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YES!! It's working varunendra : ] Thank you!


steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ dmesg | grep firmware
[ 13.533552] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)

steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
[sudo] password for steve:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done...

Thanks varunendra, yes I rebooted and tried wireless with the ethernet cable unplugged but no wireless networks were detected.



steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ sudo iwlist scan
[sudo] password for...

Hi varunendra I've been away for a while sorry for the delay in replying. I decided to install Xubuntu 14.04.1 as Lubuntu was doing my head in. Again, wireless is not working for me on Xubuntu. ...

Ok varunedra Lubuntu is reinstalled and wired connection is working. So I should go ahead and try purging and re-installing network-manager package?

Hi varunendra, I am on a different computer as I am without an internet connection on my netbook atm. I am in the process of reinstalling Lubuntu 14.04 due to that and also some odd file system...

The Ethernet cable was unplugged Hadaka. I've rebooted and tried nm-applet again in the terminal and got:


steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ nm-applet
nm-applet-Message: using fallback from indicator...

No sign of the icon varunendra, here's the error message:


steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ nm-applet

** (nm-applet:2806): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to...

Yes varunendra, I'm delighted : D It's been a bit of a nightmare without wireless.. I'm just wondering if there is a way to get the wireless connection/network manager icon back, as I tried the fix...

Success! Thanks guys : ] I don't have a wireless connection icon but I can connect using the wlan0 icon in the "manage networks" panel applet. Fyi IPv4 and IPv6 are at defaults, I haven't set...

Hey, the wireless network symbol doesn't show up when the ethernet cable is unplugged. Running the wireless script with the ethernet cable unplugged gives:


steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ wget -N...

wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://dl.dropbox.com/s/qjc87hzk1z5x6z0/wireless_script && chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script

gives the following report



======== Wireless-Info START...

Apologies for the delay Hadaka. When I open network connections my wireless connection is not showing so I can't edit it. Only my ethernet/wired connection appears there. There is an option to...

Will do. Will get back to you.

Hi Hadaka, I rebooted, clicked on the wlan0 icon and got a list of available networks. I selected my SSID but when I entered the encryption key i didn't get a wireless connection/nothing happened.

sudo apt-get update



steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for steve:
Ign http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Ign http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com...

Ok chili555 I upgraded to 14.04 LTS using LinuxLive USB creator which worked nicely. Based on the advise I found at http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 I then did
sudo apt-get install...

Thanks a lot Jonathan, LinuxLive USB Creator worked perfectly. Problem solved! : ]

I've tried
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

and got


steve@steve-Inspiron-910:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
[sudo] password for steve:
Reading package lists......

I did Jonathan but when I select "Start Kubuntu" I get the output you see in the picture "Can not mount /dev/loop0..." and the installation ceases.

Will do Jonathan, thanks : ]

Hi, I've been trying to install Lubuntu 14.04 and Kubuntu 14.04 but keep getting the following error during the installation process:

http://imgur.com/NFePAgV

13.04 is the most recent version I...

Hi, I recently reinstalled lubuntu 13.04 and cannot get wireless working.


lspci -nn -d 14e4:

gives me


03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY...

Anyone gonna buy one? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23961692

Ahh memories..