Broadcom BCM4306

[radioactiveman69]

Gents,

This is my first time using linux (Groan I know!) but I am having trouble with my wireless card.

Here is my information:

ryan@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -c network
[sudo] password for ryan:
*-network:0
description: Network controller
product: BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=64 module=ssb
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:0f:b0:01:b8:6b
size: 10MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=half latency=128 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
*-network:0 DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:90:4b:58:70:f1
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
*-network:1 DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 3
logical name: pan0
serial: 26:18:b3:f0:9c:86
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes



Could anyone give me some help and as I said I am really new

Cheers

Ryan

[ieee488]

you need to use ndiswrapper and XP drivers
I just went through this yesterday with my laptop.

[radioactiveman69]

awesome! I am going to need some help with that.. any thoughts?

[ieee488]

I don't have the URL bookmarked, but Google on ubuntu ndiswrapper.

[Enriquecaribe]

Lol I use a HP laptop with Broadcom wireless drivers. I used this website for help. I'll see if I can find the thread that helped... give me some time to search...

Okay I'm back with this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Feisty_No-Fluff

But please read carefully, I made the mistake of skimming through it the first time quickly and messed up somewhere along the way. READ THE FILES WORD FOR WORD!!

[Ayuthia]

Before you try it, please see if you can use the open source version first!

If you have a working internet connection, please try going to System->Administration->Hardware Drivers and activating the Broadcom driver. It might ask you if you want it to fetch the firmware for you. Say yes. Once it is done, it will ask you to reboot and it should be ready.

EDIT:
Here are instructions if you don't have a working internet connection:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=6077792&postcount=72

[radioactiveman69]

that worked!! as simple as plugging in my lan cable and updating.

Thanks so much!