This page aims at getting your Broadcom BCM43xx PCI based wireless network card working. The proprietary drivers can be activated under the desktop menu System > Administration > Hardware/Additional Drivers using an existing Internet connection (Ethernet or USB) for best results. If you experience troubles activating follow the instructions on this page for your particular scenario.
Broadcom BCM43xx Chipset (PCI)
Identifying Your Card/Driver
In a terminal the command lspci will display information about all PCI devices attached to your computer. To display only devices manufactured by Broadcom (including wifi cards), apply a filter for "14e4" as follows.
Step 1.
Open a terminal window under the desktop menu Applications > Accessories > Terminal and enter the following command:
~$ lspci -vvnn | grep 14e4
The following is an example of the information required to identify your card type and typical lspci output.
- Card/Model - BCM4322
- PCI-ID - [14e4:432b]
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:432b] (rev 01)
Supported devices
Driver - Card/Model
STA - BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322, BCM43224, BCM43225, **BCM43227, **BCM43228
b43 - BCM4306/3, BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4318, BCM4320
b43legacy - BCM4301, BCM4306, BCM4306/2
Note: Not all PCI-ID's and/or modes are supported. See the links at the bottom of this page for more information regarding supported/unsupported PCI-ID's.
Note: The b43 kernel driver and the STA driver package bcmwl-kernel-source have slight variations across different Ubuntu releases. For example, the latest Ubuntu release will have a higher version of the driver than the last Ubuntu LTS release.
A more complete (or at least easier to read) list of supported devices can hopefully be found at
Unsupported devices
If your wifi card/chipset and/or various modes are not supported by the STA hybrid driver or the b43 kernel driver, you will need to go for ndiswrapper - this will allow you to use closed source drivers to activate your wifi card.
Installing STA drivers
10.04 (Lucid Lynx), 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) **11.04 (Natty Narwhal)
Issue: _eth%d: 5.100.82.38 driver failed with code 21_ and wireless doesn't work. You need to install Maverick's driver from http://packages.ubuntu.com
Supported models include:
BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322, BCM43224, BCM43225, **BCM43227, **BCM43228
STA - Internet access
Step 1.
Install the STA hybrid drivers/firmware from the restricted repository using the Software Centre or the Synaptic Package Manager (Under the desktop menu System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager) and search for the bcmwl-kernel-source package and install or in a terminal (under the desktop menu Applications > Accessories > Terminal) issue the following commands:
~$ sudo apt-get update ~$ sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
Step 2.
Under the desktop menu System > Administration > Hardware/Additional Drivers, the STA drivers can be activated for use.
Note: In Ubuntu 11.04, if the driver fails to load, you may need to reinstall the bcmwl-kernel-source package. This can be done from Synaptic -> Mark for Reinstallation.
Note: A computer restart may be required before using the wifi card.
LiveCD/LiveUSB
For temporary use with the LiveCD and LiveUSB environments, simply use the Software Centre or the Synaptic Package Manager to search for and install the bcmwl-kernel-source package. Refer to Step 1 and Step 2 of the instructions above.
Step 3.
Instead of a computer restart, in a terminal issue the following commands:
~$ sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl ~$ sudo modprobe wl
Note: Allow several seconds for the network manager to scan for available networks before attempting a connection.
STA - No Internet access
If you do not have any other means of Internet access on your computer, you will have to install the bcmwl-kernel-source package from the restricted folder under ../pool/restricted/b/bcmwl on the Ubuntu install media.
Note: Systems installed from CDROM can simply add the install CD as a package source and install bcmwl-kernel-source, automatically installing the required dependencies.
Note: The following instructions are for a stock Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Edition via USB install. Netbook edition, other variations and matured systems may require more/less packages be installed to satisfy dependencies of bcmwl-kernel-source.
Note: The GUI front end for dpkg will automatically display required packages that need to be installed to satisfy the bcmwl-kernel-source dependencies. To use the front end, navigate the file system using the file manager and double click on the packages to install/list required dependencies.
Step 1.
Navigate the install media and install the packages listed below by double clicking or navigate the install media and install these packages consecutively in a terminal (under the desktop menu Applications > Accessories > Terminal):
../pool/main/d/dkms
:/dkms/$ sudo dpkg -i dkms*
../pool/main/p/patch
:/patch/$ sudo dpkg -i patch*
../pool/main/f/fakeroot
:/fakeroot/$ sudo dpkg -i fakeroot*
../pool/restricted/b/bcmwl
:/bcmwl/$ sudo dpkg -i bcmwl-kernel-source*
Step 2.
Under the desktop menu System > Administration > Hardware/Additional Drivers, the STA drivers can be activated for use.
Note: A computer restart may be required before using the wifi card.
LiveCD/LiveUSB
Note: The install media contents are mounted under /cdrom of the filesystem.
Step 3.
For temporary use with the LiveCD and LiveUSB environments, instead of a computer restart, in a terminal issue the following commands:
~$ sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb wl ~$ sudo modprobe wl
Note: Allow several seconds for the network manager to scan for available networks before attempting a connection.
Installing b43 drivers
8.04 (Hardy Heron), 9.10 (Karmic Koala), 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
Note: On Ubuntu 11.04 installing the 'firmware-b43-installer' package takes care of the downloading and installation of the b43 driver.
Supported models include:
BCM4301 BCM4306/2, BCM4306/3, BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4318, BCM4320
The Ubuntu kernel in versions 8.04.x (Hardy Heron) and higher do provide the b43 drivers, however due to copyright restrictions not the proprietary firmware which is required to run your card.
Note: See here for a list of known PCI devices/ID's and their available modes as well as supported/unsupported chipsets.
The following instructions explain how to extract the required firmware.
b43 - Internet access
If you have some other kind of Internet access on your computer, you can download the firmware by simply installing the b43-fwcutter package which does the download and setup for you automatically.
Step 1.
To install b43-fwcutter issue the following command in a terminal (under the desktop menu Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and follow the prompts:
~$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
Since Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal additional installation of the package firmware-b43-installer can be helpful and/or necessary, respectively:
~$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
or, if you need a legacy driver, use:
~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43legacy-installer
Step 2.
Under the desktop menu System > Administration > Hardware/Additional Drivers, the b43 drivers can be activated for use.
Note: A computer restart may be required before using the wifi card.
LiveCD/LiveUSB
Step 3.
