Wifi driver Broadcom B43 usually doesn't work
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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b43-fwcutter (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: b43-fwcutter
I use 64-bit Karmic on Dell Latitude E6500. Hardware Drivers app shows two wifi drivers from Broadcom - B43 and STA. The latter either can't be installed (if I try to activate it, nothing happens) or crashes the whole OS, the former installs but don't work (at least in Network Manager).
WiFi LED is on. I could think that maybe the driver doesn't work at all but after one install it worked - just to the next reboot. Usually Network Manager doesn't even show it knows about any WiFi device (there is no "enable wireless" option - it was once this time it worked).
It's a major issue - Ubuntu without working internet isn't really usable...
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 12 02:02:20 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Alpha amd64 (20091008)
Package: b43-fwcutter 1:012-1
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: b43-fwcutter
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
(gnome-
(gnome-
(polkit-
(nautilus:2524): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences
I noticed this amongst messages printed in tty1 during the boot up process (I disabled splash quiet options in GRUB2):
b43-phy0 ERROR: FOUND UNSUPPORTED PHY (Analog 6, Type 5, Revision 1)
I hope it will help to investigate where the problem lies.