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Bug #732677: bcmwl 5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu2 driver not working on BCM4311 wireless chipset on Compaq Presario laptop in Ubuntu 11.04

Asked by ahambidge

Hello,

I have installed 11.04 on a Compaq Presario laptop and the following is the output from the sudo lshw-C network command.

  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:40400000-40403fff

I am stuck as to what to do. Any help will be appreciated. There is no Wifi in the Network config.

Regards,

Allan :)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

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

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

I think that your BCM4311 wireless adapter is experiencing the following Broadcom driver bug in Ubuntu 11.04:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/732677

I suggest installing bcmwl-kernel-source (5.60.48.36+bdcom-0ubuntu5) from maverick (Ubuntu 10.10) using gdebi

Solution is described here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/732677/comments/23

Then reboot your PC and run the following commands to enable your wireless adapter:

rfkill unblock all
sudo rfkill unblock all

Then retest wireless using NetworkManager

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ahambidge (ahambidge) said : 		#3

Hello All,

Many thanks for all the support. I installed the 10.10 driver and have locked it in the Synaptic. A reboot and it works.

Regards,

Allan :)