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I have recently downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 to replace Windows XP on our family laptop. I have accomplished a sound OS with one exception. The laptop will not detect a wireless network. before reformatting everything was fine and network works on all other devices.

I have spent countless hours going over other similar threads with no results. This leads me to believe I am doing something wrong or I have a unique situation here.

I believe I have a Broadcom series of PCI card. Reading and following Chili555's thread (to no result) I get the following info:

~$ lspci -nn -d 14e4:
05:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)

.. which tells me I have a BCM 4318 Rev 2, but I find that 'rev' not listed. I also have tried to upgrade to 14.14 but I am unsure if this has been accomplished.

If any of this make sense to anyone please let me know.

david6
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Jason B
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  • You should be attempting to install/use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or 14.04 LTS (32-bit), and not an outdated version. Trying to upgrade from 10.10 is also not likely to succeed. – david6 Jan 02 '15 at 20:53
  • I have tried downloading 14.04 LTs both by open with (default) and save as file then installing to no result. why isn't it running automatically? I have also tried to manually install as file... Any hint as to what I am doing wrong? – Jason B Jan 04 '15 at 02:28
  • See: http://askubuntu.com/questions/26269/how-do-i-install-ubuntu-from-an-usb-drive-create-a-live-usb-stick-in-windows – david6 Jan 04 '15 at 02:55

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If you haven't upgraded to 14.04 or 14.10, please do so as Ubuntu 10.10 reached its end-of-life on April 10, 2012; that means that crucial security updates are no longer available. Find out from the terminal with:

lsb_release -d

Once you have 14.04 or later installed, please do:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source

If the terminal reports that it isn't installed, that's fine, just proceed.

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Reboot and tell us if your wireless is now woking.

chili555
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