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Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint 17

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Seems like the wireless card is completely non existent in mint 17. Standard commands to show hardware just doesn't detect it. Don't know what to do from here, how can I find out the specific card name and drivers?
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Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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So what commands have you tried? What results do you see from

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Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8               12557  1 
isofs                  39835  1 
b43                   387371  0 
bcma                   52096  1 b43
mac80211              626489  1 b43
cfg80211              484040  2 b43,mac80211
ssb                    62379  1 b43
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns    12665  0 
nf_conntrack_broadcast    12589  1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns
ipt_MASQUERADE         12880  1 
xt_tcpudp              12884  36 
ip6t_REJECT            12939  2 
ipt_REJECT             12541  2 
xt_conntrack           12760  40 
nvram                  14411  0 
ip6table_nat           13015  1 
nf_conntrack_ipv6      18894  23 
nf_defrag_ipv6         34768  1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
nf_nat_ipv6            13279  1 ip6table_nat
ip6table_mangle        12700  1 
ip6table_security      12710  1 
ip6table_raw           12683  1 
ip6table_filter        12815  1 
ip6_tables             27025  5 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_security,ip6table_nat,ip6table_raw
iptable_nat            13011  1 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      15012  19 
nf_defrag_ipv4         12758  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4            13263  1 iptable_nat
nf_nat                 21798  5 ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack           96976  11 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,xt_conntrack,ip6table_nat,nf_conntrack_broadcast,iptable_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6
iptable_mangle         12695  1 
iptable_security       12705  1 
iptable_raw            12678  1 
iptable_filter         12810  1 
ip_tables              27239  5 iptable_security,iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_raw
x_tables               34059  15 iptable_security,ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ipt_MASQUERADE,ip6table_security,xt_conntrack,iptable_filter,ip6table_raw,ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,ip6_tables,iptable_raw,ip6t_REJECT
btusb                  32412  0 
hid_appleir            13010  0 
uvcvideo               80885  0 
videobuf2_vmalloc      13216  1 uvcvideo
bcm5974                17589  0 
videobuf2_memops       13362  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core         40664  1 uvcvideo
videodev              134688  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
bnep                   19624  2 
rfcomm                 69160  8 
bluetooth             395423  22 bnep,btusb,rfcomm
binfmt_misc            17468  1 
nls_iso8859_1          12713  1 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     46207  4 
joydev                 17381  0 
applesmc               19308  0 
input_polldev          13896  1 applesmc
dm_multipath           22873  0 
scsi_dh                14882  1 dm_multipath
intel_powerclamp       14705  0 
coretemp               13435  0 
snd_hda_codec_cirrus    18855  1 
kvm_intel             143060  0 
kvm                   451511  1 kvm_intel
mac_hid                13205  0 
crct10dif_pclmul       14289  0 
crc32_pclmul           13113  0 
ghash_clmulni_intel    13259  0 
aesni_intel            55624  0 
aes_x86_64             17131  1 aesni_intel
lrw                    13286  1 aesni_intel
gf128mul               14951  1 lrw
glue_helper            13990  1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper            13597  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 20359  3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
apple_gmux             13665  0 
snd_hda_intel          52355  5 
snd_hda_codec         192906  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_cirrus
snd_hwdep              13602  1 snd_hda_codec
intel_ips              18664  0 
snd_pcm               102099  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc         18710  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi           13324  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     14899  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            30144  1 snd_seq_midi
lpc_ich                21080  0 
snd_seq                61560  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device         14497  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              29482  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd                    69238  21 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_cirrus,snd_seq_midi
soundcore              12680  1 snd
apple_bl               13993  1 apple_gmux
parport_pc             32701  0 
ppdev                  17671  0 
lp                     17759  0 
parport                42348  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
dm_mirror              22135  0 
dm_region_hash         20862  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 18411  2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
hid_generic            12548  0 
usb_storage            62209  1 
hid_apple              13386  0 
usbhid                 52616  0 
hid                   106148  4 hid_generic,usbhid,hid_appleir,hid_apple
nouveau              1097199  2 
i915                  783485  6 
mxm_wmi                13021  1 nouveau
wmi                    19177  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit           13413  2 i915,nouveau
ahci                   25819  3 
tg3                   166442  0 
firewire_ohci          40409  0 
ttm                    85115  1 nouveau
libahci                32168  1 ahci
firewire_core          68769  1 firewire_ohci
ptp                    18933  1 tg3
drm_kms_helper         52758  2 i915,nouveau
crc_itu_t              12707  1 firewire_core
pps_core               19382  1 ptp
drm                   302817  6 ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
video                  19476  3 i915,nouveau,apple_gmux
adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ 
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Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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zeating wrote:

