WPA Broadcom 4306 Issues

Hello, I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop and cannot get my Broadcom BCM4306 to work with a WPA encrypted network. The wifi works fine on unencrypted networks, however my primary network is WPA encrypted so i need help solving this issue.

Here are the details of my configuration via a script provided on this forum:

Code:

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============ lspci ============
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3580] (rev 02)
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
        Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:00.1 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3584] (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral [0880]: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3585] (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02)
        Kernel modules: intelfb
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device [8086:3582] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:24c2] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:24c4] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:24c7] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:24cd] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 81)
        Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:24cc] (rev 01)
        Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller [8086:24ca] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24c5] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
        Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
00:1f.6 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:24c6] (rev 01)
        Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0m
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T [14e4:4401] (rev 01)
        Kernel driver in use: b44
        Kernel modules: b44
02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4320] (rev 03)
        Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
        Kernel modules: ssb
02:04.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller [104c:ac56]
        Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
        Kernel modules: yenta_socket

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

============ lsmod ============
Module                  Size  Used by
rfkill_input          12800  0
binfmt_misc            16776  1
i915                  65668  2
drm                    96424  3 i915
ppdev                  15620  0
bridge                56212  0
stp                    10500  1 bridge
bnep                  20224  2
lp                    17156  0
parport                42220  2 ppdev,lp
joydev                18368  0
snd_intel8x0          37532  3
arc4                    9856  2
snd_ac97_codec        112292  1 snd_intel8x0
ecb                    10752  2
ac97_bus                9856  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss            46336  0
snd_mixer_oss          22656  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                83076  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy          10756  0
snd_seq_oss            37760  0
b43                  131484  0
snd_seq_midi          14336  0
snd_rawmidi            29696  1 snd_seq_midi
pcmcia                44748  0
mac80211              217592  1 b43
snd_seq_midi_event    15104  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                56880  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              29704  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device        14988  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
yenta_socket          32396  1
cfg80211              38288  1 mac80211
iTCO_wdt              19108  0
iTCO_vendor_support    11652  1 iTCO_wdt
rsrc_nonstatic        19328  1 yenta_socket
led_class              12036  1 b43
snd                    62756  16 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore              15200  1 snd
pcmcia_core            43540  3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
input_polldev          11912  1 b43
psmouse                61972  0
dcdbas                15264  0
snd_page_alloc        16904  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
pcspkr                10496  0
serio_raw              13444  0
shpchp                40212  0
video                  25360  0
intel_agp              34108  1
output                11008  1 video
agpgart                42696  3 drm,intel_agp
b44                    35984  0
ssb                    41220  2 b43,b44
mii                    13312  1 b44
fbcon                  46112  0
tileblit              10752  1 fbcon
font                  16384  1 fbcon
bitblit                13824  1 fbcon
softcursor              9984  1 bitblit

============ dmesg-firmware ============
[  27.024091] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
[  27.208937] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
[  27.276062] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
[  27.444824] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
[  27.708098] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)

============ kernel version ============
2.6.28-14-generic

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Can you guys guide me through solving this issue or pointing me in the right direction?

Thanks for your time.

It looks like you have the Broadcom firmware installed, so that's not a problem.

What method are you using to handle the connections? Are you using a connection manager, like NetworkManager or Wicd? Or are you connecting using terminal command iwconfig? Or some other way?

I'm using the built in wireless manager in ubuntu, i see the encrypted networks and when it prompts me for the password i enter it, and it can never connect tot he network.

Install the Wicd connection manager, and see if that works better. Use Synaptic to install it, and it will uninstall the default NetworkManager.

You will need a wired connection, or a wireless connection.

waterhead, worked perfectly with the substitution of wicd, thanks a lot!

not sure why ubuntus built in network manager couldnt handle it but this new one works great.

There seems to be some bugs in the current version of NetworkManager. It has worked flawlessly for me in previous versions, so let's hope they work things out.