Ubuntu 14.04 wireless connection gone

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Onnem

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Just upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 on a Dell Inspiron and can't connect to wireless. I am a complete novice to Ubuntu and am trying to read through the forums to see how I can solve this. I managed to get some info such as:
Chip ID: BCM43143
PCI-ID: 14e4:4365
Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge

But I am at a loss as to how to proceed. Appreciate any clear instructions on how to solve the problem. Many thanks in advance
 
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Dave8671

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What version did you upgrade From and how did you upgrade the system? was it a clean install meaning you backed up all you files? I can help but I would like you to type this in a terminal and post back what the output is.

copy and paste this lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network

this will tell me for sure what the card is inside your system than will will go from there.


 
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If this is to hard for you since you are new I would back up all your files and try a clean install. Boot into the Live CD Note: meaning it will format your disk than install a clean version. sometimes this installs the driver for your wireless card if it is on the DVD. I would connect your laptop to Ethernet connection for updates as it installs.
 
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Sorry if I did not help this issue before. From I re-reading the post the system has the wrong driver loaded for that card. We need to black list that driver so it will not load again on boot. open a terminal and copy paste the command below and reboot. Post any errors in the terminal that you get back from the command.

Place a file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf with:

blacklist b43

And reboot

Still with your issue?

Regards

 
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