Built-in Wireless Not Working - HP Pavilion dv5000 Laptop

[T86158]

I was able to use a hardwire connection and an external usb wifi adapter to connect to the internet. But the issue is I want to use my external usb wifi adapter for my desktop computer and use the existing built-in wifi on my laptop. I am using Linux Mint 11 (Katya). I currently am running the OS off a CD with no codecs, so I believe this is demo mode since none of my settings are saved after each boot up.

I figured out that having my usb wifi adapter plugged in or my laptop being hard-lined prior to boot up, that I could get internet. If I plugged in an ethernet cable or usb wifi adapter after starting up in Linux, then I could not establish an internet connection. Anyways, that is a tangent. The main issue is connecting with the laptop's built-in wifi adapter.

I am a newbie of newbies. I just started playing around with Linux because I was getting tired with how slow my laptop was getting over the years. Every piece of hardware is original except for an identical, replaced LCD monitor and upgraded RAM (1GB -> 2GB).

Below you will find the information that waterhead recommends posting:

lspci -knn brings up the info. found below

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge [1002:5950] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel modules: ati-agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge [1002:5a3f]
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge [1002:5a37]
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller [1002:4374]
	Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller [1002:4374]
	Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller [1002:4375]
	Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller [1002:4375]
	Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller [1002:4373]
	Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller [1002:4373]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller [1002:4372] (rev 11)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
	Kernel modules: i2c-piix4
00:14.1 IDE interface [0101]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 IDE Controller [1002:4376]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp
	Kernel modules: pata_atiixp
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge [1002:4377]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge [1002:4371]
00:14.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller [1002:4370] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: ATI IXP AC97 controller
	Kernel modules: snd-atiixp
00:14.6 Modem [0703]: ATI Technologies Inc SB400 AC'97 Modem Controller [1002:4378] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: ATI IXP MC97 controller
	Kernel modules: snd-atiixp-modem
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
	Kernel driver in use: k8temp
	Kernel modules: k8temp
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE) [1002:5955]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: radeon
	Kernel modules: radeon, radeonfb
06:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce 54g] 802.11a/b/g PCI Express Transceiver [14e4:4319] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Broadcom 802.11a/b/g WLAN [103c:1358]
	Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
	Kernel modules: ssb
06:04.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller [104c:8031]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
	Kernel modules: yenta_socket
06:04.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller [104c:8032]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
	Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
06:04.3 Mass storage controller [0180]: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller [104c:8033]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: tifm_7xx1
	Kernel modules: tifm_7xx1
06:04.4 SD Host controller [0805]: Texas Instruments PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Secure Digital Controller [104c:8034]
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
	Kernel modules: sdhci-pci
06:06.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30a4]
	Kernel driver in use: 8139too
	Kernel modules: 8139too, 8139cp

