UbuntuHelp:WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx/Feisty No-Fluff

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Introduction

It seems that Intrepid handles more cards properly than past Ubuntu versions, but this guide is still appropriate for Broadcom users that Intrepid doesn't support properly. (Of course it also applies for Gutsy Gibbon, Feisty Fawn, and I think Edgy Eft.) (Note: With the 2.6.22-14-generic kernel upgrade, there may be a problem with DHCP when encryption is enabled on the router. I'll look into this.) This other|howTo is excellent, but it has a lot of exposition. All this background information is great if it's the first time you're setting up the card. However, if you're setting it for a second or third time, it's a lot of fluff to wade through. This is the distilled version. Update (Oct 2007): Gutsy Gibbon (*Ubuntu 7.10) has native support (via the restricted driver manager) that actually works, so this guide isn't strictly necessary for Gutsy. However Gutsy's native support isn't capable of quite the same bandwidth as this ndiswrapper solution. Fortunately, this guide also appears to be compatible with Gutsy . Update (19 Apr 2008): I'm getting mixed feedback from Hardy Heron (version 8.04) beta testers. There is a bug with (ssb) module loading (bug 1 bug 2) that prevents ndiswrapper from working properly for some users. There are workarounds listed on those bug reports, and I have condensed and incorporated one such workaround in this article. Give this guide a try, but if the howto fails, please come over to the accompanying forum thread, and be sure to give detailed symptom descriptions, and include the output of `lshw -C network`. Hardy users, please hold off on giving failure testimonials, as I can't yet claim that this guide is fully-baked for Hardy. This guide is aimed for folks with a fresh installation of Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn). Things have changed for the better since Edgy Eft (e.g., you probably don't have to compile anything anymore), so if you have a fresh install of Feisty, and a BCM43xx, then this guide's for you. If that doesn't describe your situation exactly, this howTo might work, but if in doubt, head on over to the fluffy|howTo. This guide assumes a wired connection, however, this post on the accompanying forum thread has some (untested) pointers on off-line installation (of the BCM4311, but they could easily be adapted for other BCM43xx versions). This guide happens to have been written against a Dell D620 with the built-in Dell 1390 mini wireless card (BCM 4311).

Testimonials

Others benefit from detailed feedback, so you get bonus points if you provide all of the following in your notes:

• Machine Brand and Model
• Wireless Brand and Model (please post the whole line): `lspci | grep Broadcom`
• Wireless Chipset: `lspci -n | grep '14e4:43'`
• Ubuntu Version: `lsb_release -d`
• Kernel/architecture (including 32 vs. 64 bit) : `uname -mr`
• Any extra boot options you might be using (e.g., noacpi, irqpoll, etc.)
• Whether or not you had to compile NDISWrapper
• Which version of Step 2 you used
• If you're on Hardy, whether you had to apply the "Hardy Bug Fix" workaround or not, and if you used it, which version you used.

