eth%d: 5.100.82.38 driver failed with code 21 -> Wireless Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01) not working on HP Compaq nc6320 (EV073AV) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Asked by Miroslav Zmeskal

Compaq nc6320, hard-disk installation

I upgraded Ubuntu from version 10.10 first to 11.10 and then higher. Wireless connection worked fine on 10.10, but after the upgrade it stopped working. Ethernet connection works fine all the time.

The output of a diagnostic command according to ubuntu WirelessTroubleshootingProcedure is bellow:

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Mám:13 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [400 kB]
Mám:14 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [1 386 B]
Mám:15 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [174 kB]
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-cs_CZ
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Mám:17 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [140 kB]
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Mám:19 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex [3 564 B]
Mám:20 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex [2 605 B]
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Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
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Mám:26 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2 369 B]
Mám:27 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex [73 B]
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Mám:30 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex [73 B]
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-cs
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Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-cs
Mám:31 http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en [81,5 kB]
Mám:32 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en [80,7 kB]
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en
Cíl http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Cíl http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Cíl http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
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Staženo 1 578 kB za 7s (204 kB/s)
Čtu seznamy balíků… Hotovo
anna@anna-HP-Compaq-nc6320-EV073AV:~$ sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep rfkill
Čtu seznamy balíků… Hotovo
Vytvářím strom závislostí
Čtu stavové informace… Hotovo
grep je již nejnovější verze.
rfkill je již nejnovější verze.
Následující balíky byly nainstalovány automaticky a již nejsou potřeba:
  libglew1.5 libglewmx1.5
Pro jejich odstranění použijte „apt-get autoremove“.
Následující NOVÉ balíky budou nainstalovány:
  hwinfo libhal1 libhd16
0 aktualizováno, 3 nově instalováno, 0 k odstranění a 367 neaktualizováno.
Potřebuji stáhnout 776 kB archivů.
Po této operaci bude na disku použito dalších 2 235 kB.
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Selecting previously unselected package libhal1.
(Čtu databázi … nyní je nainstalováno 159896 souborů a adresářů.)
Rozbaluji libhal1 (z …/libhal1_0.5.14-8_i386.deb) …
Selecting previously unselected package libhd16.
Rozbaluji libhd16 (z …/libhd16_16.0-2.1_i386.deb) …
Selecting previously unselected package hwinfo.
Rozbaluji hwinfo (z …/hwinfo_16.0-2.1_i386.deb) …
Zpracování spouštěčů pro balík man-db …
Nastavuji balík libhal1 (0.5.14-8) …
Nastavuji balík libhd16 (16.0-2.1) …
Nastavuji balík hwinfo (16.0-2.1) …
Zpracování spouštěčů pro balík libc-bin …
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
anna@anna-HP-Compaq-nc6320-EV073AV:~$ 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
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:e8000000-e8003fff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: e
       bus info: pci@0000:02:0e.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 03
       serial: 00:17:08:3f:a7:b9
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 duplex=full firmware=5788-v3.26 ip=10.0.0.7 latency=64 link=yes mingnt=64 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:16 memory:e8110000-e811ffff
1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
 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 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 01)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:27c5] (rev 01)
02:06.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller [104c:8039]
02:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller [104c:803a]
02:06.2 Mass storage controller [0180]: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD) [104c:803b]
02:06.3 SD Host controller [0805]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller [104c:803c]
02:06.4 Communication controller [0780]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 GemCore based SmartCard controller [104c:803d]
02:0e.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:169c] (rev 03)
08:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (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
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2503 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard Bluetooth 2.0 Interface [Broadcom BCM2045]
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
H/W path Device Class Description
=============================================================
                                   system Notebook
/0 bus 30AA
/0/0 memory 128KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU
/0/4/5 memory 64KiB L1 cache
/0/4/6 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/a memory 1GiB System Memory
/0/a/0 memory 1GiB SODIMM DDR2 Synchronous 6
/0/a/1 memory SODIMM DDR2 Synchronous [empty
/0/100 bridge Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GM
/0/100/2 display Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML E
/0/100/2.1 display Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940G
/0/100/1b multimedia N10/ICH 7 Family High Definiti
/0/100/1c bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express P
/0/100/1c/0 network BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
/0/100/1c.2 bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express P
/0/100/1c.3 bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express P
/0/100/1d bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Cont
/0/100/1d.1 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Cont
/0/100/1d.2 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Cont
/0/100/1d.3 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Cont
/0/100/1d.7 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Con
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/e eth0 network NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethe
/0/100/1e/6 bridge PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/1e/6.1 bus PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 13
/0/100/1e/6.2 storage 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader
/0/100/1e/6.3 generic PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant
/0/100/1e/6.4 communication PCIxx12 GemCore based SmartCar
/0/100/1f bridge 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interfac
/0/100/1f.1 scsi4 storage 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Contr
/0/100/1f.1/0.0.0 /dev/cdrom disk DV-28E-N
/0/100/1f.2 scsi0 storage 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) S
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 40GB ST94813AS
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 35GiB EXT4 volume
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 1610MiB Extended partition
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 1610MiB Linux swap / Solaris p
Linux anna-HP-Compaq-nc6320-EV073AV 3.2.0-26-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14 16:26:01 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] DMI: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nc6320 (EV073AV)/30AA, BIOS 68YDU Ver. F.08 07/27/2006
[ 0.000000] Found optimal setting for mtrr clean up
[ 0.008775] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 0.076004] HP Compaq Laptop series board detected. Selecting BIOS-method for reboots.
[ 0.113496] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
[ 0.125790] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.125794] HEST: Table not found.
[ 0.164851] i2c-core: driver [aat2870] using legacy suspend method
[ 0.164855] i2c-core: driver [aat2870] using legacy resume method
[ 0.165146] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.165165] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.165205] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.172069] Switching to clocksource hpet
[ 0.192247] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 14 devices
[ 0.349877] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input1
[ 0.349926] ACPI: Lid Switch [C22E]
[ 0.447629] ERST: Table is not found!
[ 0.772920] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: using broken periodic workaround
[ 0.828375] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.828898] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.829314] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.832241] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.832692] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 0.832872] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 1.019899] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.140156] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.232079] Switching to clocksource tsc
[ 1.260885] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.272689] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.544159] usb 1-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.645535] sdhci-pci 0000:02:06.3: SDHCI controller found [104c:803c] (rev 0)
[ 1.645635] mmc0: no vmmc regulator found
[ 1.755850] usb 1-1.2: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.761898] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: Tigon3 [partno(BCM95788A50) rev 3003] (PCI:33MHz:32-bit) MAC address 00:17:08:3f:a7:b9
[ 1.761907] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: attached PHY is 5705 (10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet) (WireSpeed[0], EEE[0])
[ 1.761912] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: RXcsums[1] LinkChgREG[0] MIirq[0] ASF[0] TSOcap[1]
[ 1.761917] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: dma_rwctrl[763f0000] dma_mask[32-bit]
[ 21.324284] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 21.459046] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 21.696480] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: No _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness
[ 21.696607] [Firmware Bug]: _BCQ is used instead of _BQC
[ 22.321460] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 22.364142] leds_ss4200: no LED devices found
[ 22.459901] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:06.0: CardBus bridge found [103c:30aa]
[ 22.489498] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb
[ 22.883012] wl 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 22.883024] wl 0000:08:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 22.906279] eth%d: 5.100.82.38 driver failed with code 21
[ 23.688366] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
[ 24.600412] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 24.609606] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 26.163943] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
[ 26.163950] tg3 0000:02:0e.0: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX
[ 26.164197] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[ 36.216036] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 93.710337] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 106.484103] usb 1-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 5 using ehci_hcd
 Release Date: 07/27/2006
  Serial services are supported (int 14h)
 Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
 Product Name: HP Compaq nc6320 (EV073AV)
 Serial Number: HUB6470GNL
 Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
 Product Name: 30AA
 Serial Number: Not Specified
 Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
 Serial Number: HUB6470GNL
 Manufacturer: Intel(R)
 Serial Number: Not Specified
 Manufacturer: 7F7F7F0B00000000
 Serial Number: 2CE90A52
 Manufacturer:
 Serial Number:
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
WimaxEnabled=true
> hal.1: read hal dataprocess 3339: 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
25: PCI 800.0: 0280 Network controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: GBI1.cqdzXVTrWLB
  Parent ID: z8Q3.2noQ7QwChBF
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:08:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:08:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Hewlett-Packard Company BCM4311 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x4311 "BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN"
  SubVendor: pci 0x103c "Hewlett-Packard Company"
  SubDevice: pci 0x1364 "BCM4311 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller"
  Revision: 0x01
  Memory Range: 0xe8000000-0xe8003fff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 16 (104291 events)
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d00004311sv0000103Csd00001364bc02sc80i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ssb is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ssb"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: wl is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe wl"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #13 (PCI bridge)

