This little guide will tell you how to enable the firmware for Broadcom 43xx chipsets when you get the following error message in Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10.
The software source for the package bcm43xx-fwcutter is not enabled.
In order to do this you will need to have a computer with internet. If you don’t have a computer with internet go to your local library and put the files on a flash drive. If you are lucky enough to plug your computer in via wire do that.
All you have to do is download bcm43xx-fwcutter. It is a deb package so it is a graphical install. Install it. Restart computer.
Download bcm43xx(wl_apsta).
Next go to restricted drivers (System -> Administation – > Restricted Drivers Manager) and click enable. A diolage box should pop up telling you to specify a location of firmware. Point to bcm43xx(wl_apsta). Restart.
And there you have it! No command line necessary. Wasn’t that easy?
Worked first time – fantastic. Thanks for the help.
No problem. Thanks for supporting the open source movement. Ubuntu is useless without internet.
Thanks for tip with Ubuntu!
OMG, thank you SO much, I had downloaded other deb files but it never once asked me for a file location, and I didn’t even know about the other file, the driver works perfectly!
No problem. Thanks for checking out the blog and for using Ubuntu. ;)
Thank you so much. I just installed Ubuntu 7.10 and it was a pain to have that annoying message come up without any explanation as to how to install my WiFi card.
I really appreciate your effort.
No problem! Without the internet Ubuntu is garbage.
You are so freaking cool. I looked every where for this answer and was going crazy. This is so easy!!! Thank you!!!
ps your link didn’t work for me. That was probably just my bad. Anyway, I went to http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/i386/bcm43xx-fwcutter/download Thanks again!! :)
Sorry about the broken link. Fixed.
Glad I could help you!