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Macbook Pro 8,1 Broadcom Wireless Card (BCM4331) Not Recognized

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http://www.backtrack-linux.org – I recently installed BackTrack 5 R1 on my late 2011 13" Macbook Pro 8,1 and everything installed fine after some helpful Google searches. One of the main issues I am having is that the Wireless card on my Macbook isn't being recognized. When I use Wicd Network Manager it doesn't see any wireless networks (No Wireless Networks Found). Also, when I do a iwconfig it says "no wireless extensions". I'm kind of stuck at the moment it would greatly appreciate any help anyone can provide. The wireless card information after doing a lspci is as follows: Broadcom Corporation BCM433 (HowTos)

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