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Hi guys, I just installed Karmic beta and I'm having issues with getting my wireless driver to work. When I was using 9.04 and when I booted 9.10 from a ...
  1. 10-24-2009 #1
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    Hardware drivers not appearing in Hardware Drivers GUI - 9.10 beta

    Hi guys,
    I just installed Karmic beta and I'm having issues with getting my wireless driver to work. When I was using 9.04 and when I booted 9.10 from a CD, I could just go to System > Administration > Hardware Drivers and activate a wireless driver and everything would be just peachy. The problem is that, in the install of 9.10 beta, no drivers appear when I load the Hardware Drivers GUI, so I can't get wireless internet.

    Is there anything I can do besides wait a few days for the full release of 9.10 and hope that solves the issue?
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  2. 10-24-2009 #2
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    It is possible that the drivers are now in the kernel. Without more detailed information, I really can't tell you much. The thread linked to below describes the info that I need, and how to find it. Running the script in the second section of the thread is the easiest way to get the needed info.

    Wireless Setup - Start Here
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  3. 10-24-2009 #3
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    Here is the output from your script:
    Code:
    ============ lspci ============
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
	Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port [8086:27a1] (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
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)
	Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c4] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 01)
	Kernel modules: i2c-i801
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X1400 [1002:7145]
	Kernel modules: radeon
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX [14e4:170c] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: b44
	Kernel modules: b44
03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832]
	Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
	Kernel modules: firewire-ohci, ohci1394
03:01.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 19)
	Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
	Kernel modules: sdhci-pci
03:01.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 0a)
03:01.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev 05)
0b:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4328] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: ssb

============ lsusb ============
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

============ lsmod ============
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_iso8859_1           5280  0 
nls_cp437               6976  0 
vfat                   13184  0 
fat                    59832  1 vfat
usb_storage            65952  0 
binfmt_misc            10220  1 
ppdev                   8232  0 
snd_hda_codec_idt      72976  1 
snd_hda_intel          31880  2 
snd_hda_codec          87584  2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep               9352  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm_oss            44704  0 
snd_mixer_oss          18976  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                93160  3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy           3460  0 
snd_seq_oss            33440  0 
snd_seq_midi            8192  0 
snd_rawmidi            27360  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      8448  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                60608  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              26992  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          8308  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
iptable_filter          3872  0 
ip_tables              21200  1 iptable_filter
x_tables               25832  1 ip_tables
b43                   136552  0 
dell_wmi                3216  0 
snd                    77096  16 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
mac80211              210104  1 b43
soundcore               9088  1 snd
sdhci_pci               8928  0 
sdhci                  20484  1 sdhci_pci
lp                     11908  0 
parport                40528  2 ppdev,lp
snd_page_alloc         10928  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
dell_laptop             9692  0 
joydev                 13088  0 
dcdbas                  9136  1 dell_laptop
wacom                  25992  0 
psmouse                57124  0 
serio_raw               6596  0 
cfg80211              109144  2 b43,mac80211
led_class               5256  2 b43,sdhci
usbhid                 43968  0 
b44                    34352  0 
ohci1394               33780  0 
video                  23612  0 
output                  3680  1 video
mii                     6368  1 b44
ieee1394              100896  1 ohci1394
radeon                684512  2 
ttm                    43056  1 radeon
drm                   193856  4 radeon,ttm
i2c_algo_bit            7076  1 radeon
ssb                    40944  2 b43,b44
intel_agp              32816  0 

============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.31-14-generic

============ ifconfig ============
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:15:c5:c3:38:54  
          inet addr:128.138.20.118  Bcast:128.138.20.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::215:c5ff:fec3:3854/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:54571 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:36851 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:70088877 (70.0 MB)  TX bytes:3599432 (3.5 MB)
          Interrupt:17 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:240 (240.0 B)  TX bytes:240 (240.0 B)


============ iwconfig ============
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  4. 10-24-2009 #4
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    Well, the Broadcom STA and B43 drivers decided to show up in the Hardware Drivers utility for no discernible reason - I haven't done anything since I posted this thread - but trying to activate either one of them returns the following error:

    SystemError: Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

    Don't know what that's all about...
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    Here's what I see.

    You have two Broadcom network devices. A wired and a wireless. The wired connection uses the b44 and ssb modules. The wireless connection is not known (by me) to work with the b43 driver, yet it is loading anyway. It also uses the ssb module.

    To use the Broadcom STA driver, you must remove the b43 AND ssb modules. This will make your wired connection non-functional.

    I am not sure about the error. Do you currently have a wired connection?
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  6. 10-25-2009 #6
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    FWIW, the error appeared because I had Update Manager running and I had minimized it and forgot about it. I got the driver installed and everything's working now.

    Yes, I was on a wired network. I took my computer into a computer lab on campus and stole the ethernet cable from a computer.

    So I don't know why it took so long for the driver to appear but whatever, it's working now.
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