I did not work for me :( This is what I did: I did not removed the Network-manager y just disabled it from the startup. I rebooted the computer so, when it started up again, the network-manager was not there. I rerun the following commands again: rmmod b43 rmmod ssb modprobe b43 and then I tried to set the wireless driver as enabled again. I was asked to reboot the system once again. When I went back I did not work. Still no wireless. This is my output: root@edgar-laptop:/home/edgar# ifconfig eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:24:4c:be:27 inet addr:192.168.1.64 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::21b:24ff:fe4c:be27/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:9618 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:5639 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:13260233 (12.6 MB) TX bytes:469135 (458.1 KB) Interrupt:16 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:1628 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:1628 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:81400 (79.4 KB) TX bytes:81400 (79.4 KB) root@edgar-laptop:/home/edgar# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0_rename IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"" Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2346 B Encryption key:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 root@edgar-laptop:/home/edgar# dmesg | grep b43 [ 42.840179] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4311 WLAN found [ 88.623634] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input9 [ 88.755101] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 88.755250] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 91.502954] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input10 [ 91.560418] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 91.560425] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 108.659037] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input11 [ 108.723001] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 108.723008] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 125.792995] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input12 [ 125.866656] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 125.866664] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 135.245259] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input13 [ 135.308065] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 135.308073] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 142.892711] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input14 [ 142.955003] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 142.955010] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 157.333974] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input15 [ 157.398319] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 157.398354] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 164.973568] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input16 [ 165.038667] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 165.038675] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 179.418752] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input17 [ 179.481280] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 179.481287] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 187.058590] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input18 [ 187.121114] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 187.121122] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 201.515651] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input19 [ 201.578027] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 201.578035] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 209.155498] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input20 [ 209.217863] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 209.217871] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 223.596590] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input21 [ 223.658956] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 223.658964] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 231.236424] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input22 [ 231.298995] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 231.299002] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 245.677667] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input23 [ 245.740117] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 245.740125] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 253.321424] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input24 [ 253.383788] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 253.383795] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 267.763784] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input25 [ 267.824880] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 267.824887] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 375.224625] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input26 [ 375.282602] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 375.282610] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 389.655435] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input27 [ 389.716470] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 389.716478] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 497.098237] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input28 [ 497.158531] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 497.158539] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 511.560503] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input29 [ 511.618671] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 511.618679] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 618.973840] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input30 [ 619.037550] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 619.037559] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 633.461555] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input31 [ 633.523635] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 633.523643] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 740.849389] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input32 [ 740.895895] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 740.895903] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 755.342939] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input33 [ 755.389151] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 755.389159] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 862.754717] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input34 [ 862.800985] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 862.800993] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 877.180625] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input35 [ 877.230373] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 877.230381] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 984.596552] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input36 [ 984.642629] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 984.642637] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). [ 999.034673] input: b43-phy0 as /devices/virtual/input/input37 [ 999.080527] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed. [ 999.080535] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware (version 4). I tried to go this site as well: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware But honestly it is an ass pain to set up the wireless that way.. I couldn't make it work :P Thanks for your help