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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Ubuntu 20.04 + Macbook 12 + BCM4350 [14e4:43a3] (rev 05) = slow wifi 5Ghz?
Ubuntu Wifi 5GHz speed 6 MB/s
Macbook Wifi 5Ghz speed 37 MB/s
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ssh asus 'dd if=/dev/zero bs=1048576 count=1024 2>/dev/null' | dd of=/dev/null
2033542+65124 records in
2097152+0 records out
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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 wifi in dell xps13 fails after update for the ∞th time
Ubuntu 20.04
| Kernel: 5.8.0-48
| WIFI Adapter: BCM4352
I have had some version of this obnoxious wifi problem 15+ times over the last few years but this time I cannot seem to find a solution. ...
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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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ASUS PCE cant detect 5ghz network
I have a wifi card with support for 5Ghz. The card is the ASUS PCE AC56.
I have installed the drivers for my WiFi card from the "Additions drivers" tab in "Software & Updates", using the "...
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How to get internal wifi working on MacBook Air 1,1 on Ubuntu Mate 16.04?
I know this sounds like some other posts on here but I have tried the solutions suggested by them and nothing seems to work. I had previously used this MacBook Air with Ubuntu 15.04 a couple of years ...
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Cannot "Apply Changes" in Software & Updates>Additional Drivers
Ran current Ubuntu off USB, needed to enable "Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver ..." by clicking Apply Changes in Additional Drivers. Having done that was able to connect to wifi without ...
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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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Broadcom network modules fail to install in new kernels. Ubuntu 20.04
I've been having this issue for a while now and I'm not sure how best to resolve it.
Basically, if my system gets a new kernel it fails to install the broadcom network modules for the new kernel.
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Macbook Pro freezes after trying to disable and reinable wifi after it has stopped working
After watching about 3 minutes of a YouTube video (or doing any bandwidth intensive task) my computer wifi stops, I then try to disable the wifi, so I can re-enable, but everything immediately freezes ...
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GNOME hotspot sleeps after sometime
I tried to create a hotspot from Gnome GUI and from Create ap both are working but whenever laptop on battery gnome hotspot become unconscious( means hotspot is active but can't take connections and ...
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Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5762 Gigabit Ethernet disconnects after a while
I have a HP EliteDesk 705 G1 with Ubuntu 2020 and the ethernet connection disconnects after a few minutes using it.
I tried what these other questions suggest with no success.
Machine info:
HP ...
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Unable to install Broadcom BCM43142 on ubuntu with kernels above 5.8.*
Recently I updated my kernel to 5.10 and I noticed that my wifi was not working. So I tried to reinstall the DKMS drivers and still failed, the output is as follows:
root@Home:~# sudo dkms build ...
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How do I bring this camera to life? 02:00.0 Multimedia controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries 720p FaceTime HD Camera
This is the camera in my mac: 02:00.0 Multimedia controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries 720p FaceTime HD Camera
The computer is a macbook air, running Ubuntu 20.04. The camera is apparently a pci ...
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Wi-Fi card (Fenvi T919 doesnt work) (BCM4360)
I use now for a year my Fenvi T919 combi card and inside of macOS, Windows everything works flawless, but in Ubuntu the Wi-Fi feature just doesn't work!
Bluetooth works perfectly fine!
Here is a ...
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searching for Broadcom camera
I have been searching, and searching how to search, and sometimes finding, but results are mixed and often accidental. I have a macbook air, and of course it has a Broadcom interface for wireless ...
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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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Ubuntu 20 wifi adapter not found wifi not working [duplicate]
On my Ubuntu 20, everything was working fine when suddenly my wifi stopped and all configs were disappeared. At software center it was showing broadcom & legacy driver then I messed it up using ...
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Broadcom 4360 and Ubuntu 20.04 on Macbook Air 2015
I am trying different solutions for this machine but nothing seems to work.
Hardware details:
lspci -nn -d 14e4:
02:00.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries 720p FaceTime HD ...
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Broadcom BCM43228 failing on DELL Latitude E6230 running 20.04
I have a fresh install of 20.04 LTS on a DELL E6230 and the WiFi is failing. When I disconnect the wired connection, the WiFi does not show any networks to connect to. I have followed the ...
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Wifi doesn't connect and i always need to use modprobe b43 to see wireless networks
I use a broadcom b4313 wireless adapter and its switch doesn't on unless modprobe b43 and also when connecting to a wireless network, i put the right password, it loads and show me the dialog ...
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How can I connect to the wifi? [duplicate]
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04, however after the install, I couldn't see any network options. I checked to see if my network hardware was detected, it was, but I still can't connect to the ...
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Install broadcom wireless drivers without internet access
Today I tried to install the broadcom wireless drivers on my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS system.
I downloaded the package and its dependencies here: https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionviic/bcmwl-kernel-source
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Internal wifi card (BCM43142, Ubuntu 20.04) stopped seeing my home wifi network
This is a strange one, just like the title says one day I woke up, turned on my computer(Dell Inspiron 3521, Ubuntu 20.04) everything was as usual, except the computer didn't connect to the internet. ...
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Wireless driver installation issues on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
My wireless card just stopped working from one update to the next. Here is the update log from /var/log/apt/history.log:
Start-Date: 2021-01-20 09:54:46
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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WIFI driver isues. Wifi and boot up lag Ubunti 20.04 recent update [duplicate]
I have been using 20.04 for a few week. I have dabbled with Ubuntu trying to make it my go to operating system - I have used command line a little, i am by no means well versed in it's use and can ...
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How To Resolve Wifi Driver Problem on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I am encountering a problem while installing the wireless driver in my ubuntu 20.04 version also facing the same issue with (Ubuntu 18.04).
I have gone through rtl8822be wifi driver ubuntu 20.04 hp ...
