Wireless problem

[Harry Hersh]

Clay,

When I try to run
>  sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

the following appears
	Reading package lists... Done
	Building dependency tree
	Reading state information... Done
	E: Couldn't find package b43-fwcutter

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

In my K-menu / System are the following
	Adept Manager (Manage Packages)
	HPLIP Toolbox (Printer Toolbox)
	KCron (Task Scheduler)
	Keep (Backup System)
	KInfoCenter (Info Center)
	Konsole (Terminal Program)
	KSysGuard (Performance Monitor)
	KSystemLog (System Logs Viewer)
	Kubuntu Device Database
Nothing remotely looking like a Restricted Driver Manager

Does this make any sense? I am running the 10.04 version of Kubuntu.

Harry Hersh

On Jun 5, 2010, at 3:18 PM, Clay Weber wrote:

> 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
> 
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