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sportyaccordy 05-13-2012 07:39 AM
Wireless driver installed but no wireless device/name active (BCM4311)
 
lspci shows this

Code:
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)
but iwconfig shows this

Code:
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.
How do I get a wireless device name (like wlan0 or eth1) associated with the wireless card? I've un + re installed the device like 10 times, and when I ran a demo Ubuntu install initially my wireless worked, so I know its possible. Any suggestions????

TobiSGD 05-13-2012 08:10 AM
Do you have the needed firmware installed?

sportyaccordy 05-13-2012 08:18 AM
What other firmware would I need besides the device driver?

TobiSGD 05-13-2012 08:21 AM
The driver is not a firmware, but it needs the firmware to function.
Install the package firmware-b43-installer.

sportyaccordy 05-13-2012 08:59 AM
I installed + restarted. Still have no new network devices.

sportyaccordy 07-17-2012 06:51 PM
I gave up and bought an Asus USB-N13. Plugged it in and it started up instantly


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