Comments on: Broadcom 4318 Working Under Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (Ndiswrapper) http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/ armchair rebel and cheerful raconteur Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:59:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julio M http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-23457 Julio M Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:03:19 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-23457 I would like to thank you in providing this fix for others to read. I myself have a Compaq Presario 2100 with the Broadcom chip BCM4306/2 that is suppose to use the B43legacy driver. After following multiple outdated and up to date instructions for possible fixes, this one actually worked. Before i would be able to see my wireless networks, but it would never connect using either wicd or network manager. even though my chip is never mentioned i downloaded the drivers and it works like a charm. Im still suprised that the release candidate 10.04 still hasn't resolved the issue. Much less do i understand exactly what the problem was. I would like to thank you in providing this fix for others to read. I myself have a Compaq Presario 2100 with the Broadcom chip BCM4306/2 that is suppose to use the B43legacy driver. After following multiple outdated and up to date instructions for possible fixes, this one actually worked. Before i would be able to see my wireless networks, but it would never connect using either wicd or network manager. even though my chip is never mentioned i downloaded the drivers and it works like a charm. Im still suprised that the release candidate 10.04 still hasn’t resolved the issue. Much less do i understand exactly what the problem was.

]]> By: Ali http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-20414 Ali Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:29:28 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-20414 Dear Robert, I have ubuntu 9.04 set on Presario CQ35-243tx I neither have wireless and sound card recognized by the OS, I've also followed your instruction but it didn't work, Any Suggestion is appreciated in advance??? Thank you, Ali Dear Robert,

I have ubuntu 9.04 set on Presario CQ35-243tx I neither have wireless and sound card recognized by the OS, I’ve also followed your instruction but it didn’t work, Any Suggestion is appreciated in advance???

Thank you,
Ali

]]> By: Vit Kalvoda http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-19576 Vit Kalvoda Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:59:41 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-19576 Hello. Thank you very much for the help. BUT: it seems this fix is not sufficient for my Karmic Koala - when I execute it, it writes: WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release. WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release. Can you please tell me what am I doing wrong? Hello. Thank you very much for the help. BUT:

it seems this fix is not sufficient for my Karmic Koala – when I execute it, it writes:
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe, it will be ignored in a future release.

Can you please tell me what am I doing wrong?

]]> By: Robert http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-16547 Robert Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:47:50 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-16547 Liegard & David Rivers: I'm very glad it worked! This was posted like 15 months ago and continues to help people. It makes me happy. David in particular - I hope it helps another person use Linux successfully! Liegard & David Rivers:

I’m very glad it worked! This was posted like 15 months ago and continues to help people. It makes me happy. David in particular – I hope it helps another person use Linux successfully!

]]> By: David Rivers http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-16245 David Rivers Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:36:12 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-16245 Robert: As others are saying, THANKS a million for these great instructions! I likewise have a Broadcom BCM4318 on my friend's Dell Latitude D810 that I ambitiously installed Linux Mint 7 onto last night. For me it seems that driver issues are the bane of using Linux, but these instructions got the WiFi working right away! (And instructions to do anything Linux-related *rarely* seem to work!) My friend and I will drink a beer in your honor tonight!! Robert:

As others are saying, THANKS a million for these great instructions! I likewise have a Broadcom BCM4318 on my friend’s Dell Latitude D810 that I ambitiously installed Linux Mint 7 onto last night. For me it seems that driver issues are the bane of using Linux, but these instructions got the WiFi working right away! (And instructions to do anything Linux-related *rarely* seem to work!) My friend and I will drink a beer in your honor tonight!!

]]> By: Liegard http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-13671 Liegard Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:50:52 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-13671 It works great with laptop Acer Aspire 3630, thanks a lot . It works great with laptop Acer Aspire 3630, thanks a lot .

