Cannot enable Broadcom STA Wireless driver

[Amr Hassan]

I'm trying to enable my Broadcome wireless device driver from jockey but it doesn't work. It works on the live CD, but not after installation.
I'm on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 2 02:37:33 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1525
Package: jockey-gtk 0.5.4-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=5e104c9f-dfb6-4f8b-9d9a-f68e1653fb72 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: jockey
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A13
dmi.board.name: 0U990C
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA13:bd06/27/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1525:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U990C:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1525
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Vince (v-brz)]

I have the same issue on Karmic Beta 64bit on a Macbook Pro 5.3.

It works on the live CD but won't get enabled once installed.

[Amr Hassan (amr-hassan)]

A later upgrade fixed this issue for me.

[Scott Dylewski (scott-dylewski)]

This just became a problem after updating ubuntu Karmic to the latest version yesterday...

[Tony Espy (awe)]

Please note that you need to be online in order to enable the Broadcom STA driver.

Also, since Karmic is still in development, please make sure you've updated to the latest packages before running Hardware Drivers.ou

Scott & Vince, if you could please re-test, that'd be appreciated.

[Tony Espy (awe)]

My previous comment should have stated that if you're running installed Netbook-Remix via a USB key, then you need to be online before you run Hardware Drivers.

[Rowan (rowanseymour)]

I am having this problem with a Dell XPS 1530. When I click Activate for the "Broadcom STA Wireless" driver it shows the "Downloading and installing" dialog for about 30 seconds, and then it disappears, but the driver is not enabled

I ran "modprobe wl" and it complained about a bad line in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf. The contents of this file appear to be corrupted and are as follows...

ld.so-1.7.0 Š  = =  /= 9=  H= T=  e= u=  Š= —=  ­= º=  Ð= â=  ý=
>  &> 2>  G> Z>  v> Ž>  ¯> Á>  Ü>

[Joachim (joachimrs)]

Have the same here on an HP Tablet tx2500.

am on 64bit ubuntu 9.10, fresh install from CD, did activate Broadcom B43 wireless driver before but that didn't bring up any wireless connection, i still had to connect to my LAN cable, so I tried to activate Broadcom STA wireless driver next but that crashed my system completely when trying to Activate via Hardware Drivers. Only the caps lock LED kept blinking, everything else was frozen up.

modprobe wl shows:
joachim@idefix:~$ modprobe wl
WARNING: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf line 1: ignoring bad line starting with 'ld.so-1.7.0'

[theJagger (jonny-bashhacker)]

I had the locking up and blinking LEDs as well. And my wifi does not work.

[Przemek K. (azrael)]

Scott, Rowan, Joachim:
Do you still have this issue?
Have you tried to reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source?

[Rowan (rowanseymour)]

Don't have this problem anymore with latest 9.10

2010/4/13 Przemysław Kulczycki <email address hidden>

> Scott, Rowan, Joachim:
> Do you still have this issue?
> Have you tried to reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source?
>
> ** Changed in: jockey (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> Cannot enable Broadcom STA Wireless driver
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440294
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “jockey” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I'm trying to enable my Broadcome wireless device driver from jockey but it
> doesn't work. It works on the live CD, but not after installation.
> I'm on a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Fri Oct 2 02:37:33 2009
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
> MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1525
> Package: jockey-gtk 0.5.4-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic
> root=UUID=5e104c9f-dfb6-4f8b-9d9a-f68e1653fb72 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
> SourcePackage: jockey
> Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
> dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A13
> dmi.board.name: 0U990C
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 8
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA13:bd06/27/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1525:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0U990C:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1525
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>
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