them installed simultaneously on both kernel installs so I can boot between the two over the next week or so for testing etc.
Is this possible or will they conflict?
I installed the Broadcom packages from slackbuilds using the slackBuild scripts and then running installpkg in the /tmp folder if that is relevant.
I want to keep the old kernel around for a few days while I test 4.4.261 with my elderly (12+ year old) Compaq (x86_64 AMD Turion(tm)X2 Dual Core Mobile RM-74)
laptop
To run the wireless card on my laptop I need to use the Broadcom slackbuild drivers/firmware from SlackBuilds.org
These are configured, installed and working on the 4.4.14 kernel. When I boot the new kernel the wireless card is not recognised and I assume I have to install the Broadcom drivers etc. to test out that this will work.
My question is can I boot the 4.4.261 kernel and then install these Broadcom drivers/firmware and run them at the same time as they are on the 4.4.14 kernel? Or do I need to uninstall them from the old kernel first?
Ideally I would like to have them installed simultaneously on both kernel installs so I can boot between the two over the next week or so for testing etc.
Is this possible or will they conflict?
I installed the Broadcom packages from slackbuilds using the slackBuild scripts and then running installpkg in the /tmp folder if that is relevant.