(Solved) Can't get Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g running

[DanielE]

Hi
I just loaded linux mint 17.1 Cinammon on my Acer Aspire 3680. It's a standalone installation. Also, this is my first time with Linux.

I've looked around online and tried a alot of things that didn't work. If anyone could help be get this Broadcom BCM4311 wifi fixed I'd appreciate it.

per Clem:

* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
-- Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
==> PCI ID = 14e4:4311 (rev 01)
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* II. querying ndiswrapper...
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* III. querying iwconfig...
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:24:31:98:2d
inet addr:192.168.1.6 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21b:24ff:fe31:982d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:85849 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:64096 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:84727651 (84.7 MB) TX bytes:7345622 (7.3 MB)
Interrupt:16

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:2981 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2981 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:539284 (539.2 KB) TX bytes:539284 (539.2 KB)

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* V. querying DHCP...
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server: 66.62.180.2
Address: 66.62.180.2#53

[JeremyB]

The needed driver is included, it is missing firmware, you can get the firmware with

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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

and in case you installed the bcmwl

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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-dkms

Reboot

[DanielE]

I tried what you asked me to do and the packarge for the firmware was loaded. Ran the purge.

But nothing happens. With the exception that I do get a flash from my wifi indicator led, where before I had no light at all.
(Just a flash on and off.)

[AlbertP]

Please run this command in terminal and post the output here:

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inxi -N

[DanielE]

This is what I got:

Network: Card-1: Marvell 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller driver: sky2
Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge

[JeremyB]

What happens with

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rfkill list all

and

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iwlist scan

[DanielE]

rfkill list all:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

iwlist scan:

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: F8:8E:85:97:0F:9B
Channel:1
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality=69/70 Signal level=-41 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"Comtrend0F9A"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000007ba3af26ec
Extra: Last beacon: 10532ms ago
IE: Unknown: 000C436F6D7472656E6430463941
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030101
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 2F0104
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : TKIP
Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 3D1601001700000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD090010180203F02C0000
IE: Unknown: DD800050F204104A0001101044000102103B0001031047001016EFECC33C7E50B43EBD0EEC7FEA73A71021000842726F6164636F6D1023000842726F6164636F6D1024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000A42726F6164636F6D415010080002200C103C0001011049000600372A000120
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
0:: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Soft blocked: no
Soft: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Hard blocked: no
No command 'Hard' found, did you mean:
Command 'card' from package 'a2ps' (universe)
Command 'yard' from package 'yard' (universe)
Hard: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ 1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
1:: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Soft blocked: no
Soft: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Hard blocked: no
No command 'Hard' found, did you mean:
Command 'yard' from package 'yard' (universe)
Command 'card' from package 'a2ps' (universe)
Hard: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $


How do you insert that scolling window in these replies?

[JeremyB]

rfkill list all:

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0: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no[/color]

iwlist scan:

[color=#00BF00]wlan0     Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: F8:8E:85:97:0F:9B
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=69/70  Signal level=-41 dBm  
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"Comtrend0F9A"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000007ba3af26ec
                    Extra: Last beacon: 10532ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000C436F6D7472656E6430463941
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0104
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0104
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601001700000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180203F02C0000
                    IE: Unknown: DD800050F204104A0001101044000102103B0001031047001016EFECC33C7E50B43EBD0EEC7FEA73A71021000842726F6164636F6D1023000842726F6164636F6D1024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000A42726F6164636F6D415010080002200C103C0001011049000600372A000120
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
0:: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Soft blocked: no
Soft: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Hard blocked: no
No command 'Hard' found, did you mean:
 Command 'card' from package 'a2ps' (universe)
 Command 'yard' from package 'yard' (universe)
Hard: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ 1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
1:: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Soft blocked: no
Soft: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ Hard blocked: no
No command 'Hard' found, did you mean:
 Command 'yard' from package 'yard' (universe)
 Command 'card' from package 'a2ps' (universe)
Hard: command not found
daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ 

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How do you insert that scolling window in these replies?