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adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8               12557  1 
isofs                  39835  1 
b43                   387371  0 
bcma                   52096  1 b43
mac80211              626489  1 b43
cfg80211              484040  2 b43,mac80211
ssb                    62379  1 b43
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns    12665  0 
nf_conntrack_broadcast    12589  1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns
ipt_MASQUERADE         12880  1 
xt_tcpudp              12884  36 
ip6t_REJECT            12939  2 
ipt_REJECT             12541  2 
xt_conntrack           12760  40 
nvram                  14411  0 
ip6table_nat           13015  1 
nf_conntrack_ipv6      18894  23 
nf_defrag_ipv6         34768  1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
nf_nat_ipv6            13279  1 ip6table_nat
ip6table_mangle        12700  1 
ip6table_security      12710  1 
ip6table_raw           12683  1 
ip6table_filter        12815  1 
ip6_tables             27025  5 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_security,ip6table_nat,ip6table_raw
iptable_nat            13011  1 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      15012  19 
nf_defrag_ipv4         12758  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4            13263  1 iptable_nat
nf_nat                 21798  5 ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack           96976  11 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,xt_conntrack,ip6table_nat,nf_conntrack_broadcast,iptable_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6
iptable_mangle         12695  1 
iptable_security       12705  1 
iptable_raw            12678  1 
iptable_filter         12810  1 
ip_tables              27239  5 iptable_security,iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_raw
x_tables               34059  15 iptable_security,ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ipt_MASQUERADE,ip6table_security,xt_conntrack,iptable_filter,ip6table_raw,ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,ip6_tables,iptable_raw,ip6t_REJECT
btusb                  32412  0 
hid_appleir            13010  0 
uvcvideo               80885  0 
videobuf2_vmalloc      13216  1 uvcvideo
bcm5974                17589  0 
videobuf2_memops       13362  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core         40664  1 uvcvideo
videodev              134688  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
bnep                   19624  2 
rfcomm                 69160  8 
bluetooth             395423  22 bnep,btusb,rfcomm
binfmt_misc            17468  1 
nls_iso8859_1          12713  1 
snd_hda_codec_hdmi     46207  4 
joydev                 17381  0 
applesmc               19308  0 
input_polldev          13896  1 applesmc
dm_multipath           22873  0 
scsi_dh                14882  1 dm_multipath
intel_powerclamp       14705  0 
coretemp               13435  0 
snd_hda_codec_cirrus    18855  1 
kvm_intel             143060  0 
kvm                   451511  1 kvm_intel
mac_hid                13205  0 
crct10dif_pclmul       14289  0 
crc32_pclmul           13113  0 
ghash_clmulni_intel    13259  0 
aesni_intel            55624  0 
aes_x86_64             17131  1 aesni_intel
lrw                    13286  1 aesni_intel
gf128mul               14951  1 lrw
glue_helper            13990  1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper            13597  1 aesni_intel
cryptd                 20359  3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
apple_gmux             13665  0 
snd_hda_intel          52355  5 
snd_hda_codec         192906  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_cirrus
snd_hwdep              13602  1 snd_hda_codec
intel_ips              18664  0 
snd_pcm               102099  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc         18710  2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi           13324  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     14899  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            30144  1 snd_seq_midi
lpc_ich                21080  0 
snd_seq                61560  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device         14497  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              29482  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd                    69238  21 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_cirrus,snd_seq_midi
soundcore              12680  1 snd
apple_bl               13993  1 apple_gmux
parport_pc             32701  0 
ppdev                  17671  0 
lp                     17759  0 
parport                42348  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
dm_mirror              22135  0 
dm_region_hash         20862  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 18411  2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
hid_generic            12548  0 
usb_storage            62209  1 
hid_apple              13386  0 
usbhid                 52616  0 
hid                   106148  4 hid_generic,usbhid,hid_appleir,hid_apple
nouveau              1097199  2 
i915                  783485  6 
mxm_wmi                13021  1 nouveau
wmi                    19177  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit           13413  2 i915,nouveau
ahci                   25819  3 
tg3                   166442  0 
firewire_ohci          40409  0 
ttm                    85115  1 nouveau
libahci                32168  1 ahci
firewire_core          68769  1 firewire_ohci
ptp                    18933  1 tg3
drm_kms_helper         52758  2 i915,nouveau
crc_itu_t              12707  1 firewire_core
pps_core               19382  1 ptp
drm                   302817  6 ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper,nouveau
video                  19476  3 i915,nouveau,apple_gmux
adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ 
Judging by the lsmod results, you likely have a Broadcom wireless device

