Comments on: Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” Broadcom Wireless

By: Mike Gerwitz

Mike Gerwitz — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:05:35 +0000

Does wget work on its own? Try to download some file:

If it gives you the proxy error, check your proxy settings. Port 8080 sounds familiar - perhaps privoxy. I do not use a proxy so I’m not sure how to help.

By: Bill Ataras

Bill Ataras — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:13:56 +0000

The problem appears to come from lines in the install fwcutter script that have the following:

wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o

The error message is:

Error parsing proxy URL http://:8080/: Invalid host name.

By: Bill Ataras

Bill Ataras — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:55:13 +0000

I have tried various methods for installing fwcutter and all have failed. In the most recent attempt, I began with:
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-common

Things seemed to proceed normally for a while, then this error was reported:

Quoting:

Setting up b43-fwcutter (1:011-1) …
Error parsing proxy URL http://:8080/: Invalid host name.
dpkg: error processing b43-fwcutter (–configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up ndiswrapper-common (1.50-1ubuntu1) …
Errors were encountered while processing:
b43-fwcutter
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Can you help resolve this?

Thank you,
Bill

By: Jim Lynch

Jim Lynch — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:24:57 +0000

wlan0 doesn’exist. I can’t see what Im typing so I hope this isn’t garbage. Black on a dark green background is less than optimal.

No network card listed in Hardware drivers. lspci shows two wireless cards, the built in and the pcmcia card but noting makes them work.

I even installed Linuxant and it doesn’t.
Windows works fiee as did Edgy.

Jim

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:55:05 +0000

Check out this website - http://300lb.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-get-broadcom-wireless-to-work-in.html

I have a broadcom wireless 4306, and this worked like a charm. After installing I had to restart, and no problems since.

By: Angelo

Angelo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:20:12 +0000

I just installed Ubuntu 8.04 on a clean machine (Inspiron 8500) there is no blue tower for roaming wireless shown, when I click on edit wireless networks there is none shown, it does work with direct wire connection.There are no Hardware drivers shown when I access that. My NIC card is a Bmcom4309, any help would be wonderful.

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:53:35 +0000

Thanks very much! Worked like a charm

By: Mike Gerwitz

Mike Gerwitz — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:16:00 +0000

Another thing I had to try on another one of the computers in order to get it working was to manually bring up the network interface after configuring everything in the Network Manager.

Find your wireless interface:
sudo iwconfig

Then try (replacing wlan0 with your interface)
sudo ifdown wlan0 sudo ifup wlan0

Why a restart didn’t fix it and that did, I do not know. However, on that computer I also did not need to download the restricted drivers. At the very least, doing the above will allow you to see any errors. If you’re looking for help at UbuntuForums, such output will be helpful.

By: Lance

Lance — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:04:33 +0000

“good to go” I wish was true. I came off using fedora for years, to a clean 8.0.4 install on my Dell XPS M1330 and an internal broadcom network card.

Your right on the System -> Admin -> Hardware Drivers. The Broadcom is listed, nice green button, enabled yet nothing working. I have 3 neighbors with wireless yet none are seen, no errors, etc.

I am posting on the ubuntu forums, but who knows … Just someone’s .02!