Not able to connect to wifi on my pc
I'm not able to connect to Internet using wireless on my Acer Aspire 5610Z.
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on the Harddisk as the only OS.
I'm a novise on Linux. Any help would be apreciated.
Thank you. Johnny Solstad
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep rfkill; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scan | egrep -i 'chan|ssid'; cat /etc/network/
[sudo] password for nay:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: irq:19 memory:
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:06:01.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: memory:
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: eth1
serial: 00:a1:b0:50:04:97
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01)
Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp. Device [1468:0422]
Kernel driver in use: wl
--
06:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [14e4:170c] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0090]
Kernel modules: b44
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 07a6:8515 ADMtek, Inc. AN8515 Ethernet
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:0100 Acer, Inc Orbicam
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
RUNNING STATE WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running connected enabled enabled enabled disabled
H/W path Device Class Description
=======
/0 bus Grapevine
/0/0 memory 101KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2080 @
/0/4/5 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/4/1.1 processor Logical CPU
/0/4/1.2 processor Logical CPU
/0/a memory 2GiB System Memory
/0/a/0 memory 1GiB SODIMM DDR2 Synchronous
/0/a/1 memory 1GiB SODIMM DDR2 Synchronous
/0/1 processor
/0/1/1.1 processor Logical CPU
/0/1/1.2 processor Logical CPU
/0/100 bridge Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945G
/0/100/2 display Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Int
/0/100/2.1 display Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express
/0/100/1b multimedia N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio C
/0/100/1c bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1
/0/100/1c.1 bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2
/0/100/1c.2 bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3
/0/100/1c.3 bridge N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4
/0/100/1c.3/0 network BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
/0/100/1d bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1d.1 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1d.2 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3
/0/100/1d.3 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4
/0/100/1d.7 bus N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/1 network BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
/0/100/1e/4 bridge CB-712/4 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/1e/4.1 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/1e/4.2 generic ENE PCI Secure Digital Card Reader Contr
/0/100/1e/4.3 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/1e/4.4 memory FLASH memory
/0/100/1f bridge 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge
/0/100/1f.2 storage 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Contro
/0/100/1f.3 bus N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller
/0/2 scsi0 storage
/0/2/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 160GB Hitachi HTS54161
/0/2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 147GiB EXT4 volume
/0/2/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 2037MiB Extended partition
/0/2/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 2037MiB Linux swap / Solaris partition
/0/3 scsi1 storage
/0/3/0.0.0 /dev/cdrom disk DVD A DS8A1P
/1 system
/2 eth1 network Ethernet interface
Linux nay-Aspire-5610Z 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:15:33 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] Found optimal setting for mtrr clean up
[ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [mem 0x000f6340-
[ 0.000000] ACPI: BIOS bug: multiple APIC/MADT found, using 0
[ 0.154736] [Firmware Bug]: ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored
[ 0.225099] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.250035] ACPI: bus type usb registered
[ 0.250109] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 0.250143] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 0.250226] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 0.272848] Switching to clocksource hpet
[ 0.326707] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 10 devices
[ 0.456050] input: Lid Switch as /devices/
[ 0.456101] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[ 1.296658] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: using broken periodic workaround
[ 1.312129] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 1.312138] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.312146] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[ 1.312153] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic ehci_hcd
[ 1.312160] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.7
[ 1.312583] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.313134] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.313143] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.313150] usb usb2: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.313157] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.313165] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.0
[ 1.313504] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.313918] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.313928] usb usb3: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.313935] usb usb3: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.313942] usb usb3: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.313949] usb usb3: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.1
[ 1.314302] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.314699] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.314708] usb usb4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.314715] usb usb4: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.314723] usb usb4: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.314730] usb usb4: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.2
[ 1.315053] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.315449] usb usb5: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.315458] usb usb5: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.315465] usb usb5: Product: UHCI Host Controller
[ 1.315472] usb usb5: Manufacturer: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic uhci_hcd
[ 1.315480] usb usb5: SerialNumber: 0000:00:1d.3
[ 1.315800] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.316229] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 1.346917] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.479354] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.644073] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 1.714538] sdhci-pci 0000:06:04.2: SDHCI controller found [1524:0550] (rev 1)
[ 1.714629] mmc0: no vmmc regulator found
