Proprietary wireless driver problems

[Dirkzobb]

Hi Peripetilja,

Apologies for hijacking your thread and causing confusion. I'm new to this game....Hope you got/get your wireless prob sorted.

[Peripetilja]

Hi Peripetilja,

Apologies for hijacking your thread and causing confusion. I'm new to this game....Hope you got/get your wireless prob sorted.

I don't mind, I'm sure you're desperate as I am to get this thing working
Good luck to you too, unfortunately I'm still offline

[chili555]

@Peripetilja--

Let's see what's going on under the hood. Please run and post:

dmesg | grep -e brcm -e wlan
sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e etwork -e wlan | tail -n20

We are trying to capture what wireless is doing, so, for the second command, please be sure the ethernet is disconnected.

[chili555]

@Dirkzobb--

What was the result from post #15, please?

[Dirkzobb]

Hi,

Seemed to have caused some confusion yesterday - sorry. I've got as far as the firmware part and here's the result so far: All assistance appreciated.
Following reboot this is what I have:


dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
[sudo] password for dirkzobb:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
linux-firmware-nonfree is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.


On to the next including firmware


dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
linux-firmware-nonfree is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ dmesg | grep -e wlan -e b43
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic-pae root=UUID=1d0c6019-b430-4c36-8912-d6e0ef1f7067 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
[ 1.362557] b43-pci-bridge 0000:30:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 1.362570] b43-pci-bridge 0000:30:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 22.132479] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found (core revision 10)
[ 22.267141] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 22.267205] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 22.267268] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 23.889635] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 24.066778] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 24.069995] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 24.080091] b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED
dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ ls /lib/firmware/b43
a0g0bsinitvals5.fw lcn400initvals33.fw sslpn1bsinitvals20.fw
a0g0bsinitvals9.fw lp0bsinitvals13.fw sslpn1bsinitvals27.fw
a0g0initvals5.fw lp0bsinitvals14.fw sslpn1initvals20.fw
a0g0initvals9.fw lp0bsinitvals15.fw sslpn1initvals27.fw
a0g1bsinitvals13.fw lp0bsinitvals16.fw sslpn2bsinitvals19.fw
a0g1bsinitvals5.fw lp0initvals13.fw sslpn2initvals19.fw
a0g1bsinitvals9.fw lp0initvals14.fw sslpn3bsinitvals21.fw
a0g1initvals13.fw lp0initvals15.fw sslpn3initvals21.fw
a0g1initvals5.fw lp0initvals16.fw sslpn4bsinitvals22.fw
a0g1initvals9.fw lp1bsinitvals20.fw sslpn4initvals22.fw
b0g0bsinitvals13.fw lp1bsinitvals22.fw ucode11.fw
b0g0bsinitvals5.fw lp1initvals20.fw ucode13.fw
b0g0bsinitvals9.fw lp1initvals22.fw ucode14.fw
b0g0initvals13.fw lp2bsinitvals19.fw ucode15.fw
b0g0initvals5.fw lp2initvals19.fw ucode16_lp.fw
b0g0initvals9.fw n0absinitvals11.fw ucode16_mimo.fw
ht0bsinitvals26.fw n0bsinitvals11.fw ucode16_sslpn.fw
ht0bsinitvals29.fw n0bsinitvals16.fw ucode16_sslpn_nobt.fw
ht0initvals26.fw n0bsinitvals17.fw ucode17_mimo.fw
ht0initvals29.fw n0bsinitvals22.fw ucode19_sslpn.fw
lcn0bsinitvals24.fw n0bsinitvals24.fw ucode19_sslpn_nobt.fw
lcn0bsinitvals25.fw n0bsinitvals25.fw ucode20_sslpn.fw
lcn0bsinitvals26.fw n0initvals11.fw ucode20_sslpn_nobt.fw
lcn0initvals24.fw n0initvals16.fw ucode21_sslpn.fw
lcn0initvals25.fw n0initvals17.fw ucode21_sslpn_nobt.fw
lcn0initvals26.fw n0initvals22.fw ucode22_mimo.fw
lcn1bsinitvals24.fw n0initvals24.fw ucode22_sslpn.fw
lcn1bsinitvals25.fw n0initvals25.fw ucode24_lcn.fw
lcn1bsinitvals26.fw n16bsinitvals30.fw ucode24_mimo.fw
lcn1initvals24.fw n16initvals30.fw ucode25_lcn.fw
lcn1initvals25.fw n18bsinitvals32.fw ucode25_mimo.fw
lcn1initvals26.fw n18initvals32.fw ucode26_mimo.fw
lcn2bsinitvals24.fw n1bsinitvals20.fw ucode27_sslpn.fw
lcn2bsinitvals25.fw n1initvals20.fw ucode29_mimo.fw
lcn2bsinitvals26.fw n2bsinitvals19.fw ucode30_mimo.fw
lcn2initvals24.fw n2initvals19.fw ucode32_mimo.fw
lcn2initvals25.fw pcm5.fw ucode33_lcn40.fw
lcn2initvals26.fw sslpn0bsinitvals16.fw ucode5.fw
lcn400bsinitvals33.fw sslpn0initvals16.fw ucode9.fw

