On 03/19/2014 05:10 PM, Dagoberto Gomez wrote:
I am completely new to Linux and just installed Lubuntu 13 on a very old HP
Pavilion zv5200 laptop. I understand I need to install NDISWRAPPER in order to
make the Broadcom 4306 WiFi work. I already have the Windows .inf and .sys
files for the wireless adapter.
I downloaded ndiswrapper-1.59.tar in another PC and copied it to to the Linux
laptop.
I extracted the file but when I tried to build it using 'make' it said 'make'
was not installed.
I found out I had to install 'build-essential' but when I tried this (sudo
apt-get install build-essential) it just said there were no candidates.
I tried looking in the Software Center and Package Manager but found no mention
of ndiswrapper, make, or build-essential.
I am getting really frustrated as I do not understand how to install or even
find these commands.
I would appreciate it very much if someone would be patient enough to show me
the way to get ndiswrapper and my wifi adapter working.
Thanks!
Dagoberto:
ndiswrapper is available from the repository, which will yield a much
easier installation process.
In Synaptic Package Manager, search for:
ndiswr
I have had success getting Broadcom wireless to work in some of my
machines needing it, by installing (from the repository, using Synaptic
Package Manager) the "b43-fwcutter" and "firmware-b43-installer"
packages (search for "b43").
It is possible that all you need is the second of the two packages.
As I recall, after installing those packages, and rebooting, the system
recognized my wireless, and I could connect to my wireless network.
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Sincerely,
Aere
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