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09-27-2014, 09:06 AM
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Wireless card not recognised upgrading from Ubuntu to mint
Computer. Lenovo Y50p
Previously Ubuntu 14 fully wireless operational
Moved to Mint17cinnamon
Wireless card driver not found
Card is broadcom802
No Linux driver found this time
Any suggestions please.
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09-28-2014, 03:26 AM
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09-28-2014, 03:26 AM
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Location: Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, UK
Distribution: Debian Testing Amd64
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Have you installed the firmware-brcm80211 package?
jdk
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09-28-2014, 01:32 PM
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Fixer
Thank you for the link
Although the Lenove is a 64bit system I selected 32bit on the principal that as in the other place 64bit will run both .
How ever on trying to work the driver file a message that no App in stalled to work it.
So what to look for in thee myrid of app out there.
JDK
Tell me more about firmware package you mentioned.
Thank you both
Sent via my Android Tab., in the comfort of my armchair.
J
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09-28-2014, 01:57 PM
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You said everything was working before under Ubuntu, so there shouldn't be a hardware problem. Mint contains the application and you loaded the driver. The only other thing that comes to mind is that there may be a group associated with wifi that you need to make yourself a member of. If you need Mint-specific information, you might want to ask on the Mint forum (highest concentration of Mint experts).
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09-28-2014, 02:39 PM
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Thank you fixer
It certainly works fine on LAN wire.
Will have keep prodding away.
J
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09-29-2014, 01:47 AM
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Originally Posted by jackboy
JDK
Tell me more about firmware package you mentioned.
J
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firmware-brcm80211
Description: Binary firmware for Broadcom 802.11 wireless cards
This package contains the binary firmware for wireless network cards with the Broadcom BCM4313,
BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM43241, BCM4329, BCM4330, BCM4334 or BCM4335 chips, supported by the brcmsmac
or brcmfmac driver.
Contents:
* Broadcom 802.11 firmware, version 610.812 (brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw)
* Broadcom 802.11 firmware header, version 610.812 (brcm/bcm43xx_hdr-0.fw)
* Broadcom BCM43143 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43143-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43241 rev 0-3 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43241b0-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43241 rev 4+ firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4329 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4329-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4330 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4334 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4334-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4335 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4335-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43362 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4354 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4354-sdio.bin)
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