01-07-2015, 08:55 PM
Looks like /dev/sdb5 is the partition you want to shrink to make room for the LL installation if you haven't already done that.
Create the partitions you need in the resulting free space as directed in that tutorial for installing in Legacy mode to GPT drives.
Reboot when install done, then follow instructions to install Boot-Repair and convert to UEFI. /dev/sdb2 is your "EFI System Partition", which you'll point to during conversion. (If you can not connect to internet with ethernet cable, then put off this conversion until we can get Broadcom driver installed.)
Broadcom is going to need a special driver installed for it to work. Since computer needs to be rebooted after a wireless driver installation for it to take effect, I'm afraid your going to have to find a way to connect through ethernet to connect to internet on that computer.
Or, your other alternative is to install while not connected to internet (yes, you can do that); then download the needed driver to a USB stick from another computer. Install driver from there to the new computer. Before getting into that, we need to find out if your card is even supported with a driver?
On new computer booted into live LL enter this command in a terminal:
In the output find the part near the end that reads [14e4:xxxx] (numbers will be in place of the "x's").
Find your number listed on first column of the chart shown 1/4 way down on this page.
See if it says "yes" or "no" in the colored "Supported?" column next to it.
If "yes" then you'll need "firmware-b43-installer" package.
If "no", then look to last column (Alternative) and see if either "wl" or "brcm80211" are listed. If one or both are listed, then you probably need the "bcmwl-kernel-source" driver. (Will double check that later for you if necessary.)
If nothing is listed in either the "Supported?" or "Alternative" columns, then I'm afraid your card has no Linux driver available. If that is the case, you'll have to decide whether or not you want to install LL (or any Linux) to the computer if wireless won't work. Other option is to buy a $10 USB wifi dongle that will work; but you may have objections to that -- I don't know.
Report back what you find out and if you are able to connect from ethernet cable or not. Hopefully your wireless card is supported with a driver.
Create the partitions you need in the resulting free space as directed in that tutorial for installing in Legacy mode to GPT drives.
Reboot when install done, then follow instructions to install Boot-Repair and convert to UEFI. /dev/sdb2 is your "EFI System Partition", which you'll point to during conversion. (If you can not connect to internet with ethernet cable, then put off this conversion until we can get Broadcom driver installed.)
Broadcom is going to need a special driver installed for it to work. Since computer needs to be rebooted after a wireless driver installation for it to take effect, I'm afraid your going to have to find a way to connect through ethernet to connect to internet on that computer.
Or, your other alternative is to install while not connected to internet (yes, you can do that); then download the needed driver to a USB stick from another computer. Install driver from there to the new computer. Before getting into that, we need to find out if your card is even supported with a driver?
On new computer booted into live LL enter this command in a terminal:
Code:
lspci -vnn -d 14e4:In the output find the part near the end that reads [14e4:xxxx] (numbers will be in place of the "x's").
Find your number listed on first column of the chart shown 1/4 way down on this page.
See if it says "yes" or "no" in the colored "Supported?" column next to it.
If "yes" then you'll need "firmware-b43-installer" package.
If "no", then look to last column (Alternative) and see if either "wl" or "brcm80211" are listed. If one or both are listed, then you probably need the "bcmwl-kernel-source" driver. (Will double check that later for you if necessary.)
If nothing is listed in either the "Supported?" or "Alternative" columns, then I'm afraid your card has no Linux driver available. If that is the case, you'll have to decide whether or not you want to install LL (or any Linux) to the computer if wireless won't work. Other option is to buy a $10 USB wifi dongle that will work; but you may have objections to that -- I don't know.
Report back what you find out and if you are able to connect from ethernet cable or not. Hopefully your wireless card is supported with a driver.
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