Lubuntu 13.04 setting up wirelss

hhsuten · 09-16-2013, 04:13 PM

Hi, this is my first time using this OS. Can someone help me how to set up wireless since it's on laptop so I don't want to be near router with cable connected

frankbell · 09-16-2013, 09:54 PM

What make/model computer and what wireless chipset?

This post is primarily about Broadcom, but it will give you the tools you need for diagnosing the wireless chipset. Also, the section on Ubuntu may give you some useful hints: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ux-4175434970/

hhsuten · 09-17-2013, 06:56 AM

I installed it on Dell Latitude 120L. It has Broadcom chipset. I have already tried this: "sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer" but then I get that error "dpkg was interrupted you must manually run". So now after I run that command laptop just freezes after some time on black screen with some commands.

And now after some time I got message where it says: "DKMS: install completed. Segmentation fault"

So, now when I try again with "sudo apt-...." I get message that resource is temporarly unavailable

frankbell · 09-17-2013, 09:40 PM

Have you looked in the Control Center for something called "Proprietary Hardware" or "Additional Hardware" (I forget the exact terminology.) When I was running Ubuntu, I could click on that and Ubuntu would go out and find what it needed for Broadcom (I have two Dells with Broadcom).

rokytnji · 09-17-2013, 10:45 PM

Code:

apt-cache policy dkms

See what version is installed. Mine

Code:

$ apt-cache policy dkms
dkms:
  Installed: 2.2.0.3-1.2
  Candidate: 2.2.0.3-1.2
  Version table:
 *** 2.2.0.3-1.2 0
        500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The guys here really need more info so a

Code:

lspci -knn

will help your cause a long way.

hhsuten · 09-22-2013, 09:22 AM

Sorry guys it took me so long, was busy week, I'll provide you informations you asked when I get back home tonight. ~9-10 hours from now

hhsuten · 09-26-2013, 10:59 AM

Okey, finally have some time to do this. Here is the info you asked.

Code:

 $ apt-cache policy dkms
dkms:
  Installed: 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.2.0.3-1.1ubuntu2 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

And that second command really necessary? Because I'm having troubles copying from Xterm so it's kinda hard to write that