upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 lost wireless drivers

Asked by W. Mattheessen

I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 on a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop and no longer have wireless access. Information on access still present but I can not connect. The last up grade on this machine was good. I need to up grade 6 more machines that had problems at last up grade but were fixed a good Samaritan. He fixed them but did not leave notes or return my email for knowledge. I can supply details if given fairly detail instructions. The other machines I do not have access to presently, not at this location.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

if you go to a good system and run:

history

as the user he used, it may give clues.

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network; sudo rfkill list; lsb_release -a

On the bad system and provide the output

Thanks

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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#2

access to other machines not possible now, maybe Wednesday
sudo lshw -C network
*-network:0
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 3
       bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master
       configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=64
       resources: irq:19 memory:dfdfe000-dfdfffff
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller Mobile
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 8
       bus info: pci@0000:02:08.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 03
       serial: 00:14:22:bf:a3:81
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/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=3.5.24-k2-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.101 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:20 memory:dfdfd000-dfdfdfff ioport:df40(size=64)
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:14:a5:39:ea:61
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.0.0-12-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg

sudo rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no

lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
Codename: oneiric

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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#3

interesting looked at startup
wireless shows activity as if trying to connect
then shows no wireless
Then wired connection shows up but no actual connection, web is not reachable
wired in to back of my wireless router

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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houstonbofh (leesharp) said :
#5

I had a similar problem with a Dell M90. The restricted Driver tool installed the STA driver, and that did not work. Removed it, and installing the b43 drivers (Slightly changed the name...) and it worked fine.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#6

Hi,

Please first connect your wired network adapter 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:

If you are using the Gnome interface, open the Terminal console via "Applications->Accessories->Terminal"

If you are using the Unity interface, the easiest way to open the Terminal is to use the 'search' function on the dash. Or you can click on the 'More Apps' button, click on the 'See more results' by the installed section, and find it in that list of applications. A third way, available after you click on the 'More Apps' button, is to go to the search bar, and see that the far right end of it says 'All Applications'. You then click on that, and you'll see the full list. Then you can go to Accessories > Terminal after that.

So the methods in Unity are:
Dash > Search for Terminal
Dash > More Apps > 'See More Results' > Terminal
Dash > More Apps > Accessories > Terminal

Step 2: Please copy-paste the following command from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WirelessTroubleshootingProcedure 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|brcm|CX|eth|ipw|ireless|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|ound|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt5|rt6|rt7|usb|witch|wl';sudo dmidecode|egrep 'anufact|roduct|erial|elease'; iwconfig; cat /etc/modprobe.d/* | egrep 'acx|at76|ath|b43|bcm|brcm|CX|eth|ipw|irmware|isl|lbtf|orinoco|ndiswrapper|NPE|p54|prism|rtl|rt2|rt3|rt6|rt7|wmi|witch|wl'; cat /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; ps -aux|egrep 'icd|etwork'; 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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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#7

Lan Works but lost data from the terminal. Currently running up date.

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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#8

