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Solved No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon

Post by Izzy »

Ok, once again i loose my wifi after update. I just installed mint 17.1 and now I cannot get the wifi card to work. Here is the out put. As always any help would be appreciated



* 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...
eth0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1c:23:a6:a8:4d
inet addr:192.168.254.4 Bcast:192.168.254.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21c:23ff:fea6:a84d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:11735 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:7986 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:14306720 (14.3 MB) TX bytes:1060506 (1.0 MB)
Interrupt:21

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:357 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:357 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:52466 (52.4 KB) TX bytes:52466 (52.4 KB)

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* V. querying DHCP...
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server: 192.168.254.254
Address: 192.168.254.254#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.123
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.80
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.84
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.88
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.90
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.91
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.95
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.99
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.101
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.102
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.106
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.110
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.112
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.113
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.117
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.121
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by Izzy »

here is some more info.
mint@mint ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: mint Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Machine: System: Dell (portable) product: Inspiron 1501
Mobo: Dell model: 0UW744 Bios: Dell version: 2.6.2 date: 09/28/2006
CPU: Dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-58 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 svm) bmips: 6399.82
Clock Speeds: 1: 1600.00 MHz 2: 1600.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS482M [Mobility Radeon Xpress 200] bus-ID: 01:05.0
X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x800@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS480 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic
Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44 ver: 2.0 bus-ID: 08:00.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge bus-ID: 05:00.0
IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives: HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (-) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST9160821AS size: 160.0GB temp: 53C
Partition: ID: / size: 938M used: 134M (15%) fs: overlayfs ID: swap-1 size: 2.01GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 148 Uptime: 36 min Memory: 702.5/1874.4MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by JeremyB »

Since it appears your ethernet is working

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sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
Reboot
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by Izzy »

Thanks for the reply. I now have the option for wifi, but it will not detect my home wifi router. here is the output after the update.
izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: izzy-Inspiron-1501 Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)
Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.13 Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine: System: Dell product: Inspiron 1501
Mobo: Dell model: 0UW744 Bios: Dell version: 2.6.2 date: 09/28/2006
CPU: Dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-58 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 svm) bmips: 3200.02
Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS482M [Mobility Radeon Xpress 200] bus-ID: 01:05.0
X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x800@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RS480 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX driver: b44 ver: 2.0 bus-ID: 08:00.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Card-2: Broadcom BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN driver: b43-pci-bridge bus-ID: 05:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (3.2% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: ST9160821AS size: 160.0GB
Partition: ID: / size: 145G used: 4.8G (4%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.01GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 158 Uptime: 6 min Memory: 503.1/1874.1MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17
izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $ sudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintWifi/mintWifi.py
[sudo] password for izzy:
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* 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...
eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off

lo no wireless extensions.

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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1c:23:a6:a8:4d
inet addr:192.168.254.4 Bcast:192.168.254.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21c:23ff:fea6:a84d/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:8307 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5757 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:9582731 (9.5 MB) TX bytes:871865 (871.8 KB)
Interrupt:21

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:559 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:559 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:68655 (68.6 KB) TX bytes:68655 (68.6 KB)

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* V. querying DHCP...
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server: 192.168.254.254
Address: 192.168.254.254#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.88
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.90
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.91
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.95
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.99
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.101
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.102
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.106
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.110
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.112
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.113
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.117
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.121
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.123
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.80
Name: google.com
Address: 64.53.1.84

izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by JeremyB »

What does

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rfkill list all
report
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by Izzy »

izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

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I did a search and couldn't find an answer but I do have a few things to check,

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dpkg -l | grep -i broadcom; dkms status
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by Izzy »

I really do appreciate your help, I as well have looked and tried different "solutions". It worked with mint 15, I upgraded to watch TV on netfix and such ,but no wifi now. Anyhow here is the output.
izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $ dpkg -l | grep -i broadcom; dkms status
ii b43-fwcutter 1:018-2 amd64 utility for extracting Broadcom 43xx firmware
rc bcmwl-kernel-source 6.30.223.248+bdcom-0ubuntu0.1 amd64 Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source
ndiswrapper, 1.59, 3.16.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
virtualbox-guest, 4.3.10, 3.16.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!) (WARNING! Diff between built and installed module!)
izzy@izzy-Inspiron-1501 ~ $
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Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

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That almost looks like the Broadcom STA driver is installed, so I would

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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
Reboot and see if it works

Other options are
Go into BIOS and reset to defaults, you have have to disable fast boot and secure boot to use Linux Mint after

Shut down laptop, remove power cord and battery, then hold down power button for a couple minutes
Izzy

Re: No wifi after update to mint 17.1 on dell insperon 1501

Post by Izzy »

JeremyB wrote:That almost looks like the Broadcom STA driver is installed, so I would

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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
Reboot and see if it works

Other options are
Go into BIOS and reset to defaults, you have have to disable fast boot and secure boot to use Linux Mint after

Shut down laptop, remove power cord and battery, then hold down power button for a couple minutes
Well i tried the code and that did not work. So I went into BIOS and UN-enabled quick boot, but I could not find secure boot. Reset to default anyway and restarted the laptop. I almost jumped for joy when I saw the wifi lit up on my keyboard. I am now connected with wifi. I wish I could hug the stuffing out of you. How can I repay you for your help? The linux community is lucky to have you as a member.
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