WiFi Firmware

[josephmills]

yes here ypou go
download this file http://www.omattos.com/sites/default...all-fw.tar_.gz

Then transfer it over to your Ubuntu box

Now in your Ubuntu Box [computer] please make your way to your Home folder

Once you are at your home folder right click on your home folder and make a new folder and call it Wireless






Now that you have made a new folder called wireless in your home directory. It is time to move the downloaded file into the new folder called wireless







Next we need to move that folder to the firmware directory to do this open your terminal and type in

sudo cp -r ~/Wireless/* /lib/firmware/

Now lets double check to make sure the download made it to the firmware directory. Too do this type this into the terminal

ls /lib/firmware

Do you see it there ? Good if not it did not moved. Go back to the last step and try again. But if you do see it lets move on to the next step






Ok so now that the download is in the firmware dir we are going to have to go there. To go there open your terminal and type in.

cd /lib/firmware

Now that you have moved lets double check to make sure this next code tells us where we are in the computer file dir. This next code stands for "print working directory"

pwd

are you at /lib/firmware if so good if not go back one step






Now that we are in the firmware directory. We have to extract the download to do this type in

sudo -s

then enter your password then

tar -xzf b43-all-fw.tar_.gz

then

exit

Now it is time to reboot

sudo reboot

Do you have wireless now ?

[josephmills]

14e4:4312
yes
BCM4311
a/b/g
G (r8)


works with the b43fwcutter and has troubles with the wl aka sta mods works with the firmware of firmware-b43-installer
please see to learn more
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

[keganquimby]

yessssssssssssss thank you!!! so very helpful, i appreciate the patience and clarity, you should be a teacher!

[josephmills]

yessssssssssssss thank you!!! so very helpful, i appreciate the patience and clarity, you should be a teacher!

thanks and enjoy could you mark the thread as solved I will alter this text once you do you know for others that might want it for help thanks and have fun with you wifi