Wireless problem

[Mark Greenwood]

On Sunday 06 Jun 2010 19:25:41 Mark Greenwood wrote:
> On Sunday 06 Jun 2010 18:38:28 Harry Hersh wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> It's normally called 'Hardware Drivers'. Try "sudo apt-get install jockey-kde"
> 
> Your system menu looks very strange. Adept hasn't been used in 2 releases, it was phased out in favour of KPackageKit, and you have a host of other missing stuff too. Your installation looks minimal, or broken. Are you sure you installed 10.04? Which installer did you use?
> 
> Mark

Also, the package b43-fwcutter is available on my system, 10.04 installed clean from a Live CD. I think your installation is broken. Perhaps if you tell us how you installed it it might shed some light on the problem.

Mark

> 
> > 
> > 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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