[ 1.744114] sdhci-pci 0000:06:04.4: SDHCI controller found [1524:0551] (rev 1)
[ 1.744179] mmc1: no vmmc regulator found
[ 1.780939] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=07a6, idProduct=8515
[ 1.780944] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1.780949] usb 1-3: Product: USB To LAN Converter
[ 1.780952] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: ADMtek
[ 1.780955] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 0001
[ 1.892089] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[ 2.268311] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=5986, idProduct=0100
[ 2.268316] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[ 2.268320] usb 1-4: Product: USB2.0 Camera
[ 9.797040] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 10.094855] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[ 10.400275] lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers
[ 10.400280] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
[ 10.679029] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 10.698900] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 11.076064] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting iTCO_wdt
[ 11.076088] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting gpio_ich
[ 11.090354] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: CardBus bridge found [1025:0090]
[ 11.501027] leds_ss4200: no LED devices found
[ 12.646226] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth0, ADMtek ADM8515 "Pegasus II" USB-2.0 Ethernet, 00:a1:b0:50:04:97
[ 12.646288] usbcore: registered new interface driver pegasus
[ 12.669536] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device USB2.0 Camera (5986:0100)
[ 12.739073] input: USB2.0 Camera as /devices/
[ 12.739345] usbcore: registered new interface driver uvcvideo
[ 13.204603] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 13.214934] wl driver 6.20.155.1 (r326264) failed with code 21
[ 13.215015] kernel BUG at include/
[ 13.215171] Modules linked in: wl(PO+) snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi uvcvideo i915(+) snd_seq_midi_event pegasus snd_seq videobuf2_core coretemp snd_timer videodev snd_seq_device drm_kms_helper videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops drm pcmcia psmouse microcode snd serio_raw joydev soundcore yenta_socket lpc_ich i2c_algo_bit snd_page_alloc acer_wmi pcmcia_rsrc mac_hid sparse_keymap cfg80211 pcmcia_core lib80211 wmi video lp parport sdhci_pci sdhci [last unloaded: cfg80211]
[ 13.216017] EIP is at wdev_priv.
[ 13.216017] EAX: 00000000 EBX: f3bdbcc0 ECX: f3bdbcc0 EDX: f3189890
[ 13.216017] [<f8cf69a4>] wl_cfg80211_
[ 13.216017] [<f8cef5bf>] wl_free_
[ 13.216017] [<f8ceffab>] wl_free+0x5b/0x250 [wl]
[ 13.216017] [<f8c0fe92>] ? wlc_attach+
[ 13.216017] [<f8cf7494>] wl_pci_
[ 13.216017] [<f8aa1017>] wl_module_
[ 13.216017] EIP: [<f8cf7521>] wdev_priv.
[ 13.509603] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50
[ 14.156928] input: HDA Intel Line as /devices/
[ 14.157290] input: HDA Intel Mic as /devices/
[ 14.566581] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 14.566644] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 14.566717] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.566787] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.566857] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.566927] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.566996] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.576351] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 14.576414] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 14.576486] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.576556] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.576626] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.576696] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 14.576766] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 24.028988] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.032482] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.035081] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.194703] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.197663] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.200501] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.203000] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 24.868623] type=1400 audit(137283252
[ 24.869427] type=1400 audit(137283252
[ 674.832742] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 755.660113] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
[ 755.796937] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=07a6, idProduct=8515
[ 755.796942] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 755.796946] usb 1-3: Product: USB To LAN Converter
[ 755.796949] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: ADMtek
[ 755.796952] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 0001
[ 755.903887] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth0, ADMtek ADM8515 "Pegasus II" USB-2.0 Ethernet, 00:a1:b0:50:04:97
[ 755.932513] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 755.932805] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
[ 755.934501] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
[ 757.905008] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
[ 757.905079] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 757.921569] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 757.922598] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 757.923506] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 757.923515] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
[ 757.923542] pegasus 1-3:1.0: eth1: update_
Release Date: 02/13/2007
Manufacturer: Acer
Product Name: Aspire 5610Z
Serial Number: LXAXK0X17572203
Manufacturer: Acer
Product Name: Grapevine
Serial Number: LXAXK0X17572203
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
Manufacturer Name: Intel
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi $CMDLINE_OPTS && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet --use-blacklist snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
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
install wl modprobe -r b43 b44 b43legacy ssb; modprobe --ignore-install wl ; modprobe --ignore-install b44
blacklist eth1394
# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54
# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist uart6850
blacklist twl4030_wdt
[main]
NetworkingEnabl
WirelessEnabled
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
sudo: hwinfo: command not found
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://
root 886 0.0 0.2 31132 4936 ? Ssl 13:21 0:00 NetworkManager
root 3047 0.0 0.0 2924 1268 ? S 13:34 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/
nobody 3050 0.0 0.0 5400 1132 ? S 13:34 0:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --no-resolv --keep-
nay 3582 0.0 0.0 4384 792 pts/1 R+ 14:45 0:00 egrep --color=auto wpa|icd|etwork
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth1
10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.0.1
search zyxel.com
total 47416
8912897 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 3 12:48 .
