BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02) not working on HP Pavilion laptop in Ubuntu 8.04

Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx

Hi,

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

Step 2: Run the following commands (copy-paste each line below to the Terminal then hit <enter> after each line)

sudo iwlist scanning
sudo lshw -C network
lspci -nn
lsusb
uname -a
dmesg | grep ound
dmesg | grep witch
iwconfig

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each command) on this thread

Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if known) on this thread

Keep in mind that one or more of the following 4 basic components need to be configured correctly so that wireless can work correctly in Linux:

Wireless configuration in the BIOS, hardware wireless switch setting, active wireless driver version, and firmware for the wireless chipset (stored as a file in Linux).

Regards,

Mark

Mark Rijckenberg wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> Mark Rijckenberg requested for more information:
> Hi,
>
>
> Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).
>
>
> In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:
>
>
> Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
> Terminal"
>
>
> Step 2: Run the following commands (copy-paste each line below to the Terminal then hit <enter> after each line)
>
>
> sudo iwlist scanning
> sudo lshw -C network
> lspci -nn
> lsusb
> uname -a
> dmesg | grep ound
> dmesg | grep witch
> iwconfig
>
>
> Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each command) on this thread
>
> Step 4: Please also specify the exact model and make of your PC (if
> known) on this thread
>
> Keep in mind that one or more of the following 4 basic components need
> to be configured correctly so that wireless can work correctly in Linux:
>
> Wireless configuration in the BIOS, hardware wireless switch setting,
> active wireless driver version, and firmware for the wireless chipset
> (stored as a file in Linux).
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Mark
>
Hello Mark,
thanks for your help.my laptop is a HP Pavillion AMD64.

john@john-laptop:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
[sudo] password for john:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 No scan results

john@john-laptop:~$ sudo lshw -C network
  *-network:0
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:06:02.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master
       configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=64 module=ssb
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 6
       bus info: pci@0000:06:06.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 00:16:d4:30:f3:2f
       size: 100MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii
10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too
driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.146 latency=128 link=yes
maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:14:a5:b0:33:76
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11g
john@john-laptop:~$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge
[1002:5950] (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge [1002:5a3f]
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge [1002:5a37]
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host
Controller [1002:4374]
00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host
Controller [1002:4375]
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host
Controller [1002:4373]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller
[1002:4372] (rev 11)
00:14.1 IDE interface [0101]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 IDE
Controller [1002:4376]
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge
[1002:4377]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge
[1002:4371]
00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP
SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller [1002:4370] (rev 02)
00:14.6 Modem [0703]: ATI Technologies Inc SB400 AC'97 Modem Controller
[1002:4378] (rev 02)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) [1002:5955]
06:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318
[AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
06:06.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
john@john-laptop:~$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
john@john-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux john-laptop 2.6.24-23-generic #1 SMP Wed Apr 1 21:43:24 UTC 2009
x86_64 GNU/Linux
john@john-laptop:~$ dmesg | grep ound
[ 0.000000] No NUMA configuration found
[ 8.356413] No AGP bridge found
[ 8.813615] ACPI: Looking for DSDT in initramfs... error, file
/DSDT.aml not found.
[ 9.627418] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 10 devices
[ 10.387102] assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
[ 10.459135] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 12.226098] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 12.388834] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 12.504630] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 12.628738] ssb: Core 0 found: ChipCommon (cc 0x800, rev 0x0D, vendor
0x4243)
[ 12.628753] ssb: Core 1 found: IEEE 802.11 (cc 0x812, rev 0x09,
vendor 0x4243)
[ 12.628762] ssb: Core 2 found: PCI (cc 0x804, rev 0x0C, vendor 0x4243)
[ 12.628772] ssb: Core 3 found: PCMCIA (cc 0x80D, rev 0x07, vendor 0x4243)
[ 12.668410] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device
0000:06:02.0
[ 24.991939] piix4_smbus 0000:00:14.0: Found 0000:00:14.0 device
[ 26.770135] ALSA
/build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c:2160:
MC'97 0 converters and GPIO not ready (0x1)
[ 26.802400] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
[ 26.846036] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2, Revision 7
[ 26.846062] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[ 29.592442] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 32.046969] No dock devices found.
[ 32.319686] powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology
ML-34 processors (1 cpu cores) (version 2.20.00)
john@john-laptop:~$ dmesg | grep witch
[ 8.466026] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 9.560706] ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to
interrupt mode
[ 10.154857] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
[ 25.051893] input: Lid Switch as /devices/virtual/input/input5
[ 25.051975] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
john@john-laptop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:""
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
          Tx-Power=27 dBm
          Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B
          Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Help with Broadcom bcm43xx can be found at:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx
> Will check it out.
>
thanks for your help
John

