Re: URGENT - v5.0.0 amd64 (stable): Broadcom 4321AG Wi-Fi adapter not detected

[Dave Patterson <sdpatt2@gmail.com>]

* John Wesley Cooper <jwesleycooper@cox.net> [2009-03-08 18:25:33 -0700]:

> ...Can anyone tell me where I might be able to download a pre-built
> installer for this driver?

ndiswrapper is a pre-built installer.  it's designed to wrap around
windows wireless drivers so that Linux can use them.

try this:

wget http://ftp.us.dell.com/network/R151517.exe

(or download that file somehow and get it copied into your home
directory, then cd into that directory), then do:

su
(enter password)
now, as root, do:

apt-get install build-essentials
linux-headers-`-uname -r`  *Caution: those are backticks, NOT quotes*
echo blacklist bcm43xx >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
reboot

- after the reboot, cd into your home directory again (or wherever
  R151517.exe is)
then do:

unzip -a R151517.exe

then do:

su
(enter password)
then, as root, do:
cd DRIVER
ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf
ndiswrapper -l

*you should get a message that the driver is present and hardware found*

ndiswrapper -m
modprobe ndiswrapper
echo ndiswrapper >> /etc/modules

*now try it*

iwlist scan

 - do a reboot, then, and we should be able to go from there.
 
-- 
Dave