I'm new to linux and I installed 18.10 on a old 2008 macbook and when I checked for a Wifi signal, it didn't see one. when I checked in Wireless, it said that there was no Wifi Adapter. is there a way to find how to install or find the built-in wifi?
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2Possible duplicate of Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers – Pilot6 Mar 15 '19 at 06:22
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A 2008 Macbook is either the MB402*/A MB403*/A MB404*/A (MacBook4,1) or MB402*/B (MacBook4,2), both of which use the Integrated Airport Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n (draft-n enabled) which uses a Broadcom proprietary driver. If you can make a wired connection, you can follow the instructions at MacBook can’t find WiFi for Ubuntu 18.04 to load the relevant proprietary drivers.
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Is there anyway for me to load the drivers without having to go back to the installer disk like in the link you sent? – Kwame Jackson Mar 15 '19 at 15:37
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Not that I am aware of, though the install disk should be downloadable from the Linksys web site. Remember: 32 bit only. – Phillip Remaker Mar 16 '19 at 05:35
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1My fault, I didn't know how to get to the software & updates until getting a good look at it. it worked, thanks. – Kwame Jackson Mar 17 '19 at 07:03