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inxi -Fn

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lsusb
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Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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Thanks for the help so far, im currently about to launch a live CD to see if it works there and make sure its not the hardware. This is what the commands give, any clue where to go from here?

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adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ inxi -Fn
System:    Host: adminguy-MacBookPro Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: N/A Distro: Linux Mint 17 Qiana
Machine:   System: Apple product: MacBookPro6 2 version: 1.0
           Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F22586C8 version: MacBookPro6 2
           Bios: Apple version: MBP61.88Z.0057.B0C.1007261552 date: 07/26/10
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5 CPU M 540 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1197.00 MHz 2: 1197.00 MHz 3: 1197.00 MHz 4: 2528.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller 
           Card-2: NVIDIA GT216M [GeForce GT 330M] 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: intel,nouveau Resolution: 1440x900@59.9hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVA5 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3
Audio:     Card-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
           Card-2: NVIDIA GT216 HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-24-generic
Network:   Card: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: half mac: 58:b0:35:f1:91:fd
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 508.1GB (32.2% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK5055GS size: 500.1GB 
           2: USB id: /dev/sdc model: U3_Cruzer_Micro size: 8.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 454G used: 153G (36%) fs: ext4 ID: /boot size: 237M used: 48M (22%) fs: ext2 
           ID: swap-1 size: 4.15GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 69.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 67.0 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 224 Uptime: 5 min Memory: 957.0/3815.8MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4 
adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ 

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adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 12)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB Universal Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 06)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB Universal Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT216M [GeForce GT 330M] (rev a2)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GT216 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
04:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): LSI Corporation FW643 [TrueFire] PCIe 1394b Controller (rev 08)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ 

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adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0781:5406 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Micro U3
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. Built-in IR Receiver
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05ac:8507 Apple, Inc. Built-in iSight
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0424:2514 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05ac:8403 Apple, Inc. Internal Memory Card Reader
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05ac:0236 Apple, Inc. Internal Keyboard/Trackpad (ANSI)
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 05ac:8218 Apple, Inc. Bluetooth Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2514 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
adminguy@adminguy-MacBookPro ~ $ 
zeating

Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

Post by zeating »

bump cus I really need help!
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Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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I would start by adding b43 and bcma to the blacklist, reboot and see what lspci and lsusb will find
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Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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zeating wrote:bump cus I really need help!
zeating wrote:Good question, the answer: I'm stuck with it because my OSX partition failed, the super drive is broke, I have no way to get Windows 7 installed because MacbookPros 2010 wont USB boot, so I AM STUCK WITH LINUX FOR NOW. and yes. I HATE IT, it sucks.
zeating

Re: Wireless not being detected. Macbook pro 2010 6,2. Mint

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JeremyB wrote:I would start by adding b43 and bcma to the blacklist, reboot and see what lspci and lsusb will find
can you list the steps? thx
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