Just installed Pep5 on a dual boot with Windows7 on this machine.
Wi-fi fine on windows cant get anything on Peppermint.
Connecting ok through dongle.
HELP
Jocklad
Using a Terminal, what is the output of?:
lspci |grep Network
Hi jocklad
Some terminal output might help remove the dongle then
lshw -c display
and
rfkill list
Graeme
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661FX/M661FX/M661MX Host (rev 11)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AGP Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS963 [MuTIOL Media IO] LPC Controller (rev 25)
00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2/3 SMBus controller
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 IDE Controller
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC’97 Modem Controller (rev a0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 AC’97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.1 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 91)
00:06.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
00:0b.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $ rfkill list
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $
That’s not really the output I wanted, but it shows you have a Broadcom wireless chip, which may need a proprietery driver
So if you’re able to connect through a dongle as you suggested in your first post can you connect to your network through that dongle then check for additional drivers and see if there is a driver available for the Broadcom wireless
Menu>Preferences>Additional Drivers
Graeme
Oops sorry Graeme:
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $ lshw -c display
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-display UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: vga_controller cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:e8000000-efffffff memory:e2100000-e211ffff ioport:9000(size=128)
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $ rfkill list
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $
No additional drivers available.
Jocklad
actually the fault is mine (I’ve had a few beers this afternoon) the command should have been
lshw -c network
can you please run that and post the output
Graeme
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $ lshw -c network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network:0
description: Ethernet interface
product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
logical name: eth0
version: 91
serial: 00:16:36:3f:d0:aa
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sis900 driverversion=v1.08.10 Apr. 2 2006 duplex=half latency=173 link=no maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:19 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:e2003000-e2003fff memory:40020000-4003ffff
*-network:1
description: Network controller
product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: b
bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=wl latency=64
resources: irq:17 memory:e2004000-e2005fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: usb0
serial: 02:0c:e7:0b:01:02
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=cdc_ether driverversion=22-Aug-2005 firmware=CDC Ethernet Device ip=192.168.0.136 link=yes multicast=yes
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
chas@chas-TravelMate-2430 ~ $
Are you able to get online using an external dongle ?
Graeme
Have just tried it with a Wi-fi dongle and it is connecting
ok so did you install PM5 without a wireless connection or did you have the dongle connected ?
if you installed without a wireless connection it might be a good idea to run an update
sudo apt-get update
then check for additional drivers again
Graeme
If Emegra’s suggestion does not bring the result you are looking for you could try:
sudo su
apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
exit
Thanks Graeme.
PM5 was installed with my THREE internet dongle…not wi-fi.
Will update now and let you know
Follow SeZo’s instructions (or those below) … the correct driver is b43 not wl for the BCM4318
sudo apt purge bcmwl-kernel-source
then
sudo apt install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
then if necessary reboot
It did not show any additional Drivers Graeme.
Have run the commands by Sezo Wireless now working without the adapter 
Thanks again Team…
Jocklad
That’s good glad you got it working
Graeme