Difference between revisions of "Broadcom BCM43xx Wireless Cards"
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Lucid has finally included both the open b43 and b43-legacy drivers, as well as Broadcom's proprietary driver in its repositories. If you have a BCM43XX, it's now just a matter of going to '''System >> Administration >> Hardware Drivers''' and letting Ubuntu work its magic. Make sure you're connected to the internet (and clicked through our wireless splash page) before attempting it! | Lucid has finally included both the open b43 and b43-legacy drivers, as well as Broadcom's proprietary driver in its repositories. If you have a BCM43XX, it's now just a matter of going to '''System >> Administration >> Hardware Drivers''' and letting Ubuntu work its magic. Make sure you're connected to the internet (and clicked through our wireless splash page) before attempting it! | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, 24 January 2012
Overview
Broadcom BCM43xx series wireless cards have opensource drivers for ubuntu but the firmware required isn't installed by default. For these cards to work they need a package installed and the firmware extracted.
Ubuntu 10.04
Lucid has finally included both the open b43 and b43-legacy drivers, as well as Broadcom's proprietary driver in its repositories. If you have a BCM43XX, it's now just a matter of going to System >> Administration >> Hardware Drivers and letting Ubuntu work its magic. Make sure you're connected to the internet (and clicked through our wireless splash page) before attempting it!
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron and before
These distributions are no longer supported.