lsmod brings up the info. found below

Module                  Size  Used by
nls_iso8859_1          12617  0 
nls_cp437              12751  0 
vfat                   17335  0 
fat                    55505  1 vfat
usb_storage            43946  0 
uas                    17676  0 
cryptd                 19801  0 
aes_i586               16956  2 
aes_generic            38023  1 aes_i586
binfmt_misc            13213  1 
parport_pc             32111  0 
ppdev                  12849  0 
lp                     13349  0 
dm_crypt               22463  0 
parport                36746  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
rfcomm                 38125  8 
sco                    17779  2 
snd_atiixp_modem       18624  5 
bnep                   17785  2 
snd_atiixp             19400  2 
snd_ac97_codec        105614  2 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp
l2cap                  48656  16 rfcomm,bnep
ac97_bus               12642  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm                80244  5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_midi           13132  0 
ath9k_htc              55795  0 
snd_rawmidi            25269  1 snd_seq_midi
pcmcia                 39671  0 
ath9k_common           13611  1 ath9k_htc
arc4                   12473  4 
snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi
b43                   296610  0 
yenta_socket           27230  0 
ath9k_hw              300328  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_common
snd_seq                51291  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
pcmcia_rsrc            18292  1 yenta_socket
tifm_7xx1              12898  0 
joydev                 17322  0 
mac80211              257001  2 ath9k_htc,b43
hp_wmi                 13418  0 
pcmcia_core            21505  3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
snd_timer              28659  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
shpchp                 32345  0 
ath                    19141  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
btusb                  18160  2 
tifm_core              15040  1 tifm_7xx1
i2c_piix4              13095  0 
snd_seq_device         14110  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
k8temp                 12872  0 
cfg80211              156212  4 ath9k_htc,b43,mac80211,ath
psmouse                73312  0 
snd                    55295  20 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
serio_raw              12990  0 
sparse_keymap          13666  1 hp_wmi
bluetooth              65565  9 rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb
soundcore              12600  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         14073  3 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_pcm
squashfs               35973  1 
aufs                  159344  4148 
nls_utf8               12493  1 
isofs                  39571  1 
dm_raid45              88410  0 
xor                    21860  1 dm_raid45
btrfs                 527341  0 
zlib_deflate           26594  1 btrfs
libcrc32c              12543  1 btrfs
radeon                896428  3 
ttm                    65184  1 radeon
drm_kms_helper         40745  1 radeon
8139too                23208  0 
firewire_ohci          31504  0 
drm                   180037  5 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
ssb                    45942  1 b43
firewire_core          56138  1 firewire_ohci
8139cp                 22497  0 
sdhci_pci              13623  0 
sdhci                  22720  1 sdhci_pci
video                  18951  0 
crc_itu_t              12627  1 firewire_core
i2c_algo_bit           13184  1 radeon
pata_atiixp            12968  1 
ati_agp                13202  0

dmesg brings up so much info., that I do not think terminal was able to capture it all

