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Kali Linux fix for "modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found"
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# Update and install necessary packages | |
apt-get update | |
apt-get install linux-image-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') | |
# Download some extra packages, that do the trick for "wl module not found" | |
wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux-tools/linux-kbuild-4.3_4.3.1-2kali1_amd64.deb | |
wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-common_4.3.3-5kali4_amd64.deb | |
wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-amd64_4.3.3-5kali4_amd64.deb | |
# Install with correct order | |
dpkg -i linux-kbuild-4.3_4.3.1-2kali1_amd64.deb | |
dpkg -i linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-common_4.3.3-5kali4_amd64.deb | |
dpkg -i linux-headers-4.3.0-kali1-amd64_4.3.3-5kali4_amd64.deb | |
# Install broadcom drivers | |
apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkms | |
# Enable modules and disabled unnecessary ones | |
modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb brcmsmac bcma | |
modprobe wl | |
# Done :) | |
echo "WI-FI work now!" | |
echo "Don't forget to enable network-manager: nano /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf to true and restart the service." |
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Since I had to do that too and the dependencies are annoying but this thread seems to be the go to.
Kali 6.5.0 on a late 2013 macbook pro retina.
Here basically the updated installation Order. Just do sudo wget -> sudo dpkg -i for each entry, the dpkg entry obviously just the name.
DH-DKMS and DKMS need to be the same version, that is why the dkms version is not the latest, since I overlooked it. you can probably get away with making sure both have the latest version which is currently 3.0.12 but 3.0.6 worked for me.
http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-kbuild-6.5.0-kali3_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb
http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali3-common_6.5.6-1kali1_all.deb
(Dependency for "linux headers")
http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-compiler-gcc-13-x86_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb
http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali3-amd64_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb
(Dependency for "dkms")
https://kali.download/kali/pool/main/d/dctrl-tools/dctrl-tools_2.24-3+b1_amd64.deb
http://old.kali.org/kali/pool/main/d/dkms/dh-dkms_3.0.6-4_all.deb
(Dependency for broadcom-sta-dkms)
http://old.kali.org/kali/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_3.0.6-4_all.deb
http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/non-free/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23_all.deb
Here is the full procedure in 3 steps:
sudo wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-kbuild-6.5.0-kali3_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb ; sudo wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali3-common_6.5.6-1kali1_all.deb ; sudo wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-compiler-gcc-13-x86_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb ; sudo wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/main/l/linux/linux-headers-6.5.0-kali3-amd64_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb ; sudo wget https://kali.download/kali/pool/main/d/dctrl-tools/dctrl-tools_2.24-3+b1_amd64.deb ; sudo wget http://old.kali.org/kali/pool/main/d/dkms/dh-dkms_3.0.6-4_all.deb ; sudo wget http://old.kali.org/kali/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_3.0.6-4_all.deb ; sudo wget http://http.kali.org/kali/pool/non-free/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-kbuild-6.5.0-kali3_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb ; sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-6.5.0-kali3-common_6.5.6-1kali1_all.deb ; sudo dpkg -i linux-compiler-gcc-13-x86_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb ; sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-6.5.0-kali3-amd64_6.5.6-1kali1_amd64.deb ; sudo dpkg -i dctrl-tools_2.24-3+b1_amd64.deb ; sudo dpkg -i dh-dkms_3.0.6-4_all.deb ; sudo dpkg -i dkms_3.0.6-4_all.deb ; sudo dpkg -i broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-23_all.deb
sudo modprobe -r b44 b43 b43legacy ssb brcmsmac bcma ; sudo modprobe wl