[SOLVED] Pavilion DV1000 Realtek RTL8139 No wireless

Zoro1044

Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:29:26 am

Removed XP from a friends Laptop installed Zorin 5.2 every thing ok except Wireless Network (eth0). Will not switch on and detect router,wired ethernet ok. Have installed b43 driver

Wolfman

Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:29:34 am

Hi,

see this about updating:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1617

When you reboot; click on edit network > wireless and make sure that "connect automatically" and "for all users" is marked.

Regards Wolfman

Zoro1044

Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:06:42 pm

The model of laptop is a HP pavilion dv1000 p/n EQ612PA-ABG

Code:: [*donna@donna-HP-Pavilion-dv1000-EQ612PA-ABG:~$ sudo lshw -c network && ifconfig && iwconfig [sudo] password for donna: *-network:0 description: Ethernet interface product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0 logical name: eth0 donna@donna-HP-Pavilion-dv1000-EQ612PA-ABG:~$ sudo lshw -c network && ifconfig && iwconfig [sudo] password for donna: *-network:0 description: Ethernet interface product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0 logical name: eth0 version: 10 serial: 00:16:36:46:82:e7 size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.102 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0108000-b01080ff *-network:1 UNCLAIMED description: Network controller product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 6 bus info: pci@0000:06:06.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: latency=32 resources: memory:b0104000-b0105fff eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:36:46:82:e7 inet addr:192.168.0.102 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::216:36ff:fe46:82e7/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:8505 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:6071 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:9663186 (9.6 MB) TX bytes:670852 (670.8 KB) Interrupt:16 Base address:0x3000 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:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:3008 (3.0 KB) TX bytes:3008 (3.0 KB) lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. donna@donna-HP-Pavilion-dv1000-EQ612PA-ABG:~$ version: 10 serial: 00:16:36:46:82:e7 size: 100Mbit/s capacity: 100Mbit/s width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.102 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s resources: irq:16 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:b0108000-b01080ff *-network:1 UNCLAIMED description: Network controller product: BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 6 bus info: pci@0000:06:06.0 version: 02 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: latency=32 resources: memory:b0104000-b0105fff eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:36:46:82:e7 inet addr:192.168.0.102 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::216:36ff:fe46:82e7/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:8505 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:6071 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:9663186 (9.6 MB) TX bytes:670852 (670.8 KB) Interrupt:16 Base address:0x3000 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:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:40 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:3008 (3.0 KB) TX bytes:3008 (3.0 KB) lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. donna@donna-HP-Pavilion-dv1000-EQ612PA-ABG:~$ ]

Zoro1044

Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:11:33 pm

Thanks for your reply and sorry for the length of txt on the post i'm not sure how to edit the txt into "scroll down" feature.

madvinegar

Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:13:29 pm

Have you updated your system and trying enabling the broadcom sta driver from additional drivers?

If it does not work, de-activate it again and open synaptics package manager and install the following two packages:

b43-fwcutter
firmware-b43-installer

If you do in terminal

Code:: sudo modprobe b43

does your wifi work?

if yes, in order to add b43 at each start up, do the following in terminal:

Code:: sudo su echo b43 >> /etc/modules exit

Zoro1044

Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:27:04 am

SOLVED:
Thank you one and all, the final block on Madvinegar was the code that seem to have cured it as I had previously installed all the rest. Now starts automatically which is good for the lady who owns it.
One last tip when testing, hold the wireless switch down for 5 secs give the drivers time to see it. Can't wait for Zorin 6 keep it easy and pleasing to the eye for the none geeks.

madvinegar

Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:30:43 pm

Glad I helped my friend! I will mark the topic as solved!
For the record, your wireless card is "BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller".
Realtek RTL8139 is your ethernet card.

@Swarf! More blue jewels please !!!

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[SOLVED] Pavilion DV1000 Realtek RTL8139 No wireless