No Wireless with Dell Inspiron 1501
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04. However, now my wireless card doesn't work whereas it worked just fine in 10.10 and 10.04. Any ideas? It works fine when I hardwire.
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I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04. However, now my wireless card doesn't work whereas it worked just fine in 10.10 and 10.04. Any ideas? It works fine when I hardwire.
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I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04. However, now my wireless card doesn't work whereas it worked just fine in 10.10 and 10.04. Any ideas? It works fine when I hardwire.
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I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop and I just upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04. However, now my wireless card doesn't work whereas it worked just fine in 10.10 and 10.04. Any ideas? It works fine when I hardwire.
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This link just got my wireless working on a inspiron 1501
http://blog.tech4him.com/2011/09/broadcom-wireless-on-ubuntu-11-04-and-11-10/
Thanks to the author
He uses two commands
sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
dunno what that does exactly I am also a newbie but I would rather be lucky than good !
I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
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open synaptic package manager, and install b43, do NOT install the driver from the Additional drivers. You'll need to start the wireless with Fn+F2 each boot, still looking for a solution for that issue. But that is the way I make my broadcom bcm4311 working in my Dell Inspiron 1501.
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There is a problem some users are having with the new version 12.04 telling them it is a proprietary driver and it will refuse to load it. However, I have worked around this. Use the cutter above if you feel it will work, however if it doesn't just copy all of the files for your card into a brand new directory I'll put the commands below.
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43
sudo cp /Directory_Where_Drivers_Are /lib/firmware/b43
sudo gedit /etc/modules
In your text editor add the line b43 at the bottom, then save the file.
Reboot your system and it will recognize your card and forget the warning.
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Run these commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
THEN UNPLUG ETHERNET AND REBOOT
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it seems like you may need a non free wireless card driver. You may try the following: Connect to your ethernet , start the 'Additional drivers' program and search to find if it detects and non free drivers your wireless card.
From the commnad line its
/usr/bin/jockey-gtk
Hope this helps.
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I had the same problem with my Inspiron E1505 wireless card. What worked for me was I removed the driver using the Additional Drivers program and then installed the firmware-b43-installer package. Upon reboot the card worked beautifully
add a comment |
What worked for me, was using these commands:
sudo modprobe -rv dell-laptop
sudo modprobe -v b43
Hope this helps.
Welcome to AskUbuntu! You may want to add more detail about what those commands do, to convince the original poster of the quality of your answer.
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This link just got my wireless working on a inspiron 1501
http://blog.tech4him.com/2011/09/broadcom-wireless-on-ubuntu-11-04-and-11-10/
Thanks to the author
He uses two commands
sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
dunno what that does exactly I am also a newbie but I would rather be lucky than good !
I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
add a comment |
This link just got my wireless working on a inspiron 1501
http://blog.tech4him.com/2011/09/broadcom-wireless-on-ubuntu-11-04-and-11-10/
Thanks to the author
He uses two commands
sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
dunno what that does exactly I am also a newbie but I would rather be lucky than good !
I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
add a comment |
This link just got my wireless working on a inspiron 1501
http://blog.tech4him.com/2011/09/broadcom-wireless-on-ubuntu-11-04-and-11-10/
Thanks to the author
He uses two commands
sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
dunno what that does exactly I am also a newbie but I would rather be lucky than good !
This link just got my wireless working on a inspiron 1501
http://blog.tech4him.com/2011/09/broadcom-wireless-on-ubuntu-11-04-and-11-10/
Thanks to the author
He uses two commands
sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
dunno what that does exactly I am also a newbie but I would rather be lucky than good !
edited Oct 19 '11 at 0:53
Jorge Castro
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answered Oct 19 '11 at 0:13
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I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
add a comment |
I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
I can confirm that just installing firmware-b43-installer alone does the trick on Ubuntu 12.04.
– ternaryOperator
Apr 18 '12 at 15:27
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
Ubuntu 12.10 as well!
– Peter Cassetta
Nov 30 '12 at 8:18
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
The above worked for me on Peppermint 4.0. I rebooted after and presto, wireless working.
– mungflesh
Apr 14 '14 at 22:19
add a comment |
open synaptic package manager, and install b43, do NOT install the driver from the Additional drivers. You'll need to start the wireless with Fn+F2 each boot, still looking for a solution for that issue. But that is the way I make my broadcom bcm4311 working in my Dell Inspiron 1501.
add a comment |
open synaptic package manager, and install b43, do NOT install the driver from the Additional drivers. You'll need to start the wireless with Fn+F2 each boot, still looking for a solution for that issue. But that is the way I make my broadcom bcm4311 working in my Dell Inspiron 1501.
add a comment |
open synaptic package manager, and install b43, do NOT install the driver from the Additional drivers. You'll need to start the wireless with Fn+F2 each boot, still looking for a solution for that issue. But that is the way I make my broadcom bcm4311 working in my Dell Inspiron 1501.
open synaptic package manager, and install b43, do NOT install the driver from the Additional drivers. You'll need to start the wireless with Fn+F2 each boot, still looking for a solution for that issue. But that is the way I make my broadcom bcm4311 working in my Dell Inspiron 1501.
answered Apr 30 '11 at 0:01
AlexAlex
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There is a problem some users are having with the new version 12.04 telling them it is a proprietary driver and it will refuse to load it. However, I have worked around this. Use the cutter above if you feel it will work, however if it doesn't just copy all of the files for your card into a brand new directory I'll put the commands below.
