I am aware of the many posts regarding how to get broadcom wifi cards working with the bcmwl-kernel-source or firmware-b43-installer drivers. I've read through everything and have tried everything but have gotten no results. Please help!
I have BCM4322 [14e4:432b]. I tried (from a clean install of lubuntu 16.04) remove --purge of bcmwl-kernel-source, installing that same driver and then rebooting and making sure that the driver was selected in the "Additional Drivers" tab of "Software & Updates". After this didn't work, I tried removing bcmwl-kernel-source and then installing firmware-b43-installer. rfkill list shows that nothing is blocked. Also, secure boot options is deactivated.
Any ideas? Please let me know if you need any other info.
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 18 Jun 2017 20:28 EDT -0400
Booted last: 18 Jun 2017 00:00 EDT -0400
Script from: 25 Mar 2017 07:04 UTC +0000
##### release ###########################
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
##### kernel ############################
Linux 4.8.0-36-generic #36~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Sun Feb 5 09:39:57 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
##### desktop ###########################
Lubuntu
##### lspci #############################
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:432b] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Apple Inc. AirPort Extreme [106b:008d]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1684] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1684]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
##### lsusb #############################
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:8403 Apple, Inc. Internal Memory Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 05ac:8213 Apple, Inc. Bluetooth Host Controller
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. Built-in IR Receiver
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 05ac:0236 Apple, Inc. Internal Keyboard/Trackpad (ANSI)
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ac:8507 Apple, Inc. Built-in iSight
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
'pccardctl' is not installed (package "pcmciautils").
##### rfkill ############################
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
##### lsmod #############################
b43 413696 0
bcma 61440 1 b43
mac80211 761856 1 b43
cfg80211 581632 2 b43,mac80211
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
wmi 16384 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
ssb 65536 1 b43
##### interfaces ########################
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
##### ifconfig ##########################
enp3s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'enp3s0' [IF1]>
inet addr:192.168.1.113 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::33aa:c1a2:57b9:95e7/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2996 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1772 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3583276 (3.5 MB) TX bytes:242052 (242.0 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:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:436 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:436 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1
RX bytes:53603 (53.6 KB) TX bytes:53603 (53.6 KB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
##### iwconfig ##########################
enp3s0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
##### route #############################
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 enp3s0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 100 0 0 enp3s0
##### resolv.conf #######################
nameserver 127.0.1.1
##### network managers ##################
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 617 1 1 20:27 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
##### NetworkManager info ###############
GENERAL.DEVICE: enp3s0
GENERAL.TYPE: ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.VENDOR: Broadcom Corporation
GENERAL.PRODUCT: NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
GENERAL.DRIVER: tg3
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 3.137
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: 5764m-v3.38
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'enp3s0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON: 0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.UDI: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:16.0/0000:03:00.0/net/enp3s0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: enp3s0
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: Wired connection 1
GENERAL.CON-UUID: f1759c8f-d4c3-33ea-b0f4-02717027f5f5
GENERAL.CON-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/1
GENERAL.METERED: no (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: 1000 Mb/s
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER: on
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/{0}
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]: f1759c8f-d4c3-33ea-b0f4-02717027f5f5 | Wired connection 1
IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 192.168.1.113/24
IP4.GATEWAY: 192.168.1.1
IP4.DNS[1]: 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[1]: requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[2]: requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[3]: subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0
DHCP4.OPTION[4]: domain_name_servers = 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[5]: ip_address = 192.168.1.113
DHCP4.OPTION[6]: requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[7]: dhcp_server_identifier = 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[8]: requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[9]: broadcast_address = 192.168.1.255
DHCP4.OPTION[10]: requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]: dhcp_rebinding_time = 75600
DHCP4.OPTION[12]: requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[13]: dhcp_message_type = 5
DHCP4.OPTION[14]: requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]: routers = 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[16]: wpad = a
DHCP4.OPTION[17]: dhcp_renewal_time = 43200
DHCP4.OPTION[18]: requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]: requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[20]: expiry = 1497918502
DHCP4.OPTION[21]: requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[22]: host_name = gsevensonmac
DHCP4.OPTION[23]: requested_netbios_scope = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]: requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[25]: requested_netbios_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[26]: network_number = 192.168.1.0
DHCP4.OPTION[27]: requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[28]: requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[29]: next_server = 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[30]: requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[31]: dhcp_lease_time = 86400
IP6.ADDRESS[1]: fe80::33aa:c1a2:57b9:95e7/64
IP6.GATEWAY:
GENERAL.DEVICE: wlan0
GENERAL.TYPE: wifi
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceWifi
GENERAL.VENDOR: Broadcom Corporation
GENERAL.PRODUCT: BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (AirPort Extreme)
GENERAL.DRIVER: b43
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 4.8.0-36-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: N/A
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'wlan0' [IF2]>
GENERAL.MTU: 0
GENERAL.STATE: 30 (disconnected)
GENERAL.REASON: 42 (The supplicant is now available)
GENERAL.UDI: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/0000:02:00.0/ssb0:0/net/wlan0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: --
GENERAL.CON-UUID: --
GENERAL.CON-PATH: --
GENERAL.METERED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: no
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WEP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA2: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.TKIP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.CCMP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.ADHOC: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.2GHZ: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.5GHZ: yes
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS:
SSID BSSID MODE CHAN FREQ RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY ACTIVE *
##### NetworkManager.state ##############
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
##### iw reg get ########################
Region: America/New_York (based on set time zone)
country 00: DFS-UNSET
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-IR
(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, NO-IR
(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-IR
(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, NO-IR
(5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, NO-IR
(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-IR
(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)
##### iwlist channels ###################
enp3s0 no frequency information.