31: PCI 20e.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  [Created at pci.318]
  Unique ID: rBUF.969axZo3fC9
  Parent ID: 6NW+.8uOrvEzYKbE
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:0e.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:02:0e.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet"
  Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom"
  Device: pci 0x169c "NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet"
  SubVendor: pci 0x103c "Hewlett-Packard Company"
  SubDevice: pci 0x30aa
  Revision: 0x03
  Driver: "tg3"
  Driver Modules: "tg3"
  Device File: eth0
  Memory Range: 0xe8110000-0xe811ffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
  IRQ: 16 (104291 events)
  HW Address: 00:17:08:3f:a7:b9
  Link detected: yes
  Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d0000169Csv0000103Csd000030AAbc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: tg3 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe tg3"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #21 (PCI bridge)
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://procps.sf.net/faq.html
root 744 0.0 0.4 31084 4728 ? Ssl 16:03 0:00 NetworkManager
root 1098 0.0 0.1 2908 1228 ? S 16:03 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-01496738-e739-4f59-a798-2072f13dd1b1-eth0.lease -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth0.conf eth0
nobody 1173 0.0 0.1 5380 1136 ? S 16:03 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
anna 3351 0.0 0.0 4364 792 pts/0 S+ 16:29 0:00 egrep --color=auto wpa|icd|etwork
Module Size Used by
joydev 17393 0
snd_atiixp_modem 18604 0
snd_via82xx_modem 18377 0
snd_intel8x0m 18498 0
snd_ac97_codec 106082 3 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m
ac97_bus 12642 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_hda_codec_si3054 12864 1
snd_hda_codec_analog 75395 1
tpm_infineon 13200 0
hp_wmi 13652 0
sparse_keymap 13658 1 hp_wmi
snd_hda_intel 32765 2
snd_hda_codec 109562 3 snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13276 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 80845 7 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
wl 2646601 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
pcmcia 39791 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
tifm_7xx1 12937 0
psmouse 87213 0
yenta_socket 27428 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18367 1 yenta_socket
tifm_core 15040 1 tifm_7xx1
btusb 17912 2
serio_raw 13027 0
i915 414620 3
snd_timer 28931 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
pcmcia_core 21511 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd 62064 18 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_hda_codec_si3054,snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
lib80211 14040 1 wl
soundcore 14635 1 snd
tpm_tis 18308 0
snd_page_alloc 14115 5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
drm_kms_helper 45466 1 i915
rfcomm 38139 12
bnep 17830 2
drm 197692 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
bluetooth 158438 23 btusb,rfcomm,bnep
parport_pc 32114 1
ppdev 12849 0
wmi 18744 1 hp_wmi
binfmt_misc 17292 1
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 i915
video 19068 1 i915
mac_hid 13077 0
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
firewire_ohci 40180 0
sdhci_pci 18324 0
tg3 137273 0
firewire_core 56906 1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core
sdhci 28241 1 sdhci_pci
anna@anna-HP-Compaq-nc6320-EV073AV:~$

