Broadcom BCM4318

[nicholas7]

I just installed Ubuntu and love it so much, its so fast now. But i have a problem connecting to the internet.


I checked and saw i have to install the driver Broadcom STA wireless driver but every time i do try to install it it says:


Sorry, installation of this driver failed. Please have a look at the log files for details: /var/log/jockey.log


I went to terminal and copy and pasted the log file name. and when I did it said I have no permission to access this file. I checked on the forums that I have to be on a wired connection. So I plugged my laptop into my router and I got internet then tried to install the driver again. And it was loading then when it got to the end the same message popped up.


Also I have one of those little usb router things you plug into the computer and it gives you internet I have been using that but its to slow. So I want to use the one in my computer but cant.
Ive been trying to fix this issue all day please help me.
Also i tried the command: "sudo modprobe wl" and when i type that command in it says: "FATAL: Module wl not found"


Since, I am so new at this all Ubuntu thing can u explain to me, how to fix this please?


p.s I forgot to mention I am using Ubuntu 12.04.

Thanks Guys

[Cyril380]

Do you consider using Windows driver with ndisgtk ?

[varunendra]

Welcome to the forums nicholas7 !

The current version of the broadcom sta driver in the default repositories seems to be broken. The nice people who develop and package these things probably forgot something simple which I hope will be fixed soon.

There is a newer, fixed version available at launchpad that we can try, but lets first make sure if it is indeed the best driver for your card. Please open a terminal, and post back the outputs of -

uname -mr
lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net

You may copy paste the above commands to avoid typo.

While posting the outputs, please use 'Code' tags. To see how to use them, please follow the "Using Code Tags" link in my signature.

[nicholas7]

Thanks alot for the reply here are the commands i got:

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uname -mr

3.8.0-30-generic i686

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lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net

00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection [8086:10c0] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: e1000e
--
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. WL-138G v2 / WL-138gE / WL-100gE [1043:100f]
Kernel modules: ssb

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[varunendra]

The sta driver won't support your card, the native b43 will. Please purge the sta driver package and install the firmware for b43 instead -

sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree

Then unload (if already loaded) and reload the b43 driver-

sudo modprobe -rv b43
sudo modprobe -v b43

Wifi active now? Do a reboot if necessary.

[nicholas7]

Nope still not active, even after reboot. Thanks so much for helping me, hope I can get this problem resolved soon

[varunendra]

Please follow the "Wireless Script" link in my signature, download and run the script as per instructions there, and post back the report it generates..

[nicholas7]

I forgot to add when i typed in these commands:

Code:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree

Code:
sudo modprobe -rv b43
sudo modprobe -v b43

A new option was available on the wireless symbol when i clicked on it, i added the picture as a attacment and, it added that new option there as you can see the one that says "Broadcom BCM..." that was never there before, and it wouldnt let me connet to it, then i did a reboot and it went away back to the way it was before. I just wannted to add that in case it would help you figure this out

So i connected with my ethernet cable and i used that to get internet for a short period of time for The Wireless Script and here is what it said:

wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script
--2013-09-15 17:44:18-- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Resolving dl.dropbox.com (dl.dropbox.com)... 54.235.183.100
Connecting to dl.dropbox.com (dl.dropbox.com)|54.235.183.100|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Location: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5...ireless_script [following]
--2013-09-15 17:44:18-- http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5...ireless_script
Resolving dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)... 75.101.144.243
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|75.101.144.243|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 4098 (4.0K) [text/plain]
Last-modified header missing -- time-stamps turned off.
--2013-09-15 17:44:19-- http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5...ireless_script
Reusing existing connection to dl.dropboxusercontent.com:80.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 4098 (4.0K) [text/plain]
Saving to: `wireless_script'


100%[=========================>] 4,098 --.-K/s in 0s


2013-09-15 17:44:19 (7.93 MB/s) - `wireless_script' saved [4098/4098]

Results saved in "wireless-info.txt".


I found the "wireless-info.txt" that it said where the results but didnt add them because it had my IP, but if you want any inforamtion in the .txt file ill copy and paste it here

Thank You so much again for helping me

[varunendra]

Make sure the USB adapter is not plugged in. Then do a reboot and see if the internal Broadcom adapter lets you connect this time. If not, run the script again and post back the fresh output.

The IP you saw is your LAN IP, it is nothing that someone can take advantage of from the 'outside' of your local network. Still if you consider it sensitive, just edit the last part of it (obscure it or delete it).

[nicholas7]

When I took out my USB adaptor and typed in those codes and then restarted, it didnt have the broadcom option anymore, but them when i did plug in the usb the broadcom option did come back up, but still wouldn't let me connect to it.


Here's what it said in the wireless-info.txt file, i used the offline version of the Wireless Script, in case you needed to no that.
Thanks so much for your help

*************** info trace ***************


***** uname -a *****


Linux nicholas-Inspiron-530 3.8.0-30-generic #44~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 23 17:33:45 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux


***** lsb_release *****


Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Release:	12.04
Codename:	precise


***** lspci *****


00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection [8086:10c0] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
	Kernel driver in use: e1000e
--
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. WL-138G v2 / WL-138gE / WL-100gE [1043:100f]
	Kernel modules: ssb


***** lsusb *****


Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0781:5572 SanDisk Corp. 
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0461:4d63 Primax Electronics, Ltd 
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 03f0:d407 Hewlett-Packard 
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:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


***** PCMCIA Card Info *****




***** iwconfig *****




***** rfkill *****




***** lsmod *****




***** nm-tool *****


NetworkManager Tool


State: disconnected


- Device: eth0 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            e1000e
  State:             unavailable
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        <MAC address removed>


  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes


  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         off






***** NetworkManager.state *****


[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true


***** NetworkManager.conf *****


[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
dns=dnsmasq


[ifupdown]
managed=false


***** interfaces *****


auto lo
iface lo inet loopback




***** iwlist *****




***** resolv.conf *****




***** blacklist *****


[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci


[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac


[/etc/modprobe.d/broadcom-sta-common.conf]
blacklist b44
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist b43
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist brcmsmac
blacklist ssb


***** modinfo *****




***** udev rules *****


# PCI device 0x8086:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:19.0 (e1000e)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address removed>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"


# USB device 0x13b1:0x000d (usb)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address removed>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"


# PCI device 0x14e4:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:00.0/ssb0:0 (b43-pci-bridge)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address removed>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan1"


***** dmesg *****




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