Question #136097 “wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Net...” : Questions : gnome-nettool package : Ubuntu

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2010-11-30:

#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network; sudo iwlist scan | grep 20; rfkill list

Use a wired connection to get fully updated too, as well as give the output of the command above.

Thanks

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said on 2010-11-30:

#2

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: Please copy-paste the following command from the https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu website in Firefox into the Linux Terminal. Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as that will only copy PART of the command. The command STARTS with the word sudo and ENDS with the word lsmod. So please copy-paste the ENTIRE command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page. Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No other errors!

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; dmesg | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl'; iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl'; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo lsmod

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread. The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from running the above command.

Regards,

Mark

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-11-30:

#3

Dear Mark
I am running Ubuntu 10 .10 from a CD as last time I tried a version
of Linux it was a long task to get rid of it and re-install windows Xp.
Does this make any difference to your advice?
Regards Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rijckenberg" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #136097]: Broadcom BCM94306MPSG does not work
withUbuntu10.10

Your question #136097 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/136097

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: Please copy-paste the following command from the
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu website in Firefox into the Linux
Terminal. Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as
that will only copy PART of the command. The command STARTS with the
word sudo and ENDS with the word lsmod. So please copy-paste the ENTIRE
command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, then enter
password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type
commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page.
Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle
button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No
other errors!

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C
network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces;
cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a;
dmesg | egrep
'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl';
iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep
'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl';
sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat
/var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo lsmod

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread.
The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from
running the above command.

Regards,

Mark

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Dear Mark
        I am running Ubuntu 10 .10 from a CD as last time I tried a version 
of Linux it was a long task to get rid of it and re-install windows Xp. 
Does this make any difference to your advice?
   Regards Peter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rijckenberg" <question136097@answers.launchpad.net>
To: <peterhaley@sky.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #136097]: Broadcom BCM94306MPSG does not work 
withUbuntu10.10

Your question #136097 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/136097

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: Please copy-paste the following command from the
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu website in Firefox into the Linux
Terminal. Do NOT copy-paste from the Email message into the Terminal, as
that will only copy PART of the command. The command STARTS with the
word sudo and ENDS with the word lsmod. So please copy-paste the ENTIRE
command below from Firefox into a Terminal, press <enter>, then enter
password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again.

Tip: If you have a wheel mouse or 3 button mouse you do not need to type
commands into the Terminal. Highlight the command written on the page.
Move your cursor anywhere in the Terminal and press the wheel or middle
button. Automatic Copy and paste! No spelling mistakes! No Typos! No
other errors!

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C
network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces;
cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a;
dmesg | egrep
'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl';
iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep
'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl';
sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat
/var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo lsmod

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread.
The troubleshooters here need to see the full Terminal output from
running the above command.

Regards,

Mark

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-11-30:

#4

Dear actionparsnip
Will try this later as it is now tea time.
Regards Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "actionparsnip" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #136097]: Broadcom BCM94306MPSG does not work
withUbuntu10.10

Your question #136097 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/136097

Status: Open => Needs information

actionparsnip requested for more information:
Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network; sudo iwlist scan | grep 20; rfkill list

Use a wired connection to get fully updated too, as well as give the
output of the command above.

Thanks

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said on 2010-11-30:

#5

You can only test wireless using the Ubuntu LiveCD if the wireless card is fully supported WITHOUT using closed-source firmware.

But in your case, your Broadcom wireless card requires the install of proprietary and non-free firmware. Ubuntu does not include proprietary firmware on the CD because of licensing issues.... You cannot test this on the LiveCD, because you need to REBOOT after installing the firmware. But after a reboot, the LiveCD will forget any changes that were made. So the LiveCD is of no use in this case.

So you first need to install Ubuntu to the harddisk before you can install the firmware, reboot and retest wireless....

Please enjoy your tea time ;-) One cup for you and one for the house...

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-12-01:

#6

Thanks Mark.
Your answer makes sense to me but do you know where to get the firmware? The
Broadcom website refers me back to the Manufacturer and they (Hewlett
Packard) no longer provide updates for the Laptop I would like to use for
Ubuntu 10.10 as the zd7145EA is now several years old.
Thanks for your efforts anyway as I am only trying Linux as an
intellectual exercise. At 74 I need to keep my brain active.

Regards Peter Haley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rijckenberg" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #136097]: Broadcom BCM94306MPSG does not
workwithUbuntu10.10

Your question #136097 on gnome-nettool in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/136097

Status: Open => Answered

Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
You can only test wireless using the Ubuntu LiveCD if the wireless card
is fully supported WITHOUT using closed-source firmware.

But in your case, your Broadcom wireless card requires the install of
proprietary and non-free firmware. Ubuntu does not include proprietary
firmware on the CD because of licensing issues.... You cannot test this
on the LiveCD, because you need to REBOOT after installing the firmware.
But after a reboot, the LiveCD will forget any changes that were made.
So the LiveCD is of no use in this case.

So you first need to install Ubuntu to the harddisk before you can
install the firmware, reboot and retest wireless....