[   83.203810] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.203814] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.203816] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.203820] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.203823] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.203826] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.203829] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.203833] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.203835] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.203839] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.203842] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.203845] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.203848] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2467 MHz as custom regd has no rule that fits a 20 MHz wide channel
[   83.203851] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2472 MHz as custom regd has no rule that fits a 20 MHz wide channel
[   83.203856] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz as custom regd has no rule that fits a 20 MHz wide channel
[   83.206206] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206212] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206215] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206219] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206222] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206226] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206229] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206232] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206235] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206239] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206242] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206245] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206248] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206252] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206255] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206259] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206262] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206265] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206268] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206272] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206275] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206278] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206282] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206285] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206288] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206292] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.206295] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2484 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.206298] cfg80211: 2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.212560] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: CN
[   83.216635] Registered led device: ath9k-phy1::radio
[   83.217622] Registered led device: ath9k-phy1::assoc
[   83.218508] Registered led device: ath9k-phy1::tx
[   83.219384] Registered led device: ath9k-phy1::rx
[   83.219390] usb 1-4: ath9k_htc: USB layer initialized
[   83.220310] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_hif_usb
[   83.308995] Bluetooth: SCO (Voice Link) ver 0.6
[   83.308999] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[   83.759263] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759269] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759273] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759277] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759280] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759284] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759287] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759290] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759293] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759297] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759299] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759303] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759306] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759309] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759312] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759316] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759319] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759322] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759325] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759329] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759331] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759335] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759338] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759342] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759344] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759348] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759351] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz
[   83.759356] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759359] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759362] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759366] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759369] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759372] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759375] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759379] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759382] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759385] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759388] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759392] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759394] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759398] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759401] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759404] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759407] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759411] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759414] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759417] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759420] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759424] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759427] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759430] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759433] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[   83.759437] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759439] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz
[   83.759443] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: CN
[   83.759445] cfg80211:     (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[   83.759448] cfg80211:     (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[   83.759451] cfg80211:     (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 3000 mBm)
[   84.020233] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[   84.020240] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[   84.020243] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[   85.752628] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[   91.821909] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[   92.398909] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[   93.795142] composite sync not supported
[   93.820324] composite sync not supported
[  112.592088] composite sync not supported
[  112.685280] composite sync not supported
[  112.892718] composite sync not supported
[  112.918280] composite sync not supported
[  124.570954] composite sync not supported
[  133.737409] composite sync not supported
[  133.762487] composite sync not supported
[  333.989194] PM: Syncing filesystems ... done.
[  333.996803] PM: Preparing system for mem sleep
[  334.224419] Freezing user space processes ... (elapsed 0.04 seconds) done.
[  334.264846] Freezing remaining freezable tasks ... (elapsed 0.01 seconds) done.
[  334.280812] PM: Entering mem sleep
[  334.281739] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug)
[  334.290249] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
[  334.291138] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Stopping disk
[  334.401356] i8042 aux 00:07: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
[  334.412573] i8042 kbd 00:06: wake-up capability enabled by ACPI
[  334.415037] ACPI handle has no context!
[  334.415248] sdhci-pci 0000:06:04.4: PCI INT A disabled
[  334.415374] ACPI handle has no context!
[  334.416302] ACPI handle has no context!
[  334.416444] tifm_7xx1 0000:06:04.3: PCI INT B disabled
[  334.416553] ACPI handle has no context!
[  334.421172] ACPI handle has no context!
[  334.422671] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:02.0: PCI INT A disabled
[  334.444271] ATI IXP MC97 controller 0000:00:14.6: PCI INT B disabled
[  334.446745] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: PCI INT A disabled
[  334.446978] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: PCI INT A disabled
