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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.
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Chipset unknown after running aircrack-ng? [closed]
i' m using ubuntu 12.04. on my dell inspiron n5010. I've installed aircrack-ng, after typing first command (airmon-ng ...) the result is:
Interface Chipset Driver
wlan0 Unknown ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 connects to some wireless networks but not others
I installed 12.04 on a Lenovo Ideapad with a broadcom driver. It connects to some wifi networks with no problems. Although some others it keeps trying to configure and then disconnects and tries ...
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How to Revive Wired Internet and Setup Wireless?
I'm trying to salvage a laptop long-abandoned by its owner and, just recently, given to me. Things were so messed-up that I just had to wipe the slate clean by replacing everything with Ubuntu 13.04.
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Wireless signal very weak after uprading to ubuntu 13.04
if the additional driver Broad Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless Lan Controller is activated(bcmwl-kernel-source), I can see all available wireless network spots, but I can't connect to none of ...
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Ubuntu 12.04LTS fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed
I have installed 12.04LTS on an old Aspire 5520 with the latest BIOS
All goes well, the propriety GPU driver works and I get all the updates.
as soon as I install the proprietary broadcom sta driver ...
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How do I get wifi working in 13.04 on Dell Vostro 2420?
The Vostro 2420 came with Ubuntu 11.10 out of the box, and when I installed Kubuntu 12.10 I lost wifi. So I found this solution and followed it and got wifi working. Now I just upgraded to Kubuntu ...
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Wireless working on Ubuntu 13.04 installer but fails when installed
I have a Lenovo Y480 with a Broadcom BCM4313 card.
The ethernet and Wireless connection works using the Ubuntu 13.04 installer, however once installed both wireless and ethernet fails.
When I ...
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broadcom 4312 card. cant find any wireless network
I switched my computer over to Ubuntu from Windows, big mistake. I cant get my wireless to work. I scan wlan0 and a bunch of other things that I copied and pasted from the internet. I have no idea if ...
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Broadcom WiFi issues with ringtail
Have read a lot and found nothing helpful, for this particular. Working on a different CPU than the one that I'm typing on here with.
Inspiron 1750- just fresh installed ringtail.
Signal switch turns ...
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Dell 3721 Wifi problem Ubuntu 13.04
Thanks to The Lord of Time who closed the thread I opened yesterday, I have to ask the same question again. I linked to another thread where my whole problem was described but it seems that this ...
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How to get Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express working?
I have been trying to get this wireless card using Broadcom BCM5751 chipset working, but it is just giving me frustration. This is using the tg3 module.
What have I tried so far:
Play around with ...
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BCM4312 wireless card not able to connect to WPA2 wifi networks on Lubuntu Raring [duplicate]
I'm running Lubuntu edition of Raring on a Dell Inspiron 1564.
On the upgrade, my wireless card stopped working, and I eventually got it fixed to the point where it will connect to non-protected ...
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How to recover after Ubuntu freeze on boot after installing broadcom STA driver
I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on bootcamp of my early 2011 macbook pro using the ubuntu windows installer. The wifi did not work and follow this instruction (although for Quantal) to fix it
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Critical Error on 13.04 with BCM4313 [closed]
When running network commands (like iwconfig, wavemon, airmon-ng,...) as root (sudo) on 13.04, it causes kernel to crash. When not super user, iwconfig works fine.
Tested on both 13.04 (64 bit fresh ...
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Linux Mint 14 Broadcom 4311 won't work [closed]
DKMS: install completed.
ERROR: Module b43 does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module b43legacy does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module ssb does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module ...
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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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Bad WiFi range with BCM4313 Card
I have an HP-Envy-4 laptop(dual boot Ubuntu 13.04 and Windows 8) with a BCM4313 Wireless card. The strength not great when close to the router. However, the WiFi works well on
Windows 8. I tried ...
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How to downgrade Broadcom wireless drivers bcmwl-kernel-source?
After a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit, my wifi is now misbehaving. It seems to lose Internet connectivity from time to time, so this results in, for example, the web browser stops loading sites ...
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Broadcom Wireless BCM43277 WiFi Unavailable
Yesterday I took the decision to go from Win8 to Ubuntu since I was fed up by Win8 not working with my WLAN driver properly and giving me 300KB/s was not how I wanted it. Grabbed a DVD and did a fresh ...
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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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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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BCM 4312 LP-PHY card doesn't detect any wireless networks
I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my dell inspiron with BCM4312 802.11/b/g (LP_PHY) wlan card,installation was followed by errors about missing firmware so to fix it i installed ...
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Wifi won't work after supension
When I suspend my computer by closing lid or clicking the suspend button. My laptop won't turn the wifi hardware switch on after I press. it just says "wireless is disabled by hardware switch". when I ...
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Brcmsmac, BCM4313 and lots of errors when in 802.11n mode
I try to use my built-in BCM 4313 card with a 802.11n wifi access point. For a few minutes everything is okay, but then connection becomes practically useless until reconnect. Pings are seconds in ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Broadcom Wireless Won't Work [duplicate]
Okay, I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 today, replacing Windows 8 and erasing all of my files (correctly, I hope. Darn Windows 8), and I was having some fun with it. I entered some code into the grub to ...
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ThinkPad T430u - Broadcom BCM43228 - Wireless Trouble [duplicate]
Got a brand-new T430u, and wireless won't work in Ubuntu partition (that is, it will connect and all that, but it won't actually internet).