The Code button in the reply window, right next to Quote

It looks like you should be able to connect to Comtrend0F9A using Network Manager unless using TKIP is being the usual problem which would need to be changed in the wifi router encryption settings. You just want to see CCMP in the scan results, it might be WPA2-AES in the router settings and see if the router is running 11 b/g/n or whatever combo and change to a single channel rather than auto

[DanielE]

@ JeremyB:

What you suggest is way over my technical ability. (And, I imagine, my internet provider's also - He's a telephone guy.)

[AlbertP]

DanielE, what do you see when you click the network icon in the tray, and then click your network? As networks are found by iwlist, it is supposed to work now. The first time you connect to a network, you need to do so manually using the icon in the tray (and there are some other ways, too, but this is usually the easiest way).

[DanielE]

DanielE, what do you see when you click the network icon in the tray

There are two buttons: wired is "I" and wireless is "O". When I try to turn on the wireless button nothing happens.

[AlbertP]

That's weird, since rfkill reports the wifi as enabled. If you right-click the network icon > Remove Applet, you should get a different network icon in the tray -maybe that one works?

If you want to get the old network icon back, you can right-click the panel > Add Applets, then select the Network Manager applet and click Add to Panel at the bottom (excuse me if the settings look a bit different in todays Mint 17, I'm writing this on a system with an outdated Cinnamon on it).

[JeremyB]

Maybe the results of the wireless_script will show us the problem

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wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script

and paste the wireless-info.txt file it creates and use the code tags

[DanielE]

@ JeremyB:

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daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && chmocd +x wireless_script && ./wirless_script
--2015-02-13 13:33:39--  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Resolving dl.dropbox.com (dl.dropbox.com)... 23.21.134.146
Connecting to dl.dropbox.com (dl.dropbox.com)|23.21.134.146|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Location: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script [following]
--2015-02-13 13:33:40--  http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Resolving dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)... 107.21.252.50, 107.22.162.246, 23.21.47.41, ...
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|107.21.252.50|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Cookie coming from dl.dropboxusercontent.com attempted to set domain to dropbox.com
Cookie coming from dl.dropboxusercontent.com attempted to set domain to dropbox.com
Location: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script [following]
--2015-02-13 13:33:40--  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|107.21.252.50|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 13362 (13K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘wireless_script’

100%[======================================>] 13,362      --.-K/s   in 0s      

Last-modified header missing -- time-stamps turned off.
2015-02-13 13:33:41 (169 MB/s) - ‘wireless_script’ saved [13362/13362]

No command 'chmocd' found, did you mean:
 Command 'chmod' from package 'coreutils' (main)
chmocd: command not found

Oops, just noted the typo.

@AlbertP:

No Help there, the wireless is greyed out.

[JeremyB]

@ JeremyB:

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daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && chmocd +x wireless_script && ./wirless_script
--2015-02-13 13:33:39--  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Resolving dl.dropbox.com (dl.dropbox.com)... 23.21.134.146
Connecting to dl.dropbox.com (dl.dropbox.com)|23.21.134.146|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Location: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script [following]
--2015-02-13 13:33:40--  http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Resolving dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)... 107.21.252.50, 107.22.162.246, 23.21.47.41, ...
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|107.21.252.50|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Cookie coming from dl.dropboxusercontent.com attempted to set domain to dropbox.com
Cookie coming from dl.dropboxusercontent.com attempted to set domain to dropbox.com
Location: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script [following]
--2015-02-13 13:33:40--  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57264241/wireless_script
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (dl.dropboxusercontent.com)|107.21.252.50|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 13362 (13K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘wireless_script’

100%[======================================>] 13,362      --.-K/s   in 0s      

Last-modified header missing -- time-stamps turned off.
2015-02-13 13:33:41 (169 MB/s) - ‘wireless_script’ saved [13362/13362]

No command 'chmocd' found, did you mean:
 Command 'chmod' from package 'coreutils' (main)
chmocd: command not found

Oops, just noted the typo.

