Broadcom 4306 firmware offline setup problems

[ReasonablePatriot]

Having issues installing b43- fwcutter. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on my PowerBook G4 PPC. I cannot connect to Internet without setting up Broadcom 4306. I am downloading from another machine and transferring with thumb drive. If I can get b43-fwcutter setup I should be able to continue with instructions found on web to install Broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5. And wl-apsta-3.130.20.0.o. New to Linux and could really use some help.

[Hadaka]

Hi, please post the output of,,

Code:

lspci -n | grep 0280

this will verify what wireless driver you need.
thanks.

[stewnash]

Having issues also,please help.

05:00.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03)

[chili555]

Please see post #2 here; you have the same device. The corrected procedure is at post #11.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1940540

[Hadaka]

Hi,give this a try.. no internet required...
open a terminal..and do..

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe -rfv wl

you may get a "not found" on that..but...its ok.
or your wired connection "may" be working now.

***If and only if your wired connection is now working**

then with the ethernet cable attached do..

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
sudo modprobe b43

**If your wired connection is not working from above commands**

then..First download the >>>>,b43.zip file attached below..
drag and drop the b43.zip to your Desktop....*note Desktop is uppercase "D"
then at the Desktop...RIGHT click the file and choose 'Extract Here' once that is done
then do..

sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43
sudo cp Desktop/b43/* /lib/firmware/b43
sudo rmmod -f b43
sudo modprobe b43

b43.zip


report any errors..
thanks.