Questions tagged [broadcom]

Broadcom wireless cards are known to have compatibility issues in Linux systems, and this tag should be used for questions about getting wireless working well on Ubuntu when a Broadcom card is involved. Installing additional drivers or adjusting configurations can usually resolve issues. Please check your hardware and search for related questions, and include all relevant information when posting.

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What do I do with this tar.gz file from Broadcom for my Dell 1510 wireless card?

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my 5-yr-old Dell Netbook in hopes of replacing Win XP. I know diddly about Linux, but I used to be able to get through DOS instructions, so I can type in a terminal. ...
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How to connect to this wifi

I'm currently using Ubuntu 12.04.3... I have a BroadCom 4313 Wireless card... I have installed the proprietary driver from additional drivers application. I'm able to connect to wifi in my home. But, ...
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New user, new install, Wifi doesn't work [duplicate]

Brand new to Ubuntu/Linux. Trying to get HP Mini netbook working better. It was unusable with Windows 7 (too slow). So far it flies with Ubuntu, but no WiFi. I can see all the WiFi connections from ...
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Broadcom BCM4311 Wireless not recognized in USB Live install of 13.10 on Dell 6400 Laptop

Broadcom BCM4311 Wireless not recognized in USB Live install of 13.10 on Dell 6400 Laptop Hardware: Dell Laptop 6400 1.66 GHz and 2GB RAM USB Live created with a 4 GB persistent file. Upon startup ...
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Problem installing ethernet and wireless driver in ubuntu 12.10

My laptop is Dell Inspiron 14R. My ethernet and wireless controllers are: Atheros AR8162 Fast Ethernet [1969:1090] (rev 10) Network Controller Broadcom BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01) ...
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How do I install additional drivers with both wired and wireless failing? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)? BCM4311 Wireless Not Working with Drivers Installed I've already put some effort in finding a solution to ...
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BCM4313 Wireless on Ubuntu Server 12.04

I'm trying to run an old netbook with Broadcom BCM4313 wireless as a print server with Ubuntu Server 12.04. Setting up the wireless without the GUI, however, is proving problematic. I do think however ...
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Cannot Get Gigabit Connection with BCM57780 and tg3.ko

I've got a Broadcom BCM57780 NetLink ethernet adapter in a laptop and I cannot get it to achieve a 1000MBps connection. I have already verified that the cables are good -- other systems work fine ...
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Unable to connect to Windows Ad-Hoc from 11.10

I am a newbie to Ubuntu, and loving it except for this AdHoc issue which has been bugging me for a month. I have found numerous posts on the issue with no real solutions, so let me be a bit more ...
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BCM4313 Bluetooth not working on 64-bit Oneiric (wireless does)

I just installed Oneiric on the HP dm1-4142nr (AMD E-450) notebook and with a bit of tweaking everything appears to work except the Bluetooth (BT). After some researching I found that BT is a part of ...
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Broadcom 4312 wireless issues [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to Install Broadcom / STA Wireless card (BCM43XX) I know theres a plethora of other questions and some are "Solved" out there for this same issue but I've run through all ...
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Broadcom WMP54G firmware missing

I am using a PC, running Windows 7 as main OS and Ubuntu 10.10 as secondary OS. I have loaded the Ubuntu as an 'app' through Wubi installer. I have booted into Ubuntu and found that I am unable to ...
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Does the Linksys Secure Easy Setup (SES) button work with Ubuntu?

Does the Linksys Secure Easy Setup (SES) button work with Ubuntu? I'm housesitting for someone tonight, and when I asked what their wireless password was, they told me about the SES button they press ...
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No Wi-Fi adapter found on a MacBook Air 6,2 running Ubuntu 22.04

I am running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS on my MacBook Air 6,2 with an Intel® Core™ i5-4260U CPU and Intel HD Graphics 5000. However, I am unable to connect to Wi-Fi as my system does not detect any Wi-Fi ...
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Can't load bcmwl (Broadcom Wireless) module in Linux kernel 5.15

The Blackmagic Capture Card kernel module that normally works on Ubuntu 22.04.02, wouldn't work with Linux kernel version 5.19, but works on 5.15. What's really weird, is that even though it works on ...
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Hi there, I'm a newbie to ubuntu and just installed ubuntu 20.04 and after the install I noticed that my wifi driver was unrecognized [duplicate]

