Just re-read your post and I realized you may have tried those already. Have you checked out https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx ?
On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:26 PM, Wesley Duffee-Braun <wduf...@gmail.com> wrote: > A bit of a convoluted route, but I see at > http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=R260736 > that it is a broadcom 4322 and they do provide drivers from source at > http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php > > But I don't run ubuntu so I can't say for sure if it is a viable solution > :( > > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> wrote: > >> My best luck has been, plug it into a wired connection to start with. >> Then go turn on the 'proprietary drivers', and update your repositories >> again with >> >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get upgrade >> >> then you can probably either manually enable the right drivers or it will >> be recognized automatically. >> >> Now disconnect your wired connection, configure your wireless, and have >> fun! >> >> >> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:38 AM, Grant Devinney <grantdevin...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey everyone, I installed Ubuntu on my old dell laptop and the >>> proprietary drivers aren't supported by ubuntu. I was wondering if anyone >>> had a work around? The wireless nic is "Broadcom Corporation: Wireless 1510 >>> Wireless-N WLAN Mini-Card" >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ><> ... Jack >> >> "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart"... Colossians 3:23 >> "Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new." - >> Albert Einstein >> "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." - Admiral >> Grace Hopper, USN >> "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." >> - Ben Franklin >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > http://www.wesleyduffeebraun.com > <http://www.ashevillephotobooth.com> > -- http://www.wesleyduffeebraun.com <http://www.ashevillephotobooth.com> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
