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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    'OH..YEAH!!!'...'HI FIVE!!!'.. 'YIPPEEEE!!!'.. (insert expletives and self berating rant here).. What a flamin' fiasco I created for myself. All is good and the wifi is now working. I was making making a very 'rookie' mistake. Here's the cause and fix: I kept installing Cinnamon without ethernet...
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    Sorry for being a pain.... The only internet connection I have access too is via another 'WIN 10' laptop. I've tried searching and downloading the b43 driver with no success. I envisaged downloading the file using 'google', transfer to a usb and go from there. Clearly I'm doing something wrong...
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    Hey Kc1di.. Thanks for letting me know the 'wine' route won't work. Saved me lots of 'hair pulling'. I'm yet to learn how to create a live usb. Once googled and learned I'll try your suggestion and report the result accordingly.. Cheers to all..
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    Thoroughly searched the bios. Regrettably a "Wireless Network Button" feature is not available. For a moment there, I thought my woes had gone ..haha.. .Grrr.. Thanks for your efforts. It's greatly appreciated.. Once I learn how I'll try through 'Wine' and see if that resolves the issue..
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    Hello.. I did a fresh install and the problem persists. An issue was staring me in the face before I noticed it after brickwizard mentioned it. (Doh!!).. The wireless on/off switch is controlled by 'sensory touch' pad along with volume etc. Under windows this works. Not Linux. Obviously a...
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    With all the tinkering I did I've elected to stop chasing the rabbit down the hole and start again from scratch. Once the clean install is complete I'll report back here with the result. Most likely be tomorrow as it is getting late here. Thanks for your valuable help. Cheers to all..
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    Still unable to connect to the internet. 'Driver Manager' finds the following; Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries: BCM4311 802.11 b/g/ WLAN this device is using an alternative driver bcmwl-kernel-source Version 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0unbuntu8 broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source When I...
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    The only driver info I have is WLAN_Broadcom_Win81_64_VER630223228 network adapter. I opened the laptop to look at the card and all I see is the hp part#. No identification as to what broadcom version. I'll do a fresh install ensuring I tick the non-free/proprietary drivers and the driver...
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    Manually Install windows based .exe drivers in Mint. No Internet

    Hello to all. I'm a newbie. I resurrected an old HP Compaq 6710b laptop (circa 2008) with 3gb ram. Installed Mint-20.2-cinnamon-64bit. It did not detect and auto install drivers for the 'Broadcom' Win81_64 network, consequently I have no ethernet or wireless internet access. The old drivers I...
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