For temporary use with the LiveCD and LiveUSB environments, instead of a computer restart, in a terminal issue the following commands:
~$ sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb ~$ sudo modprobe b43
Note: Allow several seconds for the network manager to scan for available networks before attempting a connection.
b43 - No Internet access
If you do not have any other means of Internet access on your computer, you will have to install b43-fwcutter and patch packages from the install media. After that you will need to setup firmware manually (without the firmware automatically downloading and being set up).
Setp 1.
b43-fwcutter is located on the Ubuntu install media under ../pool/main/b/b43-fwcutter/ and patch is located under ../pool/main/p/patch/ or both in the official repositories online.
Note: In some versions (10.04 and 11.04 at least) there is not a /pool/main/p/patch/ If this file is missing then you don't need it. In this case you only need to install /pool/main/b/b43-fwcutter by following the instructions below.
Double click on the package to install or in a terminal (under the desktop menu Applications > Accessories > Terminal) navigate to the folder containing the package and issue the following command:
:/b43-fwcutter/$ sudo dpkg -i b43-fwcutter*
In case you couldn't find the folder, wubi keeps it as a hidden folder so you have to mount it. Follow these steps:
~$ sudo mount -o loop /host/ubuntu/install/.fuse_hidden0000000400000001 /mnt ~$ cd /mnt/pool/main/b/b43-fwcutter/ ~$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter ~$ sudo dpkg -i b43-fwcutter*
As for the patch:
~$ cd /mnt/pool/main/p/patch/ ~$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
Then unmount:
~$ sudo umount /mnt
Step 2.
On a computer with Internet access, download the required firmware files from http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o and http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
Step 3.
Copy the downloaded files to your home folder and execute the following commands consecutively in a terminal to extract and install the firmware:
~$ tar xfvj broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 ~$ sudo b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o ~$ sudo b43-fwcutter --unsupported -w /lib/firmware broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/wl_apsta_mimo.o
Step 4.
Under the desktop menu System > Administration > Hardware/Additional Drivers, the b43 drivers can be activated for use.
Note: A computer restart may be required before using the wifi card.
LiveCD/LiveUSB
Note: The install media contents are mounted under /cdrom of the filesystem.
Step 5.
For temporary use with the LiveCD and LiveUSB environments, instead of a computer restart, in a terminal issue the following commands:
~$ sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb ~$ sudo modprobe b43
Note: Allow several seconds for the network manager to scan for available networks before attempting a connection.
External Links
Easy instructions for 10.04 and possibly others http://www.omattos.com/node/6
Broadcom STA linux driver page.
b43 Kernel driver wireless.kernel.org
Installing Windows drivers with NdisWrapper
Ubuntu IRC channel (official) - #ubuntu @ irc.freenode.com
Ubuntu-users mailing list - https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users
Linux Wireless page http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Testimonials
These have been rescued from an older page but people kept adding to the bottom of the table so there might be something relevant down there!
Others benefit from detailed feedback, so you get bonus points if you provide all of the following in your notes:
- Machine Brand and Model
Wireless Brand and Model (please post the whole line): lspci | grep Broadcom
Wireless Chipset: lspci -n | grep '14e4:43'
Ubuntu Version: lsb_release -d
Kernel/architecture (including 32 vs. 64 bit) : uname -mr
- Any extra boot options you might be using (e.g., noacpi, irqpoll, etc.)
- Whether or not you had to compile NDISWrapper
- Which version of Step 2 you used
- If you're on Hardy, whether you had to apply the "Hardy Bug Fix" workaround or not, and if you used it, which version you used.
User |
Result |
~~~Date~~~ |
Notes |
Sample |
Success/Failure |
Date |
|
Success |
Jun 14, 2007 |
Dell D620; Dell 1390 mini wireless card (Broadcom BCM4311); Network Manager + WPA working |
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Success |
Jul 3, 2007 |
Acer Aspire 9410Z; Intel 1390 (Broadcom BCM4311) |
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Success |
Jul 5, 2007 |
BCM4318 in an Asus WL-138G-rev2. But used drivers from Asus Website. Installed WinXP drivers. Seems stable and I don't see any transmission power issues that I've seen with the free bcm34xx driver. Network Manager + WPA working [I've incorporated this feedback into the howto -- JamieJackson] |
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aciddecode |
Success |
Jul 9, 2007 |
Dell Inspiron 6400; Dell 1390 mini wireless card BCM4311 |
Merindabrayfield |
Success |
July 18, 2007 |
Compaq Presario c500; make sure you are connected to the internet before you start |
(on behalf of) Snipersnest |
Success (with caveats) |
Aug 1 2007 |
I'm using an HP dv9010us laptop with bcm4311 [and I] have to load the system with noacpi. ...this tutorial now works for me. But not for Ubuntu 7.04. It works for me on Ubuntu 7.10 with the 2.6.22 kernel and NDISwrapper 1.48rc1 compiled from source. ... I found that in my case the 2.6.20-15/16 kernel and having to use noacpi makes ndiswrapper incompatible. This can be fixed by compiling a new 2.6.22 kernel OR wait till October and install Gusty Gibbon 7.10. If your feeling adventurous I guess you could try Gusty like I did. It fixed my problems. |
(on behalf of) boomcat |
Success |
Aug 10, 2007 |
Specs: T20 Thinkpad, Pentium III at 700 mHz, 256M RAM, 100G HD, Feisty Faun i86 clean install, no other OS on this machine, Linksys WPC54G V3 PCMCIA wireless card. My card uses the BCM4318 chipset, so I used step 2c. |
(on behalf of) ctt1wbw |
Success |
Aug 16, 2007 |
I didn't have to compile ndiswrapper. And I have the broadcom 4318 chip. I have an HP Pavillion dv8000 laptop. |
Darkwolf2 |
Partial Success |
Aug 25, 2007 |
Compaq F572US xubuntu 7.04, Compile ndiswrapper 1.47, Used driver from a modified step listed in the thread [ed--this driver is now incorporated in Step 2a]; Cannot get IP lease with kernel 2.6.20-16, no issues with kernel 2.6.20-15 [darkwolf-- as of xubuntu 7.10 AMD64; this HowTo works with step 2a no compiling was needed.] [update 2: see gutsy success testimonial from Nov 10, 2007] |
(on behalf of) bigbee79 |
Success |
Aug 29, 2007 |
I'm another frustrated F572US user, or I was frustrated. I used the new 2nd step [ed--now called step 2a] and after rebooting my wireless card is now working for the first time. Everything seems to be working great. I'm using the 64 bit version of Ubuntu and I used the suggested "noapic" during booting and install. I didn't use the irqpoll one though. |
(on behalf of) may04 |
Success |
Sept 6, 2007 |
