How to enable Apple Macbook MB403LL/A Wifi (Broadcom Corp. BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n)

[vanakush]

1. type sudo lshw for hardware information.
search for
description: Network controller
product: BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 03
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0

OR type lspci
search for

02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03)

If you have this network card Download this file and extract it to ubuntu desktop bcmwl5.zip

2. Go to ---->Applications--->Add/Remove-->System Tools----->and search for application---> Windows Wireless Drivers Ndiswrapper driver installation tool.

3. check the box for Windows Wireless Drivers Ndiswrapper driver installation tool and click Apply Changes. now you have ndiswrapper installed on your system.

4. Now go to System--->Administration--->Windows Wireless Drivers.

5. click Install New Driver--->select inf file location (e.g. /home/ubuntu/Desktop/bcmwl5.inf)

6. click Install.

7. Now go to System--->Administration-->Network--->select Wireless connection and click properties --> uncheck Enable roaming mode.

8. a) now select your ESSID (e.g.DLINK_WIRELESS)
b) Password type (e.g.WPA2 Personal)
c) Network Password -----------
d) Connection settings----(depending upon your network)

9. click ok

10. Done.

[cyberdork33]

Does not include the 64bit driver. Also could you please name the source of the driver file?

[hajk]

Does not include the 64bit driver.

Yes it does, because this driver is both for 32/64-bits.

Also could you please name the source of the driver file?

I've unzipped both files and compared them with those on the DVD #1 (BootCamp stuff) that came with my MBP 4,1 -- they're identical. Note that the OP has a rev 03 wireless chip; the newest is rev 05. The zip-file isn't needed as all MBP 4,1 owners will have that DVD...

[cyberdork33]

Yes it does, because this driver is both for 32/64-bits.

The .sys file is the actual driver... the inf is a descriptor and is valid for both 32 and 64 bits, but you still need the 64bit sys file. check on the dvd package.

[MidnightRider617]

It keeps telling me that its an invalid driver whenever I try to install it in the Windows Wireless Drivers app.

[cyberdork33]

It keeps telling me that its an invalid driver whenever I try to install it in the Windows Wireless Drivers app.

then you are not using the right driver for your hardware.

you can see the installed drivers with

ndiswrapper -l

using the names you see from the output of the above command, you can remove the "bad" drivers with:

sudo ndiswrapper -r drivername

[hudarsono]

I also always get invalid driver, athough I use the same macbook which is MB403 and with Broadcom BCM4328 as you.

I wonder if you are using 32 bit version of ubuntu? Since I am using 64 bit version.SO if the driver is got from win Xp which is 32bit, it won't work on 64bit ubuntu.

Do you have driver from vista?

[cyberdork33]

I also always get invalid driver, athough I use the same macbook which is MB403 and with Broadcom BCM4328 as you.

I wonder if you are using 32 bit version of ubuntu? Since I am using 64 bit version.SO if the driver is got from win Xp which is 32bit, it won't work on 64bit ubuntu.

Do you have driver from vista?

The Leopard DVD contains a driver for both 32bit and 64bit WinXP. The Vista drivers do not work with ndiswrapper (not yet anyway).

[hudarsono]

The Leopard DVD contains a driver for both 32bit and 64bit WinXP. The Vista drivers do not work with ndiswrapper (not yet anyway).

Would you explain to me how to extract 64bit Broadcom driver from Leopard DVD?

Or is the driver can be got from somewhere?

Thanks

[cyberdork33]

Would you explain to me how to extract 64bit Broadcom driver from Leopard DVD?

Or is the driver can be got from somewhere?

You use the same inf file for both. you just need to have the other files in the directory with it.

What Mac (and hardware version) do you have? I will show you the proper page to follow for your hardware.