My lspci output is listed. I am not able to use hotspot on my laptop, even with the the simple click from network settings, nor with hotspotd. This is something I need daily to sync my mobile devices.
006:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1704 802.11n + BT 4.0
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at f7100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-b1-ff-ff-d1-10-08
Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: wl
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0654
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Memory at f7000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-36-4c-e0-00
Capabilities: [170] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Kernel driver in use: r8101
Regards
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Himanshu Shekhar
IIIT-Allahabad
IRM2015006