I've tried solutions for similar issues, and have found a ...
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Why can't Xubuntu 12.04.2 connect to my hidden WPA/WPA2 personal protected wifi network?
I can connect to wi-fi networks that don't have any security without an issue, but when I try to connect to my home wi-fi, I cannot connect.
After a failed attempt to connect, I notice that my ...
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Wifi Does Not Work After System Update
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 x64 onto a Dell Inspiron 1525. First thing I always do when installing new OSs is being it up to speed to naturally I installed all updates before proceeding further. ...
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How do I use wireless on the Presario V5000
I have an old Compaq Presario V5000 on which I installed Ubuntu 12.10. It does not recognize or activate the wireless card. I was hoping that this latest version would FINALLY provide some ...
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Can see all wireless networks but my own
At first when I installed ubuntu, I didn't have my wireless drivers. So then I installed my Broadcom wireless 43xx drivers. Then I got the enable wireless option. After I enabled it, I could see my ...
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BCM4312 wireless card not able to connect to WPA2 wifi networks on Raring (Lubuntu) [closed]
I'm running the beta raring right now with Lubuntu on a Dell Inspiron 1564.
On the upgrade, my wireless card stopped working, and I eventually got it fixed to the point where it will connect to ...
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Wlan unplugs when ethernet connected
I own an HP ProBook 4510s Energy Star.
I am connected over WiFi to the internet with a broad-com BCM4312 using the b43 driver.
I am trying to share my Internet connection to a tp-link access ...
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BCM 4313 proprietary driver messes up WiFi
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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Wireless not detected in ubuntu 12.10
I have a Dell Vostro 2520. It came with pre-installed ubuntu 11.10. Wireless networks were working fine until I installed Broadcom STA drivers. After that I tried many things but my wireless still ...
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How do I get a Broadcom DW1390 card working?
I have a dell latitude D630 laptop with XP pro. The wireless card works fine on windows. Amazon describes the wireless card as this:Dell Latitude D620 D630 for Wireless WLAN Card Broadcom DW 1390.
I ...
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Getting Ubuntu to recognize a BCM43231 network card what is up with terminal [duplicate]
I'm trying to see if I can make ubuntu recognize my wireless adapter
which is a Netgear wna3100 that uses Broadcom BCM43231.
This file lists those modules which we don't want to be loaded by
# alias ...
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Broadcom b4313 not works
There is wireless in network-manager, but not connect with WiFi-router. WiFi networks don't find to.
uname -a:
Linux alex-Lenovo-B570e 3.5.0-26-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 8 23:18:20 UTC 2013 ...
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Broadcom 4306 rev. 3 not working Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
I have a Broadcom 4306 rev.3 card on my computer. I am running Ubuntu 12.10. I have been trying to install firmware-b43-installer along with fwcutter, expecting something to happen. My computer can ...
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Broadcom BCM4321 will not work [duplicate]
My wireless card is not working with my recent Ubuntu 12.10 installation. The wifi icon in the top right corner shows wireless and the little triangle is empty. When I click on it, it gives only the ...
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Ubuntu wifi not connecting
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 on an old laptop. Ever since I upgraded it (wiped it and put on a fresh install), i can't connect to wifi. Unfortunately, I can not connect it to an Ethernet cable at the ...
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Getting Wireless to Work, Dell Inspiron E1505 (bcm4311)
Ok. so I know there are about a million threads on this subject already, but NOTHING has worked for me. About to lose my mind here, if someone can please help I will be eternally grateful.
I have a ...
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wifi not working on dell laptop in ubuntu
I recently installed ubuntu 12.04 on my machine, but I am not able to use wi-fi in ubuntu. Actually there is a toggle button to turn on the wifi and when the wifi is ON an LED will glow. But all the ...
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How to install Broadcom Wireless driver in Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]
I have HP Compaq NX6110. It has Broadcom WiFi BRM4306 (rev3).
In Ubuntu 10.04 it works well, but in 12.04, driver installation shows the following error:
How do I resolve this?
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Why does Ubuntu 12.10 wifi keep disconnecting? [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu 12.10 on a Macbook Pro with Broadcom BCM4331 wireless network card. I have installed the b43 driver in order to be able to use the wireless card. However, the wireless connection ...
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Compaq Aspire 5610Z wireless card now inop with 12.10 install. Totally clueless newbie
I installed Ubuntu on a vista pc using WUBI. The wireless card is inop now. What is the manner to fix the wireless card? I am a first time user. Totally lost. Using 12.10 and I have a flashstick. ...
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How to prevent system freeze on Wifi activation?
Without myself modifing any configuration setting, my system starts to completely freeze after I activate the wifi network via the network manager or at a sudo rfkill unblock all.
I would like to ...
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Wireless not working on Dell XPS M1530 [duplicate]
I have just installed Ubuntu on my Dell XPS M1530. The installation worked fine, but I can't find any available routers. I have made sure that the wifi switch on the side of the computer is on, I have ...
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ubuntu 12.10 cannot connect to specific wireless
i have this problem where i cannot connect to any wireless network. My wireless card is Broadcom bcm4313, so what i did is :
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic
sudo apt-get install ...
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12.10 HP Pavilion ze2000 wireless doesn't work [duplicate]
I just installed a fresh Ubuntu 12.10 on my old HP Pavilion ze2000 laptop with the Broadcom BCM4318 AirForce One wireless LAN controller. Tried a bunch of stuff to get the wireless to work from a ...