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43
sudo cp /Directory_Where_Drivers_Are /lib/firmware/b43
sudo gedit /etc/modules
In your text editor add the line b43 at the bottom, then save the file.
Reboot your system and it will recognize your card and forget the warning.
add a comment |
There is a problem some users are having with the new version 12.04 telling them it is a proprietary driver and it will refuse to load it. However, I have worked around this. Use the cutter above if you feel it will work, however if it doesn't just copy all of the files for your card into a brand new directory I'll put the commands below.
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43
sudo cp /Directory_Where_Drivers_Are /lib/firmware/b43
sudo gedit /etc/modules
In your text editor add the line b43 at the bottom, then save the file.
Reboot your system and it will recognize your card and forget the warning.
add a comment |
There is a problem some users are having with the new version 12.04 telling them it is a proprietary driver and it will refuse to load it. However, I have worked around this. Use the cutter above if you feel it will work, however if it doesn't just copy all of the files for your card into a brand new directory I'll put the commands below.
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43
sudo cp /Directory_Where_Drivers_Are /lib/firmware/b43
sudo gedit /etc/modules
In your text editor add the line b43 at the bottom, then save the file.
Reboot your system and it will recognize your card and forget the warning.
There is a problem some users are having with the new version 12.04 telling them it is a proprietary driver and it will refuse to load it. However, I have worked around this. Use the cutter above if you feel it will work, however if it doesn't just copy all of the files for your card into a brand new directory I'll put the commands below.
sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43
sudo cp /Directory_Where_Drivers_Are /lib/firmware/b43
sudo gedit /etc/modules
In your text editor add the line b43 at the bottom, then save the file.
Reboot your system and it will recognize your card and forget the warning.
edited Oct 7 '12 at 11:56
Tom Brossman
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answered Oct 7 '12 at 11:39
DaTaLoCuStDaTaLoCuSt
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Run these commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
THEN UNPLUG ETHERNET AND REBOOT
add a comment |
Run these commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
THEN UNPLUG ETHERNET AND REBOOT
add a comment |
Run these commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
THEN UNPLUG ETHERNET AND REBOOT
Run these commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
THEN UNPLUG ETHERNET AND REBOOT
edited Nov 25 '12 at 18:10
Jorge Castro
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answered Nov 25 '12 at 18:06
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it seems like you may need a non free wireless card driver. You may try the following: Connect to your ethernet , start the 'Additional drivers' program and search to find if it detects and non free drivers your wireless card.
From the commnad line its
/usr/bin/jockey-gtk
Hope this helps.
add a comment |
it seems like you may need a non free wireless card driver. You may try the following: Connect to your ethernet , start the 'Additional drivers' program and search to find if it detects and non free drivers your wireless card.
From the commnad line its
/usr/bin/jockey-gtk
Hope this helps.
add a comment |
it seems like you may need a non free wireless card driver. You may try the following: Connect to your ethernet , start the 'Additional drivers' program and search to find if it detects and non free drivers your wireless card.
From the commnad line its
/usr/bin/jockey-gtk
Hope this helps.
it seems like you may need a non free wireless card driver. You may try the following: Connect to your ethernet , start the 'Additional drivers' program and search to find if it detects and non free drivers your wireless card.
From the commnad line its
/usr/bin/jockey-gtk
Hope this helps.
answered Apr 25 '11 at 9:19
UbuntuserUbuntuser
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I had the same problem with my Inspiron E1505 wireless card. What worked for me was I removed the driver using the Additional Drivers program and then installed the firmware-b43-installer package. Upon reboot the card worked beautifully
add a comment |
I had the same problem with my Inspiron E1505 wireless card. What worked for me was I removed the driver using the Additional Drivers program and then installed the firmware-b43-installer package. Upon reboot the card worked beautifully
add a comment |
I had the same problem with my Inspiron E1505 wireless card. What worked for me was I removed the driver using the Additional Drivers program and then installed the firmware-b43-installer package. Upon reboot the card worked beautifully
I had the same problem with my Inspiron E1505 wireless card. What worked for me was I removed the driver using the Additional Drivers program and then installed the firmware-b43-installer package. Upon reboot the card worked beautifully
answered Apr 30 '11 at 18:38
Reuben SwartzReuben Swartz
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What worked for me, was using these commands:
sudo modprobe -rv dell-laptop
sudo modprobe -v b43
Hope this helps.
Welcome to AskUbuntu! You may want to add more detail about what those commands do, to convince the original poster of the quality of your answer.
– Oyibo
Oct 3 '12 at 7:43
add a comment |
What worked for me, was using these commands:
sudo modprobe -rv dell-laptop
sudo modprobe -v b43
Hope this helps.
Welcome to AskUbuntu! You may want to add more detail about what those commands do, to convince the original poster of the quality of your answer.
– Oyibo
Oct 3 '12 at 7:43
add a comment |
What worked for me, was using these commands:
sudo modprobe -rv dell-laptop
sudo modprobe -v b43
Hope this helps.
What worked for me, was using these commands:
sudo modprobe -rv dell-laptop
sudo modprobe -v b43
Hope this helps.
edited Aug 11 '12 at 15:33
Peachy
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5,02672843
answered Aug 11 '12 at 15:23
DanielDaniel
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