I am a new user and installed 7.04 a few times but could not get my Linksys WMP54G to work. Tonight I reinstalled and right after the updates I copied and pasted the commands, rebooted and opened Wireless Assistant 0.5.5 and it worked. |
(on behalf of) hambudge |
Success |
Sept 8, 2007 |
Success hp dv6000 broadcomwireless 4318; Ubuntu 7.04 alternative cd (booted via F6 "noapic nolapic" added to command line). |
(on behalf of) YMLiew |
Success |
Sept 8, 2007 |
Ubuntu 7.04, 64 Bit AMD - Desktop; Compaq Presario V3000(V3010AU) , WLAN : Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) (Broadcom BCM4311 KFBG); Working Great |
(on behalf of) Tonny Hooijer |
Success |
Sept 9, 2007 |
I have a Dell Lattitude D610 with the following wireless device according to lspci : Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 [AirForce 54g] 802.11a/b/g PCI Express Transceiver (rev 02). The only thing working for me was the last part, i did have to compile the ndiswrapper...and reboot. But it works now! |
(on behalf of) hgh9mrp |
Success |
Sept 11, 2007 |
Dell Optiplex GX1 with a PII; Linksys WMP54G with Broadcom bcm4306; Xubuntu 7.04 with XFCE; Used Step 2b of the procedure; No compilation of ndiswrapper was necessary |
(on behalf of) ForTheOrca |
Success |
Sept 13, 2007 |
Compaq Presario C571NR; Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01); 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux; No particular boot options that I'm aware of; Didn't need to compile NDISWrapper; used Step 2b |
Succes |
Sept 14, 2007 |
HP Compaq nx7300; Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01)- compiled ndiswrapper (step 2b didn't solve the problem, wireless connection disappeared from network manager) |
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(on behalf of) AB34125 |
Success |
Sept 14, 2007 |
Compaq Presario v2000; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318; Xubuntu, 32 bit Linux laptop 2.6.20-16-generic; Had to Compile ndiswrapper |
(on behalf of) hrimhari |
Success |
Sept 18, 2007 |
HP Pavilion dv2404; How-to worked for me, using step 2a; 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 02); Took me about 5 minutes ; ) Only thing is that I had to try my wireless network twice before it would connect. No clues why. |
(on behalf of) marq06 |
Success |
Sept 20, 2007 |
HP Compaq NX 7300; Broadcom Corporation BCM4311; Ubuntu, 32 bit Linux laptop 2.6.20-16-generic; Followed step 2b; No compiling. Just worked. |
(on behalf of) GunnerH |
Success |
Oct 2, 2007 |
HP Pavillion dv6424ca; PCI ID 14e4:4312 [BCM4310 (rev 02)]; Ubuntu Version 32-bit Ubuntu 7.04 (Fiesty Fawn) Kernel 2.6.20-16-generic on AMD 64x2 Turion; using "noapic" boot option; had to compile NDISWrapper; used step 2a |
Mooky |
Success |
Oct 2, 2007 |
Dell XPS M1210; Dell 1500 Draft-N 802.11a/b/g miniPCI (Broadcom 4328); Ubuntu 7.04 2.6.20-16 32-bit on Intel Core2 Duo; used Dell WinXP driver download for step 2, download from Dell Support Site and unzip it, driver is in DRIVER subfolder; Works on open 802.11g and WPA-PSK 802.11g so far. (Editor's Update: I've incorporated this driver into this howto.) |
phisher1 |
Success |
Oct 3rd, 2007 |
HP dv9000; Broadcom Dell Wireless 1390 4311 (rev 02); Followed guide using Step 2a, Kubuntu Feisty Working with No Encryption, WEP and WPA |
(on behalf of) cscott |
Success |
Oct 10, 2007 |
It worked great for me. I have a Toshiba Tecra 9000 using the broadcom 4318. The initial instructions did not work, but I followed the further [ndiswrapper compilation] instructions and it worked great! |
Claus Aranha |
Success |
Oct 15, 2007 |
HP Compaq nc2400 - worked without a hitch. Used Step 2b. Box says the chipset is a Broadcom 4311BG 802.11b/g, lspci said Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) |
michael37 |
Success |
Oct 24, 2007 |
Dell Inspiron E1505/6400 with Dell Wireless 1390 mini-PCI (lspci detected Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)). Downloaded Dell WinXP driver R151519.EXE for step 2 -- see Mooky testimony above. Works on 801.11g |
(on behalf of) besseresser |
Success |
Nov 5, 2007 |
I have an HP G7000 laptop. Everything seems to work fine, except the laptop's w-lan on/off switch, It does nothing. I didn't have to compile ndiswrapper manually, and step 2a was used.; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64 |
ivanmladek |
Success |
Nov 8, 2007 |
HP Pavillion DV6000Z with Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 01) on 14e4:4312 (rev 01) on amd64 bit Ubuntu 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 06:17:24 UTC 2007 x86_64 running -compiled- ndiswrapper v1.49. using Dell WXP64 driver http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R140747.EXE |
(on behalf of) syga |
Success |
Nov 6, 2007 |
Instructions worked perfectly on Gutsy 64. Had to use ndiswrapper and step 2[b] of the instructions; Dell Inspiron 1501; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); Chipset:14e4:4311 (rev 01); compiled ndiswrapper |
(on behalf of) oppo |
Success |
Nov 6, 2007 |
Presario V3000,4311 rev 01. Gutsy. Worked perfectly! I tried many other posts over 3 days and this is the one that finally works. |
(on behalf of) bbrg548 |
Success |
Nov 6, 2007 |
Machine = HP Pavilion dv9628nr; Wireless Brand + Model = Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Wireless Chipset = 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu Version = 7.10 (64 bit) Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64; No extra boot options; I did not have to compile ndiswrapper; I used step 2a |
(on behalf of) drs345 |
Success |
Nov 6, 2007 |
Followed step 2a. No compiling necessary. Broadcom 4311 rev 2, BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Lenovo N100, Gutsy 7.10 32-bit, 2.6.22-14-generic; Chipset: 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Previously could see the network but not connect with the proprietary Broadcom restricted drivers enabled. Gutsy broadcom 43xx restricted driver is now unchecked/uninstalled. |
(on behalf of) Cod |
Success |
Nov 6, 2007 |
Dell Latitude D420 with a fairly fresh Gutsy install; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); I went for option 2b and did not have to compile ndiswrapper. |
(on behalf of) Praxicoide |
Success |
Nov 6, 2007 |
Success! Everything went smoothly. The computer is a Compaq Presario V300 with fresh Gusty Gibbon. |
(on behalf of) Hamditter |
Success |
Nov 10, 2007 |
This worked great for me. It took me a bit longer then 5 minutes, because I'm a slow typist, and I double checked each line for accuracy before hitting return. I'm using an old Dell Inspiron 2650, with Gutsy. The card is a Linksys WPC54G, with the BCM4318 chipset |
(on behalf of) DarkW0lf |
Success |
Nov 10, 2007 |
I had to reinstall 7.04 due to a bad upgrade. And upgraded fresh from there. Model: Compaq F572US; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PC (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); OS: xubuntu 7.10 AMD64; 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP x86_64; Added Boot Option: noapic; Compile: No; Used step 2a |
(on behalf of) guggero |
Success |
Nov 10, 2007 |
Machine: HP Compaq 6910p; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu: 7.10; Kernel: 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686; Boot options: Default boot options; Compile ndiswrapper: No; Used Step: 2a |
