
For instance, in my case, I received the following output:Ġ1:00.0 Network controller : Broadcom Corporation BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 01) That will tell you the details you need to know. I wasn’t so lucky though… Without Internet connectionįind out exactly what WiFi hardware you have on your Macbook by using the following command: Since you have connectivity, the apt-get command will simply load the best-suited version of the driver on your machine, and after a reboot, you should be able to get WiFi working.

I found firmware-b43-installer to be more reliable. I tested on 2 different Macbook Air’s (20) and both reacted different to it. The ‘purge’ part is to get rid of bcmwl-kernel-source if you have been trying versions of that driver. Sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer Just type the following commands: sudo apt-get update WiFi is obviously not working on this device yet, but if you have any other means of obtaining connectivity on this Macbook, then that simplies things a lot. You need to get the drivers appropriate for your device. Ubuntu, or Lubuntu, seems to be missing drivers for the Broadcom network hardware installed on a Macbook – which leads to the problem of no WiFi.
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But these steps should work for most people out there.

Both of these have slightly different WiFi cards – although both are Broadcom – and so require slightly different procedures. However, the icon is not a problem, getting the right drivers is.Īfter sifting through a lot of content on the Internet, I was able to get it working on my Mac Air 2008 and another Mac Air late 2010 3,2 model. The only thing that does not work right off the bat is WiFi – in that I have no WiFi drivers or the icon. The installation went smooth and the operating system is giving me no problems so far. I recently installed Lubuntu to breath life into my old Macbook Air 1,1 (2008). Problem: No WiFi connectivity in Lubuntu after installing it on a Macbook Air.
