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BCM4318 not in Additional Drivers in Ubuntu 11.04

Asked by PJ

Installed 10.04 on entire hard drive (500g) that use to be Vista. Upgraded each version to 12.04.Version 11.04 was installed over internet first time.12.04 would not download from internet or CD I burned (had all of the files). Downgraded to 11.10 over internet.Had slow internet speed so I downgraded again to 11.04 by CD. First time installing 11.04 by internet B43 drivers were enabled through Additional Drivers. No issues. Second install of 11.04 by CD won't show driver for B43 in Additional Drivers BUT I have a wireless connection. Would like to activate the correct drivers for the B4318 in Additional Drivers but all of the steps in the forums that I tried have not been successful. Looking at the files on the install CD I noticed that the patch was not there. Any quick fixes to this or since I have a wireless connection should I just leave well enough alone? I've been 6 days on this!

Thank you.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

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

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PJ (pamela-zollars) said : 		#2

I used the directions you sent in the link.I have an internet connection but
the driver is still not showing up in the Additional Drivers. Does it
matter?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If you have a web connection, who cares :)

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PJ (pamela-zollars) said : 		#4

The OS is on an XPS 420. I like to max things out and Just want to make sure I am getting the most out of the systems potential.