(on behalf of) raichle |
Success |
Nov 12, 2007 |
Success! Wireless + WPA!!! This is with a fresh install of Gutsy, was using Restricted Driver Manager but it was lousy. Did not have to compile ndiswrapper and I used step 2c. Dell Inspiron B130; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4318 (rev 02); 32bit 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 |
stapple |
Success |
Nov 14, 2007 |
Machine: HP G6030EM; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu: 7.10; Boot options: nosplash noapic nosmp (note wireless does not function if acpi=off option used); Compile ndiswrapper: No; Used Step: 2a |
Joshua |
Success |
Nov 16, 2007 |
Machine- HP Pavilion dv6500; Wireless Model- 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Wireless Chipset- 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu Version- 7.10; Kernel- 2.6.22-14-generic i686 32bit; Boot options: unchanged from installed defaults; didn't compiled ndiswrapper; Used Step: 2a |
(on behalf of) coolclassic |
Success |
Nov 17, 2007 |
Dell Inspiron 1501,Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01), 14e4:4311 (rev 01), kubuntu 7.10, 2.6.22-14-generic i686 no boot options, Did not compile ndiswrapper, Step 2b |
(on behalf of) ghasek |
Success |
Nov 18, 2007 |
HP Compaq 6720s; 1Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; didn't have to compile; step 2a |
Poobslag |
Success |
Nov 21, 2007 |
Alienware AMD Athlin X2 3600 Dual Core Processor; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; Compile used; step 2a. 2c is the recommended choice, but it did not work. |
(on behalf of) HW_Hack |
Success |
Dec 3, 2007 |
Dell Inspiron B130; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4318 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.04; 2.6.20-16-generic i686; No boot options used; compiled ndiswrapper; step 2c |
(on behalf of) aatiis |
Success |
Dec 5, 2007 |
HP nx6325; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); 14e4:4312 (rev 01); Kubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; Step 2b; compiled ndiswrapper: The reason I have compiled ndiswrapper 1.50 is that I tried with the wrong windows driver first, so I thought that was the problem. I think it should have worked with the binaries from the repo. |
Success |
DEC 10, 2007 |
HP Compaq 6710b; 10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); 10:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; didn't have to compile; step 2a |
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(on behalf of) Steenmeijer |
Success |
Dec 5, 2007 |
Acer Aspire 9305AWSMi; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10 - Fresh install; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; No compiling NDISWrapper; Step 2b |
(on behalf of) benson |
Success |
Dec 8, 2007 |
Acer Aspire 4310; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic i686; No boot options; Did not compile ndiswrapper; Step 2b |
(on behalf of) kvonb |
Success |
Dec 15, 2007 |
Hewlett Packard Pavilion 6645eg (KA057EA#ABD) laptop; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); 14e4:4312 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; NO extra boot options; standard ndiswrapper from repos; used step 2a (sp34152.exe); The wireless didn't work with the "restricted driver", [but this guide worked]; [using WPA2]; [running at 54mbps] |
Success |
Dec 18, 2007 |
HP Compaq 6715b; BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; WPA, 54Mb/s; step 2a |
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Evert Mantel |
Success |
Dec 19, 2007 |
HP dv6550; BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; WPA, 54Mb/s; step 2a; only after update to 2.6.22.14; before it didn't work |
Hayke |
Success |
Dec 28, 2007 |
Compaq Presario C710ED; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); chipset:01:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic i686; No compilation of ndiswrapper needed; I did encounter problems with wget (compaq-ftp-server down...). In step 2a I downloaded the file manually from HP Support site. Native restricted driver in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) did recognize the broadcom device, but didn't manage to find wireless networks with nm-applet. This Ndiswrapper solution works flawless. |
(on behalf of) bhavinjo |
Success |
Dec 28, 2007 |
Gateway 7508GX laptop; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4318 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; no extra boot options; no ndiswrapper compilation needed; step 2c |
(on behalf of) jbloodwo |
Success* |
Dec 30, 2007 |
Dell Vostro 1400; Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03); 14e4:4328 (rev 03); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; no ndiswrapper compilation needed; 2d; *The only strange this is I was not aple to get DHCP to assign an ip adress after entering my wepkey until after i assigned a static adress and then went back to DHCP. anyway I am posting this from 7.10 and all is working well with the wireless. |
Chris Strobel |
Success |
Dec 31, 2007 |
Dell Vostro 1000; BCM94311MCG 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; Seems to work as expected, no additional steps needed. But mysteriously the bootscreen is not showing anymore, only a black screen until gdm appears. |
xobes |
Success |
Jan 5, 2008 |
Compaq Presario C700 (C714NR); BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; Works great so far! One note is that step 2a, the file was not readily available from the compaq ftp site so I had to find it elsewhere. |
brettpim |
Success |
25 Jan 2008 |
Dell Latitude X300; lspci = "Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)"; Chipset = 14e4:4324 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Used step 2b; using non-compiled ndiswrapper gave me some functionality, but I had to start all networking from command line; compiling ndiswrapper gave me full gui functionality! Thanks! |
Success |
26 Jan 2008 |
HP Pavillion dv6105us; lspci = "Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)"; Chipset = 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Used step 2b; using latest ndiswrapper-common. WEP with static IP |
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giocip |
Success |
1 Feb 2008 |
Dell Latitude D620; lspci = "Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)"; Chipset = 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Used step 2b; Didn't have to compile NDISWrapper, process worked well, I'm adding this comment using my newly established wireless connection. |
cressie176 |
Success |
24 Feb 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1525; lspci = "Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)"; 14e4:4315; Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Unfortunately I couldn't get things running following just this post alone, however working from similar instructions at http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Tech/Wireless/Truemobile_ndiswrapper, using the driver from ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R174291.exe, WPA configuration as per http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834 and the reboot fix from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3679330. Now I'm cooking with gas. FTR I tried the restricted driver manager and wicd without success. (Editor's Update: I've incorporated this driver into this howto as step 2e. At least two users have used this guide and 2e successfully, so it appears that the other steps that cressie176 outlines are not necessary.) |