I reran and this is only what I could extract from the terminal

       physical id: 8
       bus info: pci@0000:02:08.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 03
       serial: 00:14:22:bf:a3:81
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/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=3.5.24-k2-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.10.231 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:20 memory:dfdfd000-dfdfdfff ioport:df40(size=64)
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:14:a5:39:ea:61
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.0.0-12-generic firmware=508.1084 ip=192.168.0.118 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:22:B0:69:6D:36
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=59/70 Signal level=-51 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"CampRestore"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000004794e4b0c74
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1584ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 000B43616D70526573746F7265
                    IE: Unknown: 010482848B96
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
          Cell 02 - Address: 68:7F:74:66:44:9A
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=35/70 Signal level=-75 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"RAI-Main"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=00000059f27f4e9e
                    Extra: Last beacon: 44ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00085241492D4D61696E
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B960C121824
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32043048606C
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101840003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C334C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1A4C101BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C3406001B00000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1606001B00000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD0900037F01010000FF7F
                    IE: Unknown: DD0A00037F04010002004000
                    IE: Unknown: DD8F0050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010687F746644FFFFFF9B000000000000001021001C4C696E6B7379732C2041204469766973696F6E206F6620436973636F102300075752543430304E102400075752543430304E1042000C4D554A30304B3430323930301054000800060050F2040001101100075752543430304E100800020082103C000103
          Cell 03 - Address: 00:24:C8:82:8C:C0
                    Channel:6
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Quality=33/70 Signal level=-77 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"ShellChefMenteur"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
                              36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000000bf28ea238
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1216ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00105368656C6C436865664D656E74657572
                    IE: Unknown: 010582848B960C
                    IE: Unknown: 030106
                    IE: Unknown: 050C010200000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0107
                    IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10"
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller [8086:2590] (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2792] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 [8086:2658] (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 [8086:2659] (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 [8086:265a] (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 [8086:265b] (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:265c] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:266e] (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:266d] (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:2641] (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller [8086:266f] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:266a] (rev 03)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller [104c:ac56]
02:03.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller Mobile [8086:1068] (rev 03)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f3:02f4 Elan Microelectronics Corp. 2.4G Cordless Mouse
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0781:5530 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer U3 4gb SDCZ36
H/W path Device Class Description
=============================================================
                                   system Portable Computer
/0 bus 0U6962
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/400 processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processo
/0/400/700 memory 8KiB L1 cache
/0/400/701 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/1000 memory 1280MiB System Memory
/0/1000/0 memory 256MiB Chip DDR Synchronous 33
/0/1000/1 memory 1GiB DIMM DDR Synchronous 333
/0/100 bridge Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Exp
/0/100/2 display Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Expres
/0/100/2.1 display Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Expres
/0/100/1d bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1d.1 bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1d.2 bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1d.3 bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1d.7 bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/1 bridge PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Contro
/0/100/1e/3 network BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802
/0/100/1e/8 eth0 network 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE
/0/100/1e.2 multimedia 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1e.3 communication 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1f bridge 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface
/0/100/1f.1 scsi0 storage 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 40GB FUJITSU MHV2040A
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 35GiB EXT4 volume
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 1610MiB Extended partition
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 1610MiB Linux swap / Solaris p
/0/100/1f.1/0.1.0 /dev/cdrom disk CDRW/DVD CRX835E
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
/0/1 scsi4 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sdb disk 8004MB SCSI Disk
/0/1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sdb1 volume 7633MiB Windows FAT volume
/1 power DELL54DSN
/2 wlan0 network Wireless interface
Linux rai-Inspiron-2200 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:50:42 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[ 0.008842] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 0.088393] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.088397] HEST: Table not found.
[ 0.127483] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.127500] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.127536] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.144034] Switching to clocksource hpet
[ 0.148018] Switched to NOHz mode on CPU #0
[ 0.176462] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 12 devices
[ 0.216901] pci 0000:02:08.0: Firmware left e100 interrupts enabled; disabling
[ 0.342821] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
[ 0.343366] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[ 0.353042] ERST: Table is not found!
[ 0.508546] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.509142] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.509532] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.509916] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.510300] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.972122] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.190356] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.474262] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 1.492128] ssb: Core 0 found: ChipCommon (cc 0x800, rev 0x0D, vendor 0x4243)
