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Today i installed fresh ubuntu linux on my acer aspire v5 , very old laptop, dual boot with windows 8.1. Since i cannot connect to internet via wire, i had to download drivers from internet, and install them manualy. i downloaded b43-fwcutter amd64, and firmware b43 installer, both in .deb file and wanted to install via console first, sudo apt install b43-fwcutter_019-4amd64 with and without .deb on the end. ( sorry im linux noob atm ) but i got error that package is not found, same with firmaware-b43-installer.deb. when i tried simply click on the icon, and install it via software installer, installation stuck on "pending" and start working again. Any clue how to fix that ? i installed 64 bit system, from live pendrive.

EDIT:

QLinux:~$ lspci -knn | grep Net -A3
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
    Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [105b:e04b]
    Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
    Kernel modules: bcma
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  • Please [edit] your question and add output of lspci -knn | grep Net -A3 terminal command. – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 19:22
  • Can you temporarily connect to internet using your phone connected to USB? It will be much easier? – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 19:36
  • i'll try to connect via phone, and i guess use apt-get . ill read about it and come back here if i didnt make it . – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 19:37
  • You install pacakges from deb files by e.g. sudo apt install ./filename.deb. But you need to run it from a directory where it is located. But using your phone you can do it by sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer. – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 19:39
  • i did, i moved files from usb to downloads directory, went there by cd command and then i typed into terminal, sudo apt install frimware-b43-installer , but i read that i have to install fwcutter first and so did i . both times, i got no such package found message. :/ i did check if any letter wasnt missing in my command. – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 19:45
  • You missed ./ – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 19:46
  • ill try with ./ thank you very much :) – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 19:47
  • But I don't see b43 in your output. Please also add output of grep b43 | /etc/modprobe.d/* – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 19:49
  • sudo apt install ./firmware[...].deb didnt work offline. Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1), some error about connection with host, 1 sec i show you gep b43 – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 20:22
  • You are running wrong commands. See https://askubuntu.com/a/730813/167850 – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 20:31
  • when i did grep b43 | /etc/modprobe.d/* got msg : permision denied, when sudo grep b43 | /etc/modprobe.d/* , action never ended, i could write what ever i want and nothing was happening. – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 20:31
  • i dont know what typo is yet. but i have to take care of something, ill be back later, and when i found out what typo is . But thank you for help. – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 20:34
  • You can't install firmware-b43-installer offline from deb. But you can using other ways. But better is to use your phone. – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 20:34
  • I made a typo. The correct command is grep b43 /etc/modprobe.d/* – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 20:36
  • aaaa that you mean, i accualy could not because i copy pasted this command in to file on pendrive and copy pasted it in console on linux, i only made typo in comment. This command was approved by console, and then console froze unnaturaly. Like something was happening but didnt finish and i could type in stuff without having nick@ubuntu[somestuff] ~/ infront of it like usualy. i didnt recive any message after entering that message. – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 21:35
  • I gave you a wrong command, sry – Pilot6 Feb 16 '23 at 21:36
  • okay thanks, ill try to establisch thetering via phone to linux, and do this command again soon. thanks :) – Sigma_Senior Feb 16 '23 at 21:38

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