Broadcom Chipset Help!

[crazy dave]

From the terminal, can you post your ndiswrapper -l, and lshw -C network?

If they show bcmwl5 for the first and ndiswrapper + bcmwl5 (the bcmwl5 might not be there) for the second, try:
sudo modprobe -r b43, b44, ssb
sudo modprobe ndiswrapper
sudo iwlist scan

The first command returns:

bcmwl5 : driver installed

the second returns:

*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4312 802.11a/b/g
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 02
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0 module=ssb

sudo iwlist scan returns:

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning

You've got the patience of a saint; I think I'll bury the laptop in the garden!

[Ayuthia]

[QUOTE=crazy dave;4913767]The first command returns:

bcmwl5 : driver installed[QUOTE]It should have shown something like this:
bcmwl5 : driver installed
device (14E4:4311) present (alternate driver: ssb)

I am thinking that it does not like the driver. Can you try another?

You've got the patience of a saint; I think I'll bury the laptop in the garden!

Why shouldn't I have the patience? I am not the one with the problem!!

EDIT: I am guessing that is why the Driver window gave that message.

[stoneofshadow]

i think i am having this same problem
i just upgraded to hardy and now i cant wirelessly connect to the internet
in the restricted drivers menu it shows that i should enable a "broadcom b43 driver" but it already says in use
and even if i click enable it does nothing
ive god the fwcutter packege but that did nothing
i havnt tried the other one yet
should i try what is above?

[crazy dave]

should't do any harm to try the above; but ask the expert, Im just a frustrated newcomer;

also try:

http://us.ubuntu.cafuego.net/dists/hardy-cafuego/b43/

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...bcm43xx/Feisty

http://penkin.wordpress.com/2008/03/...dcom-wireless/

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi.../bcm43xx/Gutsy

http://www.segundanariz.com/ubuntu/?p=31

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...light=broadcom

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...=broadcom+43xx

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=652999

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=771894

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/j...3/id,list_g-l/

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...f971ca757b2851

You should go completely mad like me, after trying that lot!

[Ayuthia]

i think i am having this same problem
i just upgraded to hardy and now i cant wirelessly connect to the internet
in the restricted drivers menu it shows that i should enable a "broadcom b43 driver" but it already says in use
and even if i click enable it does nothing
ive god the fwcutter packege but that did nothing
i havnt tried the other one yet
should i try what is above?

Can you post your lspci -nn? If your card is a 4312 rev 02 or a 4311 rev 02, you will need NDISwrapper.

[crazy dave]

i think i am having this same problem
i just upgraded to hardy and now i cant wirelessly connect to the internet
in the restricted drivers menu it shows that i should enable a "broadcom b43 driver" but it already says in use
and even if i click enable it does nothing
ive god the fwcutter packege but that did nothing
i havnt tried the other one yet
should i try what is above?

shouldn't do any harm, or if you want to lose your mind, try all of the following:

http://us.ubuntu.cafuego.net/dists/hardy-cafuego/b43/

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...bcm43xx/Feisty

http://penkin.wordpress.com/2008/03/...dcom-wireless/

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi.../bcm43xx/Gutsy

http://www.segundanariz.com/ubuntu/?p=31

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...light=broadcom

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...=broadcom+43xx

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=652999

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=771894

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/j...3/id,list_g-l/

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wi...f971ca757b2851

[Ayuthia]

crazy dave- Have you checked out this site? You might try the driver from there.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766560

He has a 4312 rev 02 also.

[crazy dave]

crazy dave- Have you checked out this site? You might try the driver from there.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766560

He has a 4312 rev 02 also.

thanks, tried it, have installed:
bcmwl5 : driver installed
bcmwl5a : driver installed

cqn't find any other drivers.

No Luck, do you think 32bit Hardy would be easier?

[Ayuthia]

thanks, tried it, have installed:
bcmwl5 : driver installed
bcmwl5a : driver installed

cqn't find any other drivers.

No Luck, do you think 32bit Hardy would be easier?

Not really.

I am thinking that you might try a Dell driver (I am looking for it). Here is another one to try if you are up for it:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33008.exe

EDIT:
One more:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36501-37000/sp36684.exe

By the way, how are you installing them? Can you tell me the results of:
ls -l /etc/ndiswrapper

[crazy dave]

Thanks, driver found hardware in ndiswrapper, nothing showing on Wnetwork. thanks for your help, will try again tommorrow.