@AlbertP:

No Help there, the wireless is greyed out.

Use copy and paste with the terminal commands, you can click on 'Select all' to highlight the entire command, then CTRL + c to copy, then click in terminal and use CTRL + Shift + v to paste in terminal or use the right click menu and since the script is downloaded just

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chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script

[DanielE]

JeremyB:

Thanks for the tip. Here are the results:

daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script
[sudo] password for daniel:
[sudo] password for daniel:

Results saved in "/home/daniel/wireless-info.txt".

[JeremyB]

JeremyB:

Thanks for the tip. Here are the results:

daniel@daniel-shadows ~ $ chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script
[sudo] password for daniel:
[sudo] password for daniel:

Results saved in "/home/daniel/wireless-info.txt".

Now open wireless-info.txt, then copy the entire file and paste it into a post using the code tags

[DanielE]

ok JeremyB,here it is:

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########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 13 Feb 2015 13:55 PST -0800

Booted last: 13 Feb 2015 11:06 PST -0800

Script from: 20 Sep 2014 23:04 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Release:	17.1
Codename:	rebecca

##### kernel ############################

Linux 3.13.0-37-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Sep 22 21:30:01 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

default

##### lspci #############################

02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4352] (rev 14)
	Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0110]
	Kernel driver in use: sky2

03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. Device [1468:0422]
	Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 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 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c52f Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

PRODID_1=""
PRODID_2=""
PRODID_3=""
PRODID_4=""
MANFID=0000,0000
FUNCID=255

##### rfkill ############################

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: yes
	Hard blocked: no

##### lsmod #############################

acer_wmi               31735  0 
sparse_keymap          13708  1 acer_wmi
b43                   356470  0 
bcma                   42043  1 b43
mac80211              546051  1 b43
cfg80211              409394  2 b43,mac80211
ssb_hcd                12749  0 
ssb                    51854  2 b43,ssb_hcd
video                  18903  2 i915,acer_wmi
wmi                    18673  1 acer_wmi

##### interfaces ########################

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

##### ifconfig ##########################

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>  
          inet addr:192.168.1.6  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:24ff:fe31:982d/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:29134 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:17954 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:18024683 (18.0 MB)  TX bytes:2316386 (2.3 MB)
          Interrupt:16 

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

##### iwconfig ##########################

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"Comtrend0F9A"  
          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Frequency:2.422 GHz  Cell: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=off   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          

##### route #############################

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth0
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     1      0        0 eth0

##### resolv.conf #######################

nameserver 127.0.1.1
search Home

##### nm-tool ###########################

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: wlan0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type:              802.11 WiFi
  Driver:            b43
  State:             unavailable
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>

  Capabilities:

  Wireless Properties
    WEP Encryption:  yes
    WPA Encryption:  yes
    WPA2 Encryption: yes

  Wireless Access Points 

- Device: eth0  [Wired connection 1] -------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            sky2
  State:             connected
  Default:           yes
  HW Address:        <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>

  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes
    Speed:           100 Mb/s

  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         on

  IPv4 Settings:
    Address:         192.168.1.6
    Prefix:          24 (255.255.255.0)
    Gateway:         192.168.1.1

    DNS:             66.62.180.2
    DNS:             50.115.198.2

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

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

##### NetworkManager.conf ###############

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

##### iw reg get ########################

Region: America/Los_Angeles (based on set time zone)

country 00:
	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 20)
	(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
	(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (3, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
	(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
	(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS

##### iwlist channels ###################

lo        no frequency information.

eth0      no frequency information.

wlan0     14 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
          Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
          Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
          Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz
          Current Frequency=2.422 GHz (Channel 3)

