#UBUNTU BCM4360 UPGRADE#
It will be automatically rebuilt after every kernel upgrade or fresh installation. This means it supports different kernels you may use (e.g. They should be automatically loaded when booting. The kernel contains two built-in open-source drivers: brcmfmac for native FullMAC and brcmsmac for mac80211-based SoftMAC.
#UBUNTU BCM4360 DRIVER#
Cross-reference them with the driver list of supported brcm80211 and b43 devices. To know what driver(s) are operable on the computer's Broadcom wireless network device, the device ID and chipset name will need to be detected. Kernel driver mainline version (recommended) The brcm80211 driver was introduced in the 2.6.37 kernel and in the 2.6.39 kernel it was sub-divided into the brcmsmac and brcmfmac drivers. In September 2010, Broadcom released a fully open source driver. This is a restrictively licensed driver and it does not work with hidden ESSIDs, but Broadcom promised to work towards a more open approach in the future. In August 2008, Broadcom released the 802.11 Linux STA driver officially supporting Broadcom wireless devices on GNU/Linux. The reverse-engineered b43 driver was introduced in the 2.6.24 kernel. The limited set of wireless devices that were supported were done so by a reverse-engineered driver. For a good portion of its initial history, Broadcom devices were either entirely unsupported or required the user to tinker with the firmware.
#UBUNTU BCM4360 UPDATE#
In brief, please download the kernal from Ubuntu14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) and update the Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA driver. I took a glance of the bug report page.Īt the #13 comment of the bug report there is the way. When I'm about to give up and want to buy a Wifi adaptor for this desktop. It seems the Wifi chipset BCM4360 is an abandoned child. But every time I chose this driver for the Wifi chipset there would be a problem. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS used Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA driver.
I google again and again and again and there is no solution for the built-in Wifi. However, the Wifi couldn't work when the installation of Ubuntu is done. The motherboard is the same as the suggestion: ASUS X99, and we buy ASUS X99-Deluxe, in which there is a built-in Wi-fi. So we just ask the IT company if there is same or similar product and the desktop is delivered after the Chinese New Year.
The hardware of the desktop is according to the suggestion from Amber website.Īt the bottom of this page there is a section named " Building you own System", following a list of the hardware of the desktop. I have to use MD simulation for my current project and the lab I cooperate with recently purchased a desktop for Amber (an MD simulation software).