[SOLVED] Can't enable Wi-Fi on Zorin OS8 Installation

Hello folks,

The Wi-Fi-Icon does not show up and I need help getting it to work, because Internet is vital.

Here is what I already did:

Synaptic -> Reload -> Mark all upgrades -> Update everything to latest Version.

Then I restarted and:

Synaptic -> Settings -> Repositories -> Additional Drivers

And there does appear a Broadcom Corporation: BCM43142 802.11b/g/n. Which Zorin says it is not working.
If I enable the Driver I get this message:


But it stays at "Appyling changes" I waited nearly 2 hours and the progress bar is not changing.

Here is some data, that I got, while using some of the recommended terminal commands from another thread:

I used this commands:
lspci -nn | grep 0280
lsusb
sudo lshw -c network
sudo rfkill list all

from this thread:
http://www.zoringroup.com/forum/viewtop ... f=5&t=6533

Thank you for any help.

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b2ea Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera [ThinkPad]
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 105b:e065
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 20:1a:06:60:18:44
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 ip=192.168.2.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:51 ioport:1000(size=256) memory:f0004000-f0004fff memory:f0000000-f0003fff
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM43142 802.11b/g/n
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=bcma-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:f0200000-f0207fff


*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 20:1a:06:60:18:44
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 ip=192.168.2.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:51 ioport:1000(size=256) memory:f0004000-f0004fff memory:f0000000-f0003fff
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM43142 802.11b/g/n
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=bcma-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:f0200000-f0207fff

Hi and welcome to Zorin!

Please wait for our resident expert on wi-fi, madvinegar, to respond.

Plug an ethernet cable to get internet, open terminal and run the following 3 commands:

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe -r wl
sudo modprobe wl

After 5-6 seconds check network manager to see if you can pick up wireless networks.
A reboot may be required.

Thank you. Works fine now.

Glad I helped.

120 blue jewels to madvinegar!