using broadcom wifi with vector linux 7.2

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Note: VL 7.2 only.
works on both 7.1 and 7.2
7.1 needs a little tweaking to get broadcom going. instructions are here
http://vlcore.vectorlinux.com:10080/git/m0e.lnx/sta-builder

the following applies to both 7.1 AND 7.2
first you need to blacklist a few modules

use your preffered editor to create and open a file we will name blacklist.conf

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nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
and enter

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blacklist b43
blacklist ssb
blacklist bcma
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist bcm80211
blacklist brcmsmac

save and exit

reboot and it should now be using the "wl" module and all is good