Hi,
I'm struggling to get Ubuntu 11.10 running from a Live USB on my Inspiron 1501 Laptop with Broadcom wireless adapter.
I have seen lots of posts relating to this common problem, but I can't find any set of instructions which works for me. Can anyone help? Otherwise I'm probably just going to give up.
Thanks!
Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:18 memory:c0200000-c0203fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
logical name: eth3
version: 02
serial: 00:15:c5:c5:c9:63
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=b44 driverversion=2.0 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.70 latency=64 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:21 memory:c0300000-c0301fff
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:0007]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
--
08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [14e4:170c] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:01f5]
Kernel driver in use: b44
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth3 no wireless extensions.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ rfkill list all
1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
mac80211 272785 0
cfg80211 172392 1 mac80211
b44 31443 0
ssb 50682 1 b44
wl 2646601 0
lib80211 14570 1 wl
bnep 17923 2
parport_pc 32114 0
ppdev 12849 0
rfcomm 38408 0
dm_crypt 22565 0
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
bluetooth 148839 10 bnep,rfcomm
snd_hda_codec_idt 60049 1
snd_hda_intel 24262 2
snd_hda_codec 91754 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13276 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80468 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
joydev 17393 0
dell_wmi 12601 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
sparse_keymap 13658 1 dell_wmi
snd_rawmidi 25241 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
dell_laptop 13519 0
snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
dcdbas 14098 1 dell_laptop
arc4 12473 0
snd_timer 28932 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd 55902 13 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
psmouse 73673 0
soundcore 12600 1 snd
serio_raw 12990 0
snd_page_alloc 14115 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sp5100_tco 13495 0
k8temp 12905 0
i2c_piix4 13093 0
shpchp 32356 0
binfmt_misc 17292 1
squashfs 36095 1
overlayfs 27481 1
nls_iso8859_1 12617 1
nls_cp437 12751 1
vfat 17308 1
fat 55577 1 vfat
dm_raid45 76451 0
xor 21860 1 dm_raid45
dm_mirror 21822 0
dm_region_hash 16065 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 18193 3 dm_raid45,dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
btrfs 622589 0
zlib_deflate 26622 1 btrfs
libcrc32c 12543 1 btrfs
radeon 925020 1
ttm 65224 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 32889 1 radeon
drm 192226 4 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
usb_storage 44173 1
uas 17699 0
sdhci_pci 13658 0
sdhci 27360 1 sdhci_pci
video 18908 0
pata_atiixp 12967 0
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 radeon
wmi 18744 1 dell_wmi
ahci 21634 0
libahci 25727 1 ahci
ati_agp 13242 0
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e b43 -e wl -e firmware -e wlan0 | tail -n35
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'b43' ifindex: 3)
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): now managed
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device.
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:05:00.0/ssb0:0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0)
Aug 28 19:37:52 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:05:00.0/ssb0:0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Aug 28 18:42:27 ubuntu avahi-daemon[4343]: Withdrawing workstation service for wlan0.
Aug 28 18:42:27 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices removed (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:05:00.0/ssb0:0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0)
Aug 28 18:42:27 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): now unmanaged
Aug 28 18:42:27 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: unavailable -> unmanaged (reason 'removed') [20 10 36]
Aug 28 18:45:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 623.134555] b43-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
Aug 28 18:45:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 623.206350] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
Aug 28 18:45:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 623.262186] wl 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
Aug 28 18:45:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 623.262214] wl 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 28 18:45:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 623.273623] b43-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 28 18:58:48 ubuntu kernel: [ 1408.827318] wl 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 28 18:58:48 ubuntu kernel: [ 1408.838296] b43-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 28 18:59:53 ubuntu kernel: [ 1474.631419] wl 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 28 18:59:53 ubuntu kernel: [ 1474.642591] b43-pci-bridge 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu kernel: [ 2940.358950] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10)
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu kernel: [ 2940.434174] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu kernel: [ 2940.434251] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu kernel: [ 2940.434315] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:05:00.0/ssb0:0/net/wlan1, iface: wlan1)
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:05:00.0/ssb0:0/net/wlan1, iface: wlan1): no ifupdown configuration found.
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan1): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan1): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'b43' ifindex: 7)
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan1): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/5
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan1): now managed
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan1): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Aug 28 19:24:19 ubuntu NetworkManager[4361]: <info> (wlan1): bringing up device.
Aug 28 19:26:31 ubuntu avahi-daemon[4343]: Withdrawing workstation service for wlan1.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$
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