correct b43 driver blacklisted and disabled due to install of bcmwl-kernel-source package (wl driver package) -> Wireless Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02) not working on Acer Aspire 3610 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network; lsb_release -a; uname -a; dmesg | grep -i firm

Thanks

Plugin lan cable.
Update the system completely.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get -f install

Open system settings (top right corner), go to 'additional drivers', select wl driver, reboot.

https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/net.html

Sam,

Here's the out put from you sugestions. No drivers shown in "additional drivers". Thanks Allen

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for allen:
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allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$

AP,

Here's the out put from your comand.

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo lshw -C network; lsb_release -a; uname -a; dmesg | grep -i firm
[sudo] password for allen:
  *-network:0
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 5
       bus info: pci@0000:06:05.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master
       configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=32
       resources: irq:21 memory:b0100000-b0101fff
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 7
       bus info: pci@0000:06:07.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 00:0a:e4:e5:5a:0e
       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=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.21 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:20 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0102000-b01020ff
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 1
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:14:a4:30:e8:93
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.0.0-20-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux allen-Aspire-3610 3.0.0-20-generic #34-Ubuntu SMP Tue May 1 17:28:21 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[ 28.627055] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PNL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
[ 29.585659] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 29.585718] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 29.585773] 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.
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$

Please follow comment #4
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/193713

Just in case there're more of BCM4318 answers.
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+questions?field.search_text=broadcom+BCM4318&field.sort=NEWEST_FIRST&field.sort-empty-marker=1&field.actions.search=Search&field.language=de&field.language=en&field.language-empty-marker=1&field.status=OPEN&field.status=NEEDSINFO&field.status=ANSWERED&field.status=SOLVED&field.status-empty-marker=1

Still no joy!

In the uper menu under network connection I used to have a line "Enable wireless connection" and it was checked. That dose not appear anymore.

Please addvise.

Allen

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C network; dmesg | grep -i firm

Thanks

Here it is.

Thanks

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ udo lshw -C network; dmesg | grep -i firm
The program 'udo' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install udo
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo lshw -C network; dmesg | grep -i firm
[sudo] password for allen:
  *-network:0 UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 5
       bus info: pci@0000:06:05.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master
       configuration: latency=32
       resources: memory:b0100000-b0101fff
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 7
       bus info: pci@0000:06:07.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 00:0a:e4:e5:5a:0e
       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=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.21 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:20 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0102000-b01020ff
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$

ok, if you run:

sudo modprobe b43-pci-bridge

Does it jump into life?

Well, no as you can see something is wrong.

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo modprobe b43-pci-bridge
[sudo] password for allen:
FATAL: Module b43_pci_bridge not found.
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$

What next??

Try:

sudo apt-get install aptitude
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo aptitude install -f
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

Should help

Hi,

Your Terminal output shows the following issue:

[ 29.585659] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 29.585718] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 29.585773] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/

So the firmware for your wireless adapter is not installed yet....

Please proceed with the following Terminal 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.

Regards,

Mark

Source: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/185965

Hi Mark,

As you can see everything is already loaded, it's just not working.
I have either stepped on it some how with all my thrashing around or, could it be 12.4 is not compatible with the old firmware and software for the Broadcom 4318??
 It worked with 11.10.

Your thoughts.

Thanks, Allen

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for allen:
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allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
Reading package lists... Done
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b43-fwcutter is already the newest version.
firmware-b43-installer is already the newest version.
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  telepathy-indicator libtelepathy-farstream2
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allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$

Ap,

I loaded those commands.
No problems, no issues, no errors, it went smoothly.
Still no wireless connection.

What should I do now?

Allen

Try:

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

AP,

Tried the command:

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

It went through reload, install, the works without a hitch.

Still no wireless!

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 rfkill; 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 'wpa|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

OK, here's the results of Marks command line in #18.

