No wirless

[steve7233]

I can't get my wireless to work! The keyboard switch is on but Network manager say's that wifi is unavalible. Konsole shows:

steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on

I applied today's updates and some wlan bugs were fixed, so i thought id see if it was working now. As you can see its still not activating. Anyone got an idea to try?

[vinnywright]

hay steve7233
was it working ever or just quit for some reason?
what wireless card is it ,,,, "lspci" will tell

VINNY

[steve7233]

hay steve7233
was it working ever or just quit for some reason?
what wireless card is it ,,,, "lspci" will tell

VINNY

It never worked!

steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$
Ok I noticed it said Broadcom so i ran the additinal Drivers application and installed the Broadcom Driver. HPLIP can see my wireless printer but can not talk to it for printing! Photosmart-Plus-B209a-m. I wish my Linux wasn't so rusty! I guess that's what i get for leaving and using Winblow$ for about 3 years. lol
I looked on the install disk for a ppd but no such luck. I wish HP would update HPLIP faster.

[SteveRiley]

Have you run the utility to install additional drivers? This is necessary for Broadcom wireless.

[steve7233]

Have you run the utility to install additional drivers? This is necessary for Broadcom wireless.

You are too slow. Did you read my edit above?

[benny_fletch]

Not slow, just missed it during the first read through I assume. I did too, until I went to post the instructions to install the Broadcom drivers, then I noticed it. It kinda got lost at the end of your "lspci" dump.

[steve7233]

Not slow, just missed it during the first read through I assume. I did too, until I went to post the instructions to install the Broadcom drivers, then I noticed it. It kinda got lost at the end of your "lspci" dump.

After I posted that last, i noticed the time of his post and began to wonder if he just missed reading that last part. Perhaps I should have used a different color or something so that last part would stand out more.

[SteveRiley]

Yes, in fact I did miss that! ... The time was 7:30ish AM Eastern time, I was in the Delta lounge in Atlanta, making my way home from Jacksonville

[tafi]

Folks, I cant see my Broadcom driver in there, in add:nal drivers?! My wireless is dead too. I upgraded to PP recently, and the driver is gone. Where is it, or how can I get a new one? Tks.


EDIT: lspci is: 01:0a.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)

I want to get rid of this LAN cable lying across my floor...

[tafi]

Folks, I cant see my Broadcom driver in there, in add:nal drivers?! My wireless is dead too. I upgraded to PP recently, and the driver is gone. Where is it, or how can I get a new one? Tks.


EDIT: lspci is: 01:0a.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)

I want to get rid of this LAN cable lying across my floor...

dpkg -l|grep b43 shows
ii b43-fwcutter 1:015-9 Utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
ii firmware-b43-installer 1:015-9 Installer package for firmware for the b43 driver
ii firmware-b43legacy-installer 1:015-9 Installer package for firmware for the b43legacy driver

Whadda Im gonna do w/ those? Synaptic shows them all green and I've re-installed them ok, but I still cannot see them in Additional Drivers list. What am I missing here, or doing wrong?

[tafi]

O.K. I gave up,as far as Broadcom is concerned. My friend tried to fix the problem via ssh, for an hour or so, but no go. Whatever the fwcutter or -legasy was, it did not make the Wi-Fi to rise and shine. I made a web order to get me a USB 2.0 n/b/g 811 wifi adapter. Atheros is the key word here. Lets see, how it works, and configures.