I was using windows 7 before the update and before the update the driver was working good it was detecting all the WiFi networks but after the update there is a notification which is 'NO WIFI - ...
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Cannot install bcmwl-kernel-source

I am having trouble installing Broadcom wireless drivers on my external hard-drive running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (Kernel: 5.8.0-53-generic). I am booting the hard-drive with my 2013 MacBook Air. Here is ...
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Would the kernel change in 20.10 (from 20.04) adversely affect the cureent Broadcom wireless broadband driver on my Macbook Air, now running on 20.0?4

I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on my MacBook Air (late 2015 vintage), having found the information needed to do so. I am quite content with my setup, but would like to update to 20.10, just because. There ...
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Broadcom Network Controller problems (BCM4360 14e4:43a0) Ubuntu 18.04

Hello I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and am unable to connect to the wifi. This is due to problems surrounding my network controller. Network Controller Info: 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Inc. and ...
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meaning of failure message upon startup

I managed to get my wireless connection to work on my macbook air (late 2015 vintage) and am pleased with that success. There are problems and questions, though. The wireless interface is a Broadcom ...
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18.04 WiFi BCM43142 no work after upgrade

Recently, maybe after some upgrade, My laptop BCM43142 WiFi does not work. I can confirm that two months ago it worked on 18.04. I have tried apt update; apt upgrade and reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source ...
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Wi-fi driver broken after changing kernel

So I don't know which was it that caused this problem. Changing the kernel or accidentally deleting the connected device. But after that I can't connect to wi-fi and iwconfig shows no wireless ...
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Cannot Get Broadcom bcm43142 Wifi Adapter to Work on Toshiba Satellite (Ubuntu 18.04)

I just removed the Windows partition on my Toshiba Satellite C55, but when I did so I lost the functionality of my Broadcom bcm43142 wifi adapter. It is odd because the OS seems to recognize that the ...
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Wireless won't stay connected. Macbook Broadcom 4321 wireless card. Lubuntu 19.10

Fresh install of Lubuntu 19.10 on early 2008 MacBook. Brand new to linux. Finally found/installed the correct wireless driver - used chili55's extensive post on which driver to install based on pci id....
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Jerky Bluetooth, music is playing irregularly

I was not able to detect Bluetooth devices on my Toshiba Satellite, I followed this answer. I am now able to connect to bluetooth devices but when I play music it is jerky and lags, sometimes it even ...
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b43 Wireless Driver Problems in Ubuntu Server 18.04

My laptop has a bcm43142 driver which is proprietary, but when I used Ubuntu and Lubuntu, it was very easy to enable through Additional Drivers. My laptop does not have an LAN cable, so I use USB ...
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No WiFi on Mac Mini 7,1 for kubuntu 19.04

I installed kubuntu on one of my hardrives to do some stuff with the internet but I dont have wifi drivers. I am using a bluetooth pan to acesss the internet I am going to try these commands sudo ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 : Unable to connect to wifi after kernel update (4.4.0-116-generic)

I'm having an issue with my wireless after upgrading the kernel from 112 to 116. I have tried reinstalling bcmwl-kernel-source and updating gcc to 5.4.1 but to no avail. Even booting back to 112 I ...
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Why is my internet under 17.10 no longer working?

Oddly on my Ubuntu system (I should warn ye that I'm using i3) the internet is no longer working. When I first started using i3 it was. In fact I think I had rebooted three times, after starting to ...
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How can I uninstall my Bluetooth driver 16.04? I installed it using hex2hcd method

I installed my Bluetooth driver with the best answer to this question Bluetooth Broadcom 43142 isn't working but after I installed my Bluetooth Broadcom 43142 firmware using hex2hcd method to ...
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Wireless Network not working for Broadcom Corporation BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4353] (rev 01)

I've searched a lot for my driver but didn't get any solution. I referred to this link where it gives solution under "Special Case #1 " but that doesn't give me a clear solution. here is few info if ...
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Broadcom Wireless Drivers During/After OS Upgrade

I have an Ubuntu 14.04 system running (dual boot) on a Dell Laptop machine. It happens to have a Broadcom wireless device in it, such that after initial installation, I need to follow the ...
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Bluetooth BCM20702A1 not working - Ubuntu 16.04