##### iwlist scan #######################

Sorry, try again.
wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

##### module infos ######################

[b43]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
firmware:       b43/ucode9.fw
firmware:       b43/ucode5.fw
firmware:       b43/ucode16_mimo.fw
firmware:       b43/ucode15.fw
firmware:       b43/ucode14.fw
firmware:       b43/ucode13.fw
firmware:       b43/ucode11.fw
license:        GPL
author:         Rafał Miłecki
author:         Gábor Stefanik
author:         Michael Buesch
author:         Stefano Brivio
author:         Martin Langer
description:    Broadcom B43 wireless driver
srcversion:     7ABBDDCA84C087640B27AE6
depends:        bcma,ssb,mac80211,cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        7A:CF:8E:D9:48:D7:7B:6A:80:F2:4F:59:D5:D8:ED:03:87:AA:B4:26
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           bad_frames_preempt:enable(1) / disable(0) Bad Frames Preemption (int)
parm:           fwpostfix:Postfix for the .fw files to load. (string)
parm:           hwpctl:Enable hardware-side power control (default off) (int)
parm:           nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (int)
parm:           hwtkip:Enable hardware tkip. (int)
parm:           qos:Enable QOS support (default on) (int)
parm:           btcoex:Enable Bluetooth coexistence (default on) (int)
parm:           verbose:Log message verbosity: 0=error, 1=warn, 2=info(default), 3=debug (int)
parm:           pio:Use PIO accesses by default: 0=DMA, 1=PIO (int)
parm:           allhwsupport:Enable support for all hardware (even it if overlaps with the brcmsmac driver) (int)

[bcma]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko
license:        GPL
description:    Broadcom's specific AMBA driver
srcversion:     E41B811D88783DD5BC38565
depends:        
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        7A:CF:8E:D9:48:D7:7B:6A:80:F2:4F:59:D5:D8:ED:03:87:AA:B4:26
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[mac80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion:     B822641624778B987844F6F
depends:        cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        7A:CF:8E:D9:48:D7:7B:6A:80:F2:4F:59:D5:D8:ED:03:87:AA:B4:26
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm:           probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)

[cfg80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
author:         Johannes Berg
srcversion:     C2478077E22138832B71659
depends:        
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        7A:CF:8E:D9:48:D7:7B:6A:80:F2:4F:59:D5:D8:ED:03:87:AA:B4:26
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm:           cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

[ssb_hcd]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/usb/host/ssb-hcd.ko
license:        GPL
description:    Common USB driver for SSB Bus
author:         Hauke Mehrtens
srcversion:     2A4C0EB5791EE9A11133FCB
depends:        ssb
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        7A:CF:8E:D9:48:D7:7B:6A:80:F2:4F:59:D5:D8:ED:03:87:AA:B4:26
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

[ssb]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
license:        GPL
description:    Sonics Silicon Backplane driver
srcversion:     3DE188310F77C566C2E8CB3
depends:        
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.13.0-37-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        7A:CF:8E:D9:48:D7:7B:6A:80:F2:4F:59:D5:D8:ED:03:87:AA:B4:26
sig_hashalgo:   sha512

##### module parameters #################

[b43]
allhwsupport: 0
bad_frames_preempt: 0
btcoex: 1
hwpctl: 0
hwtkip: 0
nohwcrypt: 0
pio: 0
qos: 1
verbose: 2

[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
probe_wait_ms: 500

[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

lp

##### modprobe options ##################

[/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/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en

##### rc.local ##########################

exit 0

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x11ab:0x4352 (sky2)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x14e4:0x4311 (b43)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"

##### dmesg #############################

[   21.861272] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[   21.949288] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready (repeated 2 times)
[  110.972150] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[  111.052997] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 2650.156114] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 2650.244989] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 3523.156117] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 3523.229056] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 4252.036127] b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED

########## wireless info END ############

[JeremyB]

Is there a wifi switch on this computer? A few post ago I had you use the rfkill list command and nothing showed as blocked but now the wireless info shows wifi being blocked and it could be that the keyboard combo could cause a soft block and hard block. Is this an Acer laptop?

[DanielE]

Yes it is an acer laptop. It has a switch on the front of the machine. Whenever I would try something new, I'd try this switch, but no led light comes on, it just flashes. I also try to activate it by the icon in the panel but that doesn't help either.