Install wifi driver, no wireless after reboot, load driver module and can't connect

[diogo9]

So i'm running Lubuntu on a macbook pro 13 (2010).

I install the wifi drivers and everything is okay, driver works beautifully.

After rebooting or shutting down the computer the driver won't show any available networks. (There are a ton around here).

So I remove everything using the b43 driver through sudo modprobe -r b43 bcma mac80211 and after a while I do sudo modprobe b43. Everything is okay and the networks show up.

Then when I try to connect the connection fails and when I do dmesg | grep -e wlan0 I get this


[ 1328.138624] wlan0: authenticate with cc:d5:39:e3:c3:52[ 1328.164562] wlan0: send auth to cc:d5:39:e3:c3:52 (try 1/3)
[ 1328.167437] wlan0: authenticated
[ 1333.176932] wlan0: authenticate with cc:d5:39:e3:c3:52
[ 1333.177196] wlan0: send auth to cc:d5:39:e3:c3:52 (try 1/3)
[ 1333.179347] wlan0: authenticated
[ 1338.177552] wlan0: aborting authentication with cc:d5:39:e3:c3:52 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)

And it just does this over and over and over.

My hardware is a broadcom BCM432b (it's based on the BCM4322).

Can anyone help me with this?

Thank you.

[Hadaka]

Hi, let's look at a couple things.please post the output of..

lsmod | egrep "wl|b43'
lspci -n | grep 0280
thanks.

[diogo9]

Hi, let's look at a couple things.please post the output of..

lsmod | egrep "wl|b43'
lspci -n | grep 0280
thanks.

Output of lsmod


$ lsmod | egrep "wl|b43"b43 396480 0
bcma 52320 1 b43
mac80211 652718 1 b43
cfg80211 494362 2 b43,mac80211
ssb 62352 1 b43


Output of lspci


$ lspci -n | grep 0280
02:00.0 0280: 14e4:432b (rev 01)

[Hadaka]

hi, try this

sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms bcmwl-kernel-source
then do post 11 at this link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2171596&page=2
copy and paste one line at a time.
thanks.

[diogo9]

hi, try this link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2171596&page=2
copy and paste one line at a time.
thanks.

Tried it, same issue persists.

Persists even after your edit.

[Hadaka]

Hi,i edited the last post..did you get that additional command?
please repeat the last post then do WITHOUT BOOTING..

echo 'b43' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
thankS

[diogo9]

Hi,i edited the last post..did you get that additional command?
please repeat the last post then do WITHOUT BOOTING..

echo 'b43' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
thankS


$ echo 'b43' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
b43


Problem persists and no networks are shown anymore.

[Hadaka]

ok.let's do this..first..

sudo sed -i '/^b43/ d' /etc/modules
#sudo sed -i '/^b43/ d' /etc/modules <-removes b43 from /etc/modules

boot
then..post the "Info Text file" from this post/link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=370108
chili555'sguide says we should be using the wl driver...however in all my
eperience with aapl boxes it usually ends up being the b43 driver,anyway please
do the above.
thanks.

[diogo9]

ok.let's do this..first..

sudo sed -i '/^b43/ d' /etc/modules
#sudo sed -i '/^b43/ d' /etc/modules <-removes b43 from /etc/modules

boot
then..post the "Info Text file" from this post/link
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=370108
chili555'sguide says we should be using the wl driver...however in all my
eperience with aapl boxes it usually ends up being the b43 driver,anyway please
do the above.
thanks.



$ sudo sed -i '/^b43/ d' /etc/modules
$

No output after this command.
Output of the script in the link you posted -> 261837

[Hadaka]

ok..yeah you do have wl loaded..lets yank that rascal
and stuff the b43 in there..please copy and paste..one line at a time


sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
sudo modprobe b43
boot
report back please

[diogo9]

ok..yeah you do have wl loaded..lets yank that rascal
and stuff the b43 in there..please copy and paste..one line at a time


sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
sudo modprobe b43
boot
report back please

I've done as you instructed.

After booting the situation remains.

The network manager indicates that a wireless device exists yet no networks are available for connection.

I've also executed the following commands to see if I could force the networks to be detected:

sudo modprobe -r b43
sudo service network-manager restart
sudo modprobe b43

The same situation as described above.

[Hadaka]

ok,why is your dns using 10. ?...are you running adhock?
please post the output of..

cat /etc/modules
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
sudo modprobe -rf b43
sudo modprobe -vv b43
dmesg | egrep 'b43|wlan0'
sudo apt get-install iw
thanks.

