Wifi Problem with Dell Inspiron Laptop

[Hadaka]

Hi, thanks chili555 glad to see you.

@chessmasterjoe, please follow chili555's guidance.

thanks

[ChessMasterJoe]

ok, sounds like it may have loaded ok, is there a triangle symbol next to
the envelope.....upper right corner.
and please post

lspci -nnk | grep -iA4 net

thanks

There's no triangle symbol

bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA4 net
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0016]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0564]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

[ChessMasterJoe]

We'd like to see:

cat /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/make.log

It probably has some clues.

I put the command in terminal. Here's what you got.


bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~$ cat /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/make.log
DKMS make.log for wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms-6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400 for kernel 3.2.0-32-generic-pae (i686)
Thu Nov 8 18:33:30 CST 2012
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic-pae'
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
LD /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/built-in.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.o
LD [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/wl.o
ld: cannot find /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped_i386: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/wl.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic-pae'

[chili555]

You have:

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS"

But we tried to install:

wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms

We have a bit of a version mis-match here. Sometimes we get lucky and it magically works. Other times, as in here, it doesn't:

make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/wl.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build] Error 2

Your wireless module never built correctly and so it's not yet working. I am going to look for a 32-bit precise package. Back in a few minutes, hopefully.

[chili555]

Please try this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/17510...stro-3460-3560

Note it says it's written for 12.04.

Click the i386 link. When the second page opens, click 'Dowload' in the upper right. I don't know where downloads go on your system. Downloads? Desktop? Whichever it is, do:

cd Desktop  <--or Downloads as appropriate
sudo dpkg -i wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19*.deb

Post the resulting terminal output so we can see if it succeeded.

[ChessMasterJoe]

Did exactly what you said.


bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~$ cd Desktop
bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19*.deb
[sudo] password for bigjoey:
(Reading database ... 183816 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms 6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400-0somerville1 (using wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19_i386.deb) ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
Unpacking replacement wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms ...
Setting up wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms (6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400-0somerville1) ...
Loading new wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms-6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400 DKMS files...
Building only for 3.2.0-32-generic-pae
Building for architecture i686
Building initial module for 3.2.0-32-generic-pae
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.2.0-32-generic-pae (i686)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/make.log for more information.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-32-generic-pae
^Cdpkg: error processing initramfs-tools (--install):
subprocess installed post-installation script was interrupted
Errors were encountered while processing:
initramfs-tools
bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~/Desktop$

Maybe I clicked the wrong download link because I notice it doesn't say precise? Can you direct me to the exact file I need.

[chili555]

I thought I did direct you to the correct file. Let's see:

cat /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/make.log

Thanks.

[ChessMasterJoe]

I thought I did direct you to the correct file. Let's see:

cat /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/make.log

Thanks.

Here's what the terminal says.



bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~$ cat /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/make.log
DKMS make.log for wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms-6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400 for kernel 3.2.0-32-generic-pae (i686)
Thu Nov 8 20:09:23 CST 2012
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic-pae'
CFG80211 API is prefered for this kernel version
Using CFG80211 API
LD /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/built-in.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/wl/sys/wl_iw.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/src/wl/sys/wl_cfg80211.o
LD [M] /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/wl.o
ld: cannot find /var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/lib/wlc_hybrid.o_shipped_i386: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build/wl.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/wireless-bcm43142-oneiric-dkms/6.20.55.19~bdcom0602.0400.1000.0400/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-32-generic-pae'
bigjoey@bigjoey-Inspiron-5720:~$

[Hadaka]

hi, westie457 post#39 of this thread offered the file.
it looked on the surface to be the same one we were
about to load, but now i see the .deb file name is the same for
all of them...perhaps his file is the correct one.
@joey...let chili555 decide if he wants you to load it.

thanks

[ChessMasterJoe]

hi, westie457 post#39 of this thread offered the file.
it looked on the surface to be the same one we were
about to load, but now i see the .deb file name is the same for
all of them...perhaps his file is the correct one.
@joey...let chili555 decide if he wants you to load it.

thanks

It's the exact same file. I tried it. Didn't work.

Sorry for not waiting. But I figured it wouldn't hurt to try.