The scan was actually conducted by the system, it just returned no results:

john@john-laptop:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
[sudo] password for john:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 No scan results

Do you hide your SSID?

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip requested for more information:
> The scan was actually conducted by the system, it just returned no
> results:
>
> john@john-laptop:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
> [sudo] password for john:
> lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
> eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
> wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
> wlan0 No scan results
>
> Do you hide your SSID?
>

Hi,
I have seen ssid in the system to due with network manager applet but I
dont know what it means??
thank you for your help
John

Thank you for your advice.
If you read this can you advise that I bypass Intrepid Ibex being on hardy and go straight to live CD Jaunty!?
Thanks
John

Hi John,

Actionparsnip could be right. First try accessing your router using a webbrowser and access URL http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1 (depends on the model and make of the router)

In the router configuration panel, try enabling SSID broadcasting and disable encryption.

Then try scanning for networks again using this command:

sudo iwlist scanning

Regards,

Mark

Hi,

You probably require a wired network connection to the router (using an ethernet cable), to be able to access the router's homepage (http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1)

Regards,

Mark

Mark Rijckenberg wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> Mark Rijckenberg posted a new comment:
> Hi John,
>
> Actionparsnip could be right. First try accessing your router using a
> webbrowser and access URL http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1
> (depends on the model and make of the router)
>
> In the router configuration panel, try enabling SSID broadcasting and
> disable encryption.
>
> Then try scanning for networks again using this command:
>
> sudo iwlist scanning
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
Hello Mark,
the router is asking for a username and password!?

I dont quite know what this ?

Thanks
John

Hi,

Are you sure your pc is connected to the router using an ethernet cable? If it is, and it still asks for a password, then try one of these default logins and passwords:

http://www.irintech.com/x1/blogarchive.php?id=764

So the default login might be admin and the password might also be admin

Regards,

Mark

John:

use:
sudo update-manager -d

That will update you from hardy to Jaunty.

Mark Rijckenberg wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> Mark Rijckenberg posted a new comment:
> Hi John,
>
> Actionparsnip could be right. First try accessing your router using a
> webbrowser and access URL http://192.168.0.1 or http://192.168.1.1
> (depends on the model and make of the router)
>
> In the router configuration panel, try enabling SSID broadcasting and
> disable encryption.
>
> Then try scanning for networks again using this command:
>
> sudo iwlist scanning
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
Hello Mark,
I found that ssid was enabled but couldnt find any mention of encryption
anywhere!?

thanks
John

PS following your earlier suggestion can I go straight from Hardy to jaunty?

John.

Yes! run the command above. You may need to edit

/etc/update-manager/release-upgrades

and set:
Prompt=normal
instead of
Prompt=lts

Hi John,

Yes, please follow actionparsnip's advice and upgrade to Jaunty.

Regards,

Mark

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> John.
>
> Yes! run the command above. You may need to edit
>
> /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
>
> and set:
> Prompt=normal
> instead of
> Prompt=lts
>
> Actionparsnip,
thanks for your help.
I have a Jaunty CD coming to me in a few days so I will wait for that
as download limits with provider is problematic.

thanks
John

Mark Rijckenberg wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> Mark Rijckenberg posted a new comment:
> Hi John,
>
> Yes, please follow actionparsnip's advice and upgrade to Jaunty.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
Thanks Mark,
Jaunty CD a few days away will wait for that as downloading is
problematic because of Provider limits.
thanks for your patience.
regards
John

You can only do a clean install with the desktop CD.