User	Result	WikibotDateWikibot	Notes
Sample	Success/Failure	Date
JamieJackson	Success	Jun 14, 2007	Dell D620; Dell 1390 mini wireless card (Broadcom BCM4311); Network Manager + WPA working
ShawnMcburnie	Success	Jul 3, 2007	Acer Aspire 9410Z; Intel 1390 (Broadcom BCM4311)
SebastianEwert	Success	Jul 5, 2007	BCM4318 in an Asus WL-138G-rev2. But used drivers from Asus Website. Installed WinXP drivers. Seems stable and I don't see any transmission power issues that I've seen with the free bcm34xx driver. Network Manager + WPA working [I've incorporated this feedback into the howto -- JamieJackson]
aciddecode	Success	Jul 9, 2007	Dell Inspiron 6400; Dell 1390 mini wireless card BCM4311
Merindabrayfield	Success	July 18, 2007	Compaq Presario c500; make sure you are connected to the internet before you start
(on behalf of) Snipersnest	Success (with caveats)	Aug 1 2007	I'm using an HP dv9010us laptop with bcm4311 [and I] have to load the system with noacpi. ...this tutorial now works for me. But not for Ubuntu 7.04. It works for me on Ubuntu 7.10 with the 2.6.22 kernel and NDISwrapper 1.48rc1 compiled from source. ... I found that in my case the 2.6.20-15/16 kernel and having to use noacpi makes ndiswrapper incompatible. This can be fixed by compiling a new 2.6.22 kernel OR wait till October and install Gusty Gibbon 7.10. If your feeling adventurous I guess you could try Gusty like I did. It fixed my problems.
(on behalf of) boomcat	Success	Aug 10, 2007	Specs: T20 Thinkpad, Pentium III at 700 mHz, 256M RAM, 100G HD, Feisty Faun i86 clean install, no other OS on this machine, Linksys WPC54G V3 PCMCIA wireless card. My card uses the BCM4318 chipset, so I used step 2c.
(on behalf of) ctt1wbw	Success	Aug 16, 2007	I didn't have to compile ndiswrapper. And I have the broadcom 4318 chip. I have an HP Pavillion dv8000 laptop.
Darkwolf2	Partial Success	Aug 25, 2007	Compaq F572US xubuntu 7.04, Compile ndiswrapper 1.47, Used driver from a modified step listed in the thread [ed--this driver is now incorporated in Step 2a]; Cannot get IP lease with kernel 2.6.20-16, no issues with kernel 2.6.20-15 [darkwolf-- as of xubuntu 7.10 AMD64; this HowTo works with step 2a no compiling was needed.] [update 2: see gutsy success testimonial from Nov 10, 2007]
(on behalf of) bigbee79	Success	Aug 29, 2007	I'm another frustrated F572US user, or I was frustrated. I used the new 2nd step [ed--now called step 2a] and after rebooting my wireless card is now working for the first time. Everything seems to be working great. I'm using the 64 bit version of Ubuntu and I used the suggested "noapic" during booting and install. I didn't use the irqpoll one though.
(on behalf of) may04	Success	Sept 6, 2007	I am a new user and installed 7.04 a few times but could not get my Linksys WMP54G to work. Tonight I reinstalled and right after the updates I copied and pasted the commands, rebooted and opened Wireless Assistant 0.5.5 and it worked.
(on behalf of) hambudge	Success	Sept 8, 2007	Success hp dv6000 broadcomwireless 4318; Ubuntu 7.04 alternative cd (booted via F6 "noapic nolapic" added to command line).
(on behalf of) YMLiew	Success	Sept 8, 2007	Ubuntu 7.04, 64 Bit AMD - Desktop; Compaq Presario V3000(V3010AU) , WLAN : Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) (Broadcom BCM4311 KFBG); Working Great
(on behalf of) Tonny Hooijer	Success	Sept 9, 2007	I have a Dell Lattitude D610 with the following wireless device according to lspci : Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 [AirForce 54g] 802.11a/b/g PCI Express Transceiver (rev 02). The only thing working for me was the last part, i did have to compile the ndiswrapper...and reboot. But it works now!
(on behalf of) hgh9mrp	Success	Sept 11, 2007	Dell Optiplex GX1 with a PII; Linksys WMP54G with Broadcom bcm4306; Xubuntu 7.04 with XFCE; Used Step 2b of the procedure; No compilation of ndiswrapper was necessary
(on behalf of) ForTheOrca	Success	Sept 13, 2007	Compaq Presario C571NR; Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01); 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux; No particular boot options that I'm aware of; Didn't need to compile NDISWrapper; used Step 2b
CristianCantoro	Succes	Sept 14, 2007	HP Compaq nx7300; Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01)- compiled ndiswrapper (step 2b didn't solve the problem, wireless connection disappeared from network manager)
(on behalf of) AB34125	Success	Sept 14, 2007	Compaq Presario v2000; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318; Xubuntu, 32 bit Linux laptop 2.6.20-16-generic; Had to Compile ndiswrapper
(on behalf of) hrimhari	Success	Sept 18, 2007	HP Pavilion dv2404; How-to worked for me, using step 2a; 01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 02); Took me about 5 minutes ; ) Only thing is that I had to try my wireless network twice before it would connect. No clues why.
(on behalf of) marq06	Success	Sept 20, 2007	HP Compaq NX 7300; Broadcom Corporation BCM4311; Ubuntu, 32 bit Linux laptop 2.6.20-16-generic; Followed step 2b; No compiling. Just worked.
(on behalf of) GunnerH	Success	Oct 2, 2007	HP Pavillion dv6424ca; PCI ID 14e4:4312 [BCM4310 (rev 02)]; Ubuntu Version 32-bit Ubuntu 7.04 (Fiesty Fawn) Kernel 2.6.20-16-generic on AMD 64x2 Turion; using "noapic" boot option; had to compile NDISWrapper; used step 2a
Mooky	Success	Oct 2, 2007	Dell XPS M1210; Dell 1500 Draft-N 802.11a/b/g miniPCI (Broadcom 4328); Ubuntu 7.04 2.6.20-16 32-bit on Intel Core2 Duo; used Dell WinXP driver download for step 2, download from Dell Support Site and unzip it, driver is in DRIVER subfolder; Works on open 802.11g and WPA-PSK 802.11g so far. ~-(Editor's Update: I've incorporated this driver into this howto.)-~
phisher1	Success	Oct 3rd, 2007	HP dv9000; Broadcom Dell Wireless 1390 4311 (rev 02); Followed guide using Step 2a, Kubuntu Feisty Working with No Encryption, WEP and WPA
(on behalf of) cscott	Success	Oct 10, 2007	It worked great for me. I have a Toshiba Tecra 9000 using the broadcom 4318. The initial instructions did not work, but I followed the further [ndiswrapper compilation] instructions and it worked great!
Claus Aranha	Success	Oct 15, 2007	HP Compaq nc2400 - worked without a hitch. Used Step 2b. Box says the chipset is a Broadcom 4311BG 802.11b/g, lspci said Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01)
michael37	Success	Oct 24, 2007	Dell Inspiron E1505/6400 with Dell Wireless 1390 mini-PCI (lspci detected Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)). Downloaded Dell WinXP driver R151519.EXE for step 2 -- see Mooky testimony above. Works on 801.11g
(on behalf of) besseresser	Success	Nov 5, 2007	I have an HP G7000 laptop. Everything seems to work fine, except the laptop's w-lan on/off switch, It does nothing. I didn't have to compile ndiswrapper manually, and step 2a was used.; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64
ivanmladek	Success	Nov 8, 2007	HP Pavillion DV6000Z with Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 01) on 14e4:4312 (rev 01) on amd64 bit Ubuntu 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 06:17:24 UTC 2007 x86_64 running -compiled- ndiswrapper v1.49. using Dell WXP64 driver http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R140747.EXE
(on behalf of) syga	Success	Nov 6, 2007	Instructions worked perfectly on Gutsy 64. Had to use ndiswrapper and step 2[b] of the instructions; Dell Inspiron 1501; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); Chipset:14e4:4311 (rev 01); compiled ndiswrapper
(on behalf of) oppo	Success	Nov 6, 2007	Presario V3000,4311 rev 01. Gutsy. Worked perfectly! I tried many other posts over 3 days and this is the one that finally works.
(on behalf of) bbrg548	Success	Nov 6, 2007	Machine == HP Pavilion dv9628nr; Wireless Brand + Model == Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Wireless Chipset == 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu Version == 7.10 (64 bit) Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64; No extra boot options; I did not have to compile ndiswrapper; I used step 2a
(on behalf of) drs345	Success	Nov 6, 2007	Followed step 2a. No compiling necessary. Broadcom 4311 rev 2, BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Lenovo N100, Gutsy 7.10 32-bit, 2.6.22-14-generic; Chipset: 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Previously could see the network but not connect with the proprietary Broadcom restricted drivers enabled. Gutsy broadcom 43xx restricted driver is now unchecked/uninstalled.
