Broadcom BCM 94322 HM8L [SOLVED]

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Broadcom BCM 94322 HM8L [SOLVED]

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After installing Linux Mint 19.1 on a Dell Latitude E4300 I cannot get the Broadcom BCM 94322 HM8L wireless to work.
I have used the command

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sudo apt install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
and nothing.
I have had it working on a previous installation of Linux Mint installed by someone else, I think 17.0. I was able to upgrade to 17.3 then upgraded to 18. Through all those iterations the wireless worked. I then broke my system trying to fix the printer function and decided to go ahead and do a fresh install of Linux 19.1 and have not been able to get the wireless to work.

I have found this and installed the installer:

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sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer
When I run the command:

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inxi -Fxz
Result:

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System:    Host: Wings-of-Sardior Kernel: 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64
           bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: portable System: Dell product: Latitude E4300 serial: N/A
           Mobo: Dell model: 0D201R serial: N/A
           BIOS: Dell v: A26 date: 06/04/2013
Battery    BAT0: charge: 48.9 Wh 94.0% condition: 52.0/62.7 Wh (83%)
           model: Samsung SDI DELL J163809 status: N/A
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo P9400 (-MCP-) 
           arch: Penryn rev.10 cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9576
           clock speeds: max: 2401 MHz 1: 2394 MHz 2: 2446 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1280x800@59.99hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express
           version: 2.1 Mesa 18.0.5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-43-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: efe0 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller
           driver: wl bus-ID: 0c:00.0
           IF: wlp12s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (62.7% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9320325AS size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 293G used: 188G (68%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 75.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 193 Uptime: 11 min Memory: 1605.3/3897.7MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56
Command:

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lspci | grep -i wireless
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0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
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rfkill list
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0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
3: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
as per JeremyB on another thread wireless text
this is the results of the wireless script:
https://termbin.com/10ed

I even tried the commands that worked for another user from this post:
Re: Cannot Enable Wifi Connection on Linux Mint 18.1

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sudo sed -i 's/WirelessEnabled=false/WirelessEnabled=true/' /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state
systemctl restart network-manager.service
still, nothing works. Yes, it says it is Hard blocked, but the Wi-Fi light is 'on'. It wasn't 'on' until I loaded the first two drivers. Light's are on, but no one's home...

Can anyone point me in a direction that might help get this resolved? I am adept at commands in the terminal, just not real versed in the needed commands.
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Sardior

Re: Broadcom BCM 94322 HM8L

Post by Sardior »

Well, guess I'll start looking around for different distros that will work with this system. Maybe only the older version of Linux Mint will work with this so I'll download 17.1 and hope for the best.
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Re: Broadcom BCM 94322 HM8L

Post by JeremyB »

Is the wifi switch on? It appears to be close to an audio jack and USB port
Sardior

Re: Broadcom BCM 94322 HM8L

Post by Sardior »

JeremyB wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:34 am Is the wifi switch on? It appears to be close to an audio jack and USB port
It appears that somehow, though I have no idea how, the switch got switched off. And even though the "WiFi" light is "on" the WiFi was not "on". I am going against everything I was taught, both in history, and in my tech experience, I guess you can't trust your instruments (though I probably will anyway because my senses can be deceived far too often for me to trust them).
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