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SAY MY NAME, BITCH
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Tried Ubuntu as a dual boot option on the brewery computer, it won't setup either of my wireless network cards to work, even after following the internet instructions for doing so. Tossed the install cd in the bin and will be uninstalling it. Gave it a chance and it failed. I love the idea of it, but it requires too much of my time to work with it to get it to work.
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Mate I had the EXACT problem with Ubuntu and Mint setting up the wireless from an install. I spent hours trying all the fwcutter and other rubbish. fail. What you need to do and it works 100% of the time is:
Have a pc or mac connected to the internet. In my case I have wireless (airport) to the cable modem on the imac. I just plugged in the laptop via ethernet cable and shared internet from wireless to the Ethernet cable giving laptop internet access. Both ubuntu and mint downloaded the B43 drivers, installed in under a minute and wireless works great now on linux. It's the only fool proof way to get mainly the b43 drivers onto linux distros. Plugging a ethernet cable directly in a modem from laptop will work just the same. Mint and Ubuntu setup the ethernet connection etc without any problems.