Re: setting up WiFi adapter (Broadcom BCM4321 14e4:4328 chipset) in latest version of Debian
Followup:
More detailed output from lspci -k -v -n
about my broadcom crad is here:
03:00.0 0280: 14e4:4311 (rev 01)
Subsystem: 103c:1363
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 255
Memory at b6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
Capabilities: [d0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
Kjetil
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 13:30, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
<kjetil1001@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have the same problem as the original poster! In synaptic I have
> installed the relevant driver packages for my broadcom wifi card. Here
> are outputs from some of the commands suggested to use above:
>
> kjetil@kjetil:~$ lspci | grep "BCM"
> 03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (rev 01)
>
> lsmod | grep "BCM" -> no output
> dmesg | grep "BCM" -> no output
>
> kjetil@kjetil:~$ sudo ifconfig -a
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:24:63:ae:59
> inet addr:192.168.1.133 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> inet6 addr: fe80::21b:24ff:fe63:ae59/64 Scope:Link
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:42361 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:29133 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
> RX bytes:46260691 (44.1 MiB) TX bytes:4317285 (4.1 MiB)
> Interrupt:20 Base address:0x2000
>
> 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:291 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:291 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> RX bytes:8439 (8.2 KiB) TX bytes:8439 (8.2 KiB)
>
> (That is, no output for wireless!)
>
> kjetil@kjetil:~$ nm-tool
>
> NetworkManager Tool
>
> State: connected (global)
>
> - Device: eth0 [Wired connection 1] -------------------------------------------
> Type: Wired
> Driver: forcedeth
> State: connected
> Default: yes
> HW Address: 00:1B:24:63:AE:59
>
> Capabilities:
> Carrier Detect: yes
> Speed: 100 Mb/s
>
> Wired Properties
> Carrier: on
>
> IPv4 Settings:
> Address: 192.168.1.133
> Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
> Gateway: 192.168.1.3
>
> DNS: 132.248.10.2
> DNS: 132.248.204.1
> DNS: 132.248.237.250
> DNS: 132.248.64.250
>
>
> (again, no output for wireless is seen!)
>
> Is there anything I can do manually to install the relevant driver in
> the kernel, as it is installed on my system, by the debian package
> firmware-b43-installer, broadcom-sta-common, broadcom-sta-source.
>
> Kjetil
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 15:09, Nitebirdz <nitebirdz@sacredchaos.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 12:07:24PM -0800, Colin Reinhardt wrote:
>>> Im new to Debian/Linux...
>>> I have tried following the Debian Wireless-HowTo and other related
>>> Linux WiFi HowTos.
>>>
>>> I downloaded and installed the firmware-b43-installer and
>>> b43-fwcutter, (synaptic shows them as installed packages now).
>>>
>>> In Gnome, using network-manager (applet) there is nothing about
>>> wireless networks shown at all, only my wired LAN ethernet network is
>>> an option.
>>>
>>> How can I tell if my PCI card is being detected and firmware loaded
>>> correctly, and what are the next steps to get WiFi working?
>>> Thanks, Colin
>>>
>>
>> Commands like 'lspci' and 'lshw' should help you figure out whether or not
>> the actual hardware is detected. Then, 'lsmod' displays whether or not
>> the kernel module is loaded. You can also run 'ifconfig -a' as root. As
>> far as I know, even if the interface is not configured, it should still
>> show it in the output, as long as it is detected and the kernel module is
>> successfully loaded.
>>
>> Here is a troubleshooting document that may be of some help, even though
>> it was written for Ubuntu:
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
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