[diogo9]

ok,why is your dns using 10. ?...are you running adhock?
please post the output of..

cat /etc/modules
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
sudo modprobe -rf b43
sudo modprobe -vv b43
dmesg | egrep 'b43|wlan0'
sudo apt get-install iw
thanks.

School network always gives out weird IP addresses.


$ cat /etc/modules
# /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.
# Parameters can be specified after the module name.


lp
rtc
$







$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
[sudo] password for diogo:
wlan0 No scan results


$





$ sudo modprobe -rf b43
$




$ sudo modprobe -vv b43
modprobe: INFO: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:354 kmod_set_log_fn() custom logging function 0x7f2b496a6090 registered
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
modprobe: INFO: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c:861 kmod_module_insert_module() Failed to insert module '/lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko': File exists
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
modprobe: INFO: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:321 kmod_unref() context 0x7f2b4b3c01f0 released
$





$ dmesg | egrep 'b43|wlan0'
[ 13.145628] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4322 WLAN found (core revision 16)
[ 13.176207] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 8, Type 4 (N), Revision 4
[ 13.176232] b43-phy0 warning: 5 GHz band is unsupported on this PHY
[ 22.552084] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 22.768920] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 249.264213] b43-phy0 ERROR: DMA RX reset timed out
[ 249.448202] b43-phy0 ERROR: DMA TX reset timed out
[ 279.530822] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4322 WLAN found (core revision 16)
[ 279.564167] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 8, Type 4 (N), Revision 4
[ 279.564194] b43-phy0 warning: 5 GHz band is unsupported on this PHY
[ 279.768130] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 280.001262] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
$




I'm unable to perform the following command as I don't have a ethernet connection available at the moment.



sudo apt-get install iw


The situation remained the same though.

[Hadaka]

yes it is going to take an internet connect to fix this, when
you do, please post back and run the wireless script again
please.
thanks

[diogo9]

yes it is going to take an internet connect to fix this, when
you do, please post back and run the wireless script again
please.
thanks

Done as requested.

261862

Thanks.

[Hadaka]

thanks,please do..

sudo apt-get install iw
sudo apt-get install --reinstall b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
sudo modprobe -rf b43
sudo modprobe b43
if it doesnt connect..please do the info text again
thanks.

[diogo9]

thanks,please do..

sudo apt-get install iw
sudo apt-get install --reinstall b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
sudo modprobe -rf b43
sudo modprobe b43
if it doesnt connect..please do the info text again
thanks.

So I've done as you said.

The networks do show up yet I get this message when I try to connect to a network(basically it tries to connect, it does its little animation and then nothing):


$ dmesg | grep -e wlan0
[ 23.353153] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 235.237557] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 271.109910] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1d:68:6b:e5:51
[ 271.110304] wlan0: send auth to 00:1d:68:6b:e5:51 (try 1/3)
[ 271.112170] wlan0: authenticated
[ 276.112098] wlan0: aborting authentication with 00:1d:68:6b:e5:51 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
$


Here is the attachment as requested.
261881

[Hadaka]

Ok,lets clean up a couple things and then go the other way with this.
please copy and paste.
#This sets your country code to PT...europe/Lisbon, it can make a difference

sudo apt-get install iw
sudo iw reg set PT
sudo sed -i 's/^REG.*=$/&PT/' /etc/default/crda
#

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-broadcom-wireless.conf
sudo apt-get remove --purge b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
boot
then do.

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe wl
please run the wireless info script and post it
thanks.

[diogo9]

Ok,lets clean up a couple things and then go the other way with this.
please copy and paste.
#This sets your country code to PT...europe/Lisbon, it can make a difference

sudo apt-get install iw
sudo iw reg set PT
sudo sed -i 's/^REG.*=$/&PT/' /etc/default/crda
#

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-broadcom-wireless.conf
sudo apt-get remove --purge b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
boot
then do.

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe wl
please run the wireless info script and post it
thanks.


After doing what you asked wireless connections are available and I'm able to connect to them.
261886


However as soon as I reboot the wireless connections are no longer available and dmesg returns the following errors:


diogo@diogo-MacBookPro:~$ dmesg | grep -e wl
[ 14.077765] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 14.084531] wl: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 14.139159] wlan0: Broadcom BCM432b 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.248 (r487574)
[ 49.026046] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 82.022373] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
diogo@diogo-MacBookPro:~$


This is the result of the script following the reboot.
261887

Something confusing is this as it indicates 2 wireless lans which is confusing.


diogo@diogo-MacBookPro:~$ rfkill list all
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
diogo@diogo-MacBookPro:~$

[Hadaka]

Hi, ok please do..

echo 'wl' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
and boot
now does it connect and stay connect on boot?

