Installing Replacement instance of Linux Lite

[les1949]

I would like to replace the existing Linux Lite with a new installation on my Dell Inspiron 1501. I need to replace the existing Broadcom driver because of intermittent WiFi connection and have been experiencing problems With the Synaptic Package Manager. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Les

[shaggytwodope]

Could you explain what the issue is with synaptic (the error, screen shot etc), and how are you trying to install said driver.

[Valtam]

Use Menu > Settings > Install Drivers to 'deactivate' the driver rather than Synaptic.

[les1949]

I appreciate your suggestion of using "Use Menu > Settings > Install Drivers" but that is exactly what I have been doing and after a search for drivers it comes up with a Broad com 802.11 that I then choose to activate and after download screen and installing drivers I get a screen that I have no control of. If the courser wasn't moving when I moved the mouse I would think that the whole computer was locked up. I have waited as long as 30 min for the computer to finish with no effect. I can't even move the courser to the bottom of the page to try and find a menu tab and have to turn the computer of with the power button. Cut and paste or screenshot is not an option.

It was suggested that I start over with a new installation that I am willing to try if I could get some more help.

Thanks.
Les

[Valtam]

Can you please do Create System Report off the System menu and attach it to your next post. Thank you.

[les1949]

I hope this is what you wanted.

Thanks for the help,
Les

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[Valtam]

Did you install this package - bcmwl-kernel-source because we do not ship Linux Lite with that software.

[N4RPS]

Hello!

I also had this issue. Team LL CAN'T bundle it in, but I've ran into a LiveCD distro or two that do anyway. (Don't ask me which one{s}; I've tried so MANY recently).

Broadcom's refusal to allow this to be included in the Linux kernel DOES create a REAL catch-22, doesn't it? Fortunately, I also have a USB WiFi stick that DOES have a driver included in the kernel.

If you don't (please, correct me if I'm wrong), after you uninstall your current one, you'll have to download the .deb (and any dependencies not already in the kernel) from another 'Net-ready machine, copy it to a CD or flash drive, and install it from there with GDebi or another .deb installer...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[les1949]

Rob I don't know what you want me to do. Uninstall my current one? One what? Are you talking about a driver? And how do I do that? Download the .deb ........? I am lost and it doesn't sound like fun to try and figure all this out.
Can you or anyone else tell me how to remove Linux Lite from this computer? Then maybe I can try it again, hopefully with better results. Don’t you think that would be easier?
Thanks for trying to help
Les

[N4RPS]

Hello!

Sorry for the confusion.

If you just want to wipe the whole OS and start over from scratch, just boot off the LiveCD and use the partition editor to reformat the partition that LL was on before.

If you just want to uninstall the old driver, go to a terminal (on the bottom bar, or CTRL-ALT-T), and type:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source

.deb files are used by Debian Linux (Debian begat Ubuntu, which begat LL) to install programs.

Here's a further explanation:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fileextens...b-file.htm

73 DE N4RPS
Rob