intel wifi link 5100 driver for linux mint 17

After installed the new driver, try to enable it from Additional Drivers utility (search & open it from the Unity Dash), and finally restart.īelow section tells you AP mode is support now:įor some wireless chips, run below command instead to check out supported interface modes: sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode masterħ To make this work at next boot, go to /etc/modprobe.d directory in terminal: cd /etc/modprobe.d/ & ls sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installerĥ. So in my case I need to switch wireless driver from wl0 to brcmsmac to get AP mode support.Ĥ. If need, install ethtool from Ubuntu Software Center. Find out current driver running on your wifi adapter by running below command: ethtool -i wlan0 | grep driver Find out the driver that works for your wireless adapter and support AP mode.įor Broadcom, there are three drivers that support AP mode, but only brcmsmac (check link page for supported chips) support wifi chip BCM4313.

The chip id is BCM4313, manufactured by Broadcom.Ģ. When it opens, run the command below to tell your wireless chip information: lspci | grep -i NetworkĠ2:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. Below I will show how to fix it using Broadcom bcm4313 as example.ġ. Access Point Mode does not support issue is one of the most asked questions from my readers. I’ve written three tutorials about how to turn Ubuntu Laptop into a wifi hotspot for Android, and Windows phones. This tutorial is trying to help those who want to create AP wifi hotspot in Ubuntu Laptop but stuck at “Wifi Hotspot: Access Point Mode Is Not Supported By This Device” error message.

Intel wifi link 5100 driver for linux mint 17