Cannot install Wi-Fi drivers in Ubuntu 12.10

**Ramche** · April 29th, 2013

Hi guys, I just installed Ubuntu 12.10, but there is no Wi-Fi driver form my HP ProBook 4510s. I am trying all the time to install the HP official drivers from (link) but I cannot install. I cannot understand are they compatible with this version of Linux?
Please someone help me, I am a beginner on Ubuntu.
Thank you!

**Ramche** · April 29th, 2013

Hi guys, I just installed Ubuntu 12.10, but there is no Wi-Fi driver form my HP ProBook 4510s. I am trying all the time to install the HP official drivers from (link) but I cannot install. I cannot understand are they compatible with this version of Linux?
Please someone help me, I am a beginner on Ubuntu.
Thank you!

**fantab** · April 29th, 2013

Post the output of:

Code:

lspci

**Bucky Ball** · April 29th, 2013

Thread moved to Networking & Wireless

Better still:

Code:

sudo lshw -C network

This will tell us if there is a driver already loaded, its state and the make/model of your card (with any luck).

**Ramche** · April 29th, 2013

Code:

Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

I think this was my Wirelass card of my laptop...

**Ramche** · April 29th, 2013

Code:

*-network UNCLAIMED     
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:d8200000-d8203fff

and so on....

**howefield** · April 29th, 2013

Threads merged, please stick to one thread. Makes it easier for people to offer help.

**Bucky Ball** · April 29th, 2013

You'll need to get online with a cable and install, from Synaptics or Software Centre:

b43-fwcutter
firmware-b43-lpphy-installer

You might need to restart but I think that should work.

Is there a driver disabled in 'Additional Drivers'? (It would be b43 or STA.)

**Ramche** · April 30th, 2013

Hey it is working now, I hden't installed the firmware-b43-lpphy-installer.
Befor I installed firmware-b43-lpphy-installer, I tried several times to activate the driver of my Wi-Fi card found by the 'Additional drivers', but it used to fail. After I installed firmware-b43-lpphy-installer it worked.
Thank you!