(on behalf of) Cod	Success	Nov 6, 2007	Dell Latitude D420 with a fairly fresh Gutsy install; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); I went for option 2b and did not have to compile ndiswrapper.
(on behalf of) Praxicoide	Success	Nov 6, 2007	Success! Everything went smoothly. The computer is a Compaq Presario V300 with fresh Gusty Gibbon.
(on behalf of) Hamditter	Success	Nov 10, 2007	This worked great for me. It took me a bit longer then 5 minutes, because I'm a slow typist, and I double checked each line for accuracy before hitting return. I'm using an old Dell Inspiron 2650, with Gutsy. The card is a Linksys WPC54G, with the BCM4318 chipset
(on behalf of) DarkW0lf	Success	Nov 10, 2007	I had to reinstall 7.04 due to a bad upgrade. And upgraded fresh from there. Model: Compaq F572US; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PC (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); OS: xubuntu 7.10 AMD64; 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP x86_64; Added Boot Option: noapic; Compile: No; Used step 2a
(on behalf of) guggero	Success	Nov 10, 2007	Machine: HP Compaq 6910p; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu: 7.10; Kernel: 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686; Boot options: Default boot options; Compile ndiswrapper: No; Used Step: 2a
(on behalf of) raichle	Success	Nov 12, 2007	Success! Wireless + WPA!!! This is with a fresh install of Gutsy, was using Restricted Driver Manager but it was lousy. Did not have to compile ndiswrapper and I used step 2c. Dell Inspiron B130; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4318 (rev 02); 32bit 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686
stapple	Success	Nov 14, 2007	Machine: HP G6030EM; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu: 7.10; Boot options: nosplash noapic nosmp (note wireless does not function if acpi=off option used); Compile ndiswrapper: No; Used Step: 2a
Joshua	Success	Nov 16, 2007	Machine- HP Pavilion dv6500; Wireless Model- 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Wireless Chipset- 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu Version- 7.10; Kernel- 2.6.22-14-generic i686 32bit; Boot options: unchanged from installed defaults; didn't compiled ndiswrapper; Used Step: 2a
(on behalf of) coolclassic	Success	Nov 17, 2007	Dell Inspiron 1501,Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01), 14e4:4311 (rev 01), kubuntu 7.10, 2.6.22-14-generic i686 no boot options, Did not compile ndiswrapper, Step 2b
(on behalf of) ghasek	Success	Nov 18, 2007	HP Compaq 6720s; 1Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; didn't have to compile; step 2a
Poobslag	Success	Nov 21, 2007	Alienware AMD Athlin X2 3600 Dual Core Processor; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; Compile used; step 2a. 2c is the recommended choice, but it did not work.
(on behalf of) HW_Hack	Success	Dec 3, 2007	Dell Inspiron B130; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4318 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.04; 2.6.20-16-generic i686; No boot options used; compiled ndiswrapper; step 2c
(on behalf of) aatiis	Success	Dec 5, 2007	HP nx6325; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); 14e4:4312 (rev 01); Kubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; Step 2b; compiled ndiswrapper: The reason I have compiled ndiswrapper 1.50 is that I tried with the wrong windows driver first, so I thought that was the problem. I think it should have worked with the binaries from the repo.
JayeshPuthukkara	Success	DEC 10, 2007	HP Compaq 6710b; 10:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); 10:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; didn't have to compile; step 2a
(on behalf of) Steenmeijer	Success	Dec 5, 2007	Acer Aspire 9305AWSMi; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10 - Fresh install; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; No compiling NDISWrapper; Step 2b
(on behalf of) benson	Success	Dec 8, 2007	Acer Aspire 4310; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic i686; No boot options; Did not compile ndiswrapper; Step 2b
(on behalf of) kvonb	Success	Dec 15, 2007	Hewlett Packard Pavilion 6645eg (KA057EA#ABD) laptop; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); 14e4:4312 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; NO extra boot options; standard ndiswrapper from repos; used step 2a (sp34152.exe); The wireless didn't work with the "restricted driver", [but this guide worked]; [using WPA2]; [running at 54mbps]
RomanBrodylo	Success	Dec 18, 2007	HP Compaq 6715b; BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; WPA, 54Mb/s; step 2a
Evert Mantel	Success	Dec 19, 2007	HP dv6550; BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; WPA, 54Mb/s; step 2a; only after update to 2.6.22.14; before it didn't work
Hayke	Success	Dec 28, 2007	Compaq Presario C710ED; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); chipset:01:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic i686; No compilation of ndiswrapper needed; I did encounter problems with wget (compaq-ftp-server down...). In step 2a I downloaded the file manually from HP Support site. Native restricted driver in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) did recognize the broadcom device, but didn't manage to find wireless networks with nm-applet. This Ndiswrapper solution works flawless.
(on behalf of) bhavinjo	Success	Dec 28, 2007	Gateway 7508GX laptop; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4318 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; no extra boot options; no ndiswrapper compilation needed; step 2c
(on behalf of) jbloodwo	Success*	Dec 30, 2007	Dell Vostro 1400; Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03); 14e4:4328 (rev 03); Ubuntu 7.10; 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; no extra boot options; no ndiswrapper compilation needed; 2d; *The only strange this is I was not aple to get DHCP to assign an ip adress after entering my wepkey until after i assigned a static adress and then went back to DHCP. anyway I am posting this from 7.10 and all is working well with the wireless.
Chris Strobel	Success	Dec 31, 2007	Dell Vostro 1000; BCM94311MCG 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; Seems to work as expected, no additional steps needed. But mysteriously the bootscreen is not showing anymore, only a black screen until gdm appears.
xobes	Success	Jan 5, 2008	Compaq Presario C700 (C714NR); BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10 2.6.22-14-generic x86_64; Works great so far! One note is that step 2a, the file was not readily available from the compaq ftp site so I had to find it elsewhere.
brettpim	Success	25 Jan 2008	Dell Latitude X300; lspci == "Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)"; Chipset == 14e4:4324 (rev 02); Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Used step 2b; using non-compiled ndiswrapper gave me some functionality, but I had to start all networking from command line; compiling ndiswrapper gave me full gui functionality! Thanks!
RarSa	Success	26 Jan 2008	HP Pavillion dv6105us; lspci == "Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)"; Chipset == 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Used step 2b; using latest ndiswrapper-common. WEP with static IP
giocip	Success	1 Feb 2008	Dell Latitude D620; lspci == "Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)"; Chipset == 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr = "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Used step 2b; Didn't have to compile NDISWrapper, process worked well, I'm adding this comment using my newly established wireless connection.
cressie176	Success	24 Feb 2008	Dell Inspiron 1525; lspci == "Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)"; 14e4:4315; Ubuntu 7.10; uname -mr == "2.6.22-14-generic i686"; Unfortunately I couldn't get things running following just this post alone, however working from similar instructions at http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Tech/Wireless/Truemobile_ndiswrapper, using the driver from ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R174291.exe, WPA configuration as per http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202834 and the reboot fix from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3679330. Now I'm cooking with gas. FTR I tried the restricted driver manager and wicd without success. ~-(Editor's Update: I've incorporated this driver into this howto as step 2e. At least two users have used this guide and 2e successfully, so it appears that the other steps that cressie176 outlines are not necessary.)-~
