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How do you install these drivers without an internet connection?

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you need to be clearer about what you are trying to do and your resources... my natural answer is download them from another PC and then install... – KronoS Jan 19 '11 at 23:32
Yes but which dependancies do I need, how to compile them, do I need modprobe file, ... – zillion Jan 20 '11 at 0:12
Which drivers in particular ? – Sathya♦ Jan 20 '11 at 5:21
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I suggest you get online by using an Etherent (those are all wireless drivers) cable. Then, just install, reboot, and enjoy.

However, if you are forced to do it by USB, boot up and get the name of your current package repository. (How you find your repository is, of course, dependent on your package manager)

Then, boot up in a working system and log on to your package repository using another computer/OS's web browser (most support ftp) and download a

  • .deb if you use a Debian fork
  • .rpm if you use a Red Hat fork
  • .txz if you use a Slackware fork

from your package repository.

Then, boot up into your OS into CLI mode and mount the drive, cd to it, and use:

  • dpkg if you use a Debian fork
  • rpm if you use a Red Hat fork
  • installpkg if you use a Slackware fork

And reboot.

(And by the way, also try out b43 with the firmware. That's served me well)

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I use Archlinux and package are a little more complex than that !!! The driver should be broadcom wl but some users of the same chipset tell that the open source driver in developpement is buggy but work better, that's why I ask here ... – zillion Jan 20 '11 at 17:13
@zillion I apologize, but I am completely unfamiliar with Arch, and by extension, pacman. The wl module, though, is self contained, and so there should not be any additional dependencies. – new123456 Jan 20 '11 at 21:18
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