If you wish to upgrade you need the alternative cd.

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> You can only do a clean install with the desktop CD.
>
> If you wish to upgrade you need the alternative cd.
>

Hello Actionparsnip,
I ordered the Jaunty Desktop CD while I am in Hardy right now having
been in i trepid and then Alpha Jaunty then ...Jaunty through system
upgrade but didnt have wireless then tried to sort out wireless problem
by going back to Hardy where I originally lost wireless having upraded
from Gutsy.
Your saying that the Desktop CD wont do !? Whats a clean install?
Are you saying its either upgrade in the system via update manager or
get alternative CD.

I appreciate your help.
Sorry for all the confusion.

John

If you want to upgrade your system then the desktop cd will not do this. If you get the deskto pcd, all you can do is wipe the system files off and reinstal (clean install)

If you wish to upgrade the existing system using a cd you need to alternate cd, the alternate cd can also perform a clean install but will not give the pretty installer that people like and will use a text based installer.

You could also use the minimal iso (10mb) which will install a clean install system using the internet and download the debs necessary. This has the advantage of needing very little updating after nstallation but can be slow if the connection you have is slow.

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> If you want to upgrade your system then the desktop cd will not do this.
> If you get the deskto pcd, all you can do is wipe the system files off
> and reinstal (clean install)
>
> If you wish to upgrade the existing system using a cd you need to
> alternate cd, the alternate cd can also perform a clean install but will
> not give the pretty installer that people like and will use a text based
> installer.
>
> You could also use the minimal iso (10mb) which will install a clean
> install system using the internet and download the debs necessary. This
> has the advantage of needing very little updating after nstallation but
> can be slow if the connection you have is slow.
>
>
Dear actionparsnip,
thank you for all your help and advice.

A couple of questions for you ..being a new beginner..I hope to give my
son the opportunity of trying Ubuntu 9.04 desktop CD edition on his
windows laptop. How does it work when he tries it on his laptop? Does it
happen only once only or does it happen as much as he likes as often as
he inserts the CD?
Will the alternate CD give me a clean install enabling me to acquire
wireless?

thanks again
John

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> If you want to upgrade your system then the desktop cd will not do this.
> If you get the deskto pcd, all you can do is wipe the system files off
> and reinstal (clean install)
>
> If you wish to upgrade the existing system using a cd you need to
> alternate cd, the alternate cd can also perform a clean install but will
> not give the pretty installer that people like and will use a text based
> installer.
>
> You could also use the minimal iso (10mb) which will install a clean
> install system using the internet and download the debs necessary. This
> has the advantage of needing very little updating after nstallation but
> can be slow if the connection you have is slow.
>

Sorry to pester you but can I go straight from Hardy to Jaunty using
Alternate CD 9.04
thanks
John

You can use the desktop cd as long as the cd will read. It can boot happily to a RAM drive and will not touch the NTFS partition/s on the internal drive.

Any user docs will need to saved to the ntfs partition (using ntfs-3g) or to some removable device (USB / SD/CF Card)

If you have an INSTALLED Ubuntu system (on either USB or internal harddrive) then the alternative CD will UPGRADE it without need for an internet connection. The same alternative CD can also install Ubuntu but will not allow you to test it first (Much like a Windows installation).

Any other queries, let me know.