Please enjoy your tea time ;-) One cup for you and one for the house...

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Thanks Mark.
Your answer makes sense to me but do you know where to get the firmware? The 
Broadcom website refers me back to the Manufacturer and they (Hewlett 
Packard) no longer provide updates for the Laptop I would like to use for 
Ubuntu 10.10  as the zd7145EA is now several years old.
  Thanks for your efforts anyway as I am only trying Linux as an 
intellectual exercise. At 74 I need to keep my brain active.

Regards Peter Haley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rijckenberg" <question136097@answers.launchpad.net>
To: <peterhaley@sky.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #136097]: Broadcom BCM94306MPSG does not 
workwithUbuntu10.10

Your question #136097 on gnome-nettool in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/136097

Status: Open => Answered

Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
You can only test wireless using the Ubuntu LiveCD if the wireless card
is fully supported WITHOUT using closed-source firmware.

But in your case, your Broadcom wireless card requires the install of
proprietary and non-free firmware. Ubuntu does not include proprietary
firmware on the CD because of licensing issues.... You cannot test this
on the LiveCD, because you need to REBOOT after installing the firmware.
But after a reboot, the LiveCD will forget any changes that were made.
So the LiveCD is of no use in this case.

So you first need to install Ubuntu to the harddisk before you can
install the firmware, reboot and retest wireless....

Please enjoy your tea time ;-) One cup for you and one for the house...

-- 
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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said on 2010-12-01:

#7

I will be able to tell you which firmware to install AFTER you install Ubuntu onto the harddisk and AFTER you send me the output of the following command (while using the installed version of Ubuntu):

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; dmesg | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl'; iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl'; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo lsmod

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-12-01:

#8

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release.gpg [198B]
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)/ maverick/main Translation-en
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E: Unable to locate package hwinfo
Hardware Lister (lshw) - B.02.14
usage: lshw [-format] [-options ...]
lshw -version

-version print program version (B.02.14)

format can be
-html output hardware tree as HTML
-xml output hardware tree as XML
-short output hardware paths
-businfo output bus information

options can be
-class CLASS only show a certain class of hardware
-C CLASS same as '-class CLASS'
-c CLASS same as '-class CLASS'
-disable TEST disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-enable TEST enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
-quiet don't display status
-sanitize sanitize output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
-numeric output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces;
network: command not found
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a;
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.10"
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface [8086:2570] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P PCI to AGP Controller [8086:2571] (rev 02)
00:06.0 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P Processor to I/O Memory Interface [8086:2576] (rev ff)
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.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.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)
00:1f.6 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:24d6] (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV31M [GeForce FX Go5600] [10de:031a] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: ENE Technology Inc CB-710/2/4 Cardbus Controller [1524:1411] (rev 02)
02:01.1 FLASH memory [0501]: ENE Technology Inc CB710 Memory Card Reader Controller [1524:0510]
02:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) [104c:8026]
02:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
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
H/W path Device Class Description
=======================================================
system Pavilion zd7000 (PB950EA#ABU)
/0 bus 0880
/0/0 memory 116KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
/0/4/5 memory 8KiB L1 cache
/0/4/1.1 processor Logical CPU
/0/4/1.2 processor Logical CPU
/0/4/0 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/6 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/d memory 1GiB System Memory
/0/d/0 memory 512MiB DIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/d/1 memory 512MiB DIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/100 bridge 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub
/0/100/1 bridge 82865G/PE/P PCI to AGP Controller
/0/100/1/0 display NV31M [GeForce FX Go5600]
/0/100/6 generic Illegal Vendor ID
/0/100/1d bus 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Con
/0/100/1d.1 bus 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Con
/0/100/1d.2 bus 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Con
/0/100/1d.7 bus 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Co
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0 eth0 network RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
/0/100/1e/1 bridge CB-710/2/4 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/1e/1.1 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/1e/2 bus TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller
/0/100/1e/3 network BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Contr
/0/100/1f bridge 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interfac
/0/100/1f.1 scsi0 storage 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controll
/0/100/1f.1/0 /dev/sda disk 80GB HTS548080M9AT00
/0/100/1f.1/0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 74GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/100/1f.1/1 /dev/cdrom disk ODD-DVD SD-R6252
/0/100/1f.1/1/0 /dev/cdrom disk
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Contro
/0/100/1f.5 multimedia 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio
/0/100/1f.6 communication 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Modem
/1 system
/2 wlan0 network Wireless interface
Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | egrep
Usage: egrep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `egrep --help' for more information.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl';
acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl: command not found
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm
          Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off

Usage: egrep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `egrep --help' for more information.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl';
acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl: command not found
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat
sudo: hwinfo: command not found

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release.gpg [198B]
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)/ maverick/main Translation-en
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com maverick Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main Translation-en_US
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E: Unable to locate package hwinfo
Hardware Lister (lshw) - B.02.14
usage: lshw [-format] [-options ...]
       lshw -version

-version        print program version (B.02.14)

format can be
	-html           output hardware tree as HTML
	-xml            output hardware tree as XML
	-short          output hardware paths
	-businfo        output bus information

options can be
	-class CLASS    only show a certain class of hardware
	-C CLASS        same as '-class CLASS'
	-c CLASS        same as '-class CLASS'
	-disable TEST   disable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
	-enable TEST    enable a test (like pci, isapnp, cpuid, etc. )
	-quiet          don't display status
	-sanitize       sanitize output (remove sensitive information like serial numbers, etc.)
	-numeric        output numeric IDs (for PCI, USB, etc.)

