I've used Linux (most recently Kubuntu) on a number of desktops but finally decided to install on a laptop along side Windows. So I installed Natty and ran into a problem posted by others, the wireless card was not recognized. Turns a laptop into a thin desktop.
Tried I think all the suggestions posted and none worked then remembered that when trying it via LiveCD the wireless card worked. To make a long story short.
Computer: Dell Latitude D420
Wireless card: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
lsmod for LiveCD showed modules for the wireless card as: b43, cfg80211, mac80211, and ssb
lsmod for the installed Natty showed modules for the card as: wl (Broadcom STA drivers). [beats me as to why they would be different]
Using b43-fwcutter I put the b43 drivers into /lib/firmware. I then deactivated the Broadcom STA drivers.
I can get the wireless card to work using:
~$ sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb
~$ sudo modprobe b43
but this is temporary and I have to re-enter after re-booting. What I've read on the web implies that Additional Drivers should be able to find the b43 drivers so that I can activate them permanently. However, it only shows the Broadcom STA drivers.
Is there a different directory I should have put the drivers? Is there a way to change where Additional Drivers looks? Is there another option, either GUI or CLI that I can use to activate the b43 drivers so they will work all the time?
Thanks.
Tried I think all the suggestions posted and none worked then remembered that when trying it via LiveCD the wireless card worked. To make a long story short.
Computer: Dell Latitude D420
Wireless card: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
lsmod for LiveCD showed modules for the wireless card as: b43, cfg80211, mac80211, and ssb
lsmod for the installed Natty showed modules for the card as: wl (Broadcom STA drivers). [beats me as to why they would be different]
Using b43-fwcutter I put the b43 drivers into /lib/firmware. I then deactivated the Broadcom STA drivers.
I can get the wireless card to work using:
~$ sudo modprobe -r b43 ssb
~$ sudo modprobe b43
but this is temporary and I have to re-enter after re-booting. What I've read on the web implies that Additional Drivers should be able to find the b43 drivers so that I can activate them permanently. However, it only shows the Broadcom STA drivers.
Is there a different directory I should have put the drivers? Is there a way to change where Additional Drivers looks? Is there another option, either GUI or CLI that I can use to activate the b43 drivers so they will work all the time?
Thanks.
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