Can't install bcmwl-kernel-source

[christian.worthen]

Hello, so my laptop doesn't have internet because I cannot install the wireless driver for it. I tried going to the driver manager and installing it from there but as soon as I clicked applied changes it would go back to do not use this device. I tried doing it through the terminal with

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sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source

But that didn't work either because it failed to fetch the packages (I think because I cannot connect to the internet).

I'm running Windows 7 on the computer I am posting this on right now. I am SUPER new to Linux so I don't have much of an idea how to solve this.

[JeremyB]

You might want to look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD ... net_access as bcmwl-kernel-source is on the install media you used

[christian.worthen]

You might want to look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD ... net_access as bcmwl-kernel-source is on the install media you used

I downloaded the exact version and everything went and ran the installation. It installed without any errors. I then rebooted the computer. Unfortunately after it rebooted I still could not connect to the internet. I went to the driver manager and it said one proprietary driver in use. I looked down and saw that the driver I installed was in use. Which was the 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu0.1: amd64 i386 . Now that it's installed, I have no internet still... This is very strange. Have any ideas?

[Pjotr]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- launch a terminal window and make it full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[JeremyB]

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rfkill list all; iwlist scan

as bcmwl-kernel-source is the correct driver for your wifi from the info you posted http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=197760

[Spearmint2]

If after all you try it still fails, get one of these for an easy solution.

Panda 300 MBS

or for more distance.

Etek wifi and antenna.

I've personally tested both of them and they work perfectly with Mint just by plugging in.

[christian.worthen]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- launch a terminal window and make it full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

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christian@christian-Latitude-E6420:~ > inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: christian-Latitude-E6420 Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: KDE 4.14.2 (Qt 4.8.6) Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Latitude E6420 version: 01
           Mobo: Dell model: 032T9K version: A01 Bios: Dell version: A04 date: 05/11/2011
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i7-2620M CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10775.3 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF119M [NVS 4200M] bus-ID: 01:00.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau,intel Resolution: 1600x900@60.1hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2: NVIDIA GF119 HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e ver: 2.3.2-k port: 5080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n driver: bcma-pci-bridge bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 321.1GB (1.8% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200BEKT size: 320.1GB 
           2: USB id: /dev/sdb model: UDisk size: 1.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 278G used: 5.3G (3%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 17.05GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 25.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 34.0 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 313 Uptime: 16:15 Memory: 676.0/15928.7MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4  

[christian.worthen]

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rfkill list all; iwlist scan

as bcmwl-kernel-source is the correct driver for your wifi from the info you posted http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=197760

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christian@christian-Latitude-E6420:~ > rfkill list all; iwlist scan
1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
2: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

[christian.worthen]

If after all you try it still fails, get one of these for an easy solution.

Panda 300 MBS

or for more distance.

Etek wifi and antenna.

I've personally tested both of them and they work perfectly with Mint just by plugging in.

Yeah, I am really trying to fix this but if all else fails... I was looking for a good wireless adapter that Mint would support. Thank you very much.

[JeremyB]

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lsmod

to see if the correct modules are loaded

[christian.worthen]