[Peripetilja]

First command

[   29.585557] brcmsmac 0000:03:00.0: bus 3 slot 0 func 0 irq 3
[   29.585587] brcmsmac 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[   29.585598] brcmsmac 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   32.430177] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_config: change monitor mode: false (implement)
[   32.430188] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_config: change power-save mode: false (implement)
[   32.431159] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[   32.431544] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   32.432885] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  124.115223] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 (try 1)
[  124.117819] wlan0: authenticated
[  124.118998] wlan0: associate with 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 (try 1)
[  124.123291] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[  124.123304] wlan0: associated
[  124.124727] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: true (implement)
[  124.124742] ieee80211 phy0: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: associated
[  124.124766] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: enabled true, count 0 (implement)
[  124.125402] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[  134.356020] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
[  169.208632] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[  169.208649] ieee80211 phy0: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: disassociated
[  169.208659] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: enabled false, count 0 (implement)
[  169.208667] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 by local choice (reason=3)
[  172.935715] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 (try 1)
[  172.937333] wlan0: authenticated
[  172.938023] wlan0: associate with 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 (try 1)
[  172.945127] wlan0: RX ReassocResp from 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[  172.945136] wlan0: associated
[  172.945968] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: true (implement)
[  172.945977] ieee80211 phy0: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: associated
[  172.945989] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: enabled true, count 0 (implement)
[  178.138834] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: qos enabled: false (implement)
[  178.138857] ieee80211 phy0: brcmsmac: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: disassociated
[  178.138871] ieee80211 phy0: brcms_ops_bss_info_changed: arp filtering: enabled false, count 0 (implement)
[  178.138883] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 by local choice (reason=3)

Second one

Jul 10 16:29:22 ubuntu kernel: [  178.138883] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:1d:68:fb:fe:18 by local choice (reason=3)
Jul 10 16:29:22 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
Jul 10 16:29:23 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1355]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv6 with address fe80::c218:85ff:fe94:427f.
Jul 10 16:29:23 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1355]: New relevant interface wlan0.IPv6 for mDNS.
Jul 10 16:29:23 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1355]: Registering new address record for fe80::c218:85ff:fe94:427f on wlan0.*.
Jul 10 16:43:41 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> WiFi now disabled by radio killswitch
Jul 10 16:43:41 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: disconnected -> unavailable (reason 'none') [30 20 0]
Jul 10 16:43:41 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
Jul 10 16:43:41 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1355]: Interface wlan0.IPv6 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Jul 10 16:43:41 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1355]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv6 with address fe80::c218:85ff:fe94:427f.
Jul 10 16:43:41 ubuntu avahi-daemon[1355]: Withdrawing address record for fe80::c218:85ff:fe94:427f on wlan0.
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> disable requested (sleeping: no  enabled: yes)
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> sleeping or disabling...
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (eth0): now unmanaged
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (eth0): device state change: unavailable -> unmanaged (reason 'sleeping') [20 10 37]
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (eth0): cleaning up...
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (eth0): taking down device.
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (wlan0): now unmanaged
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: unavailable -> unmanaged (reason 'sleeping') [20 10 37]
Jul 10 16:54:35 ubuntu NetworkManager[1469]: <info> (wlan0): cleaning up...

[chili555]

@Dirkzobb--

Following reboot this is what I have:


dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
[sudo] password for dirkzobb:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 19 not upgraded.
dirkzobb@dirkzobb-HP-Compaq-nx6325-RU594ES-ABU:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
linux-firmware-nonfree is already the newest version.

You don't have to re-run these commands each time. If it's installed or uninstalled, it does nothing to try to install or uninstall again except wear out your keyboard.

b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED

Say what?? Please let us see:

rfkill list all

Did you switch the switch or what?

[Dirkzobb]

Hi,
You're a genius! Wifi now working. Many thanks.

[chili555]

@Peripetilja--

WiFi now disabled by radio killswitch

I know I sound like a stuck record, but did you switch the switch or what?

[Dirkzobb]

Hi, I switched the switch. Tried before but nothing happened. What was the problem? Conflicting drivers?