[  334.447193] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: PCI INT A disabled
[  334.468407] ATI IXP AC97 controller 0000:00:14.5: PCI INT B disabled
[  334.914119] radeon 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A disabled
[  334.929294] radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D3
[  334.929607] PM: suspend of drv:radeon dev:0000:01:05.0 complete after 506.706 msecs
[  334.930077] PM: suspend of drv:pci dev:0000:00:01.0 complete after 482.619 msecs
[  334.930512] PM: suspend of drv: dev:pci0000:00 complete after 481.856 msecs
[  334.930773] PM: suspend of devices complete after 644.927 msecs
[  334.930877] PM: suspend devices took 0.648 seconds
[  334.959132] PM: late suspend of devices complete after 28.114 msecs
[  334.959566] ACPI: Preparing to enter system sleep state S3
[  334.965496] PM: Saving platform NVS memory
[  334.967423] Disabling non-boot CPUs ...
[  334.967423] Back to C!
[  334.967423] PM: Restoring platform NVS memory
[  334.967423] ACPI: Waking up from system sleep state S3
[  334.968457] pci 0000:00:01.0: restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0x10001, writing 0xcff1c801)
[  334.968498] pcieport 0000:00:05.0: restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0x0, writing 0xfff0)
[  334.968508] pcieport 0000:00:05.0: restoring config space at offset 0x8 (was 0x0, writing 0xfff0)
[  334.968517] pcieport 0000:00:05.0: restoring config space at offset 0x7 (was 0x101, writing 0x1f1)
[  334.968526] pcieport 0000:00:05.0: restoring config space at offset 0x6 (was 0x0, writing 0x30200)
[  334.968538] pcieport 0000:00:05.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100000, writing 0x100004)
[  334.968603] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x2b00017, writing 0x2b00013)
[  334.968667] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x2b00017, writing 0x2b00013)
[  334.968735] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x2b00017, writing 0x2b00013)
[  334.968853] pata_atiixp 0000:00:14.1: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x0, writing 0x4000)
[  334.968940] pci 0000:00:14.4: restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0xfff0, writing 0x83f08000)
[  334.969012] ATI IXP AC97 controller 0000:00:14.5: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x4300017, writing 0x4300013)
[  334.969075] ATI IXP MC97 controller 0000:00:14.6: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x4300017, writing 0x4300013)
[  334.969267] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0xf (was 0x344010a, writing 0x5c0010a)
[  334.969280] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0xe (was 0x0, writing 0xa8fc)
[  334.969292] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0xd (was 0x0, writing 0xa800)
[  334.969305] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0xc (was 0x0, writing 0xa4fc)
[  334.969317] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0xb (was 0x0, writing 0xa400)
[  334.969329] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0xa (was 0x0, writing 0x87fff000)
[  334.969342] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0x9 (was 0x0, writing 0x84000000)
[  334.969354] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0x8 (was 0x0, writing 0x83fff000)
[  334.969366] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0x7 (was 0x0, writing 0x80000000)
[  334.969379] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0x6 (was 0x70706, writing 0xb0070706)
[  334.969397] yenta_cardbus 0000:06:04.0: restoring config space at offset 0x3 (was 0x824008, writing 0x82a810)
[  334.970855] PM: early resume of devices complete after 2.565 msecs
[  334.971099] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[  334.971165] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[  334.971204] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[  334.971288] ATI IXP AC97 controller 0000:00:14.5: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[  334.972294] atiixp: codec reset timeout
[  334.974246] ATI IXP MC97 controller 0000:00:14.6: PCI INT B -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[  334.974796] radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[  334.974805] radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[  334.974815] radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[  334.974823] radeon 0000:01:05.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0
[  334.974834] radeon 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[  334.983085] [drm] radeon: 4 quad pipes, 1 z pipes initialized.
[  334.996111] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[  334.996257] tifm_7xx1 0000:06:04.3: PCI INT B -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
[  334.996302] sdhci-pci 0000:06:04.4: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[  334.998515] radeon 0000:01:05.0: WB enabled
[  334.998557] [drm] radeon: ring at 0x00000000A0001000
[  334.998585] [drm] ring test succeeded in 3 usecs
[  334.998626] [drm] ib test succeeded in 0 usecs
[  335.082217] firewire_core: skipped bus generations, destroying all nodes
[  335.113403] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Starting disk
[  335.124440] PM: resume of drv:radeon dev:0000:01:05.0 complete after 149.684 msecs
[  335.149610] PM: resume of drv:battery dev:PNP0C0A:00 complete after 151.626 msecs
[  335.156090] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:usb3 complete after 157.770 msecs
[  335.156108] PM: resume of drv:hub dev:3-0:1.0 complete after 157.746 msecs
[  335.156124] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_00 complete after 157.689 msecs
[  335.156136] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_81 complete after 157.738 msecs
[  335.161820] ata2.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:0c:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[  335.161888] ata2.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:22:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[  335.169073] i8042 kbd 00:06: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI
[  335.199045] ata2.00: configured for MWDMA2
[  335.212384] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:usb1 complete after 215.994 msecs
[  335.212558] PM: resume of drv:hub dev:1-0:1.0 complete after 214.472 msecs
[  335.212646] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_00 complete after 214.480 msecs
[  335.212825] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_81 complete after 214.694 msecs
[  335.232172] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:usb2 complete after 233.985 msecs
[  335.232312] PM: resume of drv:hub dev:2-0:1.0 complete after 234.087 msecs
[  335.232400] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_00 complete after 234.102 msecs
[  335.232578] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_81 complete after 234.315 msecs
[  335.408240] usb 2-4: reset full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[  335.580431] firewire_core: rediscovered device fw0
[  335.612405] btusb 2-4:1.0: no reset_resume for driver btusb?
[  335.612441] btusb 2-4:1.1: no reset_resume for driver btusb?
[  335.716227] usb 1-4: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[  335.866227] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:2-4 complete after 833.763 msecs
[  335.866451] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:2-4:1.0 complete after 833.951 msecs
[  335.866556] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:2-4:1.1 complete after 784.126 msecs
[  335.866645] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:2-4:1.2 complete after 773.195 msecs
[  335.866733] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:2-4:1.3 complete after 753.378 msecs
[  335.866803] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_00 complete after 753.411 msecs
[  335.866859] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_81 complete after 834.237 msecs
[  335.866913] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_82 complete after 784.748 msecs
[  335.866983] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_02 complete after 784.604 msecs
[  335.867052] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_83 complete after 773.673 msecs
[  335.867107] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_03 complete after 773.706 msecs
[  335.867178] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_84 complete after 773.703 msecs
[  335.867247] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_04 complete after 773.740 msecs
[  336.033396] ata1.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:0c:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[  336.033464] ata1.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:45:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) filtered out
[  336.041635] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[  336.049680] PM: resume of drv:sd dev:0:0:0:0 complete after 936.270 msecs
[  336.049801] PM: resume of drv:scsi_device dev:0:0:0:0 complete after 936.313 msecs
[  336.049873] PM: resume of drv:scsi_disk dev:0:0:0:0 complete after 847.792 msecs
