Response to Having trouble getting a handle on the wireless option

Asked Feb 15 '17 at 22:23

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Please tell me if there is a way to: 1. switch the kernel driver in use, back to non proprietary, or disable the one now in use. 2. tell me how to actually get the wireless device/devices working.

Now this is what I get when I follow the guidelines laid out here:Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers

I get this in the terminal and cannot continue further. perhaps I can disable the kernel driver before attempting to repair?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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asked Feb 15 '17 at 22:23

Demiurgetheartisan

I'm thinking maybe this isn't the correct driver and that's why it isn't working? – Demiurgetheartisan Feb 15 '17 at 22:24
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You are quite correct; you have the wrong driver. – chili555 Feb 15 '17 at 22:28
I remember there was a list of drivers somewhere. I think perhaps at kernel.org? If anyone has any advice for me...I would greatly appreciate it. – Demiurgetheartisan Feb 15 '17 at 22:30
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See the duplicate at the top of the page? That's the better list. – chili555 Feb 15 '17 at 22:35
I have began the steps laid out here:http://askubuntu.com/questions/55868/installing-broadcom-wireless-drivers However, I get this when I attempt to update or purge. – Demiurgetheartisan Feb 15 '17 at 22:45
What is the response when you purge? – chili555 Feb 15 '17 at 22:51
I got this here; http://i.stack.imgur.com/CzUZ9.png – Demiurgetheartisan Feb 15 '17 at 22:57
Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Demiurgetheartisan Feb 15 '17 at 23:12
what I finally did was reinstall the OS and then followed the steps at the link you suggested. and everything worked out fine. Thank you for the suggestion. – Demiurgetheartisan Feb 16 '17 at 04:30
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Please don't post screenshots of code or terminal output. This is hard to read and cannot be copy-pasted. Please copy-paste the text directly into the question and format it as code block. – Wayne_Yux Feb 16 '17 at 08:26

Response to Having trouble getting a handle on the wireless option

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