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Kaorichan2009
November 1st, 2010, 08:06 PM
I have a wireless connection through my laptop's BCM4312. But I cannot get it to work at all not sure if i dont have the drivers and it grays out enable wireless... Do i have to get a different card?

The card is installed now its saying that the wireless is disabled? How to get around that?
Kaorichan2009
November 1st, 2010, 09:23 PM
i tried something else

rfkill unblock all
but it says permission denied.
how to get around it?
Enigmapond
November 1st, 2010, 09:29 PM
Right-click on the network icon on top and make sure it's enabled. If it is then go to System/Administration/Hardware Drivers and see if the Broadcom driver is enabled...you will need a connection to the internet if not and it will download the driver.
chili555
November 1st, 2010, 09:34 PM
Most Broadcom cards require firmware. Since it is proprietary, it is not installed by default. If you can get a wired ethernet connection, you can go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers. You will be offered Broadcom drivers, the firmware package, actually.
it says permission denied.Preface the command with sudo. rfkill is probably not the problem; firmware is.
Kaorichan2009
November 2nd, 2010, 03:01 AM
computer flopped and now i cant boot into ubuntu need reinstall. Should i just get 10.10?
chili555
November 2nd, 2010, 03:06 AM
I recommend 10.10. I use it on 3 computers and it's solid. Post back if we can help.
Kaorichan2009
November 2nd, 2010, 03:07 AM
Better check for blank dvds then. haha.
Kaorichan2009
November 2nd, 2010, 05:00 AM
Alright 10.10 is loaded. now how to change the screen to widescreen mode and to install the wireless...
Kaorichan2009
November 2nd, 2010, 06:20 AM
now it wont install. System error comes up when i wanna install the drivers.
Nevermind it works! Finally!!
Kaorichan2009
November 2nd, 2010, 06:26 AM
Most Broadcom cards require firmware. Since it is proprietary, it is not installed by default. If you can get a wired ethernet connection, you can go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers. You will be offered Broadcom drivers, the firmware package, actually.Preface the command with sudo. rfkill is probably not the problem; firmware is.

This worked. I forgot the sudo command Thanks~
chili555
November 2nd, 2010, 01:02 PM
Glad it's working. Have fun!