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trouble installing Broadcom Wireless LAN module on HP laptop on UBUNTU

Sun, 12/11/2006 - 12:43pm — شخص خجول مجهول

Hey,

I a new linux user we rabena yedimha ne3ma :)

I have installed ubuntu 6.10 edgey on my laptop but it does not want to read my WiFi card. Im in desperate need to install it cuz my only ability to access the internet is through WiFi. With an out of service WiFi card, im forced to work on windows until the problem is fixed.

Please help me out cuz Ive been fed up with windows since a very long time and am currently transforming everything I do into free/open source stuff.

Thanks a lot

Abdelrahman Wahba

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Info Needed

CVirus - 12/11/2006 - 12:52pm

What is your exact laptop model ?

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First of all, Let me tell

CVirus - 12/11/2006 - 2:00pm

First of all, Let me tell you that the Broadcom kernel module is not yet stable enough to use it on daily basis ... So we'll have to disable the module and use ndiswrapper instead ... Ndiswrapper is a tool that will allow you to use the windows driver of your card.

Inorder to disable the built-in kernel module you'll have to edit this file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and add the following line at the end of the file.
Then Open a terminal and type the following: 


# sudo -s
# rmmod bcm43xx
# rmmod ndiswrapper
# apt-get --remove ndiswrapper-utils
# apt-get install build-essential
# tar -xf /path/to/ndiswrapper-version.tar.gz
# cd /path/to/ndiswrapper-version
# make
# make install
# wget http://www.runithard.com/HOWTO-BCOM64WIRELESS/64-bit_Broadcom_54g_Drivers.zip
# unzip 64-bit_Broadcom_54g_Drivers.zip
# ndiswrapper -i netbc564.inf
# modprobe ndiswrapper
# apt-get install wireless-tools
# iwlist wlan0 scan
# iwconfig wlan0 essid "name-of-your-essid" #With the double quotes
# dhclient wlan0


I hope I helped. Get my gpg key: gpg --recv-key --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 4CFE7230 Key Fingerprint: C5A6 BE2B 594A F616 E3C2

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