Success |
12 March 2008 |
HP Pavillion DV2740SE-04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)-04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)-Ubuntu 7.10-2.6.22-14-generic i686-No extra boot options-Compiled ndiswrapper 1.52-Followed Step 2e without extra instructions |
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Kyuss |
Success |
16 March 2008 |
Lenovo (IBM) 3000 C200 with Broadcom BCM94311MCG PCIE (rev 01) Step 2a. Working great |
Danr |
Success |
16 March 2008 |
Acer Aspire 7003 with BCM4318 (rev 02). Step 2a NOT step 2c works great for me |
Applegeek |
Success |
23 March 2008 |
HP Pavillion DV2740SE-04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)-04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)-Ubuntu 7.10-2.6.22-14-generic i686-No extra boot options-Compiled ndiswrapper 1.52- Then Followed Step 2e. Interesting that the chip is a bcm4312, but it identifies as a bcm4310. Hardy Alpha 6 fails to see the chip at all with b43 drivers |
Danuel |
Success |
30 March 2008 |
HP Pavilion dv2718us, AMDTurion 64bit, no extra boot options except nvidia-glx-new propriatary driver for video card (NVIDIA GeForce 7150M), followed step 2e, no need to compile ndiswrapper from source. Here are the shell commands in format "command ? answer": sudo dmidecode -s system-manufacturer ? Hewlett-Packard; sudo dmidecode -s system-product-name ? HP Pavilion dv2700 Notebook PC; sudo dmidecode -s system-version ? F.14; lspci | grep Broadcom ? 04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); lspci -n | grep 14e4:43 ? 04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); lsb_release -d ? Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch); uname -mr ? 2.6.24-12-generic x86_64. Speed test on LAN 2.6 MB/sec (~20Mbits/sec, not bad!). If anyone else has this laptop, please help contribute to http://nohair.com/code/computers:ubuntu:hp_pavilion_dv2718us , the community docs wiki server was prohibitively slow when I was testing the laptop. Once we are done with the page, we can move it to the community docs https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HPdv2718us. Thanks for a job done well JamieJackson. I wish all the pages were so concise without Fluff |
Alienmike |
Success |
12 April 2008 |
Gateway MX6421 with Broadcom BCM4318; using Ubuntu 7.04 - the Feisty Fawn i needed to Compile ndiswrapper from Source and 2c didnt work for me, 2a works Great |
Antonello |
Partial Success |
19 April 2008 |
On Ubuntu 8.04 beta there is a bug that forbids ndiswrapper to works with BCM4311. Unloading the ssb module and then loading it back AFTER ndiswrapper solves the problem (see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218763). |
Success |
26 April 2008 |
Dell Latitude C840, using a Linksys WPC54G PCI card on Hardy. Successfully used step 2b & the hardy bug fix (v0.1) described below. Thanks! |
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SPECIAL NOTE |
26 Apr 2008 |
!!! Thanks for the feedback folks, but the details are getting a bit sparse. Please look at the top of these testimonial, and provide all of the information specified in the bulleted list. The details provide the clues needed for the detective work that keeps this tutorial current and concise. Thanks! !!! |
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Hannes |
Success |
27 April 2008 |
HP nc6220; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 02:04.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.24-16-generic i686. I did not have to compile ndiswrapper. I used step 2a, since I knew this worked for me in Ubuntu 7.10, I did not try step 2c. I had to use the "Hardy Bug Fix" (v0.1). Thanks!! (Editor's Note: This clinches it, I'm making 2a the official driver of the 14e4:4318 (rev 02) ) |
Luppi |
Success |
28 April 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1525;Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01);running on 8.04 (Hardy); 2.6.24.16-generic i686 - 32bit. Followed straight thru using step 2b and got the Hardy Bug Fix (v0.1) too - simply solved with the hint. Tnks! |
Spajdi88 |
Success |
28 April 2008 |
Acer Aspire 5720ZG, Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64, BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI(rev 01). I used step 2a and had to use "Hardy bug fix" (v0.1)but now everything works fine and wpa_supplicant is working too i'm able to access WPA2 networks, very good manual thanks a lot ! |
sayeo87 |
Success |
28 April 2008 |
HP dv6000z, Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01). Didn't have to compile ndiswrapper. I used step 2b and had to use "Hardy bug fix" (v0.1) but everything worked instantly! "Out of the box", only bluetooth was working but now both bluetooth and wireless works! Keep up the great work! |
auslander |
Success |
1 May 2008 |
HP 2133, Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02). Didn't have to compile ndiswrapper. I used step 2a and had to use "Hardy bug fix" (v0.3) Everything works great -- this is the little VIA C7-M based HP eeepc compeditor |
bon3fire |
Success |
May 15, 2008 |
HP nx6325 (EY350EA#ABD), Ubuntu 8.04, Step 2b + "hardy fix v0.3", kernel 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64, BCM4312 802.11a/b/g 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01), did not compile ndiswrapper. Working fine by now, BUT the radio reception is not quite as good as "the real deal". b43-fwcutter alternative is much too buggy for now... Big thanks to you. |
smatofu |
Success |
May 22, 2008 |
HP zv5000 , Ubuntu 7.10, Step 2b , kernel 2.6.22-14-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03), 02:02.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03), did not compile ndiswrapper. Great thanks! |
ariwe |
Success |
May 22, 2008 |
HP dv6408nr , Ubuntu 8.04, Step 2a , kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02), 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02), I already had ndiswrapper compiled, hardy Bug Fix version 0.3 used. Thanks!!!! |
claudio |
Success |
May 23, 2008 |
HP nc6230 , Ubuntu 8.04, Making it permanent step does not work. Slight working rewrite (use of rc.local and some tests) for my specific hardware (HP nc6320) here: http://nxadm.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/broadcom-wifi-bcm4312-speedup-on-ubuntu-804-on-a-hp-nc6320-laptop/ |
Aitjcize |
Success |
May 24, 2008 |
HP compaq presario v3700, Ubuntu 8.04, Step 2a , kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 02), I used step 2a and had to use Hardy bug fix v0.3 Thanks a lot!! |
larrycz |
Success |
May 25, 2008 |
2008 MacBook, Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03), 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-12-generic i686, didn't have to compile NDISWrapper, used step 2d and Hardy bug fix v0.3; Thanks loads! |
AllanM |
Success |
May 26, 2008 |