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Recover Lost WiFi Network [duplicate]
I just installed Kubuntu 20.04.1 to a dual-boot partition on my Macbook Pro (late 2012). On the live usb, I could see my usual WiFi network, and connected to it.
After the install, I could still see ...
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Wifi Speed VERY SLOW - Ubuntu 20.04 HP Elitebook 745
I see a several posts about slow wifi and they haven't been answered. My laptop HP Elitebook 745 is currently using Ubuntu 20.04 and its Linux kernel is 5.8.0-38-generic. My other laptop with ...
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WiFi connection keeps failing on BCM4313 [14e4:4727 rev 01]
I'm a Linux noob and I can't get my WiFi BACK to work properly.
THE PROBLEM: Around a week ago, the WiFi on my notebook started to fail, so, as the problem persisted, I've just wiped it with a fresh ...
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bcmwl-kernel-source broken Manual fix, Breaks in the future?
I had the problem, that the bcmwl-kernel-source broke after updating my upbuntu to the kernel 5.8.0-36-generic #40~20.04.1-Ubuntu. Same as the Question bcmwl-kernel-source-broken-on-kernel-5-8-0-34-...
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WiFi driver not working in 20.04 LTS. When I try to install bcmwl-kernel-source it gives error [duplicate]
WiFi driver not working in 20.04 LTS. When I try to install bcmwl-kernel-source it gives error
eamon@eamon ~ sudo apt-get --purge remove bcmwl-kernel-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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ubuntu wireless broadcom 4352 [duplicate]
I am new to both ubuntu and programming, first time posting. I thought it would be fun to install ubuntu on an older laptop but i got stuck. I have read here and other places and tried everything I ...
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Ubuntu BCM43142 (14e4:4365) wireless drivers broadcom
I am using Ubuntu 16.10 and I have a problem with the drivers for BCM43142 (14e4:4365). I have already installed
Broadcom-STA. Version v6.30.223.271
which I got from:
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/...
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DPKG error while installation bcmwl-kernel-source on ubuntu 16.04
I was purging bcmwl-kernel-source, but during the process Iinterrupted it by mistake. Now when I am trying to install it again using sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source I get the following error
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Wireless adapter not showing up anymore [duplicate]
Since yesterday my pcie wireless adapter doesn't show up anymore in the drop down menu (upper right corner of the screen) or in any other menu as far as I saw. It's an Asus PCE-AC68 and it's using a ...
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No Wifi Similar to: bcmwl-kernel-source broken on kernel: 5.8.0-34-generic [duplicate]
Similar to the post bcmwl-kernel-source broken on kernel: 5.8.0-34-generic, but I can't seem to get any of the proposed work around solutions to work.
I'm on a Macbook Pro 2012 model. My usual ...
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No wifi adapter found [duplicate]
It happened me two or three more times, but every time I have to solve it differently. I don't do anything and suddenly my WiFi doesn't work. Now I have Ubuntu 20.04, and I tried to install dkms and ...
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Cant install bcwml-kernel-source in kernel 5.8.0 [duplicate]
The drivers for my Broadcom WiFi card are playing monkey tricks again. Apparently when I try to re-install the drivers, I get an error due to bcwml-kernel-source being missing, but when I try to ...
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bcmwl-kernel-source broken on kernel: 5.8.0-7630-generic [duplicate]
Had several issues with my wireless card.
After a reboot (i think after a kernel update) I could not see the network card in Network settings, but could see it using lspci.
Followed this guide ...
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Built in Bluetooth module does not discover single other bluetooth device
I have Ubuntu 16.04 with built-in BT-253 Bluetooth 2.2 module that doesn't discover a newly bought bluetooth mouse. If it matters, it doesn't see a Xiaomi Mi2 dual band mouse with Bluetooth 4.2. My ...
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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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Wifi connected but no internet on MacBook Air 1,1 2008 (or working but unstable) - stable fix [closed]
There is a recurrent and very much difficult to solve instability of the wifi connection on the 2008 MacBook Air due to the chipset, causing various trouble on Ubuntu ranging from
connection to Wifi ...
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bcmwl-kernel-source crashes on start up
Not able to get my wifi driver working this is the error.
Tue Dec 8 21:42:33 IST 2020
make: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.0-56-generic'
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel ...
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install Modem Driver BCMWL for a specific Kernel only out of many
I have 3 Kernels installed on my focal fossa
5.4.0-26-generic
5.4.0-54-generic
unsigned-5.9.0-050900-generic
Initially, My BCMWL proprietary drivers 6.30.223.271 are working fine in 5.4.0-26-generic,...
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Install Broadcom Wireless Drivers PCI ID 4464 [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 18.04 running on an iMac 27 inch 2019 model. Works fine (had to blacklist thunderbolt in the boot options) but Broadcom Card not working.
I followed the instructions here desipte my PCI ...
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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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Broadcom BCM4352 Bluetooth lists MAC addresses and doesn't connect properly (WiFi fine)
As you can see, the Bluetooth connection wizard does not work properly in (K)Ubuntu 18.04. I'm using an ASUS motherboard (Maximus VII Formula) with a WiFi PCI expansion using a Broadcom chip.
The ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu 20.04 can't connect to some WLAN APs
I have a desktopified version of Ubuntu server 20.04 on a Raspberry Pi 4, now running NetworkManager. The wlan0 interface is using the built-in Broadcom wifi chipset.
I am able to connect to some WiFi ...
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Wifi stopped working after boot on Ubuntu 18.04 with Lenovo laptop
On my Lenovo Edge-15 running 18.04.5 with kernel 4.15.0-122-generic. Secure Boot was disabled all along.
I just noticed one day on boot that the Wi-Fi wasn't working. When I went to the Wi-Fi settings ...
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