Macbook Pro 2011(early) BCM4331 Wifi not working on kernel 4.4.0-108 and 4.4.0-109
My wifi broke on the new kernels ... I'm running xubuntu on a macbook pro 2011(early). Ever since we got new version of the kernel higher than 4.4.0-104, I can't get wifi to work anymore ... Any Ideas ?
wireless macbook-pro
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My wifi broke on the new kernels ... I'm running xubuntu on a macbook pro 2011(early). Ever since we got new version of the kernel higher than 4.4.0-104, I can't get wifi to work anymore ... Any Ideas ?
wireless macbook-pro
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
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My wifi broke on the new kernels ... I'm running xubuntu on a macbook pro 2011(early). Ever since we got new version of the kernel higher than 4.4.0-104, I can't get wifi to work anymore ... Any Ideas ?
wireless macbook-pro
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
fkraiem
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asked Jan 11 at 19:20
Bart J.
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My wifi broke on the new kernels ... I'm running xubuntu on a macbook pro 2011(early). Ever since we got new version of the kernel higher than 4.4.0-104, I can't get wifi to work anymore ... Any Ideas ?
wireless macbook-pro
wireless macbook-pro
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
fkraiem
8,70331728
asked Jan 11 at 19:20
Bart J.
396
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
fkraiem
8,70331728
asked Jan 11 at 19:20
Bart J.
396
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
fkraiem
8,70331728
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
fkraiem
8,70331728
edited Feb 9 at 12:50
fkraiem
8,70331728
8,70331728
asked Jan 11 at 19:20
Bart J.
396
asked Jan 11 at 19:20
Bart J.
396
asked Jan 11 at 19:20
Bart J.
396
396
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I booted into the working 4.4.0-104 kernel and reinstalled bcmwl-kernel-source and dkms. That reinstalled the wl.ko module for all kernels, since the wl.ko module was missing from the newer kernels and was not loaded at boot.
$sudo apt remove bcmwl-kernel-source dkms --purge
$sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms
answered Feb 9 at 13:27
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works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
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I booted into the working 4.4.0-104 kernel and reinstalled bcmwl-kernel-source and dkms. That reinstalled the wl.ko module for all kernels, since the wl.ko module was missing from the newer kernels and was not loaded at boot.
$sudo apt remove bcmwl-kernel-source dkms --purge
$sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms
answered Feb 9 at 13:27
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works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
Nov 5 at 4:18
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SOLVED
I booted into the working 4.4.0-104 kernel and reinstalled bcmwl-kernel-source and dkms. That reinstalled the wl.ko module for all kernels, since the wl.ko module was missing from the newer kernels and was not loaded at boot.
$sudo apt remove bcmwl-kernel-source dkms --purge
$sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms
answered Feb 9 at 13:27
Bart J.
396
works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
Nov 5 at 4:18
add a comment |
SOLVED
I booted into the working 4.4.0-104 kernel and reinstalled bcmwl-kernel-source and dkms. That reinstalled the wl.ko module for all kernels, since the wl.ko module was missing from the newer kernels and was not loaded at boot.
$sudo apt remove bcmwl-kernel-source dkms --purge
$sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms
answered Feb 9 at 13:27
Bart J.
396
SOLVED
I booted into the working 4.4.0-104 kernel and reinstalled bcmwl-kernel-source and dkms. That reinstalled the wl.ko module for all kernels, since the wl.ko module was missing from the newer kernels and was not loaded at boot.
$sudo apt remove bcmwl-kernel-source dkms --purge
$sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source dkms
answered Feb 9 at 13:27
Bart J.
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answered Feb 9 at 13:27
Bart J.
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answered Feb 9 at 13:27
Bart J.
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answered Feb 9 at 13:27
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works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
Nov 5 at 4:18
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works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
Nov 5 at 4:18
works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
Nov 5 at 4:18
works with the 18.04 live cd too
– prusswan
Nov 5 at 4:18
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