No wireless access during installation

nate779 · 2017-09-04 21:35:50

Hello all, this is my first time install Arch Linux, I am moving on from Ubuntu; for the life of me I can not get WiFi on my laptop, and there is no Ethernet port on it so I can not install arch Linux.

When trying to ping any websites I get the message: "Name or service not known"

My Network controller is: Broadcom limited bcm4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)

Please advise me on what to do next, and ask for more information because I know I have not provided enough. Thanks for your time, Nate

jasonwryan · 2017-09-04 22:05:20

You'll need to install the driver for your card: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Broadcom_wireless

nate779 · 2017-09-04 22:17:36

Even after tethering my android phone to my laptop I still do not have an internet connection. It then tells me that if I need to do an offline installation i need to "If you have neither, you'll need to first install the base-devel group during installation. Then, use another Internet-connected computer to
download linux-headers and the driver tarball from the AUR, and install them in that order." However I do not know what to install a "base-devel." It would be lovely if you could walk me through that or point me out to a guide.

jasonwryan · 2017-09-04 22:21:48

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … requisites

nate779 · 2017-09-04 22:32:55

The last link that you sent me expect me to have an internet connection (to use git clone) which I do not have.

jasonwryan · 2017-09-04 22:51:59

You require an Internet connection to install Arch; either on the target machine, or another Linux machine where you can build the package for your wireless driver and then copy it across.

V1del · 2017-09-05 13:41:54

As mentioned in the second thread, can you elaborate on what it is that confuses you? Something else you might want to make sure, is that your hardware isn't disabled with a hardware switch, like e.g. was the case in this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=194255

You might also want to replicate and post the outputs from the thread I linked to here, make sure to use [ code ] tags when posting the outputs of relevant commands.

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usipusi · 2017-09-12 22:08:51

U can install driver with necessary dependencies before installation using usb. If u have free usb and computer with arch (or ur friend has one) then it will be quite simple to make it. I personally did so.

Texbrew · 2017-09-13 00:24:10

nate779 hasn't posted in this thread in over a week, so he may have given up. If not, maybe an old post of mine from a year ago will be useful.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=213577

The post refers to The Beginners Guide, which has been merged into the Installation guide, but I'm sure all the necessary tools are there.

The key point is, I was able to install the necessary wireless software while running the installation disk before rebooting into the new Arch system.

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