Wireless problem

[Clay Weber]

On Saturday, June 05, 2010 01:14:48 pm Harry Hersh wrote:
> I just installed Kubuntu on my Dell Latitude D400. The hardwire 
(tcp/ip)
> connection into my router works fine but I cannot get the wireless
> capability to work, even though it did when I was running XT on this
> hardware. The wireless modem in the laptop is a Broadcom BCM4306, 
which I
> understand from browsing around causes problems for many, but 
being a
> unix/linux user but not a guru, I can't figure this out. When I try to 
run
> sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils
> the response is that ndiswraper-utils doesn't exist. Same for
> 	sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware
> ~Desktop/wl_apsta.o.

that command is confusing apt-get. Try running this to install the b43-
fwcutter package, which will download and copy the needed firmware 
files to the correct places:

$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

Leave off the extra text you added, apt does not understand that 
portion. It is looking at your command as a set of packages to install, 
and "-w /lib/firmware ~Desktop/wl_apsta.o." is not a package name or 
option string for apt.

Have you tried the Restricted Driver Manager, found in the System 
section of the K-menu? It should simplify the process for you.

> Can someone clarify what the problem is, and how I might be able to 
resolve
> it.

part of the problem is the extreme abundance of forum posts, blogs, 
wiki pages, email list archives, etc making it really difficult to weed out 
what is relevant to you and the exact version of Kubuntu you are using. 
Sometimes the exact package names changes as the years go by (or 
months even), so searching for problems it is important to see you are 
getting the newest dates possible, or try first searching 
help.ubuntu.com or wiki.ubuntu.com first as it may be easier to find 
the latest info.

As an example, in more recent versions, there is no package called 
ndiswrapper-utils, it is now called ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (!??!). This is 
why using a gui package manager still has plenty of advantages and 
uses ;)



Clay Weber