The bluetooth service is running, but it is not working. I have tried this steps for BCM20702A1 (ID 105b:e066) but it didn't work. I noticed on my usb-devices that the product is listed as Broadcom ...
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Change wl driver to b43? [duplicate]

i managed to install Xubuntu 16.04 on a inspiron 1012. After almost 2 weeks of struggle with the black screen problem i finally got to get it going. My PCI ID is 14e4:4315 Everything is fine, ...
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WiFi won't work after updating to kernel 4.10.0-24

My laptop running on Kubuntu cannot use WiFi (Broadcom) after updating from 4.10.0-22. Did anyone experience the same issue as me?
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No wifi on macbookpro7,1 running lubuntu 16.04 LTS

I am aware of the many posts regarding how to get broadcom wifi cards working with the bcmwl-kernel-source or firmware-b43-installer drivers. I've read through everything and have tried everything but ...
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Lubuntu wifi doesn't see 5ghz network on b43 [duplicate]

I'm on Lubuntu 17.04 and unfortunately I don't see my local 5ghz wifi network. However I have no problem with connecting to 2.4ghz network after installing firmware-b43-installer. Also when I had ...
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b43-fwcutter install fails. No internet access [duplicate]

I am trying to get my wifi or ethernet connection to work on Ubuntu 10.04. Neither will. I therefor have no internet access. There seems to be driver issue. From what I've seen, the first step to ...
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Wifi signal weak all of a sudden, Broadcom BCM4313 [closed]

I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and between when I shut down last Friday and booted up today my laptop's wireless card can no longer connect to my router unless I'm standing next to it. The wireless card is ...
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Broadcom driver issue with TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 16.04 [closed]

I've just got a new PCI Express Wi-Fi adapter: TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300. $ lspci -knn |grep Net -A2 06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [...
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error installing older version of driver

The new broadcom wifi module wl is buggy, so I read somewhere that installing an older version of bcmwl (bcmwf-kernel-source 6.30.223.141) fixes the problem. I downloaded the deb from here. Then ...
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Broadcom Wireless Network problem on Kubuntu LTS 16.04.02 [duplicate]

I am conscious of the fact that this question has been asked and solved multiple times, but I've never found a working solution to my problem, so I'd ask this wonderful community to be clement and ...
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unable to detect wireless after installing ubuntu 16.10: Broadcom bcm43212 [duplicate]

Can anyone help me in fixing my wireless adapter after i have installed ubuntu 16.10. I tried lspci and got the following details: My network controller is: Broadcom Limited BCM43142 802.11b Am i ...
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broadcom bcm5880 ubuntu compatibility

I have a question about the Broadcom bcm5880 fingerprint scanner. I've been doing some research and I'm mostly seeing that there is no Linux support for this model (even though every model above and ...
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Broadcom poor wifi performance [closed]

My wifi has poor performance: often disconnects when the router is not next to it. The network card is BCM94352Z, its PCI-ID is [14e4:43b1] (rev 03). My kernel is version 4.4.0-59-generic. When I ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS wifi not connecting when I am a few distance away from modem

I'm having strange issue on ubuntu 16.04 LTS.If I stand near modem i am able to connect to internet but if i walk a little away, even though wifi signal shown strong, i can only get a slow connection/...
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Unable to use wireless network interface (Lubuntu Linux 4.8.0)

I'm in charge of maintaining some personal computers. One of them is an old Dell Laptop which previously had Windows XP. The Windows XP WiFi drivers were working but Lubuntu was unable to install the ...
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Broadcom BCM4352 Wireless not working with 16.10

I believe I've tried all proposed solutions for other questions involving the Broadcom BCM4352 wifi hardware, but on a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.10 on a Dell XPS 13 9343 (2015) I cannot get the ...
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Can't use all wifi channels - Ubuntu 16.04, Asus 1215n, BCM4313 [closed]

I can't connect to my wifi (channel 13) and any 5Ghz network. I found in polish forum information that removing packge crda will help. I made it but OS removed also kernel. What i done: removed ...
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What does it mean if my wifi card is not listed anywhere on my system?

I am trying to install a virtual linux, but the virtual OS only detects my ethernet card, my wifi card is nowhere to be found, no app or setting or terminal command shows any trace of it. My card is ...
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