GNU/Linux Mint Installing Broadcom Wl WiFi Driver Offline Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Broadcom Wl Wireless Driver without Internet Access in Linux Mint 22 LTS 64-bit GNU/Linux.
First, to Install Broadcom Wl Driver for Linux Mint 22 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 22 broadcom-wl Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:
- BCM4311
- BCM4312
- BCM4313
- BCM4321
- BCM4322
- BCM4331
- BCM4352
- BCM4360
- BCM43142
- BCM43224
- BCM43225
- BCM43227
- BCM43228
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. Getting Wifi Card Info
Then to Find Wireless Adapter Info
For the PCI/PCIe internal Adapters simply run the Command:lspci -v | grep Wireless
But for the USB Dongles try instead with::lsusb -v | grep Wireless
The grep Command refine the result following the matching Keyword.
And in the Output you’ll easily See the Card’s Manufacturer and Model:
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