[xubuntu-users] WiFi on "Try It"?

[Robert Miner]

Using the $ lspci command (I don't yet know what the last part of the
recommended command is, or how to type it!), I got a bunch of stuff which
shows I definitely have a Broadcom card (BCM 4311).  When I used the
command to install firmware-b43-installer, the response was "Unable to
locate package firmware-b43-installer."  Similar reply when I tried the
sudo command apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree.  "Unable to locate,
etc"

Maybe there is a "duh" here.  If not, I will try to do some screen shots
(if I can figure how to do that).


On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Fred Roller <fredroller66 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 06/01/2014 02:22 AM, David Walland wrote:
>
>>
>> If you are using Broadcom firmware this is likely to be the problem.
>>
> My Broadcom on an Aspire laptop would cause a kernel panic whenever I
> installed the drivers.  Most fixes either didn't work or were a bit of
> work.  This had been an issue since the day I bought it in 2006 until the
> day it bricked on me about a week ago.  The final fix which worked for me
> was:
>
> #fix wireless Xubuntu
> #from: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1997880
>
> sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
>
> That was it.  My wifi came up and everything worked like a charm. Now on
> to the new adventure of saving for a new laptop. Ce la guerre.
>
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