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Alpine Linux 3.15 and Broadcom WiFi/Bluetooth support

Curtis E Norris Jr <bearhntr@comcast.net>
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I am working with an HP T620 ThinClient which has the BCM943228HMB miniPCI
card inside (has Wireless AC and Bluetooth).  
 
I installed Ubuntu 20.04, and it detects and installs drivers for it when I
choose the "allow third-party drivers" during installation.  On first
reboot, WiFi and BT both are working (I was using the GNOME desktop - but
also XFCE works too.  
 
Then I tried Debian 11 (bullseye) installed on the same machine.  This one
was a little more difficult, but following
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW0f3NOjWys>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW0f3NOjWys  I got it working like a champ.
This is from the current Debian install:
 
[    5.135018] usb 6-3: Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp
[    8.946676] wlan0: Broadcom BCM43b1 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller
6.30.223.271 (r587334)
 
So, here I am with Alpine Linux and following multiple Internet search
guides - I am completely lost.  I am no Linux guru, but can follow
instructions (even if a little out of the box thinking is required.  I site
this WIKI --  <https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Wi-Fi>
https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Wi-Fi  I have tried this over and over and
over -  Just cannot understand what the Broadcom section is wanting.  
 
I am going through all of this, as I really want to install HomeAssistant
(using their NUC installer - but installs an OS a DOCKER and a CORE (the OS
is Alpine Linux).  It all works fine with a wired Ethernet connection - but
I want this box to be wireless.  
 
I just need some guidance on how to get Alpine to do with Ubuntu and Debian
will do and give me WiFi and Bluetooth. 
 
Currently I have Debian 11 installed - but can boot into Alpine (I was able
to get PuTTY working - no DE installed)
 
 
Curtis Norris
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