New to linux and can't get Internet to connect.

[reed9]

I would guess that you're not in the directory with the wl_apsta_mimo.o file.

Are you in ~/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver? (By the way, the ~ is a shortcut meaning /home/USER/)

You can find out where you are by typing pwd. Also, you can type ls to list the files in the current directory. Is the wl_apsta_mimo.o file there?

[Kitty_King]

I may not be in the driver folder. I am in home/USER and i see broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 but I dont see anything that looks like driver. I don't see the file wl_apsta_mimo.o either . Is there a way to search where that file (and directory) is located?

[Kitty_King]

Is broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2 supposed to be the driver folder with the apsta_mimo.o file inside of it?

This was the other file that I downloaded and saved in my home folder. Was I supposed to do anything with or to that file in addition to just putting it there?

[reed9]

export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver
sudo b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta_mimo.o

Did you do this?

[waterhead]

There is a deb package that has Broadcom firmware, this may be easier for you to install. It is available from this site:

Component broadcom of jaunty-cafuego

Download the b43-firmware_1.1-0cafuego1_all.deb package. You can transfer it to a USB driver, if needed. You can then just click on it, and the Ubuntu package installed should pop up.

[Kitty_King]

Ok ..I have it. Now do I need to enter any terminal commands to get this one running?
I am going to put it on my laptop now.

[Kitty_King]

I dubble clicked and it asked me to install. I installed. Now what?

[reed9]

I gotta bookmark that page, Waterhead. Thanks.

Once the firmware is installed, it should pretty much just work. Type iwconfig and see if it shows a wireless interface now, or check the network manager and see if it's showing your network.

If you're not seeing anything, check dmesg | grep firmware again and see if it's failing to load the firmware.

[Kitty_King]

Did you do this?

Yes. I still get an error saying that the wl_apsta_mimo.o file cannot be opened.

[reed9]

If you installed the package Waterhead posted, you don't need to do any of the other stuff.