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces;
network: command not found
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0      Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a;
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.10"
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface [8086:2570] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P PCI to AGP Controller [8086:2571] (rev 02)
00:06.0 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P Processor to I/O Memory Interface [8086:2576] (rev ff)
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.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.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)
00:1f.6 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:24d6] (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation NV31M [GeForce FX Go5600] [10de:031a] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: ENE Technology Inc CB-710/2/4 Cardbus Controller [1524:1411] (rev 02)
02:01.1 FLASH memory [0501]: ENE Technology Inc CB710 Memory Card Reader Controller [1524:0510]
02:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) [104c:8026]
02:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
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
H/W path         Device      Class          Description
=======================================================
                             system         Pavilion zd7000 (PB950EA#ABU)
/0                           bus            0880
/0/0                         memory         116KiB BIOS
/0/4                         processor      Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
/0/4/5                       memory         8KiB L1 cache
/0/4/1.1                     processor      Logical CPU
/0/4/1.2                     processor      Logical CPU
/0/4/0                       memory         512KiB L2 cache
/0/6                         memory         512KiB L2 cache
/0/d                         memory         1GiB System Memory
/0/d/0                       memory         512MiB DIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/d/1                       memory         512MiB DIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/100                       bridge         82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub
/0/100/1                     bridge         82865G/PE/P PCI to AGP Controller
/0/100/1/0                   display        NV31M [GeForce FX Go5600]
/0/100/6                     generic        Illegal Vendor ID
/0/100/1d                    bus            82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Con
/0/100/1d.1                  bus            82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Con
/0/100/1d.2                  bus            82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Con
/0/100/1d.7                  bus            82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Co
/0/100/1e                    bridge         82801 PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0      eth0        network        RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
/0/100/1e/1                  bridge         CB-710/2/4 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/1e/1.1                memory         FLASH memory
/0/100/1e/2                  bus            TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller
/0/100/1e/3                  network        BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Contr
/0/100/1f                    bridge         82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interfac
/0/100/1f.1      scsi0       storage        82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controll
/0/100/1f.1/0    /dev/sda    disk           80GB HTS548080M9AT00
/0/100/1f.1/0/1  /dev/sda1   volume         74GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/100/1f.1/1    /dev/cdrom  disk           ODD-DVD SD-R6252
/0/100/1f.1/1/0  /dev/cdrom  disk           
/0/100/1f.3                  bus            82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Contro
/0/100/1f.5                  multimedia     82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio 
/0/100/1f.6                  communication  82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Modem 
/1                           system         
/2               wlan0       network        Wireless interface
Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:34:50 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | egrep
Usage: egrep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `egrep --help' for more information.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl';
acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|usb|witch|wl: command not found
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          
Usage: egrep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `egrep --help' for more information.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl';
acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|witch|wl: command not found
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo hwinfo --netcard ; cat
sudo: hwinfo: command not found

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-12-01:

#9

To actionparsnip:
Sorry for the delay but I am new to Ubuntu as you will have gathered. I can connect to the internet via ethernet but the router is far away from my work station so I have difficulty in working there. The output you requested was obtained whilst not connected to the net and is as follows:-

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-12-01:

#10

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo ishw -C network; sudo iwlist scan | grep 20; rfkill list
sudo: ishw: command not found
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

Sorry it took two attempts

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said on 2010-12-01:

#11

Please proceed with running the following Terminal commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

b43-fwcutter exists in the Ubuntu repositories, but you will need a working wired Internet connection in Ubuntu in order to locate it and install it.

The only way to do that - in your case - is to connect the pc to the wireless router using a LAN cable, instead of using wireless.

After installing b43-fwcutter, reboot and retest wireless.

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-12-01:

#12

Thanks Mark
I will try this tomorrow when my brain has had a rest. It hurts at the
moment. Will let you know what happens. Regards Peter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rijckenberg" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #136097]: Broadcom BCM94306MPSG does
notworkwithUbuntu10.10

Your question #136097 on gnome-nettool in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/136097

Status: Open => Answered

Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Please proceed with running the following Terminal commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

b43-fwcutter exists in the Ubuntu repositories, but you will need a
working wired Internet connection in Ubuntu in order to locate it and
install it.

The only way to do that - in your case - is to connect the pc to the
wireless router using a LAN cable, instead of using wireless.

After installing b43-fwcutter, reboot and retest wireless.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said on 2010-12-01:

#13

OK

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Peter T Haley (peterhaley) said on 2010-12-02:

#14

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

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gnome-nettool package

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