[ 1.492140] ssb: Core 1 found: IEEE 802.11 (cc 0x812, rev 0x09, vendor 0x4243)
[ 1.492149] ssb: Core 2 found: PCI (cc 0x804, rev 0x0C, vendor 0x4243)
[ 1.492157] ssb: Core 3 found: PCMCIA (cc 0x80D, rev 0x07, vendor 0x4243)
[ 1.532118] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:02:03.0
[ 1.563185] e100 0000:02:08.0: eth0: addr 0xdfdfd000, irq 20, MAC addr 00:14:22:bf:a3:81
[ 20.815609] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 20.917670] [Firmware Bug]: Duplicate ACPI video bus devices for the same VGA controller, please try module parameter "video.allow_duplicates=1"if the current driver doesn't work.
[ 21.341821] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:01.0: CardBus bridge found [1028:01a4]
[ 22.078344] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[ 22.130241] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 22.429217] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 22.429289] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 22.429353] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 22.429412] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PNL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
[ 23.246769] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
[ 23.408869] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 23.408875] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 23.408880] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
[ 97.168071] usb 2-2: new low speed USB device number 2 using uhci_hcd
[ 97.835748] input: 2.4G Wireless Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input6
[ 97.839727] generic-usb 0003:04F3:02F4.0001: input,hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [2.4G Wireless Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2/input0
[ 97.841152] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 97.841159] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[ 109.745051] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 110.700683] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x101)
[ 110.700705] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0x4 (was 0x0, writing 0xdfdfe000)
[ 110.700712] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x0, writing 0x4000)
[ 110.700721] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x0, writing 0x106)
[ 110.790335] usb usb2: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 110.790386] usb usb3: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 110.790437] usb usb4: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 110.790487] usb usb5: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 110.790535] usb usb1: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 110.794853] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 111.148087] PM: resume of drv:usbhid dev:2-2:1.0 complete after 328.049 msecs
[ 112.821402] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 113.116091] usb 2-2: new low speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
[ 113.314893] input: 2.4G Wireless Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.0/input/input7
[ 113.322253] generic-usb 0003:04F3:02F4.0002: input,hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [2.4G Wireless Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-2/input0
[ 115.160827] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 115.236621] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 115.236628] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 115.236633] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
[ 524.804040] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 525.249480] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
[ 525.305317] scsi2 : usb-storage 1-3:1.0
[ 525.305914] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 556.289071] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 568.684043] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
[ 568.820188] scsi3 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0
[ 626.137279] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 5
[ 825.304066] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
[ 825.439905] scsi4 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0
[ 1646.053775] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 1646.976773] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x100, writing 0x101)
[ 1646.976795] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0x4 (was 0x0, writing 0xdfdfe000)
[ 1646.976802] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x0, writing 0x4000)
[ 1646.976811] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x0, writing 0x106)
[ 1647.080674] usb usb2: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 1647.080727] usb usb3: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 1647.080776] usb usb4: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 1647.080825] usb usb5: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 1647.080873] usb usb1: root hub lost power or was reset
[ 1647.085195] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:03.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 1647.552036] usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
[ 1647.684722] PM: resume of drv:usb-storage dev:1-1:1.0 complete after 572.657 msecs
[ 1647.944040] usb 2-2: reset low speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
[ 1648.250276] PM: resume of drv:usbhid dev:2-2:1.0 complete after 1142.143 msecs
[ 1653.785638] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 1653.788173] e100 0000:02:08.0: eth0: NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
[ 1653.842989] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 1653.842996] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 1653.843001] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
[ 1653.844511] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 1664.216063] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 1761.208197] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 508.1084 (2009-01-14 01:32:01)
[ 1761.271286] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 1914.004393] e100 0000:02:08.0: eth0: NIC Link is Down
[ 1964.004224] e100 0000:02:08.0: eth0: NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
[ 2025.740112] wlan0: direct probe to 68:7f:74:66:44:9a (try 1/3)
[ 2025.940065] wlan0: direct probe to 68:7f:74:66:44:9a (try 2/3)
[ 2025.947588] wlan0: direct probe responded
[ 2025.947618] wlan0: authenticate with 68:7f:74:66:44:9a (try 1)
[ 2025.957866] wlan0: authenticated
[ 2025.980162] wlan0: associate with 68:7f:74:66:44:9a (try 1)
[ 2025.983527] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 68:7f:74:66:44:9a (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=5)
[ 2025.983534] wlan0: associated
[ 2025.986672] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
 Release Date: 09/18/2005
  Serial services are supported (int 14h)
 Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
 Product Name: Inspiron 2200
 Serial Number: GSGCW81
 Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
 Product Name: 0U6962
 Serial Number: .GSGCW81.CN486435AD2386.
 Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
 Serial Number: GSGCW81
 Manufacturer: Intel
 Manufacturer: Not Specified
 Serial Number: Not Specified
 Manufacturer: 127F000000000000
 Serial Number: 00000000
 Manufacturer: Panasonic
 SBDS Serial Number: 004F
 SBDS Manufacture Date: 2011-01-06
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"RAI-Main"
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 68:7F:74:66:44:9A
          Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
          Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=26/70 Signal level=-84 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:20 Invalid misc:33 Missed beacon:0

