Broadcom wireless won't turn on

[noveny]

I am new to Ubuntu. My processor is an AMD 64 MIL 28. I have a Broadcom BCM 4318. Here is what i get:

eelkins@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

I have tried to load the BCMxx drivers but still have no luck. Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks

[carl4926]

With a wired connection install rfkill and then post result of

rfkill list

Your device needs the firmware of course which is done with:

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

[NikTh]

Hi ,

Please open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T) and execute bellow commands with order. (Active Internet connection required)

wget "http://ubuntuone.com/1kKCgeRTZHszxUdsSEekYz" -O ~/wirelessinfo
chmod +x wirelessinfo
sudo ./wirelessinfo

The last command will produce a file named netinfo.txt inside your /home folder.
Click on "New Reply" and attach the file. See here on how to attach a file

Above is a script for debugging proposes. All your sensitive-personal data are hidden for security reasons.

Thanks

[noveny]

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[noveny]

Here is the results after typing rfkill list:

eelkins@ubuntu:~$ rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
eelkins@ubuntu:~$ rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
eelkins@ubuntu:~$ rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
eelkins@ubuntu:~$


The difference occurs after I toggle between turning the wifi switch on and off. It appears to know I have wifi, but the little wifi light on my laptop will not turn on

[noveny]

With a wired connection install rfkill and then post result of

rfkill list

Your device needs the firmware of course which is done with:

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

It looks like I already downloaded the b43 stuff:

eelkins@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
[sudo] password for eelkins:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
firmware-b43-installer is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[westie457]

Could you follow the directions posted by NikTh please.
The information supplied in the netinfo.txt file will help tremendously in diagnosing the issue and allow us to suggest a solution without guessing.

Thank you.

[noveny]

The below attachment is for: NikTh. It is the netinfo.txt stuff

[westie457]

Follow the directions in this post please.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...31&postcount=8

This should get things working for you.

Thank you.

[NikTh]

The below attachment is for: NikTh.

Is not only for NikTh
Is for everyone in here who can examine the file and have a conclusion of what is going on.

So @westie457 examined the file and gave you the appropriate post that includes the possible solution .

Thanks