Broadcom b43 driver again: Why modprobe b43 manually?

Solution 1:

The pci.id for Broadcom cards sometimes but not always matches the model number; only Broadcom knows why. It is not significant to your problem.

Get the module to load automatically on boot with:

sudo -i
echo b43  >>  /etc/modules
exit

You should be all set.

If you find you have a conflicting blacklist, please do:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Remove the line 'blacklist b43' save and close gedit.