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Re: [Question #78116]: Broadcom BCM4318: Wireless scan shows no result

 

Question #78116 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78116

    Status: Answered => Open

Wolfgang Ludwig is still having a problem:
actionparsnip: I cannot see how the things described in that article are
different from what I did?

Mark:
I followed the procedure in the first article, the output was this:

wolfgang@nb-wolfgang:~$ sudo rmmod ssb
[sudo] password for wolfgang:
ERROR: Removing 'ssb': Function not implemented
wolfgang@nb-wolfgang:~$ sudo modprobe wl
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/dazuko, it will be ignored in a future release.
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.30/modules.dep: No such file or directory

So it didn't work.

Then the second article: I also tried to hook my self up to the router
via an ethernet cable. The internet still works than as before with the
ethernet cable, but I also still cannot access the router website
through any of the IP suggested in the website listed in the article.
Anyway, this might have to do with the fact that we have a static
network here, and I don't think the router is the problem, anyway
(others can successfully connect).

Also, the problem in that article was maybe the error message [ 18.980040] b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED. I don't see the error message in my output:
wolfgang@nb-wolfgang:~$ dmesg | grep b43
b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2, Revision 7
b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 8
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
b43-phy0: Radio turned on by software
wolfgang@nb-wolfgang:~$

Then, John Kelly reports that he fixed his problem by enabling
encryption in the advanced box. Which advanced box? I guess he is
talking about wicd. It seems that his problem is different from my
problem: He was able to see the network, but not connect. I don't even
see any wireless networks, and therefore I also cannot get to an
advanced box that allows me to setup the encryption.

Some more observations from my system:
When I look at all the processes running, I don't see a process named wpa_supplicant running. Should that trouble me?
When I run "locate b43", I get (amongst other things) these results:
/lib/firmware/b43
/lib/firmware/b43legacy
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0bsinitvals4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0bsinitvals9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0initvals4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0initvals9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g1bsinitvals13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g1bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g1bsinitvals9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g1initvals13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g1initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/a0g1initvals9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0bsinitvals13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0bsinitvals4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0bsinitvals9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0initvals13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0initvals4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/b0g0initvals9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/lp0bsinitvals13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/lp0bsinitvals14.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/lp0initvals13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/lp0initvals14.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/lp0initvals15.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/n0absinitvals11.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/n0bsinitvals11.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/n0initvals11.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/pcm4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/pcm5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode11.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode13.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode14.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode15.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43/ucode9.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/a0g0bsinitvals2.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/a0g0initvals2.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/a0g0initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/a0g1bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/a0g1initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/b0g0bsinitvals2.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/b0g0initvals2.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/b0g0initvals5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/pcm4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/pcm5.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/ucode11.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/ucode2.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/ucode4.fw
/lib/firmware/b43legacy/ucode5.fw
/usr/bin/b43-fwcutter
/usr/share/b43-fwcutter
/usr/share/b43-fwcutter/install_bcm43xx_firmware.sh
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/NEWS.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/b43-fwcutter/copyright
/usr/share/jockey/handlers/b43.py
/usr/share/jockey/handlers/b43.pyc
/usr/share/man/man1/b43-fwcutter.1.gz
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.b43.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.built-in.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.debugfs.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.dma.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.leds.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.lo.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.main.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.phy_a.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.phy_common.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.phy_g.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.sysfs.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.tables.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.wa.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/.xmit.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/built-in.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/lo.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/lo.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/lo.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_a.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_a.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_a.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_common.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_g.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_g.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_g.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_n.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_n.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pio.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/sysfs.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/sysfs.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/sysfs.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables_lpphy.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables_lpphy.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables_nphy.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/tables_nphy.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/wa.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/wa.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/wa.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/debugfs.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/dma.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/dma.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/ilt.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/ilt.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/leds.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/phy.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/pio.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/pio.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/radio.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/sysfs.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/sysfs.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/ssb/.b43_pci_bridge.o.cmd
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/ssb/b43_pci_bridge.c
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/drivers/ssb/b43_pci_bridge.o
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43/debug.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43/pci
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43/pcicore
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43/pci/autoselect.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/b43/pcicore/autoselect.h
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/ssb/b43
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/ssb/b43/pci
/usr/src/linux-2.6.30/include/config/ssb/b43/pci/bridge.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13/drivers/net/wireless/b43
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/Kconfig
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/Makefile
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43/pci
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43/pcicore
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43/pci/autoselect.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43/pcicore/autoselect.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/debug.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/dma
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/dma.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/leds.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/pci
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/pcicore
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/pio.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/rfkill.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/dma/and
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/dma/and/pio
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/dma/and/pio/mode.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/pci/autoselect.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/b43legacy/pcicore/autoselect.h
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/ssb/b43
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/ssb/b43/pci
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic/include/config/ssb/b43/pci/bridge.h

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