- #BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 HOW TO#
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- #BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 SOFTWARE#
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- #BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 ISO#
If you are connected to internet via LAN/Ethernet cable, you can install different broadcom drivers using this command: sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer Open a terminal and use the following command: sudo apt remove broadcom-sta-dkms bcmwl-kernel-source Step 2: If you are connected to internet via ethernet
The first step is to remove any broadcom drivers already installed on your system. Product: BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter If you see a wireless network adapter starting with BCM43, then only you should go ahead with this part of the tutorial. So make sure that you have these adapters by using this command: sudo lshw -C network This method is exclusively for Broadcom 43 series of wireless adapters. You can refer to this article to find out the make of wireless network adapter in Linux. Method 3: Fix no WiFi in Ubuntu with broadcom wireless adaptersįirst, find out the network adapter in your system. In that case, you may refer to the next method but keep in mind that it is exclusively for systems with Broadcom wireless adapters. It could also be the case that despite the additional drivers installed, the wifi still doesn’t work. It may happen that Ubuntu doesn’t show additional drivers for your system or you may not be able to install the additional driver.
#BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 SOFTWARE#
Important: You should uncheck the ‘install from CD ROM’ option in the Software & Updates after this step. Once the drivers have been installed, you’ll see that Ubuntu now recognizes the wireless networks in range. Next is to go in the Additional Drivers tab and select the propriety driver and click on Apply Changes.
#BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 PASSWORD#
It will ask for your password and reload the software sources. In the first tab Ubuntu Software, check the option of CD Rom with Ubuntu…
#BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 ISO#
Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and use the following commands one by one: sudo mkdir /media/cdromīasically, you just manually mounted the ISO image as if it was a CD. Now boot into Ubuntu and copy this Ubuntu ISO image to your home directory. Just copy the ISO, don’t burn it as bootable USB. If you just had a fresh install, you probably have this ISO image in some other system or same system in another OS in dual boot. Copy it to an external device such as USB or DVD. Download the ISO image of the same Ubuntu version from Ubuntu website. Step 1:Ĭheck your installed Ubuntu version. If it does not show any additional drivers, this method will be of no use. Method 2: Use the ISO image to install additional wifi drivers in Ubuntuīefore you follow the steps, please make sure that your system shows an additional wifi driver available for your system. But if you cannot connect to the internet any other way, you may try using the Ubuntu ISO for installing proprietary wifi drivers. Go to system settings and see if it shows the wireless connections now. Wait for a couple of minutes for it to be installed. If that’s the case, select the driver and click Apply Changes button. Go to Additional Drivers tab and see if it suggests installing wifi drivers.
Super! Open the Software & Updates application: Software & Updates Settings You’ll see that your Linux system gets connected to the internet immediately and the wired network symbol is displayed. You may use Bluetooth tethering as well if your smartphone has this feature. Search it and go to USB tethering settings and enable it. Most modern phones allow you to search for specific part of the settings. While the two devices are connected, go to the USB tethering settings of your smartphone.
If there is notification on the phone about accessing data by device, accept it. Your smartphone should be connected to the internet, either via WiFi or using mobile data.Ĭonnect your smartphone to your Linux system via USB. You can use it to connect your Ubuntu system to the internet. Most likely, you have a smartphone connected to wifi or has mobile data. I think you do not need to know the steps for putting in an Ethernet cable. If your system has Ethernet port and possibility to connect to the router via Ethernet, very good. Method 1: Connect to wired network either through Ethernet, USB tethering or Bluetooth and install additional drivers
#BROADCOM 802.11AC NETWORK ADAPTER DRIVER UBUNTU 18.04 HOW TO#
Now that you know a few approaches to handle this problem, let’s see how to use these methods.