Proprietary wireless driver problems

[chili555]

Hi, I switched the switch. Tried before but nothing happened. What was the problem? Conflicting drivers?

Exactly. For your device 14e4:4311, you had the STA driver wl; you wanted b43 and it's required firmware package; after which you needed to turn the radio on with the switch.

Glad it's working.

[Peripetilja]

@Peripetilja--I know I sound like a stuck record, but did you switch the switch or what?

When I switch the switch I can see/hide my network connection, but the light stays orange all the time and is still unable to connect.
Could it be that WiFi is disabled in BIOS?

[chili555]

Could it be that WiFi is disabled in BIOS?

Not if you can see your network. The light is relatively unimportant; some drivers handle the light or LED correctly and some not at all.

Studying...

[Peripetilja]

Not if you can see your network. The light is relatively unimportant; some drivers handle the light or LED correctly and some not at all.

Studying...

I was decived by the light at first and almost wrote there's no difference although there is one.
Waiting for your instructions.

[chili555]

I have read a very few cases where the STA driver works for your device 14e4:4727 where brcmsmac does not. Even more puzzling, one case where only the latest compiled version from Broadcom works. Let's try first the default Ubuntu version:

sudo su
apt-get install brcmwl-kernel-source
echo "blacklist brcmsmac" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
echo "blacklist bcma" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
modprobe -r brcmsmac
modprobe wl
exit

How about now? Will it connect and stay connected?

It may take a reboot.

[Peripetilja]

apt-get install brcmwl-kernel-source

Gave me this error

E: Unable to locate package brcmwl-kernel-source

modprobe wl

Gave me this

FATAL:Module wl not found.

[chili555]

"What a drag it is getting old." --Mick Jagger

Sorry, I meant:

bcmwl-kernel-source

Please try again.

[Peripetilja]

It is working! \o/