Comment 1 for bug 510115

I had this exact problem.

Basically, the b43 driver is broken. I'm not at my laptop right now,
so I can't give you specifics (I'll do that when I get home) but it's
along these lines.

1. remove the b43 driver - it's rubbish
2. open synaptic (or aptitude) and search for "broadcom sta" which
should come up with a package.
3. install that package
4. then go back into Hardware Drivers, and there should be two drivers
listed, the b43 broadcom and "Broadcom STA Proprietary"
5. install the STA driver
6. reboot

Hopefully you should be able to follow that, but I'll go through it
properly when I get home.

Loz

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:17 PM, aleij <email address hidden> wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Hia, still a bit unclear, but someone reports on the IRC channel to have
> issues with:
>
> 10:11 < fubs> hey, has anyone tried to get a broadcom based wirless working?
> 10:12 < fubs> driver is loaded... don't see an eth name related to it tho when running dmesg
> 11:09 < fubs> hah it already says when starting
> 11:09 < fubs> found unsupported phy..bla b43
> 11:13 < fubs> b43-phy0
> 11:13 < fubs> b43: probe of ssb0:0 failed with error -95
> 11:25 < fubs> i reinstalled b43-fwcutter
> 11:25 < fubs> it works with that in my ubuntu netbook version
> 11:32 < fubs> just reinstalled network-manager too
> 11:33 < fubs> no complaining about firmware either
> 11:33 < fubs> and it's where it's supposed to be
> 11:34 < fubs> jeh it just comes when running the init stuff with .. ERROR found unsuppoerted blabla
> 11:39 < fubs> and also hardware drivers app says.. this driver is activated and currently in use
>
> 12:03 < fubs> i'll try to compile broadcom's driver
> 12:08 < fubs> that worked
> 12:11 < fubs> there was no wl.ko :D
>
>
> Im reporting this cause i saw the broadcom card of a friend not being loaded also... will have to replicate the issue next time i meet him.
>
> ** Affects: puredyne-live
>     Importance: Undecided
>         Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: broadcom
>
> --
> broadcom wireless driver - b43-fwcutter
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/510115
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> Status in Puredyne liveCD/DVD/USB/HD: New
>
> Bug description:
> Hia, still a bit unclear, but someone reports on the IRC channel to have issues with:
>
> 10:11 < fubs> hey, has anyone tried to get a broadcom based wirless working?
> 10:12 < fubs> driver is loaded... don't see an eth name related to it tho when running dmesg
> 11:09 < fubs> hah it already says when starting
> 11:09 < fubs> found unsupported phy..bla b43
> 11:13 < fubs> b43-phy0
> 11:13 < fubs> b43: probe of ssb0:0 failed with error -95
> 11:25 < fubs> i reinstalled b43-fwcutter
> 11:25 < fubs> it works with that in my ubuntu netbook version
> 11:32 < fubs> just reinstalled network-manager too
> 11:33 < fubs> no complaining about firmware either
> 11:33 < fubs> and it's where it's supposed to be
> 11:34 < fubs> jeh it just comes when running the init stuff with .. ERROR found unsuppoerted blabla
> 11:39 < fubs> and also hardware drivers app says.. this driver is activated and currently in use
>
> 12:03 < fubs> i'll try to compile broadcom's driver
> 12:08 < fubs> that worked
> 12:11 < fubs> there was no wl.ko :D
>
>
> Im reporting this cause i saw the broadcom card of a friend not being loaded also... will have to replicate the issue next time i meet him.
>
>
>