No need for ndiswrapper to get wireless working. Ubuntu should autodetect the bcm43xx module.
Get the firmware
For this card to run, we need to install the firmware. This is done using: sudo apt-get install bcm43xx-fwcutter
After which, either reload the module, reboot, or wait a bit and it should work just fine.
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#1 by jp on May 17, 2007 - 11:37 pm
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it’s automatic now as long as you have the fwcutter? no more manual extraction of the bcm43xx driver??
good news for me!
#2 by James on May 17, 2007 - 11:42 pm
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Does this work with bcm4309? – I’ve never been able to get this working for my card (a 4309). I ended up using ndis still
#3 by Jason Brower on May 18, 2007 - 12:38 am
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Sadly, I wish it was that easy… this fellow can’t seem to connect still… any ideas? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2675892#post2675892
Jason
#4 by Edward A Robinson on May 18, 2007 - 1:10 pm
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True but with this arnt you still limited to 11mb/s? I know I am. But its a huge step in the right direction
#5 by Brian.Christiansen on November 14, 2011 - 12:36 pm
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Yeah! so very automatic dual head works. Dual head also works with 3d desktop using AIGLX (one caveat: the maximum texture size, which is a hardware limitation, is 2048×2048. This means the second head must be configured above or below so I can fit the screen in that. This would be the same on any 3d desktop supported operation system though, not just linux)