KutsaraTinidor	Success	12 March 2008	HP Pavillion DV2740SE-04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)-04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)-Ubuntu 7.10-2.6.22-14-generic i686-No extra boot options-Compiled ndiswrapper 1.52-Followed Step 2e without extra instructions
Kyuss	Success	16 March 2008	Lenovo (IBM) 3000 C200 with Broadcom BCM94311MCG PCIE (rev 01) Step 2a. Working great
Danr	Success	16 March 2008	Acer Aspire 7003 with BCM4318 (rev 02). Step 2a NOT step 2c works great for me
Applegeek	Success	23 March 2008	HP Pavillion DV2740SE-04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)-04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01)-Ubuntu 7.10-2.6.22-14-generic i686-No extra boot options-Compiled ndiswrapper 1.52- Then Followed Step 2e. Interesting that the chip is a bcm4312, but it identifies as a bcm4310. Hardy Alpha 6 fails to see the chip at all with b43 drivers
Danuel	Success	30 March 2008	grep Broadcom ? 04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); lspci -n | grep 14e4:43 ? 04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); lsb_release -d ? Description: Ubuntu hardy (development branch); uname -mr ? 2.6.24-12-generic x86_64. Speed test on LAN 2.6 MB/sec (~20Mbits/sec, not bad!). If anyone else has this laptop, please help contribute to http://nohair.com/code/computers:ubuntu:hp_pavilion_dv2718us , the community docs wiki server was prohibitively slow when I was testing the laptop. Once we are done with the page, we can move it to the community docs UbuntuWiki:LaptopTestingTeam/HPdv2718us. Thanks for a job done well JamieJackson. I wish all the pages were so concise without Fluff
Alienmike	Success	12 April 2008	Gateway MX6421 with Broadcom BCM4318; using Ubuntu 7.04 - the Feisty Fawn i needed to Compile ndiswrapper from Source and 2c didnt work for me, 2a works Great
Antonello	Partial Success	19 April 2008	On Ubuntu 8.04 beta there is a bug that forbids ndiswrapper to works with BCM4311. Unloading the ssb module and then loading it back AFTER ndiswrapper solves the problem (see: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218763).
KyleWegner	Success	26 April 2008	Dell Latitude C840, using a Linksys WPC54G PCI card on Hardy. Successfully used step 2b & the hardy bug fix (v0.1) described below. Thanks!
JamieJackson	SPECIAL NOTE	26 Apr 2008	!!! Thanks for the feedback folks, but the details are getting a bit sparse. Please look at the top of these testimonial, and provide all of the information specified in the bulleted list. The details provide the clues needed for the detective work that keeps this tutorial current and concise. Thanks! !!!
Hannes	Success	27 April 2008	HP nc6220; Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 02:04.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.24-16-generic i686. I did not have to compile ndiswrapper. I used step 2a, since I knew this worked for me in Ubuntu 7.10, I did not try step 2c. I had to use the "Hardy Bug Fix" (v0.1). Thanks!! (Editor's Note: This clinches it, I'm making 2a the official driver of the 14e4:4318 (rev 02) )
Luppi	Success	28 April 2008	Dell Inspiron 1525;Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01); 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01);running on 8.04 (Hardy); 2.6.24.16-generic i686 - 32bit. Followed straight thru using step 2b and got the Hardy Bug Fix (v0.1) too - simply solved with the hint. Tnks!
Spajdi88	Success	28 April 2008	Acer Aspire 5720ZG, Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64, BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI(rev 01). I used step 2a and had to use "Hardy bug fix" (v0.1)but now everything works fine and wpa_supplicant is working too i'm able to access WPA2 networks, very good manual thanks a lot !
sayeo87	Success	28 April 2008	HP dv6000z, Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01). Didn't have to compile ndiswrapper. I used step 2b and had to use "Hardy bug fix" (v0.1) but everything worked instantly! "Out of the box", only bluetooth was working but now both bluetooth and wireless works! Keep up the great work!
auslander	Success	1 May 2008	HP 2133, Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02). Didn't have to compile ndiswrapper. I used step 2a and had to use "Hardy bug fix" (v0.3) Everything works great -- this is the little VIA C7-M based HP eeepc compeditor
bon3fire	Success	May 15, 2008	HP nx6325 (EY350EA#ABD), Ubuntu 8.04, Step 2b + "hardy fix v0.3", kernel 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64, BCM4312 802.11a/b/g 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01), did not compile ndiswrapper. Working fine by now, BUT the radio reception is not quite as good as "the real deal". b43-fwcutter alternative is much too buggy for now... Big thanks to you.
smatofu	Success	May 22, 2008	HP zv5000 , Ubuntu 7.10, Step 2b , kernel 2.6.22-14-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03), 02:02.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 03), did not compile ndiswrapper. Great thanks!
ariwe	Success	May 22, 2008	HP dv6408nr , Ubuntu 8.04, Step 2a , kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02), 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 02), I already had ndiswrapper compiled, hardy Bug Fix version 0.3 used. Thanks!!!!
claudio	Success	May 23, 2008	HP nc6230 , Ubuntu 8.04, Making it permanent step does not work. Slight working rewrite (use of rc.local and some tests) for my specific hardware (HP nc6320) here: http://nxadm.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/broadcom-wifi-bcm4312-speedup-on-ubuntu-804-on-a-hp-nc6320-laptop/
Aitjcize	Success	May 24, 2008	HP compaq presario v3700, Ubuntu 8.04, Step 2a , kernel 2.6.24-16-generic i686, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 02), I used step 2a and had to use Hardy bug fix v0.3 Thanks a lot!!
larrycz	Success	May 25, 2008	2008 MacBook, Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03), 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-12-generic i686, didn't have to compile NDISWrapper, used step 2d and Hardy bug fix v0.3; Thanks loads!
AllanM	Success	May 26, 2008	HP tx2130, Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03), 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 8.04, 2.6.24-17-generic i686, no compile, step 2d, bug fix not needed; Thanks :)
robfuller	Success	June 7, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1300, Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04, 2.6.24-18-generic i686, no compile, copied over the bcmwl5.inf and .sys files from my Windows installation rather than downloading, used Hardy bug fix version 0.3. It was all very easy - thank you!
ScottFJohnson	Success	June 10, 2008	HP Pavilion dv9610us; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02); 14e4:4312 (rev 02); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.24-18-generic x86_64; Used step 2a with "Hardy Bug" Fix for NDISWrapper.; This worked the first time! Excellent work!
Ephack	Success	June 13, 2008	HP Pavilion dv9005us; Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01); 03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.22-14-generic i686; noapic nolapic apm=off; no compilation; Step 2a; No need for the Hardy "Turnaround". But encryption doesn't work apparently... But thanks for the clear how-to!
JessiAbrahams	Success	June 22, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1420; Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; no compilation; Step 2e; Didn't need to use the Hardy Bug Fix, but did have some extra steps at the end. By default it was using the "wl" module, which worked but didn't allow me to connect to WPA encrypted networks. I had to "sudo rmmod wl" and "sudo modprobe ndiswrapper" to get it to stop using the wl module and start using the ndiswrapper module. Now I can connect to WPA encrypted networks! Thanks!
daybarr	Failure	July 2, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1300, Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic i686, tried compile and no compile; step 2a and step 2c; Tried copying over the bcmwl5.inf and .sys files from my Windows installation same as robfuller above but to no avail. Did manage to get listing of available SSIDs but could not connect to mine using WPA PSK. In the end, I just installed b43-fwcutter and this was all I needed. sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
