help needed with wireless

[reitsma]

I have recently installed Ubuntu but no wireless (but LAN available)

latest I have tried:

sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter

But can not find driver.

Help desperately needed

[reitsma]

edit

lspci -knn:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller [8086:2590] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
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)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 [8086:2659] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 [8086:265a] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 [8086:265b] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:265c] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
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)
Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
00:1e.3 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:266d] (rev 03)
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0m
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:2641] (rev 03)
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller [8086:266f] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:266a] (rev 03)
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
Kernel modules: epl, 8139too, 8139cp
06:06.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb
06:09.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller [104c:8031]
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket
06:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller [104c:8032]
Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
Kernel modules: firewire-ohci, ohci1394
06:09.3 Mass storage controller [0180]: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller [104c:8033]
Kernel driver in use: tifm_7xx1
Kernel modules: tifm_7xx1
06:09.4 SD Host controller [0805]: Texas Instruments PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Secure Digital Controller [104c:8034]
Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
Kernel modules: sdhci-pci

lsmod
Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 8356 1
ppdev 6688 0
bridge 47952 0
stp 2272 1 bridge
bnep 12060 2
snd_intel8x0 30168 2
snd_ac97_codec 101216 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 1532 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 37920 0
snd_mixer_oss 16028 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 75296 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 2656 0
snd_seq_oss 28576 0
snd_seq_midi 6432 0
pcmcia 36808 0
arc4 1660 2
snd_rawmidi 22208 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6940 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
ecb 2524 2
snd_seq 50224 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
snd_timer 22276 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6920 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
b43 122136 0
iptable_filter 3100 0
yenta_socket 24200 1
snd 59204 14 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_ti mer,snd_seq_device
mac80211 181236 1 b43
joydev 10272 0
sdhci_pci 7100 0
rsrc_nonstatic 11644 1 yenta_socket
ip_tables 11692 1 iptable_filter
tifm_7xx1 5372 0
soundcore 7264 1 snd
cfg80211 93052 2 b43,mac80211
sdhci 17472 1 sdhci_pci
pcmcia_core 35792 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
x_tables 16544 1 ip_tables
led_class 4096 2 b43,sdhci
lp 8964 0
tifm_core 7832 1 tifm_7xx1
snd_page_alloc 9156 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
btusb 11856 2
parport 35340 2 ppdev,lp
psmouse 56180 0
serio_raw 5280 0
fbcon 36640 72
tileblit 2460 1 fbcon
font 8124 1 fbcon
bitblit 5372 1 fbcon
softcursor 1756 1 bitblit
8139too 22620 0
i915 221064 3
drm 159584 3 i915
i2c_algo_bit 5760 1 i915
8139cp 19260 0
mii 5212 2 8139too,8139cp
ssb 35300 1 b43
ohci1394 29900 0
ieee1394 86596 1 ohci1394
intel_agp 27484 2 i915
agpgart 34988 2 drm,intel_agp
video 19380 1 i915
output 2780 1



uname -r
2.6.31-14-generic

[reitsma]

this is what I found on the driver site:

acx1xx

/!\ There is legal controversy surrounding the development of this driver, see the wireless mailing list for more information. Until that is cleared, we suggest to not use or download this driver. See kernel inclusion section for some background information on the previous attempt to include it in the mainline kernel.

acx100 was a project started by Andreas Mohr to create a free open source driver for the acx100 chipset from Texas Instruments. Later produced acx111 chipsets, which can be found on PCI, PCMCIA or USB devices, are also supported.

Currently, the driver is working quite reliably, but it does not support WPA encryption and uses a home-grown wireless stack. The main focus of development is now the port to the mac80211 kernel stack. This mac80211 port is still in alpha status, but there have even been some success reports of it working.

So, it looks like all my work was in vain... that's a bit of a bummer!

[reitsma]

At the moment ubuntu will not even start up!

Think I am going back to XP... altough uninstalling ubuntu isn't that easy either as I found out...

Last call for help!

[dsticha]

I just replaced XP with Ubuntu last week and was also frustrated that my wireless did not work. However, I found a cheap USB Wireless Adapter on ebay for $11.00USD, shipping included, that worked literally out of the box. All I had to do was specify my SSID and Ubuntu found it.

In case you are interested, the adapter is ebay item number 300380704587 and is listed under the title "SMC EZ Connect WIRELESS USB 2.0 ADAPTER NEW!!!!" The seller seems to have a bunch of them in stock. Sorry, but the forum will not let me post a link directly to it.

For $11 it solved my problem and made Ubuntu usable for me.

Good luck!

[reitsma]

thanx for your input.

But the whole trick is to use the one already installed in the computer.

I guess Linux is still in developer fase and for the more experienced user. I was hoping it was a good alternativ for windows, but it isn't. Too bad, I like the interface very much.

I will tinker with it somewhat more tomorrow (seriously fed up now), maybe I can get it going then.

[MikeTbob]

Your card seems to be loaded and ready for you to configure it...have you tried launching the network tool in the system tray, to see if you can get it working? Your device is named wlan0.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

[waterhead]

You device is loading the correct driver. It may still be a firmware problem. When you install b43-fwcutter, it asks "Download and install firmware?". Did you answer "Yes"?

Post the output of this command.

dmesg | grep firmware

[reitsma]

I tried downloading firmware but it 'doesn't exists' is the message I got, when it isn't available I can't install it...

Tried finding it manually, found it some place but then it got veeeeeery complicated for me, and stil no download button...

If someone knows where to get the firmware for download (either XP/Linux) I would be grateful, still, Ubuntu will not boot!

[reitsma]

yes... after reinstalling unbuntu I got it working.

thanx...