[  336.156301] usb 1-4: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ar9271.fw, size: 51312
[  336.256173] PM: resume of drv:pcmcia_socket dev:pcmcia_socket0 complete after 171.288 msecs
[  336.423931] usb 1-4: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
[  336.424000] PM: resume of drv:usb dev:1-4 complete after 1425.514 msecs
[  336.424214] PM: resume of drv:ath9k_hif_usb dev:1-4:1.0 complete after 1425.584 msecs
[  336.424370] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_00 complete after 1391.990 msecs
[  336.424512] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_01 complete after 1392.356 msecs
[  336.424815] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_82 complete after 1392.611 msecs
[  336.424884] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_83 complete after 1392.645 msecs
[  336.424954] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_04 complete after 1392.679 msecs
[  336.425011] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_05 complete after 1392.712 msecs
[  336.425080] PM: resume of drv: dev:ep_06 complete after 1392.744 msecs
[  336.437254] PM: resume of drv:ieee80211 dev:phy1 complete after 180.731 msecs
[  336.437631] PM: resume of devices complete after 1466.693 msecs
[  336.440717] PM: resume devices took 1.472 seconds
[  336.441647] PM: Finishing wakeup.
[  336.441666] Restarting tasks ... done.
[  336.723068] video LNXVIDEO:00: Restoring backlight state
[  336.913718] composite sync not supported
[  340.026342] eth0: link down
[  340.032345] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[  340.218191] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[  340.218227] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[  340.218260] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
[  340.669698] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[  345.011635] VFS: busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sr0
[  402.411189] wlan1: authenticate with 08:86:3b:3d:b5:14 (try 1)
[  402.412967] wlan1: authenticated
[  402.413007] wlan1: associate with 08:86:3b:3d:b5:14 (try 1)
[  402.417099] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 08:86:3b:3d:b5:14 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[  402.417108] wlan1: associated
[  402.489698] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready
[  402.491635] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: TW
[  403.472572] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472584] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472593] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472601] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472608] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472617] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472623] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472631] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472638] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472646] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472653] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472660] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472667] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472675] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472682] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472690] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472696] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472704] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472711] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472719] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472726] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472734] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472740] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2467 MHz
[  403.472745] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2472 MHz
[  403.472749] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz
[  403.472759] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472767] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472774] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472782] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472789] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472797] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472804] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472812] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472818] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472826] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472833] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472841] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472848] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472856] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472862] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472870] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472877] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472885] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472892] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472900] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472906] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[  403.472914] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472920] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2467 MHz
[  403.472924] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2472 MHz
[  403.472929] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz
[  403.472936] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: TW
[  403.472941] cfg80211:     (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[  403.472949] cfg80211:     (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[  403.472957] cfg80211:     (5270000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 1700 mBm)
[  403.472964] cfg80211:     (5735000 KHz - 5815000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3000 mBm)
[  403.817980] Intel AES-NI instructions are not detected.
[  403.956843] padlock_aes: VIA PadLock not detected.
[  412.768030] wlan1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 1216.805368] composite sync not supported
[ 1525.808069] usb 1-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[ 1528.632925] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
[ 1528.725278] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 1528.730543] scsi2 : usb-storage 1-6:1.0
[ 1528.735202] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 1528.735211] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 1529.741818] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     UFD      USB Flash Drive  1100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[ 1529.747904] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1529.749534] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 3915776 512-byte logical blocks: (2.00 GB/1.86 GiB)
[ 1529.750668] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1529.750678] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00
[ 1529.752522] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1529.752532] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1529.758791] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1529.758804] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1529.760325]  sdb: sdb1
[ 1529.763286] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1529.763296] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1529.763304] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1547.073651] usb 1-6: USB disconnect, address 4
[ 1567.604074] usb 1-6: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[ 1567.745063] scsi3 : usb-storage 1-6:1.0
[ 1568.748931] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  U3 Cruzer Micro  3.21 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 1568.749412] scsi 3:0:0:1: CD-ROM            SanDisk  U3 Cruzer Micro  3.21 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[ 1568.755664] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1568.756066] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 4001425 512-byte logical blocks: (2.04 GB/1.90 GiB)
[ 1568.756765] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 1568.756774] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
[ 1568.760520] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1568.760532] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1568.761281] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 8x/40x writer xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 1568.761686] sr 3:0:0:1: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
[ 1568.762051] sr 3:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 5
[ 1568.765147] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1568.765157] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1568.769702]  sdb: sdb1
[ 1568.773644] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[ 1568.773654] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 1568.773662] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 1731.125880] usb 1-6: USB disconnect, address 5

