<div dir="ltr">Hi Peter,<div><br></div><div>There are hundreds of Broadcom devices. We'll need the exact specifications of it.</div><div><br></div><div>Does the information here help detect what it is?</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/drivers.html">https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/drivers.html</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 10:34, Peter Whattler via plug <<a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au">plug@plug.org.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Gentlemen<br>
<br>
i am trying to get away from Microsoft<br>
<br>
I started with a 2014 Sony Vaio SVF15A1C5E. I removed the hard drive <br>
and put in a 2TB SSD. I then installed LinuxMint a couple of months ago.<br>
<br>
The machine definitely has a new lease of life - it boots in no time, so <br>
i'm Impressed - However, the problem I have is that LinuxMint is not <br>
finding the WIFI<br>
<br>
This seems to be a known issue with Broadcom<br>
<br>
Every fix i find seems to require that i go into Terminal - - I find <br>
this a really scary solution I haven't messed with the command line <br>
since forever, I'm a windows guy who just expects to work with GUI solutions<br>
<br>
Can anyone point me toward a place where i can get some help<br>
<br>
I live in the vicinity of Joondalup<br>
<br>
<br>
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