WiFi for Android

[abBaliata]

Hi everybody! I am new to the Linux World and I have already install Linux Mint 13 maya on my laptop (the 17 version did not work o.o). I have never used it and now I have a problem with the wifi. I am trying to use my laptop as a wifi hotspot (I had Connectify before). But when I try to create the hotspot using normal method i.e. 'Create new wireless network', my android phone does not find the hotspot. I have tried both ad-hoc and infrastructure mode. None worked. I have tried searching for this problem and I have read about ap-hotspot. I downloaded it but when I have tried to install it, this was the answer: Your wireless card does not support Access Point mode.
Is there an easy way to solve the problem? i have no idea of codes ))
Thanks a lot!

[PatH57]

let's first see what card you are using? internal or usb

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lspci

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lsusb

[abBaliata]

I guess from the first you mean this:

02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)

The second:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0408:03f1 Quanta Computer, Inc.

[PatH57]

not a broadcom again

copy (extract)the attachement to the desktop or modify your procedure according to your saved path. Don't worry about error messages

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sudo mkdir /lib/firmware/b43

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sudo cp Desktop/b43/* /lib/firmware/b43

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sudo rmmod -f b43

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sudo rmmod -f ssb

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sudo rmmod -f wl

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sudo modprobe b43

[abBaliata]

I will check it the next time I will buy a new laptop eheh

I have done what you have wroten!

[JeremyB]

So you don't see a window like this when you go into network settings/wireless
http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y45 ... 56d457.png

The use as hotspot option usually works but some android devices will not connect to WEP security