broadcom

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    open your package manager and search for 'bcm'

    uninstall the bcmwl-kernel-source package

    make sure that the firmware-b43-installer and the b43-fwcutter packages are installed

    type into terminal:

    cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep 'bcm'

    (you may want to copy this) and see if the term 'blacklist bcm43xx' is there

    if it is, type cd /etc/modprobe.d/ and then sudo gedit blacklist.conf

    put a # in front of the line: blacklist bcm43xx

    then save the file (I was getting error messages in the terminal about not being able to save, but it actually did save properly).

    reboot

hopefully this works for you all!

    After I did the above the wireless had to be unblocked by rfkill