I know I'm an Ubuntu and Linux n00b, but I've been browsing the web for a few days searching for a solution, and none of the other b43 posts etc solve my problem.

I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro laptop(It's quite old yes, has about 30GB Hard Drive and I think 192mb of RAM) which currently has Windows XP installed(which I'd like to keep for the time being).

I have downloaded the 32-bit Desktop ISO and used unetbootin to create a Live USB for this laptop.

When I boot from USB, I arrive at the unetbootin Grey and Blue menu and pick either "Try Ubuntu without installing", or "Install Ubuntu".

The menu goes away and an Ubuntu loadscreen showing UBUNTU and four dots which progressively change between white and orange.

At about the second color changing cycle a white underscore symbol appears next to the fourth dot and flickers, and then I get the usual:

[ 95.514833] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found [ 95.514847] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found [ 95.514855] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all the instruction on this website.

After this I have to hard reboot or shut-down.

I don't have a previous Linux install so cannot do the apt-get from my previous install.

I cannot access the boot options menu by using F6 or similar.

Any ideas?

Thanks beforehand!