When i run this command:
sudo bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/`uname -r`~/Desktop/wl_apsta.o
i get:
/lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode2.fw/bcm43xx_microcode2.fw/: File or Folder does not exist.
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When i run this command:
sudo bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware/`uname -r`~/Desktop/wl_apsta.o
i get:
/lib/firmware/bcm43xx_microcode2.fw/bcm43xx_microcode2.fw/: File or Folder does not exist.
0000:06:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation: Unknown device 4319 (rev 02)
is a failure, i'll see what i can do :(
Thanks a lot. I have the Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) and only went as far as step 4b and it worked perfectly. Great job.
I'm dual booting a company-issued Dell D620. lspci says:
0000:0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 01)
Everything worked according to the instructions. Was unable to extract the firmware from the Windows .sys file, but the wl_apsta.o extraction worked as advertised.
My network showed up in the applet when rebooted, and I entered the WEP key, and connected at 11 Mb/s (it's a "g" network, so I had expected 54Mb/s, but hey, I'm not picky)
Thank you!
Peter
I am in the same boat did you ever get it working? I tried this and a few other walk throughs and still no luck. I have even updated my kernel to see my dual core and that did not change it. I had Kantiox on it and even recompiled the kernel but it did not see the wifi card. So I am at a loss I am going to try the "WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Dapper" and the "WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper" to see if they give any other steps but I am getting frustrated.
Rumptz
hi all,
thanks a lot for your exellent guide It worked perfectly for me and I have bad WiFi card the Broadcom BCM4318.
thanks again,
cheers Ariel
I wonder if you can help me. I have the Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) too, and it does not connect to the router. It's a US Robotics 805417 WirelessG PCI card.
- The card is recognized by the GNOME Networking tool
- I can actually see the router on doing iwlist eth0 scan
- The interface eth0 seems to be attached to my router, if I see iwconfig
Just cannot authenticate to get an ip address. dhclient keeps giving me the message "no leases offered".
I am using wpa_supplicant, and when I run it with more debug messages, I noticed a strange thing. It seems to be trying to connect to my router but the frequency used is 0. My router's frequency is 2.437 Ghz. Is there a way to force the card to use a certain frequency?
Could that be some kind of problem?
I've followed the instructions to the letter, except not using Network Manager. It's a clean install of 32 bit Ubuntu
1. extracted the wl_apsta.o firmware to /lib/firmware
2. modified /etc/networking/interfaces to use wpa_supplicant for eth0 (my card)
3. Set up wpa_supplicant to authenticate to my router. wpa_supplicant is known to be working (tested with ndiswrapper and another card)
The network router has a mixed mode network and any speed.
Have tried every trick in this list:
- blacklisted ndiswrapper
- modprobe bcm43xx
- turned the card off and on
- tried without any authentication
- changed rate to 11M / 36M / 54M
Help!
OK, why is this not a sticky??? I bet a lot of guys would be happy with this howto.
Worked like a charm for me! :D
Thank you so much!
PS. (maybe for author to note in #1 post.)
I got the error:
"The NetworkManager Applet could not find some required resources. It cannot continue."
After i was trying to load the network manager applet. I was able to fix it with the command:
Hope it helps for the guys having the same problem as me.Code:sudo gtk-update-icon-cache -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor/
Thanks nickm! It worked like a charm for a Broadcom 3411.
great guide linked on my blog.
I went through all of the steps, but the Network Manager Applet does not show a wireless connection; it is only showing the wired one. Any advice?