"Hardware drivers" doesn't suggest installing firmware for bcm43xx

[fafek2]

"Restricted Drivers Manager" aka "Hardware Drivers" in Ubuntu Hardy doesn't suggest installing firmware for bcm43xx cards. It says "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system".
As a consequence, I cannot connect to any wireless network since proper firmware doesn't exist on system.

In Ubuntu Gutsy, the card was correctly detected and installing missing firmware was hassle-free. Now, I have to use bcm43xx-cutter manually to configure my wireless card.

[Christian Mangold (neversfelde)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

 * Are you using jockey-gtk or jockey-kde?
 * Is the broadcom card shown in the main window of jockey?

 This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[fafek2 (fafek2)]

Hi!

Thanks for your respone. Sorry for the previous title -- I was checking if the bug had been already reported and I forgot to change it.

I was using jockey-gtk. The card is not shown -- there is only a "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system" caption.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Can you please do

  jockey-gtk --list --debug 2>&1 | tee /tmp/jockey.log

in a Terminal window and attach /tmp/jockey.log here?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Please note that nowadays we are using the b43 module and b43-fwcutter. Maybe you have a card which only works with the old bcm43xx, and not with the newer b43?

[jallmorg (jallmorg)]

Hello, I'm having the same problem. Fresh install of Ubuntu Hardy Heron beta on Dell Inspiron 6400. No proprietary drivers listed under System>Admin>Harware Drivers. Need for Broadcom b43 module (or bcm43xx) wireless to work. I will attach my jockey.log

[jallmorg (jallmorg)]

Sorry, but should have sent additional information.

Dell Inspiron 6400
Ubuntu hardy (development branch)
2.6.24-12-generic i686
Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4328 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 01)
Wireless chipset: 0b:00.0 0280: 14e4:4328 (rev 01)

Let me know if you need more information.

[Steve Dowe (steve-dowe-deactivatedaccount)]

Hi,

I also don't have my b43 listed in Hardware Drivers in Hardy (64 bit). I am running a HP (laptop) Compaq 6715b, with Broadcom b43 (4312).

I have run through the firmware install (as mentioned here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/b43-fwcutter/+bug/197819) and can confirm that the firmware installs ok. I'm using Jockey-GTK.

I have attached my jockey.log...

Thanks.