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

Did you upgrade to Natty before you upgraded to Oneiric?

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Miroslav Zmeskal (miroslav-zmeskal) said :
#2

I am not sure, probably yes. Is there any way how to show it?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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Ubfan (ubfan1) said :
#4

With the Ubuntu 11.x releases, the proprietary Broadcom drivers stopped
working with the 4311 Broadcom chips (see bug 732677). However
your 4311 chip works fine with the open b43 driver.
Remove the proprietary STA driver (and its configuration files which
suppress the working b43 driver) by reversing whatever you did to install them:
sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source
and/or run additional-drivers and unselect the Broadcom STA driver

Check that your removal/deactivation above is complete:
all the lines with "blacklist b43" should have
been removed from all files in /etc/modprobe.d. These blacklist lines suppress
the b43 driver, so they must be removed -- just the exact "b43" and b43legacy
ones, leave the bcm43xx alone. Deal with any leftovers:
 sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf
 gksudo gedit any-file-found-with-b43
   and delete or put a # at the beginning.

The proprietary firmware cannot be distributed with the release,so you
have to manually add it. Use a wired connection, and in a terminal:
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

and accept the offer to download the Broadcom files, which
will put the Broadcom firmware into /lib/firmware/b43.
If you don't get the offer to download, then purge the package and try again:
 sudo apt-get purge b43-fwcutter
 sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

You can even use the open source firmware (which is what I use):
 sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer
but only one set of firmware is needed (and non-4311 users should
check for needing the "lpphy" version of the firmware).

With the firmware in place, NetworkManager may start scanning, if not,
manually load the b43 driver module, or just reboot.
 sudo modprobe b43

NetworkManager should start scanning and offer a list of possible
connection points within a few seconds.

Select your access point, select the correct encryption method, and enter
your key. If you are not broadcasting your ssid and it does not show up in
the list of access points, you might have to left click NetworkManager and
select the menu item "connect to hidden network", and enter your ssid. Next
boot, the connection should be automatic.

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#5

Your Terminal output shows the following issue:

[ 22.883012] wl 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[ 22.883024] wl 0000:08:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 22.906279] eth%d: 5.100.82.38 driver failed with code 21

Please copy-paste the following 3 commands into the Terminal to use the b43 driver instead of the non-working wl driver:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source

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

Then REBOOT your PC and retest wireless.

Source:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/184208
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/197447
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/202166

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Miroslav Zmeskal (miroslav-zmeskal) said :
#6

perfect, thanks