Struggling to install broadcom 4311 on a HP 530 laptop running ubuntu 12.10

Question

I have ubuntu 12.10 on a HP530 laptop, I've tried everything on the ubuntu forums, but can't get the wireless to work. It has Broadcom 4311 wireless card built in. Don't know what else to try, please assist. I have the broadcom bcm4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01) card in my laptop. Alot of sites says to not to install proprietary broadcom driver as it don't work.

Answer 1

This should make it work:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-sources
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source

Answer 2

The Broadcom proprietary driver, provided by bcmw-kernel-source, is incorrect for 14e4:4311. Please do:

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree

Reboot and enjoy your wireless.