STA driver not can not activate bcm4311 wireless
Bug #760920 reported by
Ochiuz Catalin
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: software-center
Dell inspiron 1501; bcm4311; AMD Turion(tm 64 X2 TL-58; 1.8 GiB; kernel 2.6.38-8-generic; Natty desktop amd64;dual boot with Lynx LTS
On fresh install netwrk manager said that wireless is disabled by hardware switch; after installing STA driver (on wired connection) noting is mentioned in network manager about wireless; can not switch it on from buttons either.
On Lynx I had to folow
http://
to make wireless work, but on Natty that doesn't work either.
I will need wireless. :(
P.S.: This ended up in software-center by mistake... sorry if this is not the right place for it.
description: | updated |
tags: | added: 4311 bcm broadcom driver sta |
affects: | software-center (Ubuntu) → ubuntu |
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sudo apt-get install firmware- b43-installer
This solves my problem nicely.