farimi	Failure	July 4, 2008	Acer Travelmate 2400, Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic i686, tried compile and no compile; step 2a and step 2c; Tried and failed. In the end, I just installed b43-fwcutter and this was all I needed. Type this in the terminal : sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter
samuk	Failure	July 5, 2008	HPnx6325, 30:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), 30:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01), Description Ubuntu 8.04.1 2.6.24-19-rt i686, tried no compile; step 2b ; Tried and failed. I have tried b43-fwcutter and this does not work for me either
Daniel	Failure	July 18, 2008	HP Pavilion dv6700, 02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01), 02:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic i686 (just updated). I tried step 2e three months ago and everthyng was working well (no compile). But two days ago I updated my kernel and the wireless stopped working. It recognizes the wireless network available (i think it is encrypted) but there is no internet connection. Sorry, but I'm new in the Linux world and also with any kind of wiki.
siddhus	Success	July 22, 2008	Compaq Presario V3000 Series (V3625AU). AMD Turion64 X2 [email protected], Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02), 04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.04.1 (amd64 architecture), 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64. No extra boot options used. Yes, I compiled ndiswrapper. Used step 2a. Yes, I had to use the Hardy bugfix Version 0.3 worked well. Had some problems and had to spend a lot of time. A newer driver is available which has bcmwl6.inf, but it did not work (maybe it is missing some other files. Thanks a lot.
Franke	Success	July 22, 2008	HP DV2036ea, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), 14e4:4312 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64, Had to compile Ndiswrapper to be able to do modprobe, Step 2b, I had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3
Tuliku	Success	July 25, 2008	HP Compaq nx6125, Ubuntu 8.04.1 / 2.6.24-19-generic i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4318 (rev 02), used step 2c, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile.
gnuyoga	Success	Aug 03, 2008	Lenovo Y410, Ubuntu 8.04.1 / 2.6.24-19-openvz i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4315 (rev 02), used step 2e, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile.
eliB	Success	Aug 03, 2008	Acer 4420-5239, Ubuntu 8.04.1 amd64 / Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4310 (rev 01), used step 2e, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile. Instead of seeing 'module=ssb' in step 3, I saw 'module=wl'. Added another couple of lines to the temproary fix to include 'wl'. Also added 'wl' into the permenent fix. I think I saw 'wl' because I had previously used the Windows Wireless Drivers GUI to install the bcmwl5.inf/bcmwl5.sys drivers.
kkblore	Success	Aug 05, 2008	Dell XPS 1330, Ubuntu 8.04.1; Kernel 2.6.24-19-generic i686; WIreless model: 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); Wireless chipset 14e4:4315 (rev 01); did not have to compile ndiswrapper; Used step 2e; Did not need Hardy bug fix; Excellent guide -- many thanks!
aiglesiasn	Success	Aug 07, 2008	HP Pavilon dv2000 - dv2500; Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64; Step 2e; I have Hardy and I had to used to use the fix without errors, then I used the Permanent version 0.3 with no errors and great result. The only problem I had, was that when I downloaded the updates, I had to disable the "wl" component on the "Hardware Drivers" at the "System-> Administration" Menu, and it worked properly. Thank you very much.
cateye030	Success	Aug 15, 2008	Machine: Acer Extensa 5620Z; Wireless Model: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); Broadcom alias name: BCM94311MCG; Wireless Chipset: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; Kernel: 2.6.24-19-generic i686; Used step 2a; had some "sudo" problems with step 3 - restart and doing step 3 with ignoring errors worked for me; Did not need Hardy bug fix; WPA decryption works; First working guide for me (after 3 frustrating evenings) - a new Ubuntu user is born - many thanks!
highcc	Success	Aug 26, 2008	Machine: HP Pavilion tx2110us; Wireless Model: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03); Wireless Chipset: 14e4:4328 (rev 03); Ubuntu 8.04.1; Kernel 2.6.24.19-generic x86_64; Used step 2d, no problems an no need of the Hardy bug fix. Works perfectly
ceej	Success	Aug 30, 2008	Dell Latitude D820, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01), 14e4:4312 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1, 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64; Used step 2b and Hardy bug fix. Works perfectly, even WPA enterprise! Thanks.
banzzai	Success	Aug 31, 2008	Dell VOSTRO 1000, Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01), 14e4:4311 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04, 2.6.24-16-generic i686; Used step 2a, Hardy bug fix and recompiled ndiswrapper. Great job with this page, many thanks !
simonas	Success	Sep 3, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1525; Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01); chipset: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686. Before running these instructions my wireless was working fine after fresh Ubuntu install and updating all packages with update mangager, but WPA was not working (while connecting, only one green dot in network manager applet). I used step 2e and Hardy bug fix, but I had to change "ssb" to "wl" everywhere in that fix, because lshw -C network was showing "module=wl." Now WPA works fine. Thanks!
magerbak	Success	Sep 5, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop, 32bit. Ubuntu 8.04.1. 2.6.24-19-generic i686. Dell Wireless-N 1505 minicard: 0b:00.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03), 14e4:4328. Used option 2d, no Hardy fix, no ndiswrapper recompile. Earlier attempts with ndiswrapper failed using the latest Vista driver R173590 (driver loaded but no wireless interface appeared). Had to go get older driver specified in 2d.
phr0ze	Success	Sep 11, 2008	HP Compaq Presario 2100 2175 2175US; Broadcom BCM4306 Rev 02; Used option 2f; Ubuntu Hardy Heron 32bit fresh install with all patches applied; Did not have to compile; I had to use the Hardy Bug Fix v0.3. Thank you.
Mark Servilla	Success	Sep 14, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1150; Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03); 14e4:4320 (rev 03); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; no compile NDISWrapper necessary; Step 2g; Hard bug fix Version 0.3; Thanks a bunch!
Fidel Barrera-Cruz	Success	Oct 4, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1525; 0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03); 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 03); Description:Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; Didn't have to compile NDISWrapper; Used step 2d; Didn't use "Hardy Bug Fix"; THANKS A LOT!! VIVA LINUX!!
dalyx	Success	Oct 5, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1520; 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; didn't have to compile ndiswrapper; used step 2a, and found 'module=ssb' so used the hardy bug fix. Everything worked pretty much as described, and no problem. Thanks!
Omkar Solapurkar	Success	Oct 8, 2008	Dell Vostro 1500 ; 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01) ; 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4312 (rev 01) ; Ubuntu 8.04.1 ; 2.6.24-19-generic i686 ; No need to compile ndiswrapper; step 2b ; Got "module=ssb" message ; Used the Hardy Bug Fix ; Works like a charm == relief == Thanks a ton!!
cbernier	Success	Oct 9, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1525; 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; used step 2e, everything worked great. Used the Windows Wireless Drivers tool to install driver.
jlucio	Success	Oct 13, 2008	HP Pavilion dv2000; 04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01); 04:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-16-generic x86_64; used Step 2e. Worked after a few tries. No other commands needed. Thanks a lot!
florisla	Success	Oct 16, 2008	Cutom-built Desktop system with a PCI Belkin Wireless card (model unknown). 00:0a.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02). Ubuntu Hardy on x86-32 with standard kernel. Used step 2a and it worked without compiling NDisWrapper. Hardy bug fix 0.3 seemed to do the trick. First tried to ndiswrap the driver supplied on CD-ROM with the wifi card, but that didn't work at all.
