Joker wrote:i dont know how to make this work please help
done this many a time, a lot harder than in 1.7 gutsy but here goes:
SECTION 1first, run
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lspci
to make sure you have the bcm43xx wireless card (just scroll down till you see something related to wireless.
if you do, download the zip folder attached.
- wireless.zip
- wireless folder with required files; will require unpackaging, but not the files inside.
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then, copy it to a flashdrive, boot ultimate edition and copy and extract the folder to the desktop. then type
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cd /home/ubuntu/Desktop/wireless
then copy and paste
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tar xjf bcm43xx-fwcutter-006.tar.bz2
cd bcm43xx-fwcutter-006
make
cd ..
then copy and paste
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export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR='/lib/firmware'
sudo ./bcm43xx-fwcutter-006/bcm43xx-fwcutter -w '$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR' wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
then find a line that says
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blacklist bcm43xx
change it to
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# blacklist bcm43xx
to comment it out
then go to the end of the file, push enter and paste
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blacklist b43
blacklist b44
blacklist ssb
at the end.
then save and close the file.
then copy and paste
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sudo modprobe -r b43
sudo modprobe -r b44
sudo modprobe -r ssb
sudo modprobe bcm43xx
into the terminal.
then type
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sudo gedit /etc/modules
and add
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bcm43xx
to the end.
SECTION 2what I had to do was then do the following: (because the wireless applet in the top right didn't seem to even show the wireless networks entry, let alone with networks after a reboot)
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sudo nano /etc/init.d/bcm43xxfix.sh
This will require your password and open the nano text editor with what should be a blank file. Let's fill, it shall we?
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#! /bin/sh
rmmod b43legacy
rmmod b43
rmmod bcm43xx
rmmod ssb
modprobe bcm43xx
What this script basically does is remove all modules pertaining to our chip-set and the ssb module that is loaded as a dependency Now hit Ctrl+O and Enter to save and Ctrl+X to exit.
A few more commands while we're in the terminal
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cd /etc/init.d/ && sudo chmod 755 bcm43xxfix.sh
sudo update-rc.d bcm43xxfix.sh defaults
This will make the script executable and launch it automatically upon reboot.
Then i forget if it worked or if I had to do the first section again. post back with any questions, comments, etc.
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