drivers for wifi broadcom bcm43142

[bitsnpcs]

Not now
even my phone is nokia with windows 8, so I cant do tethering like in phone with android.
Why there was no problem with connection to internet on linux lite 3.6 beta?

You are Welcome mk63

I have not tried tethering at all, I use OnePlus phone Android/Oxygen, this link covers tethering using a Windows phone -  https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-p...et-sharing

I do not ever remember seeing a login and password prompt for LL live media ?
I use LL installed to hard drive, as only installed OS on the computer.

[firenice03]

Last question:
username and password in live session LL?

If system locks... Username is linux
then login password is blank/empty

[mk63]

If system locks... Username is linux
then login password is blank/empty

thanks

Hello Jerry and developers!
Do you hear me?

Would you insert to new
linux-lite-3.6-64bit.iso
drivers for broadcom wifi adapter for those who have no wired adapter in their laptops?
You did this in beta edition LL3.6
Please.

[Searchernow]

Hi,

I'm new to Lite, so my non-technical description has no command lines etc., but I'm copying this from my post on my similar problem re Broadcom wifi driver on Dell Latitude E5420:


"Here is what I did, based on my scribbled notes as I went along:

My phone wifi hotspot was no use without the driver for Broadcom installed, but I installed Linux Lite os from the live usb  anyway.

I then enabled Bluetooth on my phone, made it discoverable, and set my phone's internet sharing (hotspot) to via bluetooth.

On Lite os I went to Menu (left end of Panel) > Settings > Bluetooth manager

on the window "Bluetooth Devices" I selected the phone, then  + added device (phone) ; paired ; trusted ; Setup > Connect > select "network access point" > "next" >  ..... "please wait .... Device added and connected successfully"

and so I was online!

I had the "Welcome to Linux Lite" screen, which gives 4 recommended steps:

1) I installed updates

2) I installed drivers - here I was offered both a Broadcom driver and a driver for Intel cpu firmware - I selected both and they installed quickly.

at this stage I was able to connect with wifi and that has worked faultlessly since.

the rest of the set-up was as recommended.

I hope that was clear, if not please ask."

[Valtam]

We do all that you can do with Broadcom drivers in the final. The Beta used one set, the final uses 2 sets of drivers. The decision in the end was to go with the 2 sets to provide more drivers. This represents the messy state supplying Broadcom proprietary drivers has been in for a long time. I wish there was one all inclusive package.

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[mk63]

Jerry,
English is not my native language.
As I understand you I can install broadcom drivers from live usb LL3.6 Final.
Yes?
I could do it from live usb LL3.6 Beta - drivers were installed direct from live media, not from Internet.

edit:
In Release Announcement there is the sentence:
Better Broadcom wireless support.

So far I had the best wireless connection in linux lite via live media from all distros I tried.
Xubuntu has good wireless connection on my hp stream laptop too. But not perfect.
As I know and read Broadcom chipsets have problems under linux os.

[Valtam]

Your particular chipset requires the bcmwl-kernel-source driver, that is what the Beta had preloaded. The final does not have that driver.

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[Valtam]

We can provide better Broadcom support, but not complete 100% support.

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[mk63]

Jerry,
In live media LL in Synaptic I can see installed packages for Broadcom wifi adapter:
firmware-b43-installer
firmware-b43legacy-installer

but there is not installed:
bcmwl-kernel-source

Maybe next time YOU will insert this package to LL iso file?

[Valtam]

Maybe next time YOU will insert this package to LL iso file?

Not in this Series, sorry.