GNU/Linux Mint 19 Installing Broadcom Driver without Internet
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Broadcom Wireless Driver in Linux Mint 19.x Tara/Tessa/Tina/Tricia LTS without Internet Access.
Most noteworthy: to achieve this Setup you simply need any Online Computer with a Browser and a USB Stick to Copy the downloaded Packages.
But if you dispose of an Android Mobile Phone with Internet Acces, then an Easier Solution should be of using it! See: Internet Connection USB Tethering Guide.
Especially relevant: the Linux Mint 19 bcmwl-kernel-source Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:
- BCM4311
- BCM4312
- BCM4313
- BCM4321
- BCM4322
- BCM43142
- BCM43224
- BCM43225
- BCM43227
- BCM43228
- BCM4331
- BCM4352
- BCM4360
Finally, for BCM4306/3 and BCM4318 see instead: firmware-b43-installer; again for BCM4301, BCM4306/2, and BCM4309 the Legacy bundle: firmware-b43legacy-installer.
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1. Launching Shell Emulator
Open a Terminal window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).
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2. Checking Wifi Card Model
In case Check the Wireless Chipset ID
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