BCMWL6 Windows Vista Wireless Card Driver Problem on HP Pavilion DV2902TU Notebook

[milindkanetkar]

Hi,

I have been trying to get wireless working on my newly installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Have gone thru a lot of forums to understand and get wireless working. But only to get nowhere. Also, also I have been only copy pasting what the forums suggested.

Can I get help in getting my wireless working.

Basic details on the system:

1. HP Pavilion DV2902TU Notebook PC
2. Pre Installed OS: Windows Vista Home Basic
3. Ubuntu Install: Hardy 8.04 using Wubi
4. Wireless Device: BCM4312 802.11b/g (BCM4312 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller)

I have tried all the tricks of using ndiswrapper etc etc. Nothing seems to work. I also read that the Vista BCMWL6 driver will not work using it. I do not have any access to the BCMWL6 driver files for Windows XP though my other laptop (Dell Latitude D620) has BCMWL5 and I had installed Ubuntu on that one once before where Wireless worked automatically.

What should I be doing.

Also, it is quite safe to say I am not very technically good in Linux/Ubuntu.

Thanks,
Milind

[milindkanetkar]

Any ideas, please?

[Ayuthia]

The bcmwl5 driver is what you would need to use for ndiswrapper. The bcmwl6 driver will not work.

Here is a good guide to use for Broadcom cards and ndiswrapper. It also has a recommended driver for your card.

[milindkanetkar]

I think the guide document / link got dropped. Can you send it out again.

Thanks,
Milind

[Ayuthia]

Sorry about that. Here is the link:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...eisty_No-Fluff

[milindkanetkar]

Thanks. Let me try.

[milindkanetkar]

Doesn't work.

[milindkanetkar]

Second boot did it. Thanks a lot!!