Broadcom wireless cards have proven to be a consistent thorn for many Linux user. There are however in Ubuntu several choices and most users usually find that their needs are met either by installing Broadcom's own drivers or ones created using open source software.
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Connected To Wifi In Lubuntu 13.04 But Cannot Load Webpages, Cannot Ping, Seemingly No Internet
I have a Broadcom BCM4306 Network Controller:
panthrax@panthrax-Gateway-M305CRV:~$ lspci | grep Network
02:04.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev ...
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Wifi Problem (How to install drivers oflline without ethernet cable)
I am a new Ubuntu User ,My Ubuntu does not recognse my driver so I need to install it for the Wifi to work.I tried The Ethernet Cable but it does not help me get connected to the Internet.This is ...
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Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver tg3 will not install?
aries@aries-laptop:~$ sudo ifconfig eth0 up
eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
aries@aries-laptop:~$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Device ...
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Slow wireless about 1/3 bandwidth of wired from cable modem [duplicate]
HP DV6000 Wireless G Broadcom
Netgear WNDR3400 router properly configured.
Windows laptops using wireless G and N are considerably faster than mine.
12.04 LTS, all restricted drivers and all up to ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64bit - Wi-Fi not detecting any networks
First off, I am new to Linux/Ubuntu, and I barely know anything about it. I know this was answered on the web many times, but I tried all I could find, and nothing worked. There is no way I could ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Hp G72 Problem Installing proprietary wireless driver
I have a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 installed on HP G72 machine. In order for my wireless to work I need the proprietary driver installed - Broadcom STA wireless driver. Trying to install it from the System ...
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BCM 4313 proprietary driver blocks WiFi for other devices
I run a home wlan and a few days ago I upgraded a hp dv7 pavilion laptop from Oneiric to Precise. I had the proprietary Broadcom STA driver (wl module) activated.
Whenever this laptop was connected ...
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Wifi disabled by hardware switch, but hardware switch doesn't help
Running Ubuntu 13.04, I have a problem with my wifi. When booting after a proper shut down, there's never any wifi connection. The system states
Wifi is disabled by hardware switch
However, ...
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Wireless driver causing computer crash
A few weeks ago I reinstalled my Ubuntu 13.04 installation due to it crashing with this message very often without warning.
Now it has begun again, and I want to solve the problem for good. I have ...
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Broadcom BCM43142 driver installation problem in 13.04 64bit dell inspiron 15R (Not a Duplicate)
Tried the steps given in here: Dell 3721 Wifi problem Ubuntu 13.04 and got the error
unknown@HP:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic [sudo] password for unknown: Reading package lists... ...
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Dell 3721 Wifi problem Ubuntu 13.04
I have a Dell 3721 which comes original with windows 8. I managed it to install ubuntu 12.10 on this laptop, even there was no out of the box drivers.
With 12.10 I was forces to install this .deb ...
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WIreless connects but Internet stops working on Ubuntu 12.04 64 Bit and Broadcom 4313
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64 Bit on a HP Pavilion dm4. It has a Broadcom 4313 Wireless Adapter and a Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Ethernet Adapter.
I haven't been able to get consistent internet access from ...
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12.04 BCM4312 and aireplay-ng/airodump-ng
First off, I've read through all of the posts regarding BCM4312 on the forums but haven't been able to get any help.
Basically I have a Dell Inspiron 1564 which I've installed 12.04 on and for the ...
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Wireless networks are not detected at start up in Ubuntu 12.04 [closed]
I have recently (three four days ago) installed Ubuntu 12.04 via windows installer i.e. wubi.exe. After the installation completed wireless and Ethernet were both working well. But after restart ...
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BCM43142 wireless drivers for Dell Vostro 3460/3560 with Ubuntu 12.04.2 (kernel 3.8.0)
I know this is a duplicate, but I've decided to open a new question because of my low reputation. I've got Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS 64-Bit with installed 3.8.0-23-generic kernel. This guide:
How do I ...