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> You can use the desktop cd as long as the cd will read. It can boot
> happily to a RAM drive and will not touch the NTFS partition/s on the
> internal drive.
>
> Any user docs will need to saved to the ntfs partition (using ntfs-3g)
> or to some removable device (USB / SD/CF Card)
>
> If you have an INSTALLED Ubuntu system (on either USB or internal
> harddrive) then the alternative CD will UPGRADE it without need for an
> internet connection. The same alternative CD can also install Ubuntu but
> will not allow you to test it first (Much like a Windows installation).
>
> Any other queries, let me know.
>
>
Actionparsnip,
I greatly appreciate your help. I look forward to the coming Alternate
CD and allowing my son Ephraim to try out the desktop version,
I have hopefully one more question?
Why is it in software sources third party sources tab that the hardy
items boxes are not ticked. I thought that they would be automatically
ticked on installation!?

thanks this one more time!?

regards
John

Its not ticked as some people do not like to use non-official repos. If a user wishes to use them, they must consciously enable them.
Hope you enjoy the LiveCD and also hope the alternate CD allows you to upgrade successfully

actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> actionparsnip posted a new comment:
> Its not ticked as some people do not like to use non-official repos. If a user wishes to use them, they must consciously enable them.
> Hope you enjoy the LiveCD and also hope the alternate CD allows you to upgrade successfully
>
May God bless you and yours
John

Hey, any help would be greatly appreciated! I have been struggling to get this working for a long time. Here is all the information you requested.

treble@ubuntu:~$ sudo iwlist scanning

[sudo] password for treble:

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

treble@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -c network

  *-network:0

       description: Network controller

       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller

       vendor: Broadcom Corporation

       physical id: 0

       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0

       version: 02

       width: 32 bits

       clock: 33MHz

       capabilities: bus_master

       configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=32 module=ssb

  *-network:1

       description: Ethernet interface

       product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller

       vendor: Intel Corporation

       physical id: 8

       bus info: pci@0000:01:08.0

       logical name: eth0

       version: 02

       serial: 00:13:20:61:f7:fd

       size: 10MB/s

       capacity: 100MB/s

       width: 32 bits

       clock: 33MHz

       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation

       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e100 driverversion=3.5.23-k4-NAPI duplex=half firmware=N/A latency=32 link=no maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 module=e100 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s

  *-network:0 DISABLED

       description: Ethernet interface

       physical id: 1

       logical name: pan0

       serial: b2:8c:7e:8a:29:22

       capabilities: ethernet physical

       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

  *-network:1 DISABLED

       description: Wireless interface

       physical id: 2

       logical name: wlan0

       serial: 00:12:17:69:f2:4d

       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless

       configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg

treble@ubuntu:~$ lspci -nn

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface [8086:2570] (rev 02)

00:02.0 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2572] (rev 02)

00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:24d2] (rev 02)

00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:24d4] (rev 02)

00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:24d7] (rev 02)

00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:24de] (rev 02)

00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:24dd] (rev 02)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev c2)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:24d0] (rev 02)

00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller [8086:24db] (rev 02)

00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller [8086:24d1] (rev 02)

00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller [8086:24d3] (rev 02)

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24d5] (rev 02)

01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)

01:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] [1002:5159]

01:02.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [14f1:8800] (rev 05)

01:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller [8086:1050] (rev 02)

treble@ubuntu:~$ lsusb

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader

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 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

treble@ubuntu:~$ uname -a

Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

treble@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | grep ound

[ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [c00ff780] 000ff780

[ 0.451652] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 14 devices

[ 1.575422] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found

[ 1.682825] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found

[ 3.330869] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found

[ 3.396220] No dock devices found.

[ 3.536791] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found

[ 3.640791] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found

[ 3.744823] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found

[ 3.848860] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found

[ 4.536100] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:01:00.0

[ 4.902251] usb-storage: device found at 2

[ 16.514323] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH5 or ICH5R TCO device (Version=1, TCOBASE=0x0460)

[ 19.698759] tuner' 0-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (cx88[0])

[ 19.742171] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found

[ 19.749747] tda9887 0-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found

[ 19.851961] tuner' 0-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (cx88[0])

[ 19.940785] cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:01:02.0, rev: 5, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xfd000000

[ 51.738176] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 51.876218] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 82.884247] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 83.086265] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 3496.020097] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:01:00.0

[ 3496.160533] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found

[ 3500.416283] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 3500.516254] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 3795.772271] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 4231.249187] usb-storage: device found at 3

[ 5348.857314] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 6105.989374] PM: S<3>PM: Swap header not found!

