Any help would be appreciated! I've been on this for a few weeks now with no luck. Basically wifi was fine for the most part. I've used ubuntu since feisty and through successive upgrades had to tweak the wifi, even Jaunty, though it eventually worked.
I switched to wicd as I was unable to detect networks I had not previously used and even that was fine. I tried playing with it to add a bluetooth headset, but failed, and the wifi still worked. i performed an upgrade, it still worked. Then out of the blue _____!
I know there is no such thing as out of the blue, so if someone can help with this mystery it would be appreciated. I have poured through the forums but can't seem to find enough help.
This guide by the way is excellent and got me further, but still not quite there. Unfortunately with all the modifications, I'm not sure where things lay now, but here's what I have:
:~/Desktop$ lspci -nn | grep 14e4
Code:
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4328] (rev 01)
:~/Desktop$ ndiswrapper -l
Code:
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper, it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be ignored in a future release.
bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4328) present (alternate driver: ssb)
I don't want to lose my ethernet card which is apparently calling ssb (which was also blacklisted). if there was some workaround to play with the order or something that might be helpful.
:~/Desktop$ ndiswrapper -v
Code:
utils version: '1.9', utils version needed by module: '1.9'
module details:
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.28-13-generic/kernel/ubuntu/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper.ko
version: 1.53
vermagic: 2.6.28-13-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 586
:~/Desktop$ lsmod | grep b43
:~/Desktop$ lsmod | grep ndiswrapper
Code:
ndiswrapper 193436 0
:~/Desktop$ ls -l /etc/rc.local
Code:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 437 2009-07-12 12:24 /etc/rc.local
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/rc.local
Code:
#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.
#
#for wl driver?
#rmmod b43
#rmmod ssb
#rmmod wl
#modprobe wl
modprobe -r b44
modprobe -r ssb
modprobe ndiswrapper
modprobe b44
exit 0
:~/Desktop$ lshw -C network
Code:
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 00:19:7d:a6:ed:d3
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ndiswrapper+bcmwl5 driverversion=1.53+Broadcom,02/20/2008, 4.170. latency=0 module=ndiswrapper multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:05:01.0
logical name: eth4
version: 10
serial: 00:1b:38:0b:8d:bb
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 ip=192.168.10.101 latency=64 maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: pan0
serial: 8e:73:aa:91:14:d6
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A multicast=yes
:~/Desktop$ ifconfig
Code:
eth4 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:38:0b:8d:bb
inet addr:192.168.10.101 Bcast:192.168.10.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21b:38ff:fe0b:8dbb/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:116318 errors:2048 dropped:2052 overruns:2048 frame:0
TX packets:84722 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:6 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:149220048 (149.2 MB) TX bytes:10503491 (10.5 MB)
Interrupt:21 Base address:0x2000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:1691 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1691 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:793187 (793.1 KB) TX bytes:793187 (793.1 KB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:7d:a6:ed:d3
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:17 Memory:d0200000-d0204000
wlan0:avahi Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:19:7d:a6:ed:d3
inet addr:169.254.10.217 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:17 Memory:d0200000-d0204000
:~/Desktop$ iwconfig
Code:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth4 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:270 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
pan0 no wireless extensions.
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
Code:
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=true
:~/Desktop$ iwlist scan #
Code:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth4 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:24:01:29:C5:D7
ESSID:"dlink"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality:18/100 Signal level:-84 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0
Cell 02 - Address: 00:14:D1:51:03:AA
ESSID:"Home"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
Quality:89/100 Signal level:-39 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0
IE: WPA Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/modules
Code:
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
#snd_bt_sco, sco =BT
lp
sbp2
#ndiswrapper
snd_bt_sco
sco
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
Code:
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
:~/Desktop$ dmesg | grep -e ndis -e wlan
Code:
[ 18.572802] ndiswrapper version 1.53 loaded (smp=yes, preempt=no)
[ 19.308508] ndiswrapper: driver bcmwl5 (Broadcom,02/20/2008, 4.170.75.0) loaded
[ 19.308794] ndiswrapper 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 19.308882] ndiswrapper 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 19.324017] ndiswrapper: using IRQ 17
[ 19.540910] wlan0: ethernet device 00:19:7d:a6:ed:d3 using NDIS driver: bcmwl5, version: 0x4aa4b00, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'NDIS Network Adapter', 14E4:4328.5.conf
[ 19.540955] wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK
[ 19.552302] usbcore: registered new interface driver ndiswrapper
[ 25.022493] ndiswrapper (add_wep_key:841): adding encryption key 1 failed (C0010015)
[ 32.319644] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[16050.738702] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
:~/Desktop$ ls /etc/udev/rules.d
Code:
45-libmtp7.rules 50-libfprint0.rules 70-persistent-cd.rules 70-persistent-net.rules 85-brltty.rules README
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
Code:
# This file maintains persistent names for network interfaces.
# See udev(7) for syntax.
#
# Entries are automatically added by the 75-persistent-net-generator.rules
# file; however you are also free to add your own entries.
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8139 (8139too)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:0f:b0:d2:64:40", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4328 (ndiswrapper)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:19:7d:a6:ed:d3", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
# PCI device 0x1011:0x0019 (tulip)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:a0:0c:90:68:1b", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth1"
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4328 (wl)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:19:7d:a6:ed:d3", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth2"
# PCI device 0x8086:0x1092 (e100)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:16:36:9b:43:4b", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth3"
# PCI device 0x8086:0x4222 (iwl3945)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:18:de:53:97:3a", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan1"
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8139 (8139too)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:1b:38:0b:8d:bb", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth4"
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
Code:
domain phub.net.cable.rogers.com
search phub.net.cable.rogers.com
nameserver 192.168.10.1
:~/Desktop$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
Code:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wireless-key s:********************
wireless-essid Home
auto wlan0
iface eth4 inet dhcp
auto eth4
Wicd shows no wireless networks available.
Adv Reply
ff/any Nickname:"WirelessLibrary"
1:51:03:AA
Bookmarks