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I got an error about not being able to find the Release file on deb cdrom. I open Driver Manager and choose the broadcom driver, but it fails to install it from the USB stick.

When I install to the hard drive and reboot, I don't have Wifi (as expected). After I boot into the live session I can start Driver Manager and easily install the Broadcom driver to get Wifi working. For feedback, please ping me on Twitter.My 18.2 KDE live USB stick works great. Since you've made it this far, sharing this article on your favorite social media network would be highly appreciated.

Information in this article is predominantly taken from this source. Now your bluetooth should be up and running! Credits # This time there should be no error, but if there is then run the following: sudo modprobe -r btusb & sudo modprobe btusb Open a command line and run: dmesg | egrep -i 'blue|firm' or assuming you have the files in your Downloads folder run the following command (replace "filename" with the actual filename you have chosen that matches your Broadcom firmware): sudo cp ~/Downloads/broadcom-bt-firmware-master/brcm/ "filename".hcd /lib/firmware/brcm/ Now copy the file to the following directory, and also change the filename to "BCM.hcd": Be careful because the files have very similar names. Go through the files and find the file that matches the output you got above. You will now have a directory with bluetooth firmware files in it (within "broadcom-bt-firmware/brcm" of the unzipped file). There is a github repository that conveniently has all the Broadcom bluetooth firmware files available:ĭownload the repository at the above link and then unzip the file. Note this down because this is the name of the driver that you need. In your case the letters and numbers might be a little different but the format will be the same. The output will contain various information, but there will be a particular line that will detail the bluetooth driver that is missing. Open a terminal and type the following command: dmesg | egrep -i 'blue|firm'

if (like me) you have a bluetooth mouse, get a usb mouse temporarily!.

It should also be relevant on Ubuntu and its derivatives

this process has been tested on Fedora 26, 27 and 28, and I know it to be working for those systems.

to complete this tutorial you will need an internet connection.

There is however a way to fix this issue and it basically involves resetting the correct driver. However, after some system updates it has ceased to function, which is quite an annoyance when your mouse works via bluetooth! In my experience Broadcom bluetooth works out of the box on Linux ( unlike Broadcom wifi). How to make Broadcom bluetooth work in Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu) 3 min read.