[ 6107.836964] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

[ 6138.679943] Modules linked in: nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat b43 mac80211 cfg80211 led_class input_polldev b44 ssb wl(P) ieee80211_crypt_tkip ieee80211_crypt ipv6 isofs af_packet rfkill_input radeon drm binfmt_misc rfcomm bridge stp bnep sco l2cap bluetooth ppdev speedstep_lib cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_stats cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_ondemand freq_table video output container sbs sbshc wmi pci_slot battery iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ac lp snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm arc4 ecb crypto_blkcipher snd_seq_dummy tuner_simple tuner_types tea5767 snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi tda9887 tda8290 snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event rfkill snd_seq tuner psmouse snd_timer snd_seq_device evdev cx8800 serio_raw pcspkr cx88xx snd soundcore snd_page_alloc ir_common i2c_algo_bit tveeprom videodev v4l1_compat compat_ioctl32 v4l2_common i2c_core videobuf_dma_sg videobuf_core btcx_risc parport_pc parport button iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support shpchp pci_hotplug intel_agp agpgart ext3 jbd mbcache loop sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif usb_storage libusual sg ata_generic pata_acpi ata_piix libata scsi_mod dock e100 mii uhci_hcd ehci_hcd usbcore thermal processor fan fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor fuse [last unloaded: input_polldev]

[ 6141.688508] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found

treble@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | grep witch

[ 0.020607] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code

[ 0.956067] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0

treble@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""