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lsmod

to see if the correct modules are loaded

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christian@christian-Latitude-E6420:~ > lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_iso8859_1          12713  1 
usb_storage            62209  1 
rfcomm                 69160  12 
bnep                   19624  2 
uvcvideo               80885  0 
videobuf2_vmalloc      13216  1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops       13362  1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core         40664  1 uvcvideo
videodev              134688  2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
dell_wmi               12761  0 
sparse_keymap          13948  1 dell_wmi
dell_laptop            18168  0 
dcdbas                 14928  1 dell_laptop
intel_rapl             18773  0 
x86_pkg_temp_thermal    14205  0 
snd_hda_codec_idt      54718  1 
intel_powerclamp       14705  0 
coretemp               13435  0 
kvm_intel             143109  0 
kvm                   451552  1 kvm_intel
crct10dif_pclmul       14289  0 
crc32_pclmul           13113  0 
ghash_clmulni_intel    13216  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
joydev                 17381  0 
btusb                  32412  0 
bluetooth             391136  22 bnep,btusb,rfcomm
snd_hda_intel          56451  4 
snd_hda_codec         192906  2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13602  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm               102099  3 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                                                                                                                                                                                     
serio_raw              13462  0                                                                                                                                                                                                  
snd_rawmidi            30144  1 snd_seq_midi                                                                                                                                                                                     
snd_seq                61560  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi                                                                                                                                                                  
snd_seq_device         14497  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi                                                                                                                                                                 
bcma                   52096  0                                                                                                                                                                                                  
snd_timer              29482  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq                                                                                                                                                                                  
lpc_ich                21080  0                                                                                                                                                                                                  
snd                    69322  17 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi                                                                       
mei_me                 18627  0                                                                                                                                                                                                  
mei                    82276  1 mei_me                                                                                                                                                                                           
soundcore              12680  1 snd
mac_hid                13205  0 
parport_pc             32701  0 
ppdev                  17671  0 
lp                     17759  0 
parport                42348  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
psmouse               106678  0 
e1000e                254433  0 
ahci                   25819  2 
nouveau              1097199  1 
sdhci_pci              23172  0 
libahci                32716  1 ahci
sdhci                  43015  1 sdhci_pci
ptp                    18933  1 e1000e
pps_core               19382  1 ptp
i915                  783805  3 
mxm_wmi                13021  1 nouveau
wmi                    19177  3 dell_wmi,mxm_wmi,nouveau
i2c_algo_bit           13413  2 i915,nouveau
ttm                    85150  1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper         55071  2 i915,nouveau
video                  19476  2 i915,nouveau
drm                   303102  7 ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper,nouveau

[christian.worthen]

Also just wanted to say thanks for the assistance so far everyone! I really could not have gotten this far by myself, hopefully we can solve this!

[JeremyB]

Ok you said you downloaded and installed the i386 version, you need to get the amd64 version since you have a 64 bit kernel and the bcma module is loaded and that doesn't happen after bcmwl-kernel-source is installed

You can get the 64 bit version of the bcmwl-kernel-source http://packages.ubuntu.com/utopic/amd64 ... e/download

[christian.worthen]

Ok you said you downloaded and installed the i386 version, you need to get the amd64 version since you have a 64 bit kernel and the bcma module is loaded and that doesn't happen after bcmwl-kernel-source is installed

You can get the 64 bit version of the bcmwl-kernel-source http://packages.ubuntu.com/utopic/amd64 ... e/download

I installed it, but it doesn't work. bcmwl-kernel-source is selected in driver manager but I still have no internet...

[Spearmint2]

I've seen this often enough to know how it will end.

[JeremyB]

Lets see

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dpkg -l | grep bcmwl; cat /proc/cmdline; lsmod | grep wl

[christian.worthen]

Lets see

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dpkg -l | grep bcmwl; cat /proc/cmdline; lsmod | grep wl

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 christian@christian-Latitude-E6420:~ > dpkg -l | grep bcmwl; cat /proc/cmdline; lsmod | grep wl
iU  bcmwl-kernel-source                         6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu1                       amd64        Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic root=UUID=2baae211-760c-4f6f-a651-5f3d1dd04755 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7

[JeremyB]

Try

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dpkg --configure -a

as something happened during the install

[christian.worthen]

Try

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dpkg --configure -a

as something happened during the install

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christian@christian-Latitude-E6420:~ > sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for christian: 
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of bcmwl-kernel-source:
 bcmwl-kernel-source depends on linux-libc-dev; however:
  Package linux-libc-dev is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package bcmwl-kernel-source (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6-dev:amd64:
 libc6-dev:amd64 depends on linux-libc-dev; however:
  Package linux-libc-dev is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package libc6-dev:amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 bcmwl-kernel-source
 libc6-dev:amd64

Would there be any difference if I were to switch to a different version of Linux Mint?

[Spearmint2]

Would there be any difference if I were to switch to a different version of Linux Mint?

Not very likely.