wifi

[witblits1970]

i have tried to install this driver http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
but with no success. can someone give me step by step instructions please? thanks
once it is in the desktop how do i go from there to get in the right directoy so i can do the wifi thing,

[TexasMike]

witblits1970,
I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you asking how to open a terminal screen and then change directories to the location you saved the downloaded file? If that is the case, just click on Applications>Accessories>Terminal to open a Terminal screen, then type (for example - if the file is in the Downloads Directory) cd /home/texasmike/Downloads. Use whatever path is correct for your situation.
If you know the directory where you saved the file you downloaded you can also go to the Places menu at the top of your screen, and select the appropriate drive/directory so you can see the file, then Right-click on the filename, and go to the Scripts option on the menu the Right-click opened and select Terminal Here to open the terminal in the directory where the file is saved. You may then issue any commands necessary to install/configure the file/application/driver.
If this is not what you needed, please specify how we may be of further assistance...

[deeds3353]

What "witblits1970" actually needs is direct instructions of how to open, install, and all the rest of it, basicly how to do a tar, tar.gz, in detail.
I also could do with direct instructios of this to open this:

file PLease, it would help us both. I,m almost there as Ive found how to get the "path" info to cd.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE............ ...............deeds3353
PS this is the file:
SORRY
PLEASE HELP.....deeds3353+ witblits1970

[witblits1970]

thanks for replies so far, however this is what i get when i do the above mentioned commands

[deeds3353]

The link to hopefully help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo
deeds3353

[witblits1970]

witblits1970,
I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you asking how to open a terminal screen and then change directories to the location you saved the downloaded file? If that is the case, just click on Applications>Accessories>Terminal to open a Terminal screen, then type (for example - if the file is in the Downloads Directory) cd /home/texasmike/Downloads. Use whatever path is correct for your situation.
If you know the directory where you saved the file you downloaded you can also go to the Places menu at the top of your screen, and select the appropriate drive/directory so you can see the file, then Right-click on the filename, and go to the Scripts option on the menu the Right-click opened and select Terminal Here to open the terminal in the directory where the file is saved. You may then issue any commands necessary to install/configure the file/application/driver.
If this is not what you needed, please specify how we may be of further assistance...

all is good but no cigar sorry

[TexasMike]

deeds3353,
To go to the directory where the file you specified in your previous post is located:
1: Click on Applications>Accessories>Terminal
2: Type or copy/paste the following into the terminal:

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cd /home/deeds3353/

3: Next, type or copy/paste the following (but read this entire post before continuing with the next step):

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tar xzvf gerix-wifi-cracker-ng-r20.yar.gz

4: perform whatever tasks you have been directed to with the resulting files. I do not have or use this particular WIFI file, so am not familiar with it's peculiarities or requirements, so follow the instructions given by the distributor or maker of the file in question.
My instructions here are only for gaining access to the correct directory and un-archiving the file. Most likely, however, the extracted file will make it's own folder and un-archive into that folder. BUT... there is a chance this file may NOT make it's own folder and extract into it, so... if I were doing this I'd most likely make a folder for the file, place a copy of the original downloaded file in that folder, change directory to that folder then issue the command to un-archive it there - this keeps all parts of the file in one place, and seperate from other files that may also be in your home directory or the folder currently containing the file you are working with. If you would like to do that then follow these steps :

In a terminal window type or copy/paste the following:
1:

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cd /home/deeds3353

(and press Enter on the keyboard)

2:

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mkdir install-temp

(and press Enter on the keyboard)

3:

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cp gerix-wifi-cracker-ng-r20.tar.gz ./install-temp/

(and press Enter on the keyboard)

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cd install-temp

(and press Enter on the keyboard)

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tar xzvf gerix-wifi-cracker-ng-r20.tar.gz

(and press Enter on the keyboard)

Of course this can work for any file of this type. Simply change the filename as appropriate. When you are done using the files in the install-temp directory, you can delete them without loosing the original file you downloaded, because we copied it to the install-temp directory, and left the original in the directory in which the download was saved originally - available for use again, should the need arise.

If anyone else uses these instructions, be sure to change the filename, username, etc., as needed to make it correct for your needs.

Let me know if you were helped by this information....

[deeds3353]

Texas Mike, Thank you for your post and it was very helpfull but I think there is a file missing from my tar file as it will not go past the ./configure part.
If you can download "gerix-wifi-cracker-ng-r20.tar.gz" just to see if I am doing it wrong or if indeed there is something missing!
Thanking you in advance
deeds3353+witblits1970

[witblits1970]

texasmike,
after doing the update manager thing, synaptic search for braodcom i managed to find the drivers in synaptic and installed it from there. now it works. cant quite understand why the drivers have been left out initially??

thanks.

[DarkChild]

texasmike,
after doing the update manager thing, synaptic search for braodcom i managed to find the drivers in synaptic and installed it from there. now it works. cant quite understand why the drivers have been left out initially??

thanks.

The developers now drop alot of packages to accommodate new ones or to minimize on the size of the iso so that it can fit on a regular cd-r disc!!