Wireless connection problem in Ubuntu 9.10?

Question

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE READ THE POST BEFORE YOU ANSWER

For those suggesting any sudo apt-get install command, please don't. I have no internet. That's the problem I'm having in the first place.

I have been trying to gain access to the internet using Ubuntu and I just started to use Ubunutu so I'm still a complete novice at this. I tried making sense of the URL that the DMESG gave me. This was part of DMESG thing I typed in the terminal.

[ 16.240049] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
[ 16.242681] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43-open/ucode5.fw
[ 16.247491] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 16.247496] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 16.247499] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/...devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.

Can anyone help make sense of what the URL is trying to say? And if so, how will I know which driver to download?

I looked at the following URL and don't know how to figure out which one to download by reading the previous URL. How do I know which one to download.

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/stable/

Also, how would I go about installing those wireless kernels once I get them? And I do mean step by step. Don't just tell me to open up the terminal. Tell me applications>accessories>terminal. Assume I know nothing.

I have already typed in the lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 command and all it did was highlight the 14e4 in red, and I have no idea what it means.

And if anyone suggests to go to the Hardware Drivers window under Administrator, I have already done that. It yielded absolutely no results.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i161/Zeppelin5080/Screenshot.png

Again. Please NO suggestions of sudo apt-get install commands. I have no internet to begin with.

Answer 1

uyou have just discovered why linus only holds 1.7-3% of the personal computer market.

a better place to look is the myriad of linux support/chat sites/forums...

Answer 2

It is difficult to tell exactly what you need without knowing what "sudo lspci -v" shows for the BCM model of your wireless device (BCM43xx?). It would be easier if you had a wired network to connect to temporarily. But you can install what is necessary from the Ubuntu install CD.



Insert the Ubuntu 9.10 install CD. Open System > Administration > Synaptic



Under Settings > Repositories, check the box for Cdrom with Ubuntu 9.10... then close that window only.



Hit the reload button in Synaptic (double swirling arrows), then type broadcom in Quick search.



BCM4311, 4312, 4321, 4322 use bcmwl-kernel-source.



Others (like BCM4328 on an old Compaq) use b43-fwcutter.



After you get wireless working, uncheck the Cdrom from the repositories and hit reload button in Synaptic to update from web sources.



Otherwise see/join http://ubuntuforums.org/

Answer 3

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