Dion	Success	Oct 16, 2008	Dell Inspiron Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01); 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.04.1; 2.6.24-19-generic i686; Step 2e
Alan D	Success	Nov 14, 2008	Dell Inspiron 1526, 0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01), 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy Heron), Kernel: 2.6.24-21-generic x86_64, no extra boot options, stock ndiswrapper (did not recompile), used step 2e, did NOT use the Hardy Bug Fix. Followed directions and I was connected moments later. Thanks! (Previous attempts with wl, bcm43xx, b43, and b43legacy all failed.)
drourke	Success	2008-11-17	grep Broadcom: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02) 0c:00.0; Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); Wireless Chipset: $ lspci -n | grep '14e4:43' 0c:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Used step 2a; Hardy Bug Fix: "Trying it Temporily" worked, Used version 0.3 to make it permanent; No extra boot options, stock ndiswrapper (did not recompile)
feydrutha	Success	2008-11-20	grep Broadcom: 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02); Wireless Chipset: $ lspci -n | grep '14e4:43' 05:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Used step 2a; Hardy Bug Fix: "Trying it Temporily" worked, Used version 0.3 to make it permanent;Before starting, I disabled the b43 and wl drivers from system->administration->hardware drivers
alex-mayorga	Success	2008-11-17	Dell Inspiron 1501; 05:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01); 05:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01); Ubuntu 8.10; 2.6.27-7-generic i686; no extra boot options; didn't have to compile NDISWrapper; used version 2a
The_Ccm	Success	2008-11-30	Dell netbook Inspiron Mini 9;03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01);03:00.0 0280:14e4:4315 (rev 01);fresh Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS;2.6.24-19-lpia i686;no extra boot options;follow exactlly this tutorial, had to remove wl module and used step 2e drivers now my ssh client doesn't hang anymore;Hardy bug fix not necessary
Tuliku	Success again	December 2, 2008	HP Compaq nx6125, Ubuntu 8.10 / 2.6.27-9-generic i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, BCM4318 (rev 02), used step 2c, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, did not need to compile. Success again :-)
Cittarasu	Success	December 13, 2008	HP Special Edition L2000,AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-34, Ubuntu 8.10/2.6.27-9-generic i686, Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN, 05:02.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 05:02.0 0280: 14e4:4318 (rev 02), Used Step 2a, had to apply the Hardy fix, version 0.3, No need to compile.
RainyCity	Success	December 17, 2008	Dell Mini 9, Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz, Ubuntu 8.10/2.6.27-9-generic i686, Broadcom BCM4312 802.11b/g (14e4:4315)(rev 01) WLAN, Used Step 2e. WL driver worked well on this laptop except when I was connecting to WPA2 Enterprise network with PEAP & MSCHAPv2 which would cause a kernel panic. The ndiswrapper based driver connects to this network without problem.
andyinsdca	success	31Jan09	Laptop: HP ze4500, BCM4306 (rev02), chipset 00:09.0 0280: 14e4:4320 (rev 02), Ubuntu 8.10, kernel: 2.6.27-11-generic i686, Used ndiswrapper, used step 2a, needed "hardy bug fix". I also used synaptic package manager for ndiswrapper and cabextract because I'm lazy
pauljayd	success	01Apr09	HP Pavilion zd7000 -- Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) -- chipset -- 14e4:4320 (rev 02) -- Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) -- kernel arch: 2.6.28-11-generic i686 (32-bit) -- no ndiswrapper compile -- Step 2f -- Thank you so much!
neo	success	07 May 2009	Dell Inspiron 1525; lspci == "Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)"; 14e4:4315; Ubuntu 8.04; uname -mr == "2.6.24-16-generic i686"; Worked with step 2e ; Thank you..Thank you :-)
t0mppa	success	15 May 2009	Dell Precision M60; lspci == "Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)"; 14e4:4324; KUbuntu 9.04; uname -mr == "2.6.28-11-generic i686 (32 bit)"; Step 2a ; Had already used KPackageKit to install Ndiswrapper 1.53, before I stumbled here.
aptdude	success? then issues	14 Jun 2009	Dell Dimension XPS_R (bought in 1996); [Linksys WMP11] 00:0f.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4303 802.11b Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02); 14e4:4301 (rev 02); Ubuntu 8.04.2; 2.6.24-23-server i686;boot option acpi=off; No compile of ndiswrapper required; Used step 2a; Used Hardy bug fix – permanent by version 0.3; additional – used drivers from http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/drivers.php burned onto cd, installed driver to ndiswrapper using package ndisgtk. Two days of trying – one hour for success. Spoke too soon - system lockup, reboot doesn't config wlan0. See associated thread.
cliffthebrewer	success	June 24,2009	Dell Latitude D800. True mobile 1300. Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev02). Ubuntu 9.04 32 bit. it worked with temporary fix but as you would expect was gone after reboot. I used "sudo update-initramfs -u" to fix the ssb problem. it is now working good and is fine after reboot.
mzugno	success	Jul 9, 2009	Dell Latitude 131L - Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01) - Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-13-generic i686 (32 bit) - Step 2b - Thank you :)
crispete	Success	07/20/09	Dell Mini 9 - Broadcom BCM4312 - 14e4:4315 (rev 01) - Unbutu 8.04.2 - 2.6.24-24-lpia i686 - tried Step 2e:failed required compile
Lonnie	Success	10/27/09	Acer 5620Z - Broadcom BCM94311MCG - 14e4:4311 (rev 01) - Unbutu 9.04 - 2.6.28-16-generic (32 bit)- tried Step 2a:failed-- fiddled around with the blacklist - removed 'blacklist wl' from the file etc/modprobe.d/blacklist - restarted and it works perfectly.
pauly	Success	11/10/09	Dell Inspiron 1521, Broadcom BCM4328, 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 9.10. Modified existing blacklist.conf rather than create new file. Also, used ndisgtk GUI to install bcmwl5 driver. Had to apply 'Hardy bug fix' v0.3. Restarted and wireless now works. Thanks!
Petemir	Success	05/01/10	HP tx2023la, Broadcom BCM4328, 14e4:4328 (rev 03), Ubuntu 9.10. I modified the blacklist.conf instead of creating a new one and created /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf instead of ndiswrapper. I had to apply also 'Hardy bug fix' v0.3. Thank you all!
devdimi	Success	Jan 11, 2010	Dell Inspiron 1525, Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev01), 14e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 9.10, 2.6.21-14-generic i686. Followed step 2e; had to unintall and recompile ndiswrapper-1.55. When compiling got error message "implicit declaration of function 'cmpxchg8b' in driver/ntoskernel.h". Edit ntoskernel.h line 878, KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,31) to KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32). After that ndiswrapper compiled clean and the rest of the instructions worked fine. Applied 'Hardy bug fix' v0.3
Koru	Success	Mar 31, 2010	Dell Mini 10n, Broadcom BCM4312 (rev 01), l4e4:4315 (rev 01), Ubuntu 10.04 beta 1, used steps 1 & 2e, used Synaptic Package Manager to install ndisgtk, ran ndisgtk & pointed to the .inf file, rebooted. Worked perfectly. Thank you for the write up everyone.
turnkit	Success	April 1, 2009	Dell Inspiron 3800, Linksys WPC54G: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02), 06:00.0 0280: 14e4:4320 rev 02), Ubuntu 9.04, 2.6.28-11-generic i686, (no compile necessary), step 2b, the "Hardy Fix" WAS required. Also I have no ethernet on this machine so I had to download the packages on this site: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3022036&postcount=21 but all those links are wrong. You must replace the word 'feisty' with the word 'jaunty' in all those links there. Also each .deb package had to be installed with the "dpkg -i [packagename.deb]" (replacing the brackets and packagename.deb with the .debs you downloaded. This is not obvious for newbs and is not in the instructions. But after that it worked! I haven't rebooted yet to see if it "stuck" because I immediately started download 9.10. THANK YOU

