Re: HOWTO: Broadcom 4318 Wireless Cards
Hi Everyone!
I had lots of trouble with the "easy" method, it only marginally worked. and for some reason i couldn't get the second method to work every time, plus i really wanted to use CompWiz's WICD project. So, after a few days and CompWiz's help, I got WICD and my wireless working like a champ.
So to give back, here is a step by step guide to getting WICD and your Broadcom 4318 to work together.
I recommend saving this HTML page to your desk top before you do anything. Durring the part of the instructions you will be with out the internet for a few steps and you will probably want to be able to reference these instructions.
1) Start with a spanking fresh copy of Ubuntu 7.04.
2) Used your wire connection to get all your updates.
3) Go To http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=194573 and down load wICD (I used 1.2.9)to your desk top
4) Go to System > Preferences > Sessions. Uncheck Network Manager. This will stop it from being loaded when you boot up.
5) Time to remove Network manager and Network Manager Gnome. Open terminal window. Enter sudo aptitude remove network-manager.
(You can also use the Synaptics Package Manager to remove Network Manager which will also remove Network Manager Gnome automatically.)
6) Reboot. This will stop the error messages about Network Manager.
7) After rebooting, install the wicd package you downloaded to your desktop.
8) Go to System > Preferences > Sessions
Press "Add", call it WICD, enter /opt/wicd/tray-edgy.py
The box for WICD should already be checked so it starts automatically.
(When this is all done, you can come back and delete the Network Manager from sessions if you want to and if you like a tidy system)
9) Reboot. Now WICD will be running in the upper right corner where Network Manager was before.
10) Right click on the icon and select "connect". WICD manager will open asking for setting for your Wired connection. Normally, all you need to do is give this connection a name, like "Home-Wired". Hit Add. Then you can click connect.
11) You should now be connected via wire and can go back to broswing the Interenet.
12) Now to get the wireless working.
Go to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=197102 (the first page of this thread)
13) Be sure to use the SECOND method (Dapper and Edgy (and Feisty with ndiswrapper)). I could NOT get it to work with the "easy" method
14) Follow CompWiz's instructions 1 through 6 exactly. (I cut and past his commands so there are no errors)
15) Your wireless light should be on now. Take out the Unbuntu Installation CD and reboot, unplugging your wired connection.
16) When you come back up, right click the WICD icon, select "connect". You should see your wireless access point (make sure you set your router to Broadcast your SSID, you can probably turn it off later, but it is lots easier if you broadcast for the intital set up)
17) Next to your SSID, there is a drop down arrow where you can set your settings, like encription (I use WEP). I DO NOT recommend setting "connect automatically" untill you have used it for a few days to be sure you are working good. Then click the blue connect button.
18) Broswe the internet, you are done.
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