HP tx2130, Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03), 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 8.04, 2.6.24-17-generic i686, no compile, step 2d, bug fix not needed; Thanks |
robfuller |
Success |
June 7, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1300, Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04, 2.6.24-18-generic i686, no compile, copied over the bcmwl5.inf and .sys files from my Windows installation rather than downloading, used Hardy bug fix version 0.3. It was all very easy - thank you! |
ScottFJohnson |
Success |
June 10, 2008 |
HP Pavilion dv9610us; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); 14e4:4312 (rev 02); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.24-18-generic x86_64; Used step 2a with "Hardy Bug" Fix for NDISWrapper.; This worked the first time! Excellent work! |
Ephack |
Success |
June 13, 2008 |
HP Pavilion dv9005us; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; noapic nolapic apm=off; no compilation; Step 2a; No need for the Hardy "Turnaround". But encryption doesn't work apparently... But thanks for the clear how-to! |
Success |
June 22, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1420; Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; no compilation; Step 2e; Didn't need to use the Hardy Bug Fix, but did have some extra steps at the end. By default it was using the "wl" module, which worked but didn't allow me to connect to WPA encrypted networks. I had to "sudo rmmod wl" and "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper" to get it to stop using the wl module and start using the ndiswrapper module. Now I can connect to WPA encrypted networks! Thanks! |
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daybarr |
Failure |
July 2, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1300, Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic i686, tried compile and no compile; step 2a and step 2c; Tried copying over the bcmwl5.inf and .sys files from my Windows installation same as robfuller above but to no avail. Did manage to get listing of available SSIDs but could not connect to mine using WPA PSK. In the end, I just installed b43-fwcutter and this was all I needed. sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter |
farimi |
Failure |
July 4, 2008 |
Acer Travelmate 2400, Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic i686, tried compile and no compile; step 2a and step 2c; Tried and failed. In the end, I just installed b43-fwcutter and this was all I needed. Type this in the terminal : sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter |
samuk |
Failure |
July 5, 2008 |
HPnx6325, 30:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01), Description Ubuntu 8.04.1 2.6.24-19-rt i686, tried no compile; step 2b ; Tried and failed. I have tried b43-fwcutter and this does not work for me either |
Daniel |
Failure |
July 18, 2008 |
HP Pavilion dv6700, 02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01), 02:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic i686 (just updated). I tried step 2e three months ago and everthyng was working well (no compile). But two days ago I updated my kernel and the wireless stopped working. It recognizes the wireless network available (i think it is encrypted) but there is no internet connection. Sorry, but I'm new in the Linux world and also with any kind of wiki. |
siddhus |
Success |
July 22, 2008 |
Compaq Presario V3000 Series (V3625AU). AMD Turion64 X2 CPU@1.9Ghz, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02), 04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04.1 (amd64 architecture), 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64. No extra boot options used. Yes, I compiled ndiswrapper. Used step 2a. Yes, I had to use the Hardy bugfix Version 0.3 worked well. Had some problems and had to spend a lot of time. A newer driver is available which has bcmwl6.inf, but it did not work (maybe it is missing some other files. Thanks a lot. |
Franke |
Success |
July 22, 2008 |
HP DV2036ea, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), 14e4:4312 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64, Had to compile Ndiswrapper to be able to do modprobe, Step 2b, I had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3 |
Tuliku |
Success |
July 25, 2008 |
HP Compaq nx6125, Ubuntu 8.04.1 / 2.6.24-19-generic i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4318 (rev 02), used step 2c, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile. |
gnuyoga |
Success |
Aug 03, 2008 |
Lenovo Y410, Ubuntu 8.04.1 / 2.6.24-19-openvz i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4315 (rev 02), used step 2e, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile. |
eliB |
Success |
Aug 03, 2008 |
Acer 4420-5239, Ubuntu 8.04.1 amd64 / Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4310 (rev 01), used step 2e, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile. Instead of seeing 'module=ssb' in step 3, I saw 'module=wl'. Added another couple of lines to the temproary fix to include 'wl'. Also added 'wl' into the permenent fix. I think I saw 'wl' because I had previously used the Windows Wireless Drivers GUI to install the bcmwl5.inf/bcmwl5.sys drivers. |
kkblore |
Success |
Aug 05, 2008 |
Dell XPS 1330, Ubuntu 8.04.1; Kernel 2.6.24-19-generic i686; WIreless model: 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); Wireless chipset 14e4:4315 (rev 01); did not have to compile ndiswrapper; Used step 2e; Did not need Hardy bug fix; Excellent guide -- many thanks! |
aiglesiasn |
Success |
Aug 07, 2008 |
HP Pavilon dv2000 - dv2500; Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64; Step 2e; I have Hardy and I had to used to use the fix without errors, then I used the Permanent version 0.3 with no errors and great result. The only problem I had, was that when I downloaded the updates, I had to disable the "wl" component on the "Hardware Drivers" at the "System-> Administration" Menu, and it worked properly. Thank you very much. |
cateye030 |
Success |
Aug 15, 2008 |
Machine: Acer Extensa 5620Z; Wireless Model: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); Broadcom alias name: BCM94311MCG; Wireless Chipset: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; Kernel: 2.6.24-19-generic i686; Used step 2a; had some "sudo" problems with step 3 - restart and doing step 3 with ignoring errors worked for me; Did not need Hardy bug fix; WPA decryption works; First working guide for me (after 3 frustrating evenings) - a new Ubuntu user is born - many thanks! |
highcc |
Success |
Aug 26, 2008 |
Machine: HP Pavilion tx2110us; Wireless Model: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03); Wireless Chipset: 14e4:4328 (rev 03); Ubuntu 8.04.1; Kernel 2.6.24.19-generic x86_64; Used step 2d, no problems an no need of the Hardy bug fix. Works perfectly |
ceej |
Success |
Aug 30, 2008 |
Dell Latitude D820, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), 14e4:4312 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64; Used step 2b and Hardy bug fix. Works perfectly, even WPA enterprise! Thanks. |
banzzai |
Success |
Aug 31, 2008 |
