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My wireless is making my laptop freeze. <solved>

ooseven

Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:52:48 pm

Hello, my sister-in-laws laptop that I installed zorin 6 lite on will feeze
every time I unhook the wired and hook up the wireless.

It sees it and if I keep the wired in it will work. As soon I unhook
the wired so I can use the wireless it freezes up.

I can have the wired hooked up and the wireless running with
the passcode in and every thing so it does see the wireless.

But again it will freeze as soon as I unhook the wired.

Can any body help me,she is a windows user and I want to
get her off from that...

madvinegar

Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:23:14 pm

Please post the results of:
Code:
lspci
lsusb
sudo lshw -c network
sudo rfkill list all

ooseven

Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:57:00 pm

swarfendor437 wrote:If you are 'unhooking' while the system is running, then that could be the issue. I would only use wired if necessary when installing and carrying out updates. Then I would shut the machine down and try and boot from wireless.


I did every way you have mentioned.
If I stay wired it runs great. If I have
wired and wireless running it runs great.

If I reboot with the wireless only it will
freeze in a few seconds.

ooseven

Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:15:50 pm

lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6250/6310]
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:15.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 (rev 43)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7
06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet (rev c1)
sky@Homesky:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 1c4f:0003 SiGma Micro HID controller
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1bcf:288a Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
sky@Homesky:~$ sudo lshw -c network

ooseven

Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:20:47 pm

madvinegar wrote:Please post the results of:
Code:
lspci
lsusb
sudo lshw -c network
sudo rfkill list all


lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler [Radeon HD 6320]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6250/6310]
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:15.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 (rev 43)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7
06:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet (rev c1)
sky@Homesky:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 1c4f:0003 SiGma Micro HID controller
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1bcf:288a Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
sky@Homesky:~$ sudo lshw -c network
[sudo] password for sky:
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 84:4b:f5:01:b7:bf
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.2.0-34-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.14 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
resources: irq:17 memory:f0200000-f027ffff memory:f0500000-f050ffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: c1
serial: 4c:72:b9:29:30:6c
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.1.0-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.8 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:42 memory:f0100000-f013ffff ioport:2000(size=128)
sky@Homesky:~$ sudo rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

madvinegar

Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:39:17 am

Ok, I searched the web and there seems to be a bug regarding your problem.
Your ethernet driver conflicts with your wireless driver.

Possible solutions.
Option 1
Get into the BIOS settings of your laptop and set "LAN" as your first booting option. (Do you know how to do that?)
You may get an error message when the laptop starts, but people say that you will not face any freeze problem when using your wireless.

Option 2
You can blacklist the ethernet driver. But this will mean that your laptop will only work with wireless connection.
Open terminal and write
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

At the end of the file add the line:
blacklist atl1c

Save, exit, open terminal again and write
Code:
sudo update-initramfs -u

Then restart the laptop.

Option 3
Update to the latest kernel
Visit this page http://packages.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker ... /downloads and follow the instructions.
They basically say:
Prerequisites: Make sure you are running the latest version of precise, and all your packages are up to date
1) Add the X-team ppa (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+a ... s-backport)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/q-lts-backport
2) Update apt and install the new kernel
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-quantal linux-headers-generic-lts-quantal
3) Restart your computer to boot into the new kernel

People say that if you will install ubuntu 12.10, due to the new kernel, the problem is fixed. However, since you are running Zorin which is based on ubuntu 12.04, you can just update to the latest kernel by following the instructions I gave you above. I have tried them in two laptops without any problem. However, in case you have any problem, you can always go back to your last kernel. The instructions for removing the lastest kernel are also included in the webpage I gave you. They basically say:
Code:
You may remove the 3.5 kernel by using ppa-purge
1) Install ppa-purge
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
2) Remove the ppa
sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/q-lts-backport
3) PPA Purge will find the packages installed and offered to downgrade them.
Say yes and ppa-purge will remove the upgraded versions and reinstall the versions from the archive.
4) Remove the meta packages
sudo apt-get remove --purge linux-image-generic-lts-quantal linux-headers-generic-lts-quantal
5) Remove the kernel itself. While running the new kernel, enter the following command
uname -r
This returns a number, like '3.5.0-8-generic'. Use the number (3.5.0-8) to replace the word KERNEL
sudo apt-get remove --purge linux-image-KERNEL-generic linux-headers-KERNEL linux-headers-KERNEL-generic
sudo apt-get autoremove
Eg, for '3.5.0-8'
sudo apt-get remove --purge linux-image-3.5.0-8-generic linux-headers-3.5.0-8 linux-headers-3.5.0-8