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Wireless driver interfering with other devices on my network(not duplicate)
My girlfriends computer recently upgraded to 13.04. I have another computer running Fedora, several android devices, and my friend was over earlier with his Mac. The computer running Ubuntu 13.04 ...
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While using internet on ubuntu, all other computers get bad internet connection
I am currently using Ubuntu 10.04 Precise (in dual boot with Windows 7).
Whenever I log onto Ubuntu Internet, all other computers Internet speeds plummet. Usually we have 20 Mbps download and 2 ...
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12.04 LTS Keeps disconnecting from the internet?
Its really annoying, it disconnects every so often does anyone know how to fix this or has anyone had this problem?
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast ...
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Wpa_supplicant fails to connect on Ubuntu 13.04 with latest WL driver and Broadcom BCM4313
A bit of background:
Ubuntu 13.04
Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
Driver BCM WL 6.30.223.30 (latest WL driver, as far as I know)
With ...
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How do I install my wireless card driver offline
I just installed Xubunu 13.04, but it didn't detect my wireless card.
this is my wireless card :
Broadcom Corporation:BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY: Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
I googled about it, and ...
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WiFi stops working after waking from suspend with a Broadcom 43225
wired connection works but I am forced to reboot if I want wifi to start working again.
I have an acer one 721-3801 on 10.10. help?
I have the broadcom 43225 driver if that helps... (I am very new ...
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How to fix a Broadcom 43224 (rev. 01) in ubuntu 12.10, running on a macbook pro 6,2?
I've googled for 3 days so far, with no success, so I'll be straightforward:
How do you get it to work?
this is the output for lspci -v:
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43224 ...
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How do I get the right wireless modules to load at startup for a BCM4322? [duplicate]
I have been troubleshooting my HP EliteBook with BCM4322 14e4:432b wireless card. I am using Linux kernel 3.9 and I have almost found the solution. Reading on the Linux Wireless site, I found that ...
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Broadcom Drivers not working
I'm on a Compaq Presario V6000 and my wireless isn't showing up. I've done a fresh install twice and still no wireless. I have followed multiple suggestions from this link but still nothing How to ...
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Dell Vostro 3560 bluetooth doesn't work
I installed the wireless driver using this instruction How do I install BCM43142 wireless drivers for Dell Vostro 3460/3560 and I have WiFi working. No problems here.
But unfortunately the bluetooth ...
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Wifi disconnects every so often with Broadcom BCM4331, even with 13.04.
My wifi connection drops about every few minutes or so, and the only way to reconnect is to disable wireless, reenable it, and reconnect. As you can imagine, this is really annoying.
There are ...
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Broadcom wireless device not detected in ubuntu 12.10 but does in the live cd [duplicate]
I have a dell vostro 1400. I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 in it from live usb. I have tested from the usb and everything worked fine. I decided to install it to my hdd and after that my wifi device in ...
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Broadcom brcm80211 installation from source
Hello need help to get my wifi chipset working.I have brcmsmac driver and i would like to have brcm80211 chipset up and running. I have tried everything but nothing helped?
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Cannot access wireless router 192.168.1.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 but ok on Windows. Internet works fine
When I try to access/ping my wireless router TP-Link TL-WR541G on Ubuntu 12.04 I get no response.
I am connected to the wireless network and can access internet without issues. The access to the ...
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Error while searching for drivers: Proprietary
I added a wireless card to my pc and as it will need a Broadcom driver, I look in additional drivers section of Software & Updates is says
An error occurred while searching for drivers
can ...
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Firmware/driver for Broadcom wifi card, PowerBook G4 running Ubuntu 12.04
This is my first time working with Ubuntu (or Linux), so please be patient.
I am running Ubuntu 12.04-powerpc "Precise Pangolin" on a Mac PowerBook G4 with 1.67GHz processor.
The firmware/driver for ...
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Linux 13.04 Wired connection not automatically on
There is a direct LAN on my ThinkCenter Lenovo. At certain occasions it disconnects. Not all the time but mostly after a restart. It is simple to restart via: System Settings > Network > ...
