Thanks for responding.
does nothing. It just brings the blinking cursor back up.
is as follows:
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Module Size Used by
b44 36864 0
mii 16384 1 b44
gpio_ich 16384 0
dell_wmi 16384 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 dell_wmi
dell_laptop 20480 0
dell_smbios 16384 2 dell_wmi,dell_laptop
dcdbas 16384 1 dell_smbios
dell_smm_hwmon 16384 0
coretemp 16384 0
joydev 20480 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 45056 1
input_leds 16384 0
serio_raw 16384 0
snd_hda_codec_idt 53248 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 69632 1 snd_hda_codec_idt
snd_hda_intel 36864 3
snd_hda_codec 114688 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic
snd_hda_core 69632 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic
b43 397312 0
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 94208 4 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core,snd_hda_codec_hdmi
bcma 57344 1 b43
snd_seq_midi 16384 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
lpc_ich 20480 0
mac80211 700416 1 b43
snd_rawmidi 28672 1 snd_seq_midi
cfg80211 532480 2 b43,mac80211
snd_seq 57344 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
ssb_hcd 16384 0
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 28672 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 65536 17 snd_hda_intel,snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm
shpchp 32768 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
mac_hid 16384 0
binfmt_misc 20480 1
parport_pc 32768 0
ppdev 20480 0
lp 20480 0
parport 45056 3 lp,parport_pc,ppdev
autofs4 40960 2
btrfs 1101824 0
xor 28672 1 btrfs
raid6_pq 106496 1 btrfs
dm_mirror 24576 0
dm_region_hash 20480 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 20480 2 dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
hid_generic 16384 0
usbhid 49152 0
hid 98304 2 hid_generic,usbhid
i915 1187840 2
psmouse 122880 0
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 139264 1 i915
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
pata_acpi 16384 0
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
ssb 57344 3 b43,ssb_hcd,b44
drm 303104 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
wmi 16384 1 dell_wmi
video 40960 3 dell_wmi,dell_laptop,i915
I looked through all the conf files and couldn't find any references to ""b44".
There was one section that said "replaced by
b43 and ssb. blacklist bcm43xx". Not sure if that's helpful.
I also just noticed that there's no "Wired Connection 1" where there used to be. And the icon no longer spins around, it just shows the red "x".
The NIC is enabled in the bios, and the port lights turn on when I plug in a cable.