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I've had this HP G72 notebook for about a year now. Yesterday I installed Ubuntu on it. (12.04, but it installed 12.10) When I had the install disc in the computer when I clicked try Ubuntu and whilst it was installing, the WiFi worked fine. Now that I don't have the disc in, it doesn't even show any networks to connect to. I've tried looking around for fixes but everything is for older Ubuntu versions and don't seem to work.

Output of lspci | grep -i Network:

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
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    Edit the question and add the output of running lspci | grep -i Network – edwin Jan 25 '14 at 22:30
  • I've added the output of that. (Took me a minute to figure out how to put the line on the question) – Sharkie Jan 25 '14 at 23:57
  • Your Ubuntu is 64-bit or 32-bit? (Open System Settings and click on "Details", there you will see os-type and version of Ubuntu.) – edwin Jan 26 '14 at 00:07
  • It's 64-Bit. The Win 7 that came with it was as well. – Sharkie Jan 26 '14 at 00:13
  • Can you connect to the Internet via a wired connection? (I know you cannot activate the wireless, but do you have a wired connection available?) – edwin Jan 26 '14 at 00:18
  • Yes, I am currently using a wired connection, tethering to my desktop. Would work the same way with any Ethernet. – Sharkie Jan 26 '14 at 00:20
  • OK, that makes things easier I guess. – edwin Jan 26 '14 at 00:33

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Broadcom Corp. BCM4313 Wirelss not detected in Ubuntu 12.10

Since you have a wired connection that makes things easier. Open a terminal window (Ctrl+Alt+T) and execute this command:

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Reboot and then try setting up the wireless.

(You can also use the Software Center and search for "b43 firmware".)

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