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How do I get the wireless working on an HP Pavilion dv6?
I got a HP Pavilion dv6 which has a broadcom wifi module which worked fine the day before I upgraded to 13.04 (Kubuntu). The driver is still installed and it tries to establish a connection (all wifi ...
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Wifi not working on Acer Aspire One D270
brand new baby linux user here, never used Ubuntu or any other linux OS before, so be gentle and use short words!
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my new Acer Aspire One D270-F61C/KF netbook (it's a ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Broadcom wireless connection issues
I have a strange WiFi issue with Broadcom driver. In my office there are no troubles with connecting to WiFi, but home on the same laptop, there is no connection.
I still can use WiFi on smartphones, ...
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Can't get wireless on macbook pro 8,2
I'm a linux Newb, and I have tried several of the fixes listed to try and get my wifi drivers to work, but to no avail. Does anyone here know why this isn't working for me, or better yet, how to fix ...
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Issues with Broadcom wireless 4313 - brcmsmac driver is very slow
I have an ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Lenove Thinkpad Edge having Broadcom 4313 wireless. There are a lot of posts on getting 4313 wireless to work. For me, the only driver that works is brcmsmac.
After ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 BCM 4313 Wireless N Issue
I have a hp dv6-7014nr and I just installed ubuntu on it and after some trouble I have my wireless working for the most part. The one last problem I have is that wireless N still is not working, I ...
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Macbook Pro wifi won't work
I opened xdiganose and it told me to go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware in order to download and install the wireless driver. I followed the instructions for Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 on Mac Mini 6,2 ethernet port Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57766 not detected
The said network adapter is not recognized in 13.04.
In 12.04 and 12.10 I had used the driver proposed from broadcom download site, configured as dkms package it was always updated.
On the 3.8.x ...
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HP DV5000 Wireless not detecting wireless network
I'm actually having an issue with the Wireless on the an HP DV5000
lspci
06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
sudo lshw -C network
*-network ...
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No wireless connection detected HP Pavilion DV6 1220 with a Broadcom BCM 4312
I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my HP Pavilion DV6 1220 ek and the Laptop doesnt detect any wireless connection. 2 hours before that win 7 was running on my machine and the wifi functionated ...
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Is there a way to get Broadcom 802.11ac WiFi (43b1) working on Ubuntu 12.10?
I have a dual boot of Windows 8 / Ubuntu 12.10 on an ASUS G75VX with Broadcom 802.11ac Network adapter device 43b1. It seems that there exists no drivers for this adapter. I have done all of the ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 cannot connect via WiFi but can connect to HotSpot created with Android
I've just bought a new computer (Lenovo G580) and installed Ubuntu 13.04. I can't connect via Wi-Fi, only via cable.
I've tried with several networks (mine and my neighbors) but nothing, and then the ...
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Wireless Not Work Dell Inspiron 3420 [duplicate]
How to instal BCM4365 on My Dell Inspiron 3420.
I already installed Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" x64 Bit.
I have setting up, and installed from Debian packages ...
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No wireless network recognized on a Dell Vostro 3560
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 along with Windows 7 on the same laptop - Dell Vostro 3560.
Now, on Windows 7 I can access to different wi-fi networks. However, when I am logging onto the Ubuntu ...
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Help with wireless internet drivers
I have tried doing all the research and trial and error that I could on my own but with no avail.
So can anyone out there help me?
I cannot get my Broadcom b43 wireless adapter to register with ...
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how do i enable the Broadcom STA propriatory driver
I am unable to use wireless connections. I tried using a wired connection and got like thirty minutes into the installation then it failed and now when I try to install the drivers again it ...
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Why won't my Broadcom BCM4312 LP-PHY work with the STA driver?
I tried the steps here for a 4312:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
Both of these:
sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl
sudo modprobe wl
return:
FATAL: Module wl not found.
FATAL: ...
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why is broadcom wireless so difficult with Ubuntu? [duplicate]
This is the second laptop I've tried to convert to Linux and the only thing that gives me trouble is the wireless.