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep rfkill; 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 'wpa|icd|etwork'; sudo lsmod
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Get:24 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [46.9 kB]
Get:25 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [1,379 B]
Get:26 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [14.4 kB]
Get:27 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [696 B]
Get:28 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [120 kB]
Get:29 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [2,439 B]
Get:30 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [37.1 kB]
Get:31 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [1,393 B]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Fetched 12.8 MB in 1min 49s (117 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
grep is already the newest version.
rfkill is already the newest version.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  hwinfo libhal1 libhd16
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 776 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,235 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe libhal1 i386 0.5.14-8 [76.8 kB]
Get:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe libhd16 i386 16.0-2.1 [681 kB]
Get:3 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe hwinfo i386 16.0-2.1 [18.2 kB]
Fetched 776 kB in 5s (152 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libhal1.
(Reading database ... 188895 files and directories currently installed.)
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Selecting previously unselected package libhd16.
Unpacking libhd16 (from .../libhd16_16.0-2.1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package hwinfo.
Unpacking hwinfo (from .../hwinfo_16.0-2.1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
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Setting up libhd16 (16.0-2.1) ...
Setting up hwinfo (16.0-2.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  *-network:0 UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 5
       bus info: pci@0000:06:05.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master
       configuration: latency=32
       resources: memory:b0100000-b0101fff
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 7
       bus info: pci@0000:06:07.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 00:0a:e4:e5:5a:0e
       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=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.21 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:20 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0102000-b01020ff
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04 LTS"
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)
06:05.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
06:07.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
06:09.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller [1524:1410] (rev 01)
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
H/W path Device Class Description
=============================================================
                                   system Notebook
/0 bus Morar
/0/0 memory 104KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processo
/0/4/8 memory 32KiB L1 cache
/0/4/9 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/16 memory 2GiB System Memory
/0/16/0 memory 1GiB DIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/16/1 memory 1GiB DIMM DDR Synchronous
/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/5 network BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802
/0/100/1e/7 eth0 network RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
/0/100/1e/9 bridge CB1410 Cardbus Controller
/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 100GB ST9100824A
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 89GiB EXT4 volume
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 3922MiB Extended partition
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 3922MiB Linux swap / Solaris p
/0/100/1f.1/0.1.0 /dev/cdrom disk RW/DVD GCC-4244N
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Fa
Linux allen-Aspire-3610 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:51:22 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] Found optimal setting for mtrr clean up
[ 0.004844] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 0.169495] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.169499] HEST: Table not found.
[ 0.178343] i2c-core: driver [aat2870] using legacy suspend method
[ 0.178346] i2c-core: driver [aat2870] using legacy resume method
[ 0.178648] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.178667] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.178705] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.196063] Switching to clocksource hpet
[ 0.224910] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 8 devices
[ 0.436739] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
[ 0.452615] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
[ 0.736716] ERST: Table is not found!
[ 1.128710] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.129325] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.129751] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.130179] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.130596] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.130780] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 1.243722] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.455840] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.926994] 8139too 0000:06:07.0: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0x3000, 00:0a:e4:e5:5a:0e, IRQ 20
[ 2.468286] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
[ 22.128390] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 23.549035] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 25.380908] 8139too 0000:06:07.0: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
[ 25.407321] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:09.0: CardBus bridge found [1025:006a]
[ 36.640027] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 Release Date: 07/28/2005
 Manufacturer: Acer
 Product Name: Aspire 3610
 Serial Number: LXA740512553508159KS00
 Manufacturer: Acer
 Product Name: Morar .
 Serial Number: LXA740512553508159KS00
 Manufacturer: Acer ..
 Serial Number: None
 Manufacturer: Intel
 Serial Number: Not Specified
 Manufacturer: Not Specified
 Serial Number: Not Specified
 Manufacturer: Not Specified
 Serial Number: Not Specified
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

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
# Warning: This file is autogenerated by bcmwl. All changes to this file will be lost.
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist brcmfmac
blacklist brcmsmac
blacklist bcma
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 2849: arguments to dbus_move_error() were incorrect, assertion "(dest) == NULL || !dbus_error_is_set ((dest))" failed in file ../../dbus/dbus-errors.c line 282.
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
22: PCI 605.0: 0280 Network controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: H185.Sfy_SECZnGB
  Parent ID: 6NW+.p_SsD6FOOp9
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:06:05.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:06:05.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "AMBIT Microsystem TravelMate 2410"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x4318 "BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1468 "AMBIT Microsystem Corp."
  SubDevice: pci 0x0312 "TravelMate 2410"
  Revision: 0x02
  Memory Range: 0xb0100000-0xb0101fff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 10 (no events)
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d00004318sv00001468sd00000312bc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ssb is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ssb"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #16 (PCI bridge)

23: PCI 607.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: rBUF.pzMOZblbYO4
  Parent ID: 6NW+.p_SsD6FOOp9
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:06:07.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:06:07.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+"
  Vendor: pci 0x10ec "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd."
  Device: pci 0x8139 "RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1025 "Acer Incorporated [ALI]"
  SubDevice: pci 0x006a
  Revision: 0x10
  Driver: "8139too"
  Driver Modules: "8139too"
  Device File: eth0
  I/O Ports: 0x3000-0x3fff (rw)
  Memory Range: 0xb0102000-0xb01020ff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 20 (73104 events)
  HW Address: 00:0a:e4:e5:5a:0e
  Link detected: yes
  Module Alias: "pci:v000010ECd00008139sv00001025sd0000006Abc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: 8139too is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe 8139too"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: 8139cp is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe 8139cp"
  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 589 0.0 0.2 32288 4740 ? Ssl 08:58 0:00 NetworkManager
root 716 0.0 0.0 2908 1224 ? S 08:58 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /var/run/sendsigs.omit.d/network-manager.dhclient-eth0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-9f1f8cc1-6e3c-4898-ad75-fd5cff6a3912-eth0.lease -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth0.conf eth0
nobody 936 0.0 0.0 6604 1132 ? S 08:58 0:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --no-resolv --keep-in-foreground --no-hosts --bind-interfaces --pid-file=/var/run/sendsigs.omit.d/network-manager.dnsmasq.pid --listen-address=127.0.0.1 --conf-file=/var/run/nm-dns-dnsmasq.conf --cache-size=0 --proxy-dnssec
allen 2861 0.0 0.0 5588 792 pts/0 S+ 10:03 0:00 egrep --color=auto wpa|icd|etwork
Module Size Used by
dm_crypt 22528 0
snd_intel8x0 33455 2
snd_ac97_codec 106082 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 12642 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 80845 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
joydev 17393 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25424 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 28931 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
pcmcia 39791 0
snd 62064 11 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
acer_wmi 23612 0
sparse_keymap 13658 1 acer_wmi
psmouse 87213 0
soundcore 14635 1 snd
yenta_socket 27428 0
snd_page_alloc 14115 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
pcmcia_rsrc 18367 1 yenta_socket
parport_pc 32114 0
bnep 17830 2
serio_raw 13027 0
pcmcia_core 21511 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
ppdev 12849 0
bluetooth 158438 7 bnep
binfmt_misc 17292 1
mac_hid 13077 0
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
8139too 23283 0
8139cp 22633 0
i915 414637 3
drm_kms_helper 45466 1 i915
drm 197692 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 i915
wmi 18744 1 acer_wmi
video 19068 1 i915
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$

