I just got Ubuntu 6.06 and I cant my wireless to work. My computer has a built in wireless adapter, the adapter is a broadcomm wireless adapter. It doesnt even see that its thier. If anyone knows how to get it to work let me know.
2007-02-16 05:05:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The Broadcom adapter doesn't work out of the box, they need a firmware file that Ubuntu can't distribute. Instructions can be found here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Dapper#head-d0946e95811e2999580f6073e165fa66c3709f01
Though it was flaky on my Inspiron 5150, so I used the ndiswrapper, a program that uses the Windows driver in Linux. This may be easier to install and more reliable.
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#Ndiswrapper_for_Broadcom_43xx_wireless_chipset
2007-02-16 14:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by bakegoodz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been having the same problem. I've found few things on the forums, but i just can't get it working.
i hope someone knows!
2007-02-16 05:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by MadMax08 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post this question at the following links. (Let them know that you are new to Linux)
2007-02-16 05:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