im having a problem with linux that makes no since to me. it has to do with the sta broadcom wireless drivers. ok if i run ubuntu from the live cd the propietary drivers are detected and i am propted to install them. however if i install ubuntu compleatly to the hardrive it cant detect these drivers. this makes no since to me. why would it work on the live cd but not work if you install the entire thing. i dont get it. the drivers are thare. i went through the files on the cd and found them. they are thare how can i get the system to detect these? i dont understand why it would work on the live cd but not work on a full installation. i dont understand. these drivers are compatible i have installed them before on previous releases of ubuntu. and the current equivalent of linux mint. its the same driver and it works. i just dont understand why its not working on a full install oppased to just a live cd. can anybody help?
The Ubuntu distribution of Linux tries very hard to adhere to the concept of using only Free and Open Source (FOSS) code in their installations. The drivers for Broadcom devices are not FOSS, and in fact, the Broadcom company has not been very cooperative in assisting with drivers for Linux (or in making the specs of their hardware available to Linux developers). This has forced users to use the Windows-based drivers and firmware in a hack using something called ndiswrapper.
The Ubuntu philosophy has long been not to directly support proprietary software, but to at least make it available in software repositories so the user can decide if they want it or not.
Mint works because the builders of that distro decided to make the restricted and proprietary drivers part of a standard installation where they were necessary. They’re not violating anything by doing this, though many would argue that it breaches the spirit of open source doctrine. The Mint folks just want everything to work.
There are two possible reasons it works on the LiveCD: one is to demonstrate that the method works. Second, you can’t do a proper installation of most Linux distros without a way to connect to the Internet. Therefore, the LiveCD gets things fired up enough for you to complete the installation. However, you probably need to add some restricted drivers package or tweak the system a bit to get it working.
Since you’re not the first one with this issue, I’m sure, go here and look this up. I guarantee you’ll find something to help you:
http://ubuntuforums.org/
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Hope this instruction works for you.
Good luck
http://www.technixupdate.com/configure-wi-fi-in-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-with-broadcom-network-adapter/
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I think the wl driver is included in the linux-restricted-modules package.
So connect to the internet with an ethernet cable and run:
sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe wl
http://www.technixupdate.com/configure-wi-fi-in-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-with-broadcom-network-adapter/
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