Dell VOSTRO 1000, Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01), 14e4:4311 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04, 2.6.24-16-generic i686; Used step 2a, Hardy bug fix and recompiled ndiswrapper. Great job with this page, many thanks ! |
simonas |
Success |
Sep 3, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1525; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01); chipset: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686. Before running these instructions my wireless was working fine after fresh Ubuntu install and updating all packages with update mangager, but WPA was not working (while connecting, only one green dot in network manager applet). I used step 2e and Hardy bug fix, but I had to change "ssb" to "wl" everywhere in that fix, because lshw -C network was showing "module=wl." Now WPA works fine. Thanks! |
magerbak |
Success |
Sep 5, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop, 32bit. Ubuntu 8.04.1. 2.6.24-19-generic i686. Dell Wireless-N 1505 minicard: 0b:00.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03), 14e4:4328. Used option 2d, no Hardy fix, no ndiswrapper recompile. Earlier attempts with ndiswrapper failed using the latest Vista driver R173590 (driver loaded but no wireless interface appeared). Had to go get older driver specified in 2d. |
phr0ze |
Success |
Sep 11, 2008 |
HP Compaq Presario 2100 2175 2175US; Broadcom BCM4306 Rev 02; Used option 2f; Ubuntu Hardy Heron 32bit fresh install with all patches applied; Did not have to compile; I had to use the Hardy Bug Fix v0.3. Thank you. |
Mark Servilla |
Success |
Sep 14, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1150; Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03); 14e4:4320 (rev 03); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; no compile NDISWrapper necessary; Step 2g; Hard bug fix Version 0.3; Thanks a bunch! |
Fidel Barrera-Cruz |
Success |
Oct 4, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1525; 0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03); 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 03); Description:Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; Didn't have to compile NDISWrapper; Used step 2d; Didn't use "Hardy Bug Fix"; THANKS A LOT!! VIVA LINUX!! |
dalyx |
Success |
Oct 5, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1520; 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; didn't have to compile ndiswrapper; used step 2a, and found 'module=ssb' so used the hardy bug fix. Everything worked pretty much as described, and no problem. Thanks! |
Omkar Solapurkar |
Success |
Oct 8, 2008 |
Dell Vostro 1500 ; 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01) ; 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01) ; Ubuntu 8.04.1 ; 2.6.24-19-generic i686 ; No need to compile ndiswrapper; step 2b ; Got "module=ssb" message ; Used the Hardy Bug Fix ; Works like a charm = relief = Thanks a ton!! |
cbernier |
Success |
Oct 9, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1525; 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; used step 2e, everything worked great. Used the Windows Wireless Drivers tool to install driver. |
jlucio |
Success |
Oct 13, 2008 |
HP Pavilion dv2000; 04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); 04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64; used Step 2e. Worked after a few tries. No other commands needed. Thanks a lot! |
florisla |
Success |
Oct 16, 2008 |
Cutom-built Desktop system with a PCI Belkin Wireless card (model unknown). 00:0a.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02). Ubuntu Hardy on x86-32 with standard kernel. Used step 2a and it worked without compiling NDisWrapper. Hardy bug fix 0.3 seemed to do the trick. First tried to ndiswrap the driver supplied on CD-ROM with the wifi card, but that didn't work at all. |
Dion |
Success |
Oct 16, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; Step 2e |
Alan D |
Success |
Nov 14, 2008 |
Dell Inspiron 1526, 0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01), 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy Heron), Kernel: 2.6.24-21-generic x86_64, no extra boot options, stock ndiswrapper (did not recompile), used step 2e, did NOT use the Hardy Bug Fix. Followed directions and I was connected moments later. Thanks! (Previous attempts with wl, bcm43xx, b43, and b43legacy all failed.) |
drourke |
Success |
2008-11-17 |
Dell inspiron 1520; Ubuntu 8.10; Kernel/architecture: 2.6.27-7-generic i686; Wireless Brand and Model ; $ lspci | grep Broadcom: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02) 0c:00.0; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); Wireless Chipset: $ lspci -n | grep '14e4:43' 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Used step 2a; Hardy Bug Fix: "Trying it Temporily" worked, Used version 0.3 to make it permanent; No extra boot options, stock ndiswrapper (did not recompile) |
feydrutha |
Success |
2008-11-20 |
Dell inspiron 1501; Ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex; Kernel/architecture: 2.6.27-7-generic i686; Wireless Brand and Model ; $ lspci | grep Broadcom: 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02); Wireless Chipset: $ lspci -n | grep '14e4:43' 05:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Used step 2a; Hardy Bug Fix: "Trying it Temporily" worked, Used version 0.3 to make it permanent;Before starting, I disabled the b43 and wl drivers from system->administration->hardware drivers |
alex-mayorga |
Success |
2008-11-17 |
Dell Inspiron 1501; 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 05:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.10; 2.6.27-7-generic i686; no extra boot options; didn't have to compile NDISWrapper; used version 2a |
The_Ccm |
Success |
2008-11-30 |
Dell netbook Inspiron Mini 9;03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01);03:00.0 0280:14e4:4315 (rev 01);fresh Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS;2.6.24-19-lpia i686;no extra boot options;follow exactlly this tutorial, had to remove wl module and used step 2e drivers now my ssh client doesn't hang anymore;Hardy bug fix not necessary |
Tuliku |
Success again |
December 2, 2008 |
HP Compaq nx6125, Ubuntu 8.10 / 2.6.27-9-generic i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4318 (rev 02), used step 2c, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile. Success again |
Cittarasu |
Success |
December 13, 2008 |
HP Special Edition L2000,AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-34, Ubuntu 8.10/2.6.27-9-generic i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, 05:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 05:02.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Used Step 2a, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, No need to compile. |
Success |
December 17, 2008 |
Dell Mini 9, Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz, Ubuntu 8.10/2.6.27-9-generic i686, Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g (14e4:4315)(rev 01) WLAN, Used Step 2e. WL driver worked well on this laptop except when I was connecting to WPA2 Enterprise network with PEAP & MSCHAPv2 which would cause a kernel panic. The ndiswrapper based driver connects to this network without problem. |
