[ubuntu-uk] Wireless problem in 12.10

[James Morrissey]

Hi David,

Thanks for all your help.

I just managed to solve this using these instructions:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/202688/wifi-doesnt-work-under-quantal#comment252325_202693

So, prior to setting the system to use the bcmwl-l-kernel-source, i
had to: sudo apt-get install linux-sources
linux-headers-3.5.0-17-generic

Then i enabled the proprietary driver and eveything worked.

David, i think the solution you were describing is documented here:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/127633/how-do-i-get-a-broadcom-bcm4313-wireless-card-working

There, some people have described getting a better connection through
some further tweaking.

Thanks for you effort on this.

james.

On 19 October 2012 21:14, David Bissett <davidbissett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry I can't help with this. Hope you find a solution.
>
> d
>
>
> On 19/10/12 20:51, James Morrissey wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for all your help David but i am not having much joy here:
>>
>>>   bTry uninstalling broadcom-sta
>>
>> broadcom-sta-* was not installed.
>>
>> The driver that it installs when i go through: software sources -->
>> Additional drivers, is "bcmwl-kernel-source"
>>
>> Both with "bcmwl-kernel-source" installed and without it i get no
>> wireless whether or not i have "b43-fwcutter" and
>> "firmware-b43-installer" installed.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> James.
>>
>>
>> On 19 October 2012 20:39, David Bissett <davidbissett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>   bTry uninstalling broadcom-sta
>>> Install b43-fwcutter and firmware-b43-installer (there are a couple of
>>> versions of this depending on you setup - I found the first (when put in
>>> order) to work), reboot and see what happens.
>>>
>>> You should be able to do this with synaptic.
>>>
>>> Hope it helps
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/10/12 20:16, James Morrissey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> At some
>>>>>
>>>>> point you will have to uninstall the default. I think I then installed
>>>>> firmware-b43-installer rebooted,
>>>>
>>>> Any idea how i uninstall, i can't seem to find it in synaptic.
>>>>
>>>> Also, why did this work on the live usb?
>>>>
>>>> james
>>>>
>>>> On 19 October 2012 19:45, David Bissett <davidbissett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
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