Instructions

~-In preparation for these instructions, make sure that if you have a hardware wifi switch on your laptop, that it's in the "on" position. More than one user has been confounded by a disabled hardware switch.-~ This is not a script. You'll enter one line at a time*, and will individually respond to sudo password prompts, etc. ~-*You can also copy and paste one line at a time: To copy from the browser, use `ctrl-c`, but to paste into the terminal (at least Gnome's), use `ctrl-shift-v`.-~ Also, watch out for line wrapping! as this wiki unfortunately allows wrapping in code blocks. For that reason, I'd advise against using a narrow browser window. (Note if anyone knows how to prevent line wrapping on this wiki, feel free to fix it, or tell me how in the forum thread.) Notice that Step 1 is for all BCM43xx, the Step 2 option will depend on your card, and Step 3 is for all BCM43xx again.

Step 1: All BCM43xx - Install NDISWrapper and Blacklist Native Driver

echo -e 'blacklist bcm43xx\nblacklist wl' | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils-1.9
mkdir ~/bcm43xx; cd ~/bcm43xx

Step 2: Download and Extract Drivers

Pick ONLY ONE version of Step 2, depending on your card model or machine. In order to identify your device's chipset, run `lspci -n | grep '14e4:43'` ~-Note: This Chipset/PCI ID is the correct/reliable way to identify the device: Any other labels can be misleading (e.g., notice that both the '14e4:4311 (rev 02)' and '14e4:4319 (rev 02)' call themselves a "BCM4311 (Rev 02)", even though they are different devices).-~

2010年5月20日 (四) 00:55 (CST)Model2010年5月20日 (四) 00:55 (CST)	Chipset PCI ID	Step 2 Version	Notes
BCM4306		Step 2b
BCM4306 (rev 02)	14e4:4320 (rev 02)	Step 2f	In Feisty & Hardy (and probably Gutsy), lspci shows: "Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)" (This is also reported to be the chipset of the Linksys WPC54G version 2.)
BCM4306 (rev 03)	14e4:4320 (rev 03)	Step 2g	In Hardy, lspci shows: "Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)"
BCM4310 (rev 01)	14e4:4315 (rev 01)	Step 2e	In Gutsy/Hardy, lspci shows "Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 USB Controller (rev 01)".
BCM4310 (rev 02)	14e4:4312	Step 2a	I'm not sure which step to use for other revisions of BCM4310, but this is as good a guess as any. I'll update this if I get feedback.
BCM4311 (Rev 01)	14e4:4311 (rev 01)	Step 2a*	In Gutsy, lspci shows this card as "Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01)". Feisty shows the card as "Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01)". *NOTE: I used to recommend 2b for this card, but for some folks, only 2a would work. I now have a feeling that 2a will work for everyone, so try 2a before falling back to the old 2b. If you need to remove one step 2, and try the other, see this. If 2a doesn't work, try 2b before resorting to ndiswrapper compilation.
BCM4311 (Rev 02)	14e4:4311 (rev 02)	Step 2a	In Gutsy, lspci shows: "Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 02)"
BCM4311 (Rev 02)	14e4:4319 (rev 02)	Step 2b	In Hardy, lspci shows: "Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 [AirForce 54g] 802.11a/b/g PCI Express Transceiver (rev 02)"
BCM4312 (rev 01)	14e4:4312 (rev 01)	Step 2b	In Gutsy, lspci shows: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)
BCM4312 (rev 02)	14e4:4312 (rev 02)	Step 2a	In Gutsy, lspci shows: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 02)
BCM4318 (rev 01?)	?	Step 2a (?)	Is there a rev 01? In that case, my guess is step 2a.
BCM4318 (rev 02)	14e4:4318 (rev 02)	Step 2a*	In Gutsy/Hardy, lspci shows "Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)" *NOTE: I used to recommend 2c for this card, but for some folks, only 2a would work. I now have a feeling that 2a will work for everyone, so try 2a before falling back to the (thought to be deprecated) 2c. If you need to remove one step 2, and try the other, see this. If 2a doesn't work, try 2c before resorting to ndiswrapper compilation.
BCM4328 (rev 01)	14e4:4328 (rev 01)	Step 2d	In Gutsy, lspci shows "Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 01)"
BCM4328 (rev 03)	14e4:4328 (rev 03)	Step 2d	In Gutsy/Hardy, lspci shows "Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 03)" Windows Vista reports the device as "bcm4321AG"
Other BCM43xx			It looks like 2a might be good for Rev 02 devices, so I'd try that step for other Rev 02 devices. Otherwise, you could try one of the others. Please give feedback if you try and succeed or fail with other devices.

Step 2a: sp34152 Driver Download/Extraction

(Note: If you get "Couldn't find package cabextract" after line one, then enable|the "universe" repository. Then, re-run line one.) (Also note: These download sites are flaky. Try `wget ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34152.exe` if the listed wget doesn't work.)

sudo apt-get install cabextract
wget ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34152.exe
cabextract sp34152.exe

Step 2b: sp33008 Driver Download/Extraction

(Note: If you get "Couldn't find package cabextract" after line one, then enable|the "universe" repository. Then, re-run line one.) (Also note: These download sites are flaky. Try `wget ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33008.exe` if the listed wget doesn't work.)

sudo apt-get install cabextract
wget ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33008.exe
cabextract sp33008.exe

Step 2c (Deprecated): Driverv3100640 Driver Download/Extraction

wget http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/WL-100g-03/Driverv3100640.zip
unzip Driverv3100640.zip; cp Driver/WinXP/* ./

Step 2d: R151517 Driver Download/Extraction

Note: I've repackaged the files from the package specified in mooky's testimonial. (This cuts the download from 52MB to less than 1MB.)

wget http://myspamb8.googlepages.com/R151517-pruned.zip
unzip R151517-pruned.zip

Step 2e: R174291 Driver Download/Extraction

Note: I've repackaged the files from the package specified in cressie176's testimonial. (This cuts the download from near 100MB to less than 1MB.)

wget http://myspamb8.googlepages.com/R174291-pruned.zip
unzip R174291-pruned.zip

Step 2f: WPC54Gv2 Driver Download/Extraction

Note: I've repackaged the files from the Linksys site (WPC54G version 2). Also, I've renamed the original `lsbcmnds.inf` file to the usual `bcmwl5.inf` to maintain consistency with the other step 2 versions.

wget http://myspamb8.googlepages.com/WPC54Gv2_40826-pruned.zip
unzip WPC54Gv2_40826-pruned.zip

Step 2g: Driver_3607 Driver Download/Extraction

Note: I've repackaged the files from the ASUS site.