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andyinsdca |
success |
31Jan09 |
Laptop: HP ze4500, BCM4306 (rev02), chipset 00:09.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.10, kernel: 2.6.27-11-generic i686, Used ndiswrapper, used step 2a, needed "hardy bug fix". I also used synaptic package manager for ndiswrapper and cabextract because I'm lazy |
pauljayd |
success |
01Apr09 |
HP Pavilion zd7000 -- Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) -- chipset -- 14e4:4320 (rev 02) -- Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) -- kernel arch: 2.6.28-11-generic i686 (32-bit) -- no ndiswrapper compile -- Step 2f -- Thank you so much! |
neo |
success |
07 May 2009 |
Dell Inspiron 1525; lspci = "Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)"; 14e4:4315; Ubuntu 8.04; uname -mr = "2.6.24-16-generic i686"; Worked with step 2e ; Thank you..Thank you |
t0mppa |
success |
15 May 2009 |
Dell Precision M60; lspci = "Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)"; 14e4:4324; KUbuntu 9.04; uname -mr = "2.6.28-11-generic i686 (32 bit)"; Step 2a ; Had already used KPackageKit to install Ndiswrapper 1.53, before I stumbled here. |
aptdude |
success? then issues |
14 Jun 2009 |
Dell Dimension XPS_R (bought in 1996); [Linksys WMP11] 00:0f.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4303 802.11b Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4301 (rev 02); Ubuntu 8.04.2; 2.6.24-23-server i686;boot option acpi=off; No compile of ndiswrapper required; Used step 2a; Used Hardy bug fix – permanent by version 0.3; additional – used drivers from http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/drivers.php burned onto cd, installed driver to ndiswrapper using package ndisgtk. Two days of trying – one hour for success. Spoke too soon - system lockup, reboot doesn't config wlan0. See associated thread. |
cliffthebrewer |
success |
June 24,2009 |
Dell Latitude D800. True mobile 1300. Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev02). Ubuntu 9.04 32 bit. it worked with temporary fix but as you would expect was gone after reboot. I used "sudo update-initramfs -u" to fix the ssb problem. it is now working good and is fine after reboot. |
mzugno |
success |
Jul 9, 2009 |
Dell Latitude 131L - Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) - Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-13-generic i686 (32 bit) - Step 2b - Thank you |
crispete |
Success |
07/20/09 |
Dell Mini 9 - Broadcom BCM4312 - 14e4:4315 (rev 01) - Unbutu 8.04.2 - 2.6.24-24-lpia i686 - tried Step 2e:failed required compile |
Lonnie |
Success |
10/27/09 |
Acer 5620Z - Broadcom BCM94311MCG - 14e4:4311 (rev 01) - Unbutu 9.04 - 2.6.28-16-generic (32 bit)- tried Step 2a:failed-- fiddled around with the blacklist - removed 'blacklist wl' from the file etc/modprobe.d/blacklist - restarted and it works perfectly. |
pauly |
Success |
11/10/09 |
Dell Inspiron 1521, Broadcom BCM4328, 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 9.10. Modified existing blacklist.conf rather than create new file. Also, used ndisgtk GUI to install bcmwl5 driver. Had to apply 'Hardy bug fix' v0.3. Restarted and wireless now works. Thanks! |
Petemir |
Success |
05/01/10 |
HP tx2023la, Broadcom BCM4328, 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 9.10. I modified the blacklist.conf instead of creating a new one and created /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf instead of ndiswrapper. I had to apply also 'Hardy bug fix' v0.3. Thank you all! |
devdimi |
Success |
Jan 11, 2010 |
Dell Inspiron 1525, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev01), 14e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 9.10, 2.6.21-14-generic i686. Followed step 2e; had to unintall and recompile ndiswrapper-1.55. When compiling got error message "implicit declaration of function 'cmpxchg8b' in driver/ntoskernel.h". Edit ntoskernel.h line 878, KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,31) to KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32). After that ndiswrapper compiled clean and the rest of the instructions worked fine. Applied 'Hardy bug fix' v0.3 |
Koru |
Success |
Mar 31, 2010 |
Dell Mini 10n, Broadcom BCM4312 (rev 01), l4e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1, used steps 1 & 2e, used Synaptic Package Manager to install ndisgtk, ran ndisgtk & pointed to the .inf file, rebooted. Worked perfectly. Thank you for the write up everyone. |
turnkit |
Success |
April 1, 2009 |
Dell Inspiron 3800, Linksys WPC54G: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 06:00.0 0280: 14e4:4320 rev 02), Ubuntu 9.04, 2.6.28-11-generic i686, (no compile necessary), step 2b, the "Hardy Fix" WAS required. Also I have no ethernet on this machine so I had to download the packages on this site: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3022036&postcount=21 but all those links are wrong. You must replace the word 'feisty' with the word 'jaunty' in all those links there. Also each .deb package had to be installed with the "dpkg -i [packagename.deb]" (replacing the brackets and packagename.deb with the .debs you downloaded. This is not obvious for newbs and is not in the instructions. But after that it worked! I haven't rebooted yet to see if it "stuck" because I immediately started download 9.10. THANK YOU |
cosmichippo |
Success |
July 6, 2010 |
Lenovo G550 running x64 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, with 14e4:4315 (rev 01). Downloaded ndiswrapper-1.56 from sourceforge and compiled, then followed step 2e. I've just been barely acquainted with linux so this guide was a lot of help. Thanks! |
Patrik L |
Success |
April 12, 2011 |
Dell Latitude E6410 with 14e4:4315 (rev 01). Works great during the development of my bygga hus site |
Michael K |
Success |
May 9, 2011 |
Compaq Presario V5000 running 11.04 with 14e4:4315 (rev 01). All that I had to do was copy the commands for my Broadcom 4311 card into the terminal. This driver update works beautifully, and I'm on this connection instead of wired now. Thanks a million! |
Success |
August, 25, 2011 |
Dell Inspiron 1501, Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN, Wireless Chipset: 14e4:4311, Ubuntu Version: Ubuntu 10.10; Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64. I used version b of Step 2. I using the connection right now. These instructions are very helpful. |
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htrefftz |
Success |
September 4, 2011 |
HP Pavillion dv2423la, Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 02), Wireless Chipset: 14e4:4311 (rev 02), Ubuntu Version: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-11-generic i686, Did not have to compile NDISWrapper. Reinstalled the bcmwl-kernel-source. Then issued the commands in step 3. Worked like a charm. Thank you! |
Manish |
Success |
September 7, 2011 |
HP nx6325; 30:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 11.04; 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; did not have to compile NDISWrapper;STA did not work, re-installing bcmwl-kernel-source did not work. But the instructions under 'Installing b43 drivers' worked for me! Thank you |
