Trying to use BCM4318 Wireless in Ubuntu 8.04
This seems to be a well-understood problem, but I have been unable to find a solution I can implement. Ubuntu apparently tries automatically to download an appropriate driver and to extract firmware from it using b43-fwcutter. However, this fails as, without the wireless card functioning, I have no internet connection on this Dell Inspiron 7000 laptop. Interestingly, Puppy Linux 4.0 recognizes and configures the card for use right out of the box. Here's my question: Is there some way I can port the driver that Puppy Linux uses successfully over to Ubuntu? Or alternatively, is there a way to use the internet connection I have while running Puppy Linux in order to download, extract and install the firmware I need into Ubuntu? If anyone has any other help, I would be very grateful!
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