Broadcom Issue in LXDE 12

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Hi.
everything is wonderful except this pesky issue. when i click 'Activate' in 'Additional Drivers' on the broadcom STA driver, it starts downloading but then gives me some error messg to look into \var\log\jockey.log.
the only thing there related to broadcom i can find is:
2012-04-23 22:57:36,869 DEBUG: BroadcomWLHandler enabled(): kmod disabled, bcm43xx: blacklisted, b43: enabled, b43legacy: enabled

through synaptic i've tried installing: b43fwcutter, b43lpphy, b43sta(something) but all of them give me an error messg that some files couldnot be retrieved from the server.

i really need a soln to this as theres no point in having a cool OS but w/out wifi.
wired internet works perfect.

[TBABill]

Can you open a terminal and enter

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lspci -v

and paste the output here? Also enter

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lsmod

The first command will tell us what device you are using and the second will tell us which drivers Mint currently has activated.

Depending on which Broadcom device you have, the STA may not work or be the best option. There are issues with some models not configuring via the GUI correctly, such as the BCM4311 with the STA driver. We can assist once we have more info.

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lsmod:

Module Size Used by
rfcomm 38408 0
bnep 17923 2
bluetooth 148839 10 rfcomm,bnep
parport_pc 32114 0
ppdev 12849 0
joydev 17393 0
dell_wmi 12601 0
sparse_keymap 13658 1 dell_wmi
snd_hda_codec_idt 60049 1
snd_hda_intel 24262 2
snd_hda_codec 91754 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13276 1 snd_hda_codec
dell_laptop 13519 0
snd_pcm 80468 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
dcdbas 14098 1 dell_laptop
pcmcia 39822 0
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_rawmidi 25241 1 snd_seq_midi
psmouse 73673 0
binfmt_misc 17292 1
yenta_socket 27428 0
arc4 12473 2
pcmcia_rsrc 18367 1 yenta_socket
serio_raw 12990 0
pcmcia_core 21511 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
nouveau 663211 2
snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
b43 318816 0
ttm 65224 1 nouveau
mac80211 272785 1 b43
drm_kms_helper 32889 1 nouveau
drm 192226 4 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13199 1 nouveau
mxm_wmi 12859 1 nouveau
snd_timer 28932 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14172 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
cfg80211 172392 2 b43,mac80211
video 18908 1 nouveau
snd 55902 13 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
wmi 18744 2 dell_wmi,mxm_wmi
soundcore 12600 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 14115 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
lp 17455 0
parport 40930 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
ssb 50682 1 b43
tg3 132972 0
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lscpci -v:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ed000000-efefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
Memory at efffc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00005000-00005fff
Memory behind bridge: 8a400000-8a5fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 000000008a600000-000000008a7fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=0c, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff
Memory behind bridge: ecf00000-ecffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 000000008a200000-000000008a3fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: ece00000-ecefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 000000008a000000-000000008a1fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at bf80 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
I/O ports at bf60 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
I/O ports at bf40 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
I/O ports at bf20 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=07, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: 84000000-89ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000080000000-0000000083ffffff
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: leds-ss4200, iTCO_wdt, intel-rng

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 3
I/O ports at 10c0 [size=32]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at ed000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at ee000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at ef000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb

03:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller (rev 40)
Subsystem: Dell Device 01c2
Flags: bus master, stepping, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 18
Memory at 88000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=03, secondary=04, subordinate=07, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 80000000-83fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 84000000-87fff000
I/O window 0: 00002000-000020ff
I/O window 1: 00002400-000024ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket

09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude D620
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
Memory at ecef0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at <ignored> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3

0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1490 Dual Band WLAN Mini-Card
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at ecffc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Kernel modules: ssb

[TBABill]

I'm not sure how you tried to activate the STA driver, but its module (wl) does not appear in the lsmod output so you should be fine. What I would recommend is reinstalling the b43 driver again by doing

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sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

Once it finishes just restart or

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sudo modprobe b43

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tried activating it thru the 'additional drivers' but it would always give the error to look into jockey.log.

output for

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sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer

b43-fwcutter is already the newest version.
firmware-b43-installer is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
bcmwl-kernel-source : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
libc6-dev : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

as for

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sudo modprobe b43

nothing happens

[AlbertP]

Please tell us what you see when clicking the network icon. If it still does not show networks please post the output of:

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iwconfig

and

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rfkill list

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Please tell us what you see when clicking the network icon. If it still does not show networks please post the output of:

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iwconfig

and

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rfkill list

network icon doesnt show any networks. says for wireless firmware is missing.
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iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:on

and

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rfkill list

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

[AlbertP]

Ok so firmware is missing. Please remove the firmware and install it again: (using wired internet of course)

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apt purge firmware-b43-installer b43-fwcutter
apt install firmware-b43-installer b43-fwcutter

Then it should be present (sometimes you don't even need a reboot).

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Ok so firmware is missing. Please remove the firmware and install it again: (using wired internet of course)

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apt purge firmware-b43-installer b43-fwcutter
apt install firmware-b43-installer b43-fwcutter

Then it should be present (sometimes you don't even need a reboot).

everythings same. network icon says 'wireless networks device not ready(firmware missing)'

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apt purge firmware-b43-installer b43-fwcutter

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
bcmwl-kernel-source : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
libc6-dev : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

and

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apt install firmware-b43-installer b43-fwcutter

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
b43-fwcutter is already the newest version.
firmware-b43-installer is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
bcmwl-kernel-source : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
libc6-dev : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

[selittl]

I have had a similar problem. It's mostly fixed but in order to have the wireless work I have to type the command

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sudo modprobe b43

every time the computer boots up. I would like for the wireless to just be there when it boots as this is my wife's computer and she does not want to deal with running terminal commands. Is there a way to write and install a start up script to just run the command? I am not good at scripts if anyone could give me a pointer I would appreciate it. Thanks

[AlbertP]

You still have the STA driver installed. Please purge bcmwl-kernel-source.

[split]

I have had a similar problem. It's mostly fixed but in order to have the wireless work I have to type the command

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sudo modprobe b43

every time the computer boots up. I would like for the wireless to just be there when it boots as this is my wife's computer and she does not want to deal with running terminal commands. Is there a way to write and install a start up script to just run the command? I am not good at scripts if anyone could give me a pointer I would appreciate it. Thanks

not working for me.

[selittl]

You still have the STA driver installed. Please purge bcmwl-kernel-source.

Thanks. It worked!

[AlbertP]

This has become a very confusing topic with both selittl and split having problems. @ split: do you have it solved as well? Then please add [solved] to the title.

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This has become a very confusing topic with both selittl and split having problems. @ split: do you have it solved as well? Then please add [solved] to the title.

Sorry to disappoint, but no its not solved.

[AlbertP]

@ split: Please make sure bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, and purge it if necessary. Then please post the output of inxi -N.

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@ split: Please make sure bcmwl-kernel-source is not installed, and purge it if necessary. Then please post the output of inxi -N.

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apt purge bcmwl-kernel-source

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-dev : Depends: linux-libc-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

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inxi -N

Network: Card-1 Broadcom BCM4311 802.11a/b/g driver b43-pci-bridge
Card-2 Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express driver tg3

[AlbertP]

There is some dependency conflict that does not allow uninstalling bcmwl-kernel-source. You could try using apt install -f to fix it.

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There is so
me dependency conflict that does not allow uninstalling bcmwl-kernel-source. You could try using apt install -f to fix it.

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apt-get -f install

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

[AlbertP]

You probably had Synaptic or another program managing software (such as the updater) open while running apt install -f. Then it indeed won't work.