Thread: Wireless Driver for ubuntu 12.10 on inspiron 5520

i have installed ubuntu 12.10 lately , tried install wireless driver seeing various sites , threads. have installed deb here : how install bcm43142 wireless drivers dell vostro 3460/3560?

doesn't have effect on system. additional driver section using broadcom 802.11 linux sta wireless drivers source frm wireless-bcm43142-oneiric- dkms(opensource)

shows : device using alternate driver.

have these results:

code:

lspci -vnn    08:00.0 network controller [0280]: broadcom corporation bcm43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)  	subsystem: dell wireless 1704 802.11n + bt 4.0 [1028:0016]  	flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, irq 11  	memory @ c1500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32k]  	capabilities: [40] power management version 3  	capabilities: [58] vendor specific information: len=78 <?>  	capabilities: [48] msi: enable- count=1/1 maskable- 64bit+  	capabilities: [d0] express endpoint, msi 00  	capabilities: [100] advanced error reporting  	capabilities: [13c] virtual channel  	capabilities: [160] device serial number 00-00-85-ff-ff-c2-c0-18  	capabilities: [16c] power budgeting <?>

code:

sudo lshw -class network    *-network                        description: ethernet interface         product: rtl8101e/rtl8102e pci express fast ethernet controller         vendor: realtek semiconductor co., ltd.         physical id: 0         bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0         logical name: eth0         version: 05         serial: d4:be:d9:2d:d3:86         size: 100mbit/s         capacity: 100mbit/s         width: 64 bits         clock: 33mhz         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation         configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3lk-napi duplex=full firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw ip=172.16.82.142 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=mii speed=100mbit/s         resources: irq:43 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c1404000-c1404fff memory:c1400000-c1403fff    *-network unclaimed         description: network controller         product: bcm43142 802.11b/g/n         vendor: broadcom corporation         physical id: 0         bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0         version: 01         width: 64 bits         clock: 33mhz         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list         configuration: latency=0         resources: memory:c1500000-c1507fff

please me sick of trying different things.

i don't think driver bcm43142 available 12.10.
check out this question more info.
may want try 12.04 instead.

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