lo no frequency information.
wlan0 32 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz
Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
Channel 38 : 5.19 GHz
Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
Channel 42 : 5.21 GHz
Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
Channel 46 : 5.23 GHz
Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
Channel 52 : 5.26 GHz
Channel 54 : 5.27 GHz
Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
Channel 58 : 5.29 GHz
Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz
Channel 62 : 5.31 GHz
Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
Channel 100 : 5.5 GHz
Channel 102 : 5.51 GHz
Channel 104 : 5.52 GHz
Channel 106 : 5.53 GHz
##### iwlist scan #######################
enp3s0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 No scan results
##### module infos ######################
[b43]
filename: /lib/modules/4.8.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/b43.ko
firmware: b43/ucode9.fw
firmware: b43/ucode5.fw
firmware: b43/ucode16_mimo.fw
firmware: b43/ucode15.fw
firmware: b43/ucode14.fw
firmware: b43/ucode13.fw
firmware: b43/ucode11.fw
license: GPL
author: Rafał Miłecki
author: Gábor Stefanik
author: Michael Buesch
author: Stefano Brivio
author: Martin Langer
description: Broadcom B43 wireless driver
srcversion: 50DEB95D1C49A54E9455F70
depends: mac80211,ssb,bcma,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.8.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: bad_frames_preempt:enable(1) / disable(0) Bad Frames Preemption (int)
parm: fwpostfix:Postfix for the .fw files to load. (string)
parm: hwpctl:Enable hardware-side power control (default off) (int)
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (int)
parm: hwtkip:Enable hardware tkip. (int)
parm: qos:Enable QOS support (default on) (int)
parm: btcoex:Enable Bluetooth coexistence (default on) (int)
parm: verbose:Log message verbosity: 0=error, 1=warn, 2=info(default), 3=debug (int)
parm: pio:Use PIO accesses by default: 0=DMA, 1=PIO (int)
parm: allhwsupport:Enable support for all hardware (even it if overlaps with the brcmsmac driver) (int)
[bcma]
filename: /lib/modules/4.8.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko
license: GPL
description: Broadcom's specific AMBA driver
srcversion: B7DE883B3F397175C3EA03D
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.8.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/4.8.0-36-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion: C63473656FCDBBDA56E12DA
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.8.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/4.8.0-36-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: F170FED576AF12B070D2E69
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.8.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
[ssb]
filename: /lib/modules/4.8.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
license: GPL
description: Sonics Silicon Backplane driver
srcversion: B01F6C607321CF055F3D5A7
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.8.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
##### module parameters #################
[b43]
allhwsupport: 0
bad_frames_preempt: 0
btcoex: 1
hwpctl: 0
hwtkip: 0
nohwcrypt: 0
pio: 0
qos: 1
verbose: 2
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.d/libpisock9.conf]
blacklist visor
[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
##### rc.local ##########################
exit 0
##### pm-utils ##########################
##### udev rules ########################
##### dmesg #############################
[ 15.717303] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4322 WLAN found (core revision 16)
[ 15.760602] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 8, Type 4 (N), Revision 4
[ 15.760625] b43-phy0: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, ID 0x2056, Revision 3, Version 0
[ 31.388488] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp3s0: link is not ready (repeated 2 times)
[ 32.237085] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 32.440211] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
[ 32.908249] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready (repeated 2 times)
[ 35.148864] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex
[ 35.148874] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX
[ 35.148893] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp3s0: link becomes ready
[ 57.760005] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Link is down
[ 69.018114] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex
[ 69.018125] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX
########## wireless info END ############
