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I just installed Ubuntu on my MacBook Pro Retina, but am having trouble getting the wifi working. I followed the steps posted at Ubuntu can't detect wifi networks on macbookpro 13.3 but when I run sudo modprobe wl I get the error modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found

I don't have an ethernet adapter for this machine, so I'm not really sure what other options I have for getting network access on this machine on ubuntu.

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  • Were there any errors or warnings as you installed the .deb files? – chili555 Apr 26 '15 at 20:57
  • @chili555 It looks like I'm getting two errors. The first one says ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-3.16.0-30-generic is not supported and the second one says Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.16.0-30-generic (x86_64) Consult /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/6.30.223.141+bdcom/build/make.log more more information. follwed by a modprobe: FATAL: Module wl not found. and then it finishes up its last few statements. – qmlowery Apr 26 '15 at 21:16
  • Please add your model type e.g. 13,3 to the question title - the MBP 'retina' now spans a lot of different models.. – timbo May 29 '15 at 06:17

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On some other computer connected to the internet, download these packages appropriate to your architecture; either 32- or 64-bit. Check:

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http://packages.ubuntu.com/utopic/bcmwl-kernel-source and also: http://packages.ubuntu.com/utopic/dkms

Transfer them on a USB key or similar and drag and drop them to the desktop of the Ubuntu computer; install them as outlined in the answer you linked.

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