Re: Ubuntu 8.04

[Christopher Tozzi <]

Hi Desh,

The messages about b43 make it sound like you must have a Broadcom
chipset in your wireless card, not Intel, as the instructions involving
iwl3945 assume.  To find out for sure, you should run the command:

lshw -C Network

It's easy enough to get Broadcom cards up even without an Internet
connection, but depending on the exact model, the steps required will be
different.  So before giving instructions, it would be good to see the
output of lshw -C Network in order to figure out whether you need to use
b43 (the "next-generation" Broadcom native Linux driver), bcm43xx (the
older one) or (as is still the case for a couple Broadcom chipsets I
think) ndiswrapper (a utility to drive your wireless card using the
Windows drivers).  So please send that output along and we can figure
out what to do.

Also, I don't know if the cslug list is intended for back-and-forth
support threads like this; if we should be limiting this only to
interested parties, please someone let us know.  Otherwise I'll keep
replying all. 

Chris

On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 19:44 -0400, Deshpreet Bedi wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Thank you so much for your help.  I was able to download the
> appropriate packages and install them, but when I executed the sudo
> modprobe iwl395 command after sucessfully executing the -r command, i
> received this error message:
> 
> FATAL: Error inserting iwl3945
> (/lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/ubuntu/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi/compatible/iwl3945.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg).  And if I type in dmesg, I get many logs of error messages that generally say:
> b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and
> download the correct firmware (version 4).
> 
> I went to the website, but it tells me that in order to be able to
> execute the command for ubuntu, I need to have a connection to the
> internet.  Is there a way to perhaps do this by using a flash drive,
> like before?
> 
> What should I do to correct this?
> 
> Thanks for all of your guidance,
> Desh
> 
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Christopher Tozzi <>
> wrote:
>         Desh,
>         
>         Thanks for the link.
>         
>         To work around the lack of an Internet connection, follow
>         these steps:
>         
>         1. on a computer that has Internet, go to
>         http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/linux-backports-modules-hardy .  At the
>         bottom of that page you can click to download the package--you
>         need to
>         choose the appropriate architecture, 32- or 64-bit.  Click the
>         appropriate link, and you'll be brought to a second page where
>         you
>         choose a mirror...any one is as good as another.  Choose one
>         and
>         download the file.  Then copy it to a USB drive or other
>         removable
>         media.
>         
>         2. plug the USB drive into your Ubuntu machine and drag and
>         drop the
>         linux-backports-modules-hardy file to the desktop.  Double
>         click on it,
>         enter your password when prompted, and an installer will
>         open.  Click
>         install and you're done with this part.
>         
>         3. now run the other two commands from that thread.  They
>         don't require
>         Internet access:
>         
>         sudo modprobe -r iwl3945
>         sudo modprobe iwl3945
>         
>         And now, provided the instructions on the forums really work,
>         you should be all set.
>         
>         As for the ethernet adapter, you may want to start a thread on
>         ubuntuforums.org to see if someone can help figure out what's
>         wrong.  I'm not sure exactly what hardware you have, but once
>         you figure it out, someone should be able to help you find a
>         solution.
>         
>         Hope it helps,
>         Chris
>         
>         
>         On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 17:27 -0400, Deshpreet Bedi wrote:
>         >
>         > Hey all,
>         >
>         > Thank you for your suggestions and input!
>         >
>         > I believe that this is the "fix" that I was talking about...
>         > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=774625
>         >
>         > But it uses sudo apt-get, and I cannot connect to the
>         Internet through
>         > my Gigabit USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter either!  And one is able
>         to
>         > connect to the internet using firewire?  I presume it is
>         using the USB
>         > port on the Cable Model box? If so, I could try that by
>         borrowing
>         > someones firewire... but is there a patch for the USB
>         Ethernet
>         > adapter... that would be the ideal internet connection.
>         >
>         > Thank you,
>         >
>         > Desh
>         >
>         >
>         > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Michael Ireland
>         <>
>         > wrote:
>         >         Hey,
>         >
>         >         What is the fix for that problem?  I just
>         encountered the same
>         >         difficulty with my brothers laptop, which does have
>         wifi
>         >
>         >         Thanks!
>         >         Mike
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         >         On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Deshpreet Bedi
>         >         <> wrote:
>         >                 Hey everyone,
>         >
>         >                 I am having a problem with Ubuntu.  I
>         installed Ubuntu
>         >                 8.04 on my Dell Vostro 1400 which is running
>         Microsoft
>         >                 Vista Home Basic; however, Ubuntu 8.04 does
>         not
>         >                 recognize the Vostro's Wireless Card.  There
>         is a fix
>         >                 for it, but the fix requires being connected
>         to the
>         >                 internet (it uses sudo apt-get install).
>          This would
>         >                 not be a problem if I could connect to the
>         internet
>         >                 via an Ethernet cable, but I cannot because
>         my
>         >                 Ethernet port does not work, and, therefore,
>         I have to
>         >                 use a Gigabit USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter,
>         which Ubuntu
>         >                 does not recognize, as well.  So I cannot
>         connect to
>         >                 the internet either way.  Are there patches
>         that you
>         >                 know of to fix these issues, and if there
>         are, how do
>         >                 I get them if I cannot connect to the
>         Internet through
>         >                 Ubuntu?
>         >
>         >                 Thanks,
>         >                 Desh
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         
>         
>