]]> By: Yann http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-12667 Yann Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:13:40 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-12667 Hello, I am desperate ! Note that my OS is in french, so the different title I give is the translation that comes to me; it might not be the right word. I have installed ubuntu Hardy, then upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10, and I have never managed to make my WiFi works ! The laptop is a Aspire 5100 bought with windows installed. After having a virus that was slowing down so far the laptop I could not do anything, I decided to install ubuntu instead. But since then the WiFi has never worked ! I must admit I know nothing about network configuration/driver. A strange thing : 1) when I use the applet NetworkManager 0.7.0, to check my WiFi connection, I can modify the parameters 2) if I use the tool "wireless windows driver" in system/Administration menu, I can see the driver wmp54gs checked as installed, but if I click on this window on "configure network" I have the same interface as the NetworkManager but all is grey and I can not do anything. Plus, each time, it displayed "wifi connection / mode roaming activated" instead of my configured WiFi connection. Can somebody help ? I have tried several options found on internet with no success. neither the procedure given here, nor the following one tried before: =================== sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2 tar xjf b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2 cd b43-fwcutter-011 make cd .. export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware" wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2 cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o sudo modprobe -r ssb sudo modprobe -r b43 echo -e 'auto lo\niface lo inet loopback\n' | sudo tee /etc/network/interfaces sudo modprobe ssb sudo modprobe b43 ============================== The result of the command "sudo lshw -C network" is the following: *-network:0 description: Ethernet interface product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 1 bus info: pci@0000:06:01.0 logical name: eth0 version: 10 serial: 00:16:d4:1a:82:7b size: 100MB/s capacity: 100MB/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.12 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s *-network:1 description: Wireless interface product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:06:02.0 logical name: wlan0 version: 02 serial: 00:16:cf:5a:cf:27 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper+wmp54gs driverversion=1.53+Linksys,12/22/2004, 3.100.4 latency=64 link=no module=ndiswrapper multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g *-network DISABLED description: Ethernet interface physical id: 2 logical name: pan0 serial: c6:22:a3:67:ac:15 capabilities: ethernet physical configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes Hello,

I am desperate !
Note that my OS is in french, so the different title I give is the translation that comes to me; it might not be the right word.
I have installed ubuntu Hardy, then upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10, and I have never managed to make my WiFi works !
The laptop is a Aspire 5100 bought with windows installed. After having a virus that was slowing down so far the laptop I could not do anything, I decided to install ubuntu instead. But since then the WiFi has never worked !
I must admit I know nothing about network configuration/driver.
A strange thing :
1) when I use the applet NetworkManager 0.7.0, to check my WiFi connection, I can modify the parameters
2) if I use the tool “wireless windows driver” in system/Administration menu, I can see the driver wmp54gs checked as installed, but if I click on this window on “configure network” I have the same interface as the NetworkManager but all is grey and I can not do anything. Plus, each time, it displayed “wifi connection / mode roaming activated” instead of my configured WiFi connection.

Can somebody help ?

I have tried several options found on internet with no success. neither the procedure given here, nor the following one tried before:
===================
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
wget http://bu3sch.de/b43/fwcutter/b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
tar xjf b43-fwcutter-011.tar.bz2
cd b43-fwcutter-011
make
cd ..
export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR=”/lib/firmware”
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2
tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0.tar.bz2
cd broadcom-wl-4.80.53.0/kmod
sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w “$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR” wl_apsta.o
sudo modprobe -r ssb
sudo modprobe -r b43
echo -e ‘auto lo\niface lo inet loopback\n’ | sudo tee /etc/network/interfaces
sudo modprobe ssb
sudo modprobe b43
==============================

The result of the command “sudo lshw -C network” is the following:
*-network:0
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:06:01.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:16:d4:1a:82:7b
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.12 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
*-network:1
description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:06:02.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 02
serial: 00:16:cf:5a:cf:27
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper+wmp54gs driverversion=1.53+Linksys,12/22/2004, 3.100.4 latency=64 link=no module=ndiswrapper multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: pan0
serial: c6:22:a3:67:ac:15
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

]]> By: Eric http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-12317 Eric Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:51:50 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-12317 Your Broadcom driver solution is the only one that worked for me using Ubuntu 8.10. Thank you. Your Broadcom driver solution is the only one that worked for me using Ubuntu 8.10. Thank you.

]]> By: ERnani http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-12161 ERnani Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:40:19 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-12161 however i test the laptop and works i get the conection! tanks! however i test the laptop and works i get the conection! tanks!

]]> By: ERnani http://blog.roberthallam.org/2008/04/broadcom-4318-ubuntu-hardy-heron-ndiswrapper/comment-page-1/#comment-12155 ERnani Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:37:19 +0000 http://blog.roberthallam.org/?p=186#comment-12155 Ei guys de blue led blinking is normal? (Broadcom 4318 in ubuntu 8.10) Ei guys de blue led blinking is normal? (Broadcom 4318 in ubuntu 8.10)

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