install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
# which ath5k cannot recover. To prevent this condition, stop
blacklist ath_pci
blacklist eth1394
# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54
# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist uart6850
blacklist twl4030_wdt

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
> hal.1: read hal dataprocess 7171: arguments to dbus_move_error() were incorrect, assertion "(dest) == NULL || !dbus_error_is_set ((dest))" failed in file ../../dbus/dbus-errors.c line 280.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library.
libhal.c 3483 : Error unsubscribing to signals, error=The name org.freedesktop.Hal was not provided by any .service files
23: PCI 203.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: y9sn.IOGU8m+1vhF
  Parent ID: 6NW+.Po6Q64fYxp8
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:02:03.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x4318 "BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
  SubDevice: pci 0x0005 "Wireless 1370 WLAN Mini-PCI Card"
  Revision: 0x02
  Driver: "b43-pci-bridge"
  Driver Modules: "ssb"
  Device File: wlan0
  Features: WLAN
  Memory Range: 0xdfdfe000-0xdfdfffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 19 (5139 events)
  HW Address: 00:14:a5:39:ea:61
  Link detected: yes
  WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472 2.484
  WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP
  WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d00004318sv00001028sd00000005bc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ssb is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ssb"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #16 (PCI bridge)

24: PCI 208.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: rBUF.iiphW6a6u0D
  Parent ID: 6NW+.Po6Q64fYxp8
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:08.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:02:08.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Intel 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller Mobile"
  Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation"
  Device: pci 0x1068 "82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller Mobile"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1028 "Dell"
  SubDevice: pci 0x01a4
  Revision: 0x03
  Driver: "e100"
  Driver Modules: "e100"
  Device File: eth0
  Memory Range: 0xdfdfd000-0xdfdfdfff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  I/O Ports: 0xdf40-0xdf7f (rw)
  IRQ: 20 (31575 events)
  HW Address: 00:14:22:bf:a3:81
  Link detected: yes
  Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d00001068sv00001028sd000001A4bc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: e100 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe e100"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #16 (PCI bridge)
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://procps.sf.net/faq.html
root 486 0.0 0.3 26692 4784 ? Ssl 09:11 0:00 NetworkManager
root 5112 0.0 0.0 2736 1200 ? S 09:46 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-22db13de-7f41-4db4-a964-a095f220a291-eth0.lease -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth0.conf eth0
root 5165 0.0 0.0 2736 1220 ? S 09:47 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /var/run/dhclient-wlan0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-d918d998-8dbd-4d84-8487-01b73cb81f9a-wlan0.lease -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-wlan0.conf wlan0
rai 7187 0.0 0.0 4188 776 pts/0 S+ 09:55 0:00 egrep --color=auto icd|etwork
Module Size Used by
nls_iso8859_1 12617 1
nls_cp437 12751 1
vfat 17308 1
fat 55577 1 vfat
usb_storage 44173 1
uas 17699 0
usbhid 41905 0
hid 77367 1 usbhid
parport_pc 32114 0
ppdev 12849 0
bnep 17923 2
rfcomm 38408 0
bluetooth 148839 10 bnep,rfcomm
joydev 17393 0
snd_intel8x0 33318 2
snd_ac97_codec 106082 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 12642 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 80468 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25241 1 snd_seq_midi
dell_laptop 13519 0
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
arc4 12473 2
dcdbas 14098 1 dell_laptop
b43 318816 0
snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
mac80211 272785 1 b43
snd_timer 28932 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
pcmcia 39822 0
snd 55902 11 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
psmouse 73673 0
serio_raw 12990 0
cfg80211 172392 2 b43,mac80211
i915 505108 3
soundcore 12600 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14115 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
yenta_socket 27428 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18367 1 yenta_socket
binfmt_misc 17292 1
pcmcia_core 21511 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
drm_kms_helper 32889 1 i915
drm 192226 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 i915
video 18908 1 i915
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
e100 36289 0
ssb 50682 1 b43
rai@rai-Inspiron-2200:~$

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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#9

This apparently solved the problem on this machine. Starting update on 2nd machine, will take several hours. Will apply same "fix" as given by mark above.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#10

There was an update to network manager, seems it was having some issues with DNS via DHCP.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#11

The previous long command that I sent you, does NOT solve your issue, but only HELPS us to determine what the issue is.

The error "b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or
load failed" means that b43-fwcutter and firmware-b43-installer are not installed yet on your
pc. And that means that the Broadcom firmware for your wireless card is
not loaded or installed yet.

Please proceed with the following commands:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

b43-fwcutter and firmware-b43-installer exist 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.

Then REBOOT and retest wireless.

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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#12

I have a problem with the last statement - I am accessing the internet using mozilla - firefox.
Last statement was not ran! What gives?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#13

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

What is output?

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W. Mattheessen (matthwg) said :
#14

rai@rai-Inspiron-2200:~$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
[sudo] password for rai:
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Get:1 http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg [72 B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release [28.2 kB]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe TranslationIndex
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Sources [14.7 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Translation-en
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Sources [1,886 B]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Sources [14 B]
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages [28.1 kB]
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe i386 Packages [8,459 B]
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main TranslationIndex [73 B]
Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex [70 B]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted TranslationIndex [70 B]
Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe TranslationIndex [72 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Translation-en
Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Translation-en [14.5 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Translation-en
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Translation-en [5,818 B]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.canonical.com oneiric/partner Translation-en
Fetched 102 kB in 2s (39.5 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
b43-fwcutter is already the newest version.
b43-fwcutter set to manually installed.
firmware-b43-installer is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libfolks-telepathy22 libpanel-applet-4-0 libswscale0 libavutil50 libunity4
  gir1.2-vte-0.0 libindicator3 libx264-106 libbluray0 libedataserverui1.2-11
  g++-4.5 libcamel1.2-19 librpmio1 libpostproc51 libavformat52
  libboost-serialization1.42.0 libfolks22 libebook1.2-10 libgdata11
  libgwibber1 libecal1.2-8 libstdc++6-4.5-dev libavfilter1
  gir1.2-appindicator-0.1 libedata-cal1.2-10 libedata-book1.2-8
  python-wsgi-intercept libavcodec52 libunity-misc0 libquicktime1 libreadline5
  gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0 libavdevice52
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

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