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b43-fwcutter package

wireless firmware not found

Asked by jon poindexter

ok so i have been working on this for 2 days and im about to get rid of ubuntu. my wireless card wont work and i really have no clue how to get it running. i have a dell inspiron 600m with a broadcom bcm 4318. i have tried everything i can find on the web and absolutely nothing comes out of it. i am so close to just going back to windows. i need help hell i done even know how to work it. i dont know how to install applications and this is really getting iritating..... can someone at least attempt to help. as far as iknow i have all the necessary stuff but any how-to's i find the information on them doesnt help at all

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Best marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#1

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx

see link above.

usually all it takes is to go into terminal then type

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

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jon poindexter (thebluestblues420) said : 		#2

nope still no go i had already done that and it is installed. im at a total lossi wish it was as easy as windows.. this just sucks because i have to go between windows and linux to try this... i have switched between os's about 30 times today. i just don't know what to do

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jon poindexter (thebluestblues420) said : 		#3

Thanks marcus aurelius, that solved my question.