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Wireless problem with Vostro 1500 BCM4321

Asked by Lizzy Luu

Hey Guys,
I'm new to Ubuntu and to anything other than windows. I installed 12.04 easily and now it's saying that the firmware for the wireless is missing. Do I need to find the driver for that, if there is even one out there that is comparable? And I currently don't have a "wired connection" so I can't connect to the drivers thing on Ubuntu. Is there a way I can get a driver from my other computer and then put it on a flash? Any help would be appreciated :)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx

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BenginM (sary) said : 		#2

hi lizzy , and welcome aboard.

try Jorge Castro answer here

http://askubuntu.com/questions/33855/how-do-i-get-a-broadcom-bcm4312-wireless-card-to-work

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Lizzy Luu (lizrain) said : 		#3

I'm getting the error "dependency is not satisfisble:dkms" while I'm trying to install bcmwl-kernel-source. What does it mean??? Help please :3

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

I suggest you get a wired connection and get full updates. It will help a lot. The system is a laptop so this is super easy

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BenginM (sary) said : 		#5

oh well , i miss read your ship model number .

please follow these steps in this link and post output if The command tht STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word lsmod.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WirelessTroubleshootingProcedure

and post the output back here .

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BenginM (sary) said : 		#6

I found these 3 troubleshooting steps in this link very useful and understandable :

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide

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