Broadcom wireless driver for ubuntu 11.04

- Eduard Bloch broadcom-sta () unstable; urgency=low [ Roger Shimizu ] * debian/patches: Added linuxpatch, and linuxpatch to support Linux kernel (Thanks to Gerardo Esteban Malazdrewicz, closes: #) - Fix typo in www.doorway.ru [ Eduard Bloch ] * Dropped extra CHANGELOG file.  · Step 3: Go to Software Updates application. In the first tab Ubuntu Software, check the option of CD Rom with Ubuntu . It will ask for your password and reload the software sources. Next is to go in the Additional Drivers tab and select the propriety driver and click on Apply Changes.  · Wireless (AirPort) To enable wireless you need to install the restricted Broadcom STA driver. Open and choose Broadcom STA in: Applications- System- Additional Drivers. if you already chose to install restricted software during Ubuntu's installation, the wireless card is automatically working. Desktop Effects (Unity) Works out the box. Trackpad.

I have just moved back to Ubuntu from Windows 7 and a few months ago, I bought a NETGEAR WNA wireless adapter because my old adapter had broken. I plugged in my adapter and it doesn't seem to work, I also used the windows 7 drivers for it and tried them on the program "Windows Wireless Drivers" and they don't seem to recognize the device. How do I install BCM wireless drivers? I recently installed Ubuntu to dual-boot with the Windows XP in my Dell™ Inspiron E laptop. Unfortunately, I can only connect to our wireless network while in Windows. In Ubuntu, I can't go online unless I physically connect it to our cable modem. Wireless connection worked absolutely fine with the Broadcom STA driver on my lenovo machine - i until I upgraded to when the natty narwhal's wireless connection became actually notorious! ;) What finally worked for me to get the wireless connection working, Thanks to Eric Moon, is this. The last answer here did the trick.

Mar This is due to the DW wireless card requiring Broadcom drivers that aren't installed by default in Ubuntu. NOTE: You can have Ubuntu install. The problem is that the broadcom wireless firmware is not part of the requires broadcom-sta i use an Ubuntu CD as it has the driver. For your help, find the below link to install wireless driver in Ubuntu: Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers [ www.doorway.ru