dmesg | grep firmware brings up

[   82.940100] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.
[  340.218260] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.

uname -r brings up

2.6.38-8-generic

ipconfig -a brings up

No command 'ipconfig' found, did you mean:
 Command 'tpconfig' from package 'tpconfig' (universe)
 Command 'iwconfig' from package 'wireless-tools' (main)
 Command 'ifconfig' from package 'net-tools' (main)
ipconfig: command not found

[T86158]

Please keep in mind, I am brand new to Linux. Terminology will be fairly foreign. I have worked with Windows 3.1 and up but have not done a lot in MS DOS

[MikeTbob]

Hello.
You need to go here and download the firmware for this device to work.
b43 - Linux Wireless
Be sure to select the correct version for your device.\ which appears to be:

Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce 54g] 802.11a/b/g PCI Express Transceiver [14e4:4319]

[MikeTbob]

The link appears to be down at the moment.

[jayd512]

Hello there.

Just an FYI to add.
In Windows, it's ipconfig. In Linux, ifconfig.

[T86158]

Yeah, I definitely overlooked that. I'll update my post from above. Thank you

Edit: Nevermind, I could not edit my original post because I have less than 15 posts and I have urls mentioned somewhere within it.

ifconfig -a gives me

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0f:b0:c5:44:8d  
          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:22 Base address:0xa000 

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:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:2496 (2.4 KB)  TX bytes:2496 (2.4 KB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:a5:2c:61:ec  
          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)

wlan1     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr d8:5d:4c:94:76:e9  
          inet addr:192.168.2.12  Bcast:192.168.2.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::da5d:4cff:fe94:76e9/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:39780 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:34643 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:39268065 (39.2 MB)  TX bytes:9014808 (9.0 MB)

[jayd512]

dmesg output can be a beast. Let's narrow it down to info regarding firmware:

dmesg | grep firmware

[MikeTbob]

I see two interfaces. Try this. Disable the working interface first

sudo ifconfig wlan1 down

Then set the other interface, wlan0

sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid xxxxxxxxx

sudo iwconfig wlan0 key xxxxxxxxx

sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode managed

sudo ip link set wlan0 up

sudo dhclient wlan0

You'll have to change essid to match your ESSID from the router and change key to whatever your encryption key is. If it doesn't work, either reboot or use these commands to restart wlan1. Post any errors you get.

[jayd512]

Yeah... I just noticed 2nd interface.
Do you have a USB adapter?

[T86158]

Yes, you might be seeing two interfaces. I connected my external usb wifi adapter to my laptop prior to boot-up. It works but I would like to use the built-in wifi adapter on the laptop so that my desktop can use the external usb one. I'll go ahead and isolate the interfaces with the codes you posted. As far as dmesg | grep firmware, I have that posted in the original post.