HP 6570b ProBook Wireless

[mrbomb]

Hi, I just installed ubuntu 12.10 on my HP ProBook 6570b. The wireless button stays orange and I have no wireless. When I press the button bluetooth toggles on and off but now wireless lan. I am relatively new to linux and ubuntu. Any suggestions. Thank you!

[praseodym]

Hi,

please open a terminal with CTRL+ALT+T and show the outputs of these commands:

lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
lsusb
lsmod
iwconfig
rfkill list

[mrbomb]

praseodym,

Thanks much for the response here are the outputs:

root@newsome-HP-ProBook-6570b:/home/michael# lspci -nnk | grep -ia2 net
    Kernel driver in use: mei
    Kernel modules: mei
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82579V Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1503] (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:17ab]
    Kernel driver in use: e1000e
--
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:17ab]
    Kernel modules: sdhci-pci
24:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
    Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM943228HM4L 802.11a/b/g/n 2x2 Wi-Fi Adapter [103c:182c]

root@newsome-HP-ProBook-6570b:/home/michael# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0773 Microsoft Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:003d Validity Sensors, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b230 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated HP HD Webcam
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:21e1 Broadcom Corp.

root@newsome-HP-ProBook-6570b:/home/michael# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8               12558  1 
udf                    89521  1 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     32049  1 
snd_hda_codec_idt      70210  1 
coretemp               13401  0 
kvm                   414071  0 
ghash_clmulni_intel    13221  0 
aesni_intel            51038  0 
cryptd                 20404  2 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
aes_x86_64             17256  1 aesni_intel
tpm_infineon           17537  0 
ppdev                  17074  0 
hp_wmi                 18049  0 
sparse_keymap          13891  1 hp_wmi
rfcomm                 46620  12 
bnep                   18141  2 
microcode              22804  0 
snd_hda_intel          33492  3 
snd_hda_codec         134213  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              17699  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                96668  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
psmouse                95595  0 
serio_raw              13216  0 
snd_seq_midi           13325  0 
snd_rawmidi            30513  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     14900  1 snd_seq_midi
parport_pc             32689  1 
joydev                 17458  0 
btusb                  22475  0 
bluetooth             209249  22 rfcomm,bnep,btusb
snd_seq                61555  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
uvcvideo               76750  0 
videobuf2_core         32852  1 uvcvideo
videodev              120310  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
videobuf2_vmalloc      12861  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops       13405  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
wmi                    19071  1 hp_wmi
tpm_tis                18681  0 
hp_accel               25977  0 
lis3lv02d              19830  1 hp_accel
input_polldev          13897  1 lis3lv02d
snd_timer              29426  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         14498  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
lpc_ich                17062  0 
snd                    78921  16 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
mac_hid                13206  0 
i915                  520615  3 
soundcore              15048  1 snd
drm_kms_helper         49113  1 i915
snd_page_alloc         18485  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
drm                   288721  4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit           13414  1 i915
video                  19391  1 i915
mei                    40691  0 
lp                     17760  0 
parport                46346  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
hid_generic            12541  0 
usbhid                 46987  0 
hid                   100411  2 hid_generic,usbhid
firewire_ohci          40402  0 
firewire_core          64369  1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t              12708  2 udf,firewire_core
ahci                   25721  2 
libahci                31192  1 ahci
e1000e                199273  0 
sdhci_pci              18617  0 
sdhci                  32646  1 sdhci_pci
root@newsome-HP-ProBook-6570b:/home/michael# iwconfig
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

root@newsome-HP-ProBook-6570b:/home/michael# rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

[wildmanne39]

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[mrbomb]

Code
Wildman, like so?
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[wildmanne39]

Hi, please do:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential

Then

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source

Reboot
Thanks

[wildmanne39]

Like so:
then paste the code in between them.
Thanks

[mrbomb]

Wildman,

I see. Sorry, new to forums posting. Thank you!

[wildmanne39]

No worries we were all new once and we are still learning everyday.

If you follow the directions in my post above it should get your wireless working.
Thanks

[mrbomb]

[code]
root@newsome-HP-ProBook-6570b:/home/michael# sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernal-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package bcmwl-kernal-source
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