wget http://myspamb8.googlepages.com/Driver_3607.zip
unzip Driver_3607.zip

Step 3: All BCM43xx - Configure NDISWrapper (and WPA Supplicant)

sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -l
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
sudo cp /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces.orig
echo -e 'auto lo\niface lo inet loopback\n' | sudo tee /etc/network/interfaces
sudo ndiswrapper -m
echo 'ndiswrapper' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
echo 'ENABLED=0' | sudo tee -a /etc/default/wpasupplicant

Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04) users: Issue the command `lshw -C network` (and ignore the initial warning it gives). This command usually usually lists details about more than one network device: Your wired "ethernet" device is usually listed first, followed by your wireless device--the one we're trying to configure. If, in the "configuration" line, the wireless interface says "module=ssb" instead of "module=ndiswrapper", you've got a problem, so jump to the next section, "Hardy Bug Fix," and then jump right back here. You should be able to click the network manager icon--it looks like two black monitors overlapping each other on the top panel. Hopefully, you'll see the available wireless access points under "Wireless Networks" and your machine ought to try to connect to one of them if you remove your network cable (or if you select one of them with a mouse click). If you have wireless now, you're all set, and you don't need to proceed any further. However, if you'd like, you can skip way down to the bottom of this page, and go to "Cleanup," to delete the (now useless) installation directory that was left behind from the steps above.

Hardy Bug Fix

~-(Consider this a "beta" step. I need to hear back from some users to consider this a "solid" workaround.) To get back to me, please comment on the accompanying forum thread order essay.)-~ If you type in `lshw -C network` you might "module=ssb" instead of "module=ndiswrapper" This is because Hardy has a module loading bug that takes control away from ndiswrapper. To re-load the modules in the proper order, issue the following set of commands. Ignore potential errors from the first three commands, but let me know about any errors from `sudo rmmod ssb` down. ~-Note: The commands below are sort of a "shotgun" approach. It's not really "lean" and customized for your machine as it can be. For instance, among the `rmmod` ("remove module") commands, you can see b43, b43legacy, and b44 modules being unloaded. However, your particular machine will only have one or two of these "b4*" modules loaded in the first place, and removing the remaining "b4*" modules from your machine, while harmless, is completely unnecessary. Similarly, the last command run `sudo modprobe b44` is only really required if your machine has a (Broadcom) wired ethernet card that uses the b44 module, so adding it back to systems that don't need it is also harmless, but unnecessary. Eventually, I'll make some sort of script that has the intelligence built in; however, in the meantime, if you would like a lean sequence that is customized for your machine, post the output of `lsmod` to online book reports the accompanying forum thread. -~

Trying It Temporarily

sudo rmmod b43
sudo rmmod b44
sudo rmmod b43legacy #this step added Apr 27 2008
sudo rmmod wl #this step added Sep 20 2008
sudo rmmod ssb
sudo rmmod ndiswrapper
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
sudo modprobe ssb
sudo modprobe b44 #this step added May 1 2008

Hopefully, `lshw -C network` will show your wireless interface to have "module=ndiswrapper" instead of "module=ssb." You should also see wireless APs in NetworkManager (see the second-to-last paragraph of the last heading for details). HOWEVER, the above commands are NOT PERMANENT, and won't persist through a reboot. Don't bother making this permanent if it didn't work from the command line, but if it did work, make it permanent...

Making It Permanent

The following are experimental methods to get the device working upon reboot. All of these are long commands, so watch for line wraps!

Modifying /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper

Version 0.3

This is a much slicker solution than the previous versions (listed below), but it's unproven. This will customize how ndiswrapper loads:

echo -e '#Hardy ssb/ndiswrapper workaround, added' `date` '\ninstall ndiswrapper modprobe -r b43 b44 b43legacy ssb; modprobe --ignore-install ndiswrapper $CMDLINE_OPTS; modprobe ssb; modprobe b44;' | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper

Modifying /etc/init.d/rc.local (Obsolete, and no longer recommended)

Version 0.3 (above) is a more elegant solution, so don't perform these steps. I'm leaving these here just a little while longer for reference. ~-Note: I'm not an init script guru, so let me know if this isn't the best place for this block of code. FYI, this command will add some module removal/addition scripts to /etc/init.d/rc.local, and should theoretically re-order the loading of the offending (ssb) module at boot-time. To give me feedback on this, please comment on the accompanying forum thread.-~

Version 0.2 (Obsolete, and no longer recommended)

This is the "version 0.2 version of this part: Version 0.1 didn't re-load b44, which is needed on some machines for Broadcom wired NICs.

echo -e '\n#hardy ssb bug-fix\nrmmod b43\nrmmod b44\nrmmod b43legacy\nrmmod ssb\nrmmod ndiswrapper\nmodprobe ndiswrapper\nmodprobe ssb\nmodprobe b44' | sudo tee -a /etc/init.d/rc.local

Version 0.1 (Obsolete, and no longer recommended)

This is the "version 0.1 version of this part:

echo -e '\n#hardy ssb bug-fix\nrmmod b43\nrmmod b44\nrmmod b43legacy\nrmmod ssb\nrmmod ndiswrapper\nmodprobe ndiswrapper\nmodprobe ssb' | sudo tee -a /etc/init.d/rc.local

No Luck Yet? Compile ndiswrapper from Source

You only need to do this if the Ubuntu ndiswrapper package doesn't work on your machine. For instance, Compaq F572US users report that after the above, NetworkManager doesn't show wireless networking, but report success after compiling and installing ndiswrapper from source. For Gutsy and Hardy users, it's pretty unlikely that you need to compile ndiswrapper, as this package is reasonably up-to-date in those releases.

Remove Stock ndiswrapper

sudo modprobe -r ndiswrapper
sudo ndiswrapper -r bcmwl5
sudo apt-get remove ndiswrapper-utils
sudo rm -r /etc/ndiswrapper/
sudo rm -r /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper

Now, REBOOT.

Compile and Install New ndiswrapper

• ~-Feb 04, 2010: Instructions now point to ndiswrapper version 1.55-~

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo ln -s /usr/src/linux-`uname -r` /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
mkdir -p ~/bcm43xx/ndiswrapper; cd ~/bcm43xx/ndiswrapper
sudo wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.55.tar.gz -Ondiswrapper.tar.gz
tar xvzf ndiswrapper.tar.gz
cd ndiswrapper*
make distclean
make
sudo make install

Redo Some Steps That Were Undone by ndiswrapper Compilation/Installation

cd ~/bcm43xx
sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -l
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
sudo ndiswrapper -m

Now, REBOOT.

Cleanup

Now, if you'd like, you can clean up the stuff that's left behind:

rm -Rf ~/bcm43xx

Extra Reading

• NDISwrapper Installation Documentation: The NDISwrapper-related commands are covered in detail here, as well as troubleshooting tips.
• WifiDocs/NetworkManager: This covers NetworkManager, and the changes we made to the /etc/network/interfaces file.
• /etc/default/wpasupplicant edits: I haven't looked into the reasons behind ENABLED=0 yet...

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