I'm trying to configure a Broadcom PCI wireless device, Kubuntu Saucy, totally fresh install with repartitioned HDD.
lspci | grep 43:
I cannot install the proper Broadcom module as packaged.
KDE shows no wireless internet connection until I insert a loaner USB device (an "SMC EZ Connect G", not using a Broadcom chipset, and not what I am trying to configure - this device works, but I want the internal PCI card to be the wifi device this system will use). With the SMC USB device, wireless works fine. I am posting using it.
I tried installing the broadcom support over a week ago; sorry, I forget the details of what process I used, but today when I launched the Synaptic the package manager, I had an error message telling me that the BCM installation failed to complete, run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' and another sentence I've forgotten.
Notice that there is no command prompt - the console never releases focus back to the user - I waited 30 minutes, no further activity on the screen. Control C will stop the process, but produces this error:
The Control C break also leaves me with the broadcom uninstalled. I repeated the sudo dpkg steps, and again, 30 minutes of unresponsive Konsole.
I tried relaunching Synaptic, hoping to capture the rest of the error message, but it is no longer displayed. Also having problems with shutdown and restart - system no longer powers off (Kubuntu 11 worked fine with the Broadcom device and worked as expected for shutdown and restart, same exact hardware). I suspect these MIGHT be related, but I only want the wireless issue resolved at the moment.
I apologize for the length, not sure what modules are needed for broadcom and wireless and whatnot:
I'm very certain that module wl is necessary, the zd1211rw is the module for the SMC USB wifi device that I need to return. Piping lsmod through grep, I do not see bcmwl nor bdcom in the lsmod output.
Any ideas where I can turn to get the Broadcom device to function (module installed)? No need to address any power issues for now, I can make a separate post for that.
lspci | grep 43:
Code:
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA-13:~$ lspci | grep Broadcom 01:08.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA-13:~$
KDE shows no wireless internet connection until I insert a loaner USB device (an "SMC EZ Connect G", not using a Broadcom chipset, and not what I am trying to configure - this device works, but I want the internal PCI card to be the wifi device this system will use). With the SMC USB device, wireless works fine. I am posting using it.
I tried installing the broadcom support over a week ago; sorry, I forget the details of what process I used, but today when I launched the Synaptic the package manager, I had an error message telling me that the BCM installation failed to complete, run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' and another sentence I've forgotten.
Code:
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA-13:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu1) ... Removing old bcmwl-6.30.223.141+bdcom DKMS files... -------- Uninstall Beginning -------- Module: bcmwl Version: 6.30.223.141+bdcom Kernel: 3.11.0-15-generic (i686) ------------------------------------- Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. wl.ko: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/3.11.0-15-generic/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod.... DKMS: uninstall completed. ------------------------------ Deleting module version: 6.30.223.141+bdcom completely from the DKMS tree. ------------------------------ Done. Loading new bcmwl-6.30.223.141+bdcom DKMS files... Building only for 3.11.0-15-generic Building for architecture i686 Building initial module for 3.11.0-15-generic Done. wl: Running module version sanity check. - Original module - No original module exists within this kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/3.11.0-15-generic/updates/dkms/ depmod.... DKMS: install completed.
Code:
^Cdpkg: error processing bcmwl-kernel-source (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script was interrupted Errors were encountered while processing: bcmwl-kernel-source mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA-13:~$
I tried relaunching Synaptic, hoping to capture the rest of the error message, but it is no longer displayed. Also having problems with shutdown and restart - system no longer powers off (Kubuntu 11 worked fine with the Broadcom device and worked as expected for shutdown and restart, same exact hardware). I suspect these MIGHT be related, but I only want the wireless issue resolved at the moment.
I apologize for the length, not sure what modules are needed for broadcom and wireless and whatnot:
Code:
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA-13:~$ lsmod Module Size Used by arc4 12536 2 zd1211rw 57498 0 mac80211 517444 1 zd1211rw rfcomm 53664 0 bnep 18959 2 bluetooth 323656 10 bnep,rfcomm binfmt_misc 13140 1 nls_iso8859_1 12617 1 snd_hda_codec_hdmi 40373 1 ppdev 17391 0 snd_hda_codec_realtek 45592 1 kvm_amd 50537 0 kvm 368949 1 kvm_amd serio_raw 13189 0 k8temp 12842 0 wl 4162225 1 lib80211 14040 1 wl cfg80211 401762 3 wl,mac80211,zd1211rw snd_hda_intel 42658 5 snd_hda_codec 164003 3 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 13272 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 89488 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel snd_page_alloc 14230 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel snd_seq_midi 13132 0 snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi 25094 1 snd_seq_midi parport_pc 31981 1 snd_seq 55383 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi snd_seq_device 14137 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi snd_timer 24447 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd 60790 21 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi soundcore 12600 1 snd i2c_nforce2 13037 0 mac_hid 13037 0 lp 13299 0 parport 40795 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc hid_generic 12492 0 usbhid 47361 0 hid 87370 2 hid_generic,usbhid usb_storage 48294 1 pata_acpi 12886 0 radeon 1307313 3 nouveau 839301 1 mxm_wmi 12893 1 nouveau wmi 18590 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau video 18777 1 nouveau sata_nv 23004 4 i2c_algo_bit 13197 2 radeon,nouveau ttm 75982 2 radeon,nouveau drm_kms_helper 46867 2 radeon,nouveau drm 242400 7 ttm,drm_kms_helper,radeon,nouveau forcedeth 62099 0 pata_amd 13761 0 mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA-13:~$
Any ideas where I can turn to get the Broadcom device to function (module installed)? No need to address any power issues for now, I can make a separate post for that.
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