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Broadcom BCM4331: “device not ready firmware missing” error

I can't seem to get my wireless card working on my Mac Mini 5,1. Lspci returns:

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4331 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 02)

But running "additional drivers" doesn't detect anything. The nm-applet menu reads "device not ready--firmware missing." What can I do to get this to work?

Note, this is with 12.04.1, so many of the previous discussions (for 11.10, etc) probably don't apply here.

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I got it working by following the instructions at , namely:

There is no official support yet in Ubuntu 12.04, but you can get it working with the following repository.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mpodroid/mactel
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

For Precise, the Compat module should also be installed

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-cw-3.3-precise-generic

Edit the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add the line:

blacklist ndiswrapper

Create or edit the file /etc/pm/config.d/modules and make sure the wireless modules (b43 and bcma) are blacklisted:

SUSPEND_MODULES="b43 bcma"

Reboot and the wireless should work.

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I was having the same problem in a Acer Extensa 5620Z with 12.04 LTS installed and finally I have found the solution in this forum (in Spanish): [Solución] Problemas con el wifi Broadcom BCM4311.

Here I translate the conclusion:

The solution is to uninstall the driver and install a package that downloads and installs a driver that works correctly:

sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

And restart the computer to load drivers at startup.

I hope that it works on your computer.