[diogo9]

Hi, ok please do..

echo 'wl' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
and boot
now does it connect and stay connect on boot?


No, no networks are available to connect after boot.

It continues to send the scan_results error (-22) when using dmesg | grep -e wlan0

[Hadaka]

ok, something is odd here..it was running fine on the wl driver..you
booted to see if it would reconnect.,it didnt. so we then injected wl driver on boot up
and it still doesnt connect. dont tell it b43 anything..that has been one of the major
confusions of this...this broadcom card uses the wl driver..not the b43...so please dont
use that. ok..lets do this..

sudo apt-get update
post the output of..

cat /etc/modules
cat /etc/network/interfaces
cat /etc/rc.local
then do.

sudo modprobe -rf wl
sudo modprobe -vv wl
dmesg| grep wlan
thanks

[diogo9]

ok, something is odd here..it was running fine on the wl driver..you
booted to see if it would reconnect.,it didnt. so we then injected wl driver on boot up
and it still doesnt connect. dont tell it b43 anything..that has been one of the major
confusions of this...this broadcom card uses the wl driver..not the b43...so please dont
use that. ok..lets do this..

sudo apt-get update
post the output of..

cat /etc/modules
cat /etc/network/interfaces
cat /etc/rc.local
then do.

sudo modprobe -rf wl
sudo modprobe -vv wl
dmesg| grep wlan
thanks
Yes it's ridiculous, it works perfectly but as soon as I reboot everything is gone and to get it working again I do a reinstall of the Lubuntu(which is not a solution)

The outputs you requested.
261890
261891
261892

Here is the command line output:


$ cat /etc/modules > ModulesOutput.txt
$ cat /etc/network/interfaces > InterfacesOutput.txt
$ cat /etc/rc.local > RCLocalOutput.txt
$ sudo modprobe -rf wl
$ sudo modprobe -vv wl
modprobe: INFO: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:354 kmod_set_log_fn() custom logging function 0x7fc855c64090 registered
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-37-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko
modprobe: INFO: ../libkmod/libkmod.c:321 kmod_unref() context 0x7fc8575171f0 released
$ dmesg | grep wlan
[ 13.681893] wlan0: Broadcom BCM432b 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.248 (r487574)
[ 48.020062] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 81.017816] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 124.021730] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 177.017468] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 240.025615] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 247.034092] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 270.025769] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 303.021954] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 346.021687] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 399.021939] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 462.021759] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 525.021540] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 588.021850] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 651.021698] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 714.021810] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 777.021689] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 840.028131] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 903.021606] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 966.017527] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1029.021673] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1092.025936] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1155.021677] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1218.021720] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1281.021845] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1344.026184] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1407.021800] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1470.021690] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1533.021562] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1596.026234] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1659.021814] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1722.025542] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1785.021513] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1848.025698] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1911.022437] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 1974.021608] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2037.021580] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2100.021697] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2163.021674] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2226.025751] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2289.021534] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2352.021594] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2415.021880] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2478.037725] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2541.021931] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2604.024077] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
[ 2638.929175] wlan0: Broadcom BCM432b 802.11 Hybrid Wireless Controller 6.30.223.248 (r487574)
[ 2639.921672] ERROR @wl_notify_scan_status : wlan0 Scan_results error (-22)
$

[Hadaka]

see if this makes it work untill boot
please do..

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe -rf wl
sudo modprobe wl
if it connects..please run the wieless script and post
thanks.

[diogo9]

see if this makes it work untill boot
please do..

sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo modprobe -rf wl
sudo modprobe wl
if it connects..please run the wieless script and post
thanks.

Did as asked.

No connections show up., nothing is available when scanning for networks.


$ iwlist wlan0 scan
wlan0 No scan results


$

[Hadaka]

is it possible for you to change the router setting from TKIP to wpa2-aes
if so please do. also I ask my good friend chili555 to take a look at this and he
suggests..
you do a fresh reboot , then do,
dmesg > wifi.txt
THEN
paste the contents of the file ...wifi.txt to paste.ubuntu.com