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Ubuntu driver for Broadcom 4322ag

Asked by Jim Howes

I have an HP DVR-1138NR with a Broadcom 4322AG card. I really want to get off of Windows, but prior attempts have resulted in not being able to connect to the internet because of a non existance of a Linux driver for the Broadcom card. I need to be sure I can convert this before actualy going thru the pain of failure again.

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

I am pretty sure the Broadcom 4322 card will work in Ubuntu 10.04

You will need a working WIRED Internet connection and need to run the following commands to install the right Broadcom drivers:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install bcmwl-kernel-source

Then reboot and retest wireless.

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Andrew Rendle (andrew-andrewr) said : 		#2

Broadcom have produced a Linux driver which should support the 4322 devices, and this driver is available in Ubuntu via the bcmwl-kernel-source package. (I haven't actually used this driver, but the package description says it's "for use with Broadcom's BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4321-, and BCM4322-based hardware.")

To use this driver, open the System menu, go to Administration, and click on Hardware Drivers, and you should have an option to enable the Broadcom driver if there is a supported device in your computer.

Alternatively, you can manually install the bcmwl-kernel-source package using your favourite package manager (Ubuntu Software Centre, Synaptic, etc.) or by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source

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Jim Howes (jimhowes) said : 		#3

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.