Ok, so there are other tutorials out there for the other 43xx cards, but from my experience, none of them have worked with the specific 4318 card. This way i will explain below is the only way i have gotten my 4318 card to work with 6.06
Step 1: Disabling bcm43xx
Ok, so first thing we need to do is make it so that the pre-installed driver, bcm43xx, doesn't attach to the hardware on bootup. The way we do this is by blacklisting it. In a terminal window type:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
in the window that pops up, find a new line and type: blacklist bcm43xx
After this, reboot and make sure that when you go to System > Administration > Networking there isnt a listing for your wireless connection
Step 2: Get ndiswrapper
Make sure you have the universe repositories enabled. (google it if you dont know how) and go to a terminal and type the following:
Code:
sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils
this might prompt you for your password and ask you to continue and such, its very easy, just go through it.
Step 3: Use ndiswrapper to configure the drivers
Get the drivers you need, i suggest these ones, and make sure u have the .inf and .sys files of the driver. If you use the ones i suggested they will be bcmwl5.sys and bcmwl5.inf
Once you have the driver, put them on the desktop and then go to a terminal and type:
Code:
sudo ndiswrapper -i ~/Desktop/bcmwl5.inf
this will install the driver
then, in the same terminal window, type:
Code:
sudo ndiswrapper -m
now restart and you will be able to connect to wireless networks. If you have a wep encryption on your wireless network, go on to step 4 below.
Step 4: Installing Network Manager
Network manager will allow you to connect to those wep encrpypted networks.
Simply go to a terminal window and type:
Code:
sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome
Let that install by typing your password and whatnot, then restart and you will be good to go, just click on it up in the corner and select your wireless network.
Still not working?
If you still cannot connect to a wireless network try running the following commands in terminal
Code:
modprobe ndiswrapper
and
Code:
echo ndiswrapper >> /etc/modules
**Thanks esavato**
Lemme know if anyone experiences any problems with this, however, i have this exact card and did this exact procedure from a fresh install and it worked flawlessly. If anyone needs person to person help just catch me on aim at r0nchetti.
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