-- MikeGore - 12 May 2010

Resources

• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper

Ubuntu 10.04

Note: When following the steps in the Resource docs above we skip editing /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist as it's done automatically now

BCM42xx wireless drivers

*Example: Dell Vostro with BCM4322 Windows XP driver downloaded to local directory called BCM4322 - read the resource link above if your system differs

• apt-get install ndisgtk
  • - install ndiswrapper and related
• cd BCM4322
• unzip R219314.exe
• find . -type f | grep -i inf
  • helps find the .inf file in a big zip archive
• cd DRIVER_ROW/
• ndiswrapper -i bcmwl6.inf
  • - installed driver
• ndiswrapper -l
  • - see if it is installed and sees the hardware
• depmod -a
  • - updates the system driver list
• modprobe ndiswrapper
  • - installs the driver
• cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf
  • - Lists the black listed modules automatically added