Broadcom BCM4311 on Karmic Koala
Today I installed Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala on my Notebook. After backing up all my data (mostly MySQL databases), and make sure that all the databases are backed up, I reboot my Linux Mint Felicia for the last time, and switch to USB Startup Disk. Few minutes after exploring the Koala, mostly on device compability, and make sure that no device that unusable (like what I got from last Jaunty installation), I start the installation procedure.
I must admit that the way Ubuntu polish it’s Installation method is very great. In only 10 minutes, I ready to boot the Karmic for the first time.
Less that 30 seconds boot really impress me! The new GDM login screen is somehow fantastic. And I am ready connect to the Access Point and download the additional packages to complete the installation … until I realized that Karmic didn’t recognize my Broadcom wifi!!!! *gosh*
Looking at the System > Administration > Hardware Drivers … Karmic said that there is no propietary drivers are in usage … Okay, so I remembered that when I’m in LiveUSB mode, it was pretty sure that this device is recognized. So I concluded that somehow in the USB (or CD if you using a Live CD) there must be a mistery that didn’t revealed on the installation …
After searching in the net about the same cases, I found one package that controls the device (or may be ‘controls’ is not the correct word, but let out it that way to make it easier). It is called bcmwl-kernel-source. So I try to search it on the USB Startup Disk (or Live CD), since I am sure that it must be in there to make the device run on Live USB mode. And yes, I found it with it’s two dependencies, dkms and patch. Find them in these folders of your Live USB:
- /pool/main/p/patch/patch_2.5.9-5_i386.deb
- /pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.1.0.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb
- /pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.10.91.9+bdcom-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
Install them according to the sequence I gave you, and reboot your Karmic. How to install them? Well … just double click on the files and it will guide you to the rest of the process ^^
Happy Koala Exploring Week!!!!!
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