[plug] Need some help

[Onno Benschop]

Hi Peter,

There are hundreds of Broadcom devices. We'll need the exact specifications
of it.

Does the information here help detect what it is?

https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/drivers.html

On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 10:34, Peter Whattler via plug <plug at plug.org.au>
wrote:

> Gentlemen
>
> i am trying to get away from Microsoft
>
> I started with a 2014 Sony Vaio SVF15A1C5E.   I removed the hard drive
> and put in a 2TB SSD.   I then installed LinuxMint a couple of months ago.
>
> The machine definitely has a new lease of life - it boots in no time, so
> i'm Impressed - However, the problem I have is that LinuxMint is not
> finding the WIFI
>
> This seems to be a known issue with Broadcom
>
> Every fix i find seems to require that i go into Terminal - - I find
> this a really scary solution   I haven't messed with the command line
> since forever, I'm a windows guy who just expects to work with GUI
> solutions
>
> Can anyone point me toward a place where i can get some help
>
> I live in the vicinity of Joondalup
>
>
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