The Terminal output shows that you are trying to use the wrong driver (wl driver), which is BLACKLISTING (disabling) the correct driver (b43 driver).

# Warning: This file is autogenerated by bcmwl. All changes to this file will be lost.
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy

Please try the b43 driver instead of the wl driver. To do this, you need to UNINSTALL the wl driver by uninstalling the package bcmwl-kernel-source

Please copy-paste the following commands into the Terminal (using a working, WIRED Internet connection):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer

Then please run the following command:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Using the gedit editor, please REMOVE the following configuration lines in
the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf file:

blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy

SAVE the change to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf file after
removing the configuration lines.

Then REBOOT and retest wireless.

Source: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/178531

Just so I don't make another mess.
What is the getit editor and how do I make use of it?

Never mind I see how this works now.
I don't see the items you mentioned here, is it bcm43xx?
Please addvise.

Thanks, Allen

# This file lists those modules which we don't want to be loaded by
# alias expansion, usually so some other driver will be loaded for the
# device instead.

# evbug is a debug tool that should be loaded explicitly
blacklist evbug

# these drivers are very simple, the HID drivers are usually preferred
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd

# replaced by e100
blacklist eepro100

# replaced by tulip
blacklist de4x5

# causes no end of confusion by creating unexpected network interfaces
blacklist eth1394

# snd_intel8x0m can interfere with snd_intel8x0, doesn't seem to support much
# hardware on its own (Ubuntu bug #2011, #6810)
blacklist snd_intel8x0m

# Conflicts with dvb driver (which is better for handling this device)
blacklist snd_aw2

# causes failure to suspend on HP compaq nc6000 (Ubuntu: #10306)
blacklist i2c_i801

# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54

# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx

# most apps now use garmin usb driver directly (Ubuntu: #114565)
blacklist garmin_gps

# replaced by asus-laptop (Ubuntu: #184721)
blacklist asus_acpi

# low-quality, just noise when being used for sound playback, causes
# hangs at desktop session start (Ubuntu: #246969)
blacklist snd_pcsp

# ugly and loud noise, getting on everyone's nerves; this should be done by a
# nice pulseaudio bing (Ubuntu: #77010)
blacklist pcspkr

# EDAC driver for amd76x clashes with the agp driver preventing the aperture
# from being initialised (Ubuntu: #297750). Blacklist so that the driver
# continues to build and is installable for the few cases where its
# really needed.
blacklist amd76x_edac

Mark,

I'm including this temminal out put to save time, if it's needed.

allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for allen:
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Get:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Get:4 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:5 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [12.6 kB]
Get:7 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [4,522 B]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [696 B]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [43.9 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [10.3 kB]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,393 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en
Get:15 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources [934 kB]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Get:16 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources [5,470 B]
Get:17 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources [5,019 kB]
Get:18 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources [155 kB]
Get:19 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [1,274 kB]
Get:20 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8,431 B]
Get:21 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4,796 kB]
Get:22 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages [121 kB]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:23 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [46.9 kB]
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allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  fakeroot dkms patch
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  bcmwl-kernel-source*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 188914 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing bcmwl-kernel-source ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Purging configuration files for bcmwl-kernel-source ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  fakeroot dkms patch
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  firmware-b43-installer
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  firmware-b43-lpphy-installer
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 1,024 B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/multiverse firmware-b43-lpphy-installer all 1:015-9 [3,390 B]
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(Reading database ... 188864 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing firmware-b43-installer ...
Deleting old extracted firmware...
Selecting previously unselected package firmware-b43-lpphy-installer.
(Reading database ... 188861 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (from .../firmware-b43-lpphy-installer_1%3a015-9_all.deb) ...
Setting up firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (1:015-9) ...
No chroot environment found. Starting normal installation
No supported card found.
Use proper b43 or b43legacy firmware.
Aborting.
allen@allen-Aspire-3610:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.