wireless on aspire 3630

[Norman Silverstone]

> > > I have installed Ubuntu 9.10 for a friend on his Acer aspire 3630 and,
> > > with the exception of the wireless connection, all appears to be OK.
> > > There is no icon for wireless monitor on the top panel nor is the icon
> > > in the 'add to panel' list. I have not been able to find anything I can
> > > follow on Google so would someone please be kind enough to advise me on
> > > how to get the wireless to work.

> Hello Norman,
> this may be a silly question, but did you install the driver with
> System --> Administration --> Hardware Drivers?
> You shall need Broadcom B43 (OS) or Broadcom STA (proprietary), I think
> from a quick look at laptop specs.
> You will need also firmware for the card.
> Anyway, I suggest you first look through articles [1], [2] and
> especially [3] for more instructions and check them against your wlan
> config.
> 
> [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
> [2] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/b43
> [3] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1368699
> 
Thank you very much for the references things are now much clearer.

Norman