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How do I set up the wireless internet on Ubuntu 10.04 on my iMac?
It's an iMac from 2008
Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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wifi on Ubuntu 10.04
How do I set up the wireless internet on Ubuntu 10.04 on my iMac?
It's an iMac from 2008
Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB Memory 800 MHz DDr2 SDRAM
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If you are having a broadcom card, you might want to try the broadcom driver from the broadcom site:
Broadcom.com - 802.11 Linux STA driver
From: [SOLVED] able to use the airport (wifi) on my imac in ubuntu 9.1? - Ubuntu Forums
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It says I have:
Originally Posted by linuxaria 
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19)
How do I know which one to install?
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Use this command: Originally Posted by laurenbanjo
The firmware is only needed for the native b43 driver. If you are using the wl driver (aka: Linux STA), you don't need to install firmware.Code:dmesg | grep firmware
Be aware that sometimes both the b43 and wl drivers will load. This will make the wireless inoperable, and one of them must be removed and prevented from loading.Paul
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