I've just installed Kubuntu on my laptop, and I cannot get my wireless NIC to work. It worked fine when trying Kubuntu from the usb, but I can't get it up and running now. Here are the details, the steps I took, and the problem:
Kubuntu 14.04
Broadcom Corporation Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card
When trying Kubuntu, it prompted me for non-free drivers that might be missing. I opened the Driver Manager and selected the "Using Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source from bcmwl-kernel-source" option, and then I hit "Apply". After that, changes were committed and wireless worked like a charm.
After installation (nothing funny there, everything guided and no input on my part, besides the obvious user-password-etc. thing), I rebooted into Kubuntu. The first order of business was to get the interface up and running. So I did:
System settings > Driver Manager
Two options came up (and still do):
"Using Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source from bcmwl-kernel-source"
"Using Non-free firmware for Linux kernel drivers from linux-firmware-nonfree"
Now, the problem is: it doens't matter what I do, what I select (both options, or either one of them), when I hit "Apply", I get prompted for my user password (expectedly), and then changes are apparently committed. BUT, no changes get committed at all, options reappear unselected, and wireless is still down.
Any ideas?
Best,
Ramiro
Kubuntu 14.04
Broadcom Corporation Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini-Card
When trying Kubuntu, it prompted me for non-free drivers that might be missing. I opened the Driver Manager and selected the "Using Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source from bcmwl-kernel-source" option, and then I hit "Apply". After that, changes were committed and wireless worked like a charm.
After installation (nothing funny there, everything guided and no input on my part, besides the obvious user-password-etc. thing), I rebooted into Kubuntu. The first order of business was to get the interface up and running. So I did:
System settings > Driver Manager
Two options came up (and still do):
"Using Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source from bcmwl-kernel-source"
"Using Non-free firmware for Linux kernel drivers from linux-firmware-nonfree"
Now, the problem is: it doens't matter what I do, what I select (both options, or either one of them), when I hit "Apply", I get prompted for my user password (expectedly), and then changes are apparently committed. BUT, no changes get committed at all, options reappear unselected, and wireless is still down.
Any ideas?
Best,
Ramiro
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