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`Properly` installing a driver\package

Asked by Midnight Matt

In my attempts to get a wireless network card to work (see question #165739), I get an error msg. stating that the driver (b43legacy) was `not installed (properly)!`. I simply copied this directory into my directory tree, but I guess that isn't a `proper` installation. Anyone out there know which package contains this software so I can `properly` install it?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

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

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Midnight Matt (randygaffer) said : 		#2

I've tried all the instructions given @ the above link, and still no luck. The `Additional Drivers` utility in System>Administration menu still shows that there are no proprietary drivers in use on the system, and the `Network Tools` utility doesn't acknowledge the existence of wlan0.

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Midnight Matt (randygaffer) said : 		#3

Why when I went all through the steps listed in the above link (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx), I wind up w\ an ineffectual driver called `b43-pci-bridge`?

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Midnight Matt (randygaffer) said : 		#4

The other issues which gave rise to this particular question have been resolved, so we can close the book on this one too;>