2 drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Jul 3 13:24 ..
8912900 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 856743 Jan 26 00:37 abi-3.5.
8914425 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 861067 Jun 7 23:53 abi-3.5.
8912901 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 154436 Jan 26 00:37 config-
8914427 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 154698 Jun 7 23:53 config-
8912898 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 12288 Jul 3 03:33 grub
8914423 -rw-r--r-- 2 root root 15406823 Jul 3 03:40 initrd.
8914423 -rw-r--r-- 2 root root 15406823 Jul 3 03:40 initrd.
8916057 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jul 3 12:48 initrd.
8916056 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jul 3 13:24 initrd.
8912902 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176764 Nov 27 2011 memtest86+.bin
8912903 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178944 Nov 27 2011 memtest86+
8912899 -rw------- 1 root root 2421090 Jan 26 00:37 System.
8914426 -rw------- 1 root root 2419656 Jun 7 23:53 System.
8916849 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5237968 Feb 14 12:22 vmlinuz-
8914428 -rw------- 1 root root 5231600 Jun 7 23:53 vmlinuz-
Module Size Used by
bnep 17791 2
rfcomm 38104 0
bluetooth 189585 10 bnep,rfcomm
parport_pc 32115 0
ppdev 12850 0
snd_hda_
snd_hda_intel 33029 3
snd_hda_codec 116477 2 snd_hda_
ssb 69247 1
snd_hwdep 13277 1 snd_hda_codec
wl 3032548 1
snd_pcm 81124 2 snd_hda_
snd_seq_midi 13133 0
snd_rawmidi 25426 1 snd_seq_midi
uvcvideo 72249 0
i915 470823 3
snd_seq_midi_event 14476 1 snd_seq_midi
pegasus 22873 0
snd_seq 51594 2 snd_seq_
videobuf2_core 32212 1 uvcvideo
coretemp 13362 0
snd_timer 28932 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
videodev 100265 2 uvcvideo,
snd_seq_device 14138 3 snd_seq_
drm_kms_helper 47459 1 i915
videobuf2_vmalloc 12757 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 13213 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
drm 240232 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
pcmcia 39855 0
psmouse 91022 0
microcode 18396 0
snd 62675 15 snd_hda_
serio_raw 13032 0
joydev 17394 0
soundcore 14636 1 snd
yenta_socket 27465 0
lpc_ich 16993 0
i2c_algo_bit 13317 1 i915
snd_page_alloc 14109 2 snd_hda_
acer_wmi 27975 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18368 1 yenta_socket
mac_hid 13078 0
sparse_keymap 13659 1 acer_wmi
cfg80211 181041 1 wl
pcmcia_core 21512 3 pcmcia,
lib80211 14041 1 wl
wmi 18745 1 acer_wmi
video 19070 2 i915,acer_wmi
lp 17456 0
parport 40931 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
sdhci_pci 18263 0
sdhci 32293 1 sdhci_pci
nay@nay-
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