Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@karfau
Created October 28, 2014 23:53
Show Gist options
  • Save karfau/cd053e729e988827dcde to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save karfau/cd053e729e988827dcde to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
fix wifi on dell vostro 1000 on ubuntu 12.04 and up
# http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
sudo modprobe -r b43 bcma
sudo modprobe -r brcmsmac bcma
sudo modprobe -r wl
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
#without connection: those drivers are on the install medium (at least for ubuntu 14) one might need to add it to the list of repositories
#when the last line crashes and it tells to run "apt-get install -f" and "dpkg --configure -a" which crashes again:
#> sudo dpkg -r -a
#allows to make apt-get work again
sudo modprobe b43
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment