how to install wireless drivers offline?

[pedrorrf]

I have ubuntu 9.10 on a netbook, and I'd like to install the drivers for the wireless card. I found instructions for my specific model, which involve using apt-get. But I have no internet on the netbook until I get the wireless to work... Is there any way of getting the files under windows and tell apt-get to use those files instead of connecting to the internet? Thanks.

[bkratz]

What is your specific wireless model? If not known you can find out with lspci (LSPCI in lowercase) in the terminal.

[pedrorrf]

What is your specific wireless model? If not known you can find out with lspci (LSPCI in lowercase) in the terminal.

# lspci | grep Network
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)

[airtonix]

I hate it when people don't answer the original question.

Original Posters question is :
How to make APT use local debs to install stuff that was obtained from another computer.

Answer :

dpkg -i debfilename.


my netbook (hp mini 311-1018tu) also has a broadcom 4312 wireless chip, I managed to get bluetooth and wifi working with ndiswrapper (i assume ndiswrapper is what you need apt-get for ).

Show me the guide you talk about, maybe i can offer some observations.

also helps if you describe the netbook manufacturer, make & model.

[bkratz]

I hate it when people don't answer the original question.

Original Posters question is :
How to make APT use local debs to install stuff that was obtained from another computer.

Answer :

dpkg -i debfilename.

Well that could be because there is a better way. In his case the files he needs are available on the installation disk!


To the OP see this thread

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1368699

[sandyd]

you dont need to use ndiswrapper.
The broadcom STA site says that that chipset is supported by the (wl) drivers.

Download these on a windows machine
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...buntu1_all.deb
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...untu5_i386.deb

and transfer it to your netbook (assuming netbook is 32 bit...)
install them in order (from first link to last)

[pedrorrf]

dpkg -i debfilename.


my netbook (hp mini 311-1018tu) also has a broadcom 4312 wireless chip, I managed to get bluetooth and wifi working with ndiswrapper (i assume ndiswrapper is what you need apt-get for ).

Show me the guide you talk about, maybe i can offer some observations.

also helps if you describe the netbook manufacturer, make & model.

Thanks! Mine is a compaq mini 311, it's the very same hardware as the hp. Actually I wanted apt-get to install bcmwl-kernel-source, as I read somewhere that would do the trick. I'll try Carlee's suggestion.

[bkratz]

bcml-kernel-source is on the installation cd. Carlee's suggestion is really the best way to accomplish your goal.

[sandyd]

bcml-kernel-source is on the installation cd. Carlee's suggestion is really the best way to accomplish your goal.

i didnt think dkms was tho.

[bkratz]

i didnt think dkms was tho.

You are right, that is one of the reasons I think your solution is the best.