Ofcourse, the latest kernel presently in 3.5.0-19. So you must make the necessary amendments in the above commands.
For your info, this kernel will come anyway to 12.04 but is expected around end of January.

Good luck!

madvinegar

Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:44:12 am

There is also one other manual option to work around your problem.
Your wireless driver is ath9k. Your ethernet driver is atl1c. You can unload the one you don't want and use the other (and vice versa) according to your needs.
For example.
Lets say that you have your wired connection on and you want to use your wireless connection. Open terminal and write
Code:
sudo modprobe -r atl1c
sudo modprobe ath9k


Now, lets say that you have your wireless connection on and you want to use your wired connection. Open terminal and write
Code:
sudo modprobe -r ath9k
sudo modprobe atl1c


We can even create executable files that yiu can just double click on them and run automatically the above commands. We can create two files, one named "wired connection" and one named "wireless connection", and you can double click the one you want to work with... :D

ooseven

Mon Dec 03, 2012 5:41:03 pm

OK here is my wifes laptop info from the commands above. Her wireless says
firmware missing:

cindie@gauthier:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8132 Fast Ethernet (rev c0)
cindie@gauthier:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
cindie@gauthier:~$ sudo lshw -c network
[sudo] password for cindie:
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:d1100000-d1103fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: AR8132 Fast Ethernet
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: c0
serial: 70:5a:b6:03:a4:10
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.1.0-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.3 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 memory:d1000000-d103ffff ioport:2000(size=128)
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 0c:ee:e6:d9:a4:f3
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.2.0-29-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
cindie@gauthier:~$ sudo rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
cindie@gauthier:~$

ooseven

Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:25:58 pm

ooseven wrote:OK here is my wifes laptop info from the commands above. Her wireless says
firmware missing:

cindie@gauthier:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:05.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780/RS880 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS780M/RS780MN [Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8132 Fast Ethernet (rev c0)
cindie@gauthier:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
cindie@gauthier:~$ sudo lshw -c network
[sudo] password for cindie:
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:d1100000-d1103fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: AR8132 Fast Ethernet
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: c0
serial: 70:5a:b6:03:a4:10
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=atl1c driverversion=1.0.1.0-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.3 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 memory:d1000000-d103ffff ioport:2000(size=128)
*-network DISABLED
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 0c:ee:e6:d9:a4:f3
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.2.0-29-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
cindie@gauthier:~$ sudo rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
cindie@gauthier:~$

Got it to work.
Have to make sure that these are installed:
ndiswrapper-sourse
ndiswrapper-dkms
ndiswrapper-common
ndiswrapper-utils-1.9 (may be an update on this one)
Plus I opened additional drivers and activated Broadcom STA wireless driver.
Rebooted and there it was.

I hope this helps others

madvinegar

Mon Dec 03, 2012 7:48:03 pm

I think you are completely confused about drivers...
The results you gave me first showed an atheros wireless card (with ath9k as driver).
Now you give some results that show a broadcom wireless card (with wl as driver).
You also say that you have installed ndiswrapper (windows wireless drivers application) - I really can't understand why. You just installed it without linking it with a windows driver (i.e. an ".inf" file).

Not all laptops have the same cards, need the same drivers and/or the same workarounds. What happened to the first laptop?

When you settle down to exactly what you need, which laptop has the problem and what terminal results you want me to look at, let me know.