Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected
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A quick Google search for "BCM43142 Ubuntu" suggests that the wifi controller is using a closed source firmware. What needs to be done now is to identify which firmware you need and how you can install it.
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According to linuxwireless.com: You'll need the b43 driver, not the b43legacy (which is for BCM 802.11b chipsets only). There's another driver called brcmfmac, which is for Broadcom USB devices only.
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Run this command while the machine is somehow connected to the internet:
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installerHere's a Ubuntu specific wiki with more information:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xxThere are additional instructions on how to perform the installation in case you don't have direct internet access on the very same page:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx#STA_-_No_Internet_access -
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@thwr Thanks a lot for the reply.I will try the same and update soon
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Any updates regarding your problem?
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@thwr I got frustated because the same dependency error comes repeatedly with different names in the command prompt for the Wifi Driver itself
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr I got frustated because the same dependency error comes repeatedly with different names in the command prompt for the Wifi Driver itself
Did you fix your other problem before? You need to solve that, because that's causing the failure (and every other error in the future)
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@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
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@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I agree, but in this case it's just a missing wifi firmware which you need to install manually. I bet he can get his wifi working.
The whole problem at this point is that he messed up his system with some ugly vendor provided package. That's why he can't install anything else.
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@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I found that Mint has better, in most cases. Except for my RoG
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@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I agree, but in this case it's just a missing wifi firmware which you need to install manually. I bet he can get his wifi working.
The whole problem at this point is that he messed up his system with some ugly vendor provided package. That's why he can't install anything else.
Best to start over then. We kept warning him not to download things.
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@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I agree, but in this case it's just a missing wifi firmware which you need to install manually. I bet he can get his wifi working.
The whole problem at this point is that he messed up his system with some ugly vendor provided package. That's why he can't install anything else.
Best to start over then. We kept warning him not to download things.
Aye
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@thwr Which OS will be better for the sony laptop ?
The hardware have to be detected after the installation of the OS ? -
@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr Which OS will be better for the sony laptop ?
The hardware have to be detected after the installation of the OS ?No way for us to know. You'll need to test a few and see.
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Sony makes many laptops. Knowing that it is Sony wouldn't help us to know.
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@scottalanmiller Lubuntu or Redhat or Centos or Budgie ????
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller Lubuntu or Redhat or Centos or Budgie ????
Well obvious none of those. You've picked only two different things.... RHEL and ubuntu. RHEL is a server distro and not applicable here. Ubuntu you've already tested and it doesn't work. How are you choosing these?
Try Mint, Fedora 25, OpenSuse Tumbleweed for example.
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You need to try new things rather than copy after copy of the same thing.
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@scottalanmiller I will try Mint as per the suggestion.I will download try tonight to check whether any issue fixes in it
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@Lakshmana Which desktop environment in Linux mint will not hang will using the machine ???
Xfce ,KDE.Cinnamon or Mate
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@Lakshmana Which desktop environment in Linux mint will not hang will using the machine ???
Xfce ,KDE.Cinnamon or Mate
You already determined that you want to use XFCE, I thought. So go ahead and use that. I don't know what is causing your hangs, so I'm stuck guessing. But XFCE is the lightest and Cinnamon requires a GPU.
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller I will try Mint as per the suggestion.I will download try tonight to check whether any issue fixes in it
Yes, that's a good place to start. The latest Mint with XFCE or Mate is your best bet. After that Fedora 25 is the next one to try.