          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated

          Tx-Power=0 dBm

          Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B

          Power Management:off

          Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0

          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0

          Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

Daniel wrote:
> Your question #69623 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/69623
>
> Daniel posted a new comment:
> Hey, any help would be greatly appreciated! I have been struggling to
> get this working for a long time. Here is all the information you
> requested.
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
>
> [sudo] password for treble:
>
> lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
>
> eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
>
> pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
>
> wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
>
>
> wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
>
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ sudo lshw -c network
>
> *-network:0
>
> description: Network controller
>
> product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN
> Controller
>
> vendor: Broadcom Corporation
>
> physical id: 0
>
> bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
>
> version: 02
>
> width: 32 bits
>
> clock: 33MHz
>
> capabilities: bus_master
>
> configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=32 module=ssb
>
> *-network:1
>
> description: Ethernet interface
>
> product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller
>
> vendor: Intel Corporation
>
> physical id: 8
>
> bus info: pci@0000:01:08.0
>
> logical name: eth0
>
> version: 02
>
> serial: 00:13:20:61:f7:fd
>
> size: 10MB/s
>
> capacity: 100MB/s
>
> width: 32 bits
>
> clock: 33MHz
>
> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii
> 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
>
> configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e100
> driverversion=3.5.23-k4-NAPI duplex=half firmware=N/A latency=32 link=no
> maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 module=e100 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
>
> *-network:0 DISABLED
>
> description: Ethernet interface
>
> physical id: 1
>
> logical name: pan0
>
> serial: b2:8c:7e:8a:29:22
>
> capabilities: ethernet physical
>
> configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3
> firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes
>
> *-network:1 DISABLED
>
> description: Wireless interface
>
> physical id: 2
>
> logical name: wlan0
>
> serial: 00:12:17:69:f2:4d
>
> capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
>
> configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ lspci -nn
>
> 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM
> Controller/Host-Hub Interface [8086:2570] (rev 02)
>
> 00:02.0 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:2572] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
> USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:24d2] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
> USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:24d4] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
> USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:24d7] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
> USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:24de] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
> USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:24dd] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge
> [8086:244e] (rev c2)
>
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC
> Interface Bridge [8086:24d0] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R)
> IDE Controller [8086:24db] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA
> Controller [8086:24d1] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus
> Controller [8086:24d3] (rev 02)
>
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER
> (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24d5] (rev 02)
>
> 01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318
> [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
>
> 01:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
> RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] [1002:5159]
>
> 01:02.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Conexant Systems, Inc.
> CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [14f1:8800] (rev 05)
>
> 01:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100
> Ethernet Controller [8086:1050] (rev 02)
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
>
> Bus 005 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card
> Reader
>
> 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 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
>
> Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686
> GNU/Linux
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | grep ound
>
> [ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [c00ff780] 000ff780
>
> [ 0.451652] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 14 devices
>
> [ 1.575422] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
>
> [ 1.682825] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
>
> [ 3.330869] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
>
> [ 3.396220] No dock devices found.
>
> [ 3.536791] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
>
> [ 3.640791] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
>
> [ 3.744823] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
>
> [ 3.848860] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
>
> [ 4.536100] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device
> 0000:01:00.0
>
> [ 4.902251] usb-storage: device found at 2
>
> [ 16.514323] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH5 or ICH5R TCO device (Version=1,
> TCOBASE=0x0460)
>
> [ 19.698759] tuner' 0-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (cx88[0])
>
> [ 19.742171] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
>
> [ 19.749747] tda9887 0-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found
>
> [ 19.851961] tuner' 0-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (cx88[0])
>
> [ 19.940785] cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:01:02.0, rev: 5, irq: 17,
> latency: 32, mmio: 0xfd000000
>
> [ 51.738176] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 51.876218] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 82.884247] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 83.086265] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 3496.020097] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device
> 0000:01:00.0
>
> [ 3496.160533] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
>
> [ 3500.416283] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 3500.516254] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 3795.772271] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 4231.249187] usb-storage: device found at 3
>
> [ 5348.857314] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 6105.989374] PM: S<3>PM: Swap header not found!
>
> [ 6107.836964] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> [ 6138.679943] Modules linked in: nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat b43
> mac80211 cfg80211 led_class input_polldev b44 ssb wl(P)
> ieee80211_crypt_tkip ieee80211_crypt ipv6 isofs af_packet rfkill_input
> radeon drm binfmt_misc rfcomm bridge stp bnep sco l2cap bluetooth ppdev
> speedstep_lib cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_stats
> cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_ondemand freq_table video output container sbs
> sbshc wmi pci_slot battery iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ac lp
> snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm
> arc4 ecb crypto_blkcipher snd_seq_dummy tuner_simple tuner_types tea5767
> snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi tda9887 tda8290 snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event
> rfkill snd_seq tuner psmouse snd_timer snd_seq_device evdev cx8800
> serio_raw pcspkr cx88xx snd soundcore snd_page_alloc ir_common
> i2c_algo_bit tveeprom videodev v4l1_compat compat_ioctl32 v4l2_common
> i2c_core videobuf_dma_sg videobuf_core btcx_risc parport_pc parport
> button iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support shpchp pci_hotplug intel_agp agpgart
> ext3 jbd mbcache loop sr_mod cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif usb_storage
> libusual sg ata_generic pata_acpi ata_piix libata scsi_mod dock e100 mii
> uhci_hcd ehci_hcd usbcore thermal processor fan fbcon tileblit font
> bitblit softcursor fuse [last unloaded: input_polldev]
>
> [ 6141.688508] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | grep witch
>
> [ 0.020607] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
>
> [ 0.956067] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
>
> treble@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig
>
> lo no wireless extensions.
>
>
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
>
> pan0 no wireless extensions.
>
>
> wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
>
>
> wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
>
> Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-
> Associated
>
> Tx-Power=0 dBm
>
> Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
>
> Power Management:off
>
> Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
>
> Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
>
> Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
>
> Hello Daniel,
I think this post was sent to me by mistake. Wishing you success in
solving your problem!

jOHN

Hi Daniel,

This thread is already in status "solved"

Please create a separate thread for your wireless issue.

Thanks,

Mark