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[ubuntu] Wifi and wired connections not working under 12.10

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I installed 12.10 the other day on my macBookPro 5,5 and have been having some problems setting up the wifi drivers. I tried to connect to the internet with an ethernet cable but that wasn't recognized either. I managed to install fakeroot, dkms and bcmwl-kernel-source from the install disk. However, when I was installing bcmwl-kernel-source i got, FATAL: Module wl not found. I'm kind of stuck here. I did an lspci and I'm using a Broadcom 4322 802.11 STA driver. Any help would be appreciated. (Hardware)

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Submitted by linuxfan on 10/23/2012

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Hi all,

I have been looking around for quite a while as far as these n300 adapter and use with bcmwl kernels, however I'm having quite a bit of trouble installing the package.

Unpacking dkms (from .../dkms_2.2.0.3-1ubuntu3_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package bcmwl-kernel-source. Unpacking bcmwl-kernel-source (from .../bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6.1_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up dkms (2.2.0.3-1ubuntu3) ... Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (5.100.82.38+bdcom-0ubuntu6.1) ... Loading new bcmwl-5.100.82.38+bdcom

I installed the header and image packages for kernel 2.6.38-13-generic under Ubuntu 10.04, but now the Nvidia and Broadcom drivers keep crashing when I attempt to install them.

I tried running sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source but get the error:

DKMS make.log for bcmwl-5.60.48.36+bdcom for kernel 2.6.38-13-generic (x86_64) Mon Jan 30 22:43:53 EST 2012 make: Entering directory `/usr/src/li

When I boot my laptop, HP Pavilion dv6, and log in into Ubuntu desktop the wifi button is amber color instead of white. Which I do not receive wireless network. I do get wired network when I connect it to the Ethernet cable.

I understand there are other posts out there, but it looks like their situation is different.

new to ubuntu,I have a wireless issue with my HP netbook,I am using ubuntu 12.10.I found a fix here Ubuntu 12.10, Wireless not working but when I type sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source it prompts that bcmwl-kernel-source could not be downloaded!Any suggestions?I m trying for this wireless issue some days now and I cannot fix it,please help,cause I m new to linux,and OSystems in

when i restart my Dell inspiron 5010 it do not detects the wifi drivers and the hotkey for turning the wifi card on is not working either. I am using proprietary drivers "Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA Wireless driver source from bcmwl-kernel-source (proprietary)". I need to click and apply "Do not Use the device" and then switch back to the proprietary driver.

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modprobe wl FATAL: Error inserting wl (/lib/modules/3.5.0-25-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko): Invalid argument

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