[ubuntu-uk] Wireless problem in 12.10

[David Bissett]

The default Broadcom driver doesn't work - had the same problem but 
can't recall how I fixed it - the needed driver is in the repository.  
At some point you will have to uninstall the default. I think I then 
installed firmware-b43-installer rebooted, maybe a bit of fiddling 
around and now works fine.

Not on that machine at the moment so can't check.

d


On 19/10/12 19:17, James Morrissey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just pulled down 12.10 and installed, but i am having a strange
> problem with the wireless.
>
> I installed from a live USB. While doing so i had to quickly plug in
> an ethernet cable to get the wireless driver (For Broadcom BCM43228
> 802. 11a/b/g/n, i am using the Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless
> driver).
>
> That went fine and i got the wireless working for the install.
>
> Now, however, when i boot to the install, my wireless is nowhere to be
> seen. The proprietary driver is activated but still no wireless. I
> have tried setting the machine to not use the driver and reactivating
> it. I have also tried rebooting a number of times, but still no joy.
>
> Remarkably under 'network connections', my wireless network is
> registered, from when i logged in on the USB i presume. Now, however i
> can't see the wireless at all: "rfkill list" just shows bluetooth.
>
> I had thought about trying to uninstall and then reinstall the driver
> but couldn't find it in synaptic.
>
> At the moment i am sending this tethered to my router, sitting on the
> stairs. So if anyone has any ideas, that would be great.
>
> James.
>