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I installed Debian (lenny) (GNOME) last night, and I can't get the WiFi working. Everything online said to use ndiswrapper and install a driver, so that's what I did. But I still can't see any wireless networks, so I have no internet in Linux.
My computer is an XPS M1530, and the only reason you're seeing this right now is because I'm dual-booting Windows 7.
Code:
============ lspci ============
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port [8086:2a01] (rev 0c)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2834] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2835] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:283a] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:283f] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2841] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2847] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2830] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2831] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2832] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:2836] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2815] (rev 02)
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller [8086:2850] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
Kernel modules: piix
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2829] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:283e] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600M GT [10de:0407] (rev a1)
Kernel modules: nvidiafb
03:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 05)
Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
Kernel modules: ohci1394
03:09.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 22)
Kernel driver in use: sdhci
Kernel modules: sdhci
03:09.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 12)
03:09.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev 12)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354] (rev 12)
Kernel driver in use: sky2
Kernel modules: sky2
0b:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4328] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb
============ lsusb ============
Bus 007 Device 003: ID 03f0:2504 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 007 Device 002: ID 1307:0165 Transcend Information, Inc.
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05a9:2640 OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 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 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c03d Logitech, Inc. M-BT69a Pilot Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0483:2016 SGS Thomson Microelectronics Fingerprint Reader
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
============ lsmod ============
Module Size Used by
isofs 28196 1
zlib_inflate 14176 1 isofs
nls_utf8 1760 2
nls_cp437 5568 1
vfat 9152 1
fat 40864 1 vfat
udf 67780 0
nls_base 6820 6 isofs,nls_utf8,nls_cp437,vfat,fat,udf
crc_itu_t 2080 1 udf
rfcomm 28272 0
l2cap 17248 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 44996 4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev 6468 0
parport_pc 22500 0
lp 8164 0
parport 30988 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
ipv6 235396 16
acpi_cpufreq 6796 1
cpufreq_userspace 3172 0
cpufreq_stats 3776 0
cpufreq_ondemand 6476 1
cpufreq_powersave 1856 0
freq_table 4224 3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_stats,cpufreq_ondemand
cpufreq_conservative 5960 0
ndiswrapper 152444 0
sbp2 18572 0
loop 12748 0
pcspkr 2432 0
psmouse 32336 0
i2c_i801 7920 0
serio_raw 4740 0
i2c_core 19828 1 i2c_i801
usblp 10592 0
uvcvideo 45800 0
compat_ioctl32 1312 1 uvcvideo
snd_hda_intel 325688 1
videodev 27520 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 12260 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_pcm 62660 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_seq 41456 0
snd_timer 17800 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 6380 1 snd_seq
snd 45636 7 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore 6368 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 7816 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
video 16464 0
output 2912 1 video
wmi 6440 0
ac 4196 0
button 6096 0
battery 10180 0
intel_agp 22524 0
agpgart 28808 1 intel_agp
evdev 8000 6
dcdbas 6272 0
ext3 105576 1
jbd 39476 1 ext3
mbcache 7108 1 ext3
ide_cd_mod 27684 1
cdrom 30176 1 ide_cd_mod
sd_mod 22200 5
ata_generic 4676 0
ide_pci_generic 3908 0 [permanent]
usb_storage 77120 1
usbhid 35904 0
hid 33184 1 usbhid
ff_memless 4392 1 usbhid
ohci1394 24976 0
ahci 23596 2
sdhci 13060 0
ieee1394 75832 2 sbp2,ohci1394
mmc_core 39964 1 sdhci
libata 140448 2 ata_generic,ahci
scsi_mod 129548 4 sbp2,sd_mod,usb_storage,libata
dock 8304 1 libata
piix 6568 0 [permanent]
ide_core 96168 3 ide_cd_mod,ide_pci_generic,piix
ssb 33476 0
pcmcia 29548 1 ssb
pcmcia_core 31892 2 ssb,pcmcia
firmware_class 6816 1 pcmcia
sky2 37412 0
ehci_hcd 28428 0
uhci_hcd 18672 0
usbcore 118192 8 ndiswrapper,usblp,uvcvideo,usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
thermal 15228 0
processor 32576 4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan 4196 0
thermal_sys 10856 4 video,thermal,processor,fan
============ dmesg-firmware ============
============ kernel version ============
2.6.26-2-686
============ ifconfig ============
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:23:ae:0f:26:ab
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:16
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:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1648 (1.6 KiB) TX bytes:1648 (1.6 KiB)
============ iwconfig ============
As I said, I've already installed ndiswrapper, and used it to install a driver for the BCM4328 chip. But the "Network Connections" screen in Linux doesn't see any networks. What do I do from here?
Your wireless uses the Broadcom-STA driver, released by Broadcom. It provides the wl driver module. You first must remove all vestiges of NDISwrapper, as it will just cause problems.
Then, Debian has a How-To for installing this driver:
Thanks for the tip. I completely removed ndiswrapper. Unfortunately, the Debian Wiki's links are out of date, so I can't follow the instructions there. I tried downloading the driver you pointed me to, and I followed the instructions in the readme. Unfortunately, I got an error there, too. It told me to run
Code:
#modprobe lib80211
# insmod wl.ko
The first command gave me the following error:
Code:
FATAL: Module lib80211 not found.
I tried running the second command anyway, and got this error:
Code:
insmod: error inserting 'wl.ko': -1 unknown symbol in module
Quite possibly fixing the first problem fixes the second, but I don't know what else I should do. modprobe wl gives the same error (the Debian Wiki said to do that).
Those appear to be new instructions for building the driver. They aren't much better than the old ones, as they don't correctly instruct you to put the new driver in the correct /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ folder. You have found another problem with the instructions too!
Glad that you figured it out, and thank you for posting the solution to the problem.
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Paul
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