Acer 5755G Problem with internet conectivity

[dorkin]

all is ok with :

* sudo apt-get update
Hit http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution Release.gpg
Ign http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/microverse Translation-en_US
Get:1 http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/microverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution Release.gpg
Ign http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/microverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/testing Translation-en_US
Ign http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/testing Translation-en_US
Hit http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution Release     
Hit http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution Release     
Ign http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org/ revolution/testing Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution Release [13.5kB]
Hit http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/main Packages
Hit http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/main Packages
Get:3 http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/main Packages [8,057kB]
Hit http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/microverse Packages
Hit http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/non-free Packages   
Hit http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/testing Packages   
Hit http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/microverse Packages 
Hit http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/non-free Packages
Hit http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/testing Packages
Get:4 http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/microverse Packages [14B]
Get:5 http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/non-free Packages [14B]
Get:6 http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution/testing Packages [14B]
Fetched 8,071kB in 28s (278kB/s)                                               
Reading package lists... Done

* /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://all.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
deb http://64.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
#deb http://source.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing
deb http://updates.repository.backtrack-linux.org revolution main microverse non-free testing

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Ok, let's take a look at the make.log .. what are the contents of:

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gedit /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/make.log

[dorkin]

*make.log :

DKMS make.log for bcmwl-5.60.48.36+bdcom for kernel 3.2.6 (x86_64)
Sun Jan 27 19:20:21 CET 2013
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-3.2.6'

  WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-source-3.2.6/Module.symvers
           is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.

  LD      /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/built-in.o
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/shared/linux_osl.o
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:219: error: unknown field ‘ndo_set_multicast_list’ specified in initializer
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:219: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c: In function ‘_wl_set_multicast_list’:
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1435: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘mc_list’
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1435: error: ‘struct net_device’ has no member named ‘mc_count’
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1436: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c:1442: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
make[1]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.o] Error 1
make: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/bcmwl/5.60.48.36+bdcom/build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-3.2.6'

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

What's the output from:

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) kernel-headers kernel-devel build-essential

[dorkin]

*apt-get install --reinstall linux-headers-$(uname -r) kernel-headers kernel-devel build-essential

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package kernel-headers

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

What happens if you run:

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sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source

then

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mkdir ~/bcmwl-kernel-source

then

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cd ~/bcmwl-kernel-source

then

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wget http://elektronenblitz63.de/download/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb

then

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dpkg -i *.deb

[dorkin]

*sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source :
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libecryptfs0 libdmraid1.0.0 .rc16 libdebconfclie nt0 ecryptfs-utils cryptsetup
  rdate bogl-bterm dkms libdebian-installer4 linux-headers reiserfsprogs
  dmraid python-pyicu linux-headers-3.2.6
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  bcmwl-kernel-source*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 149 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 2,867kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 280264 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing bcmwl-kernel-source ...
Removing all DKMS Modules
Done.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Purging configuration files for bcmwl-kernel-source ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.6

*root@bt:~# mkdir ~/bcmwl-kernel-source

*root@bt:~# cd ~/bcmwl-kernel-source

*root@bt:~/bcmwl-kernel-source# wget http://elektronenblitz63.de/download/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb

--2013-01-28 19:24:42--  http://elektronenblitz63.de/download/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb
Resolving elektronenblit z63.de... 82.165.83.231
Connecting to elektronenblit z63.de|82.165.83.231|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1199530 (1.1M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: `bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb'

100%[======================================>] 1,199,530    114K/s   in 8.8s   

2013-01-28 19:24:53 (133 KB/s) - `bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb' saved [1199530/1199530]

* root@bt:~/bcmwl-kernel-source# dpkg -i *.deb
Selecting previously deselected package bcmwl-kernel-source.
(Reading database ... 280215 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking bcmwl-kernel-source (from bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb) ...
Setting up bcmwl-kernel-source (5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3) ...
Loading new bcmwl-5.100.82.112+bdcom DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.2.6
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.2.6
Done.

wl.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.6/updates/dkms/

depmod......

DKMS: install Completed.
ERROR: Module b43 does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module b43legacy does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module ssb does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module bcm43xx does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module brcm80211 does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module brcmfmac does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module brcmsmac does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module bcma does not exist in /proc/modules
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.6

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

What happens now if you run:

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sudo modprobe wl

?

[dorkin]

Haha !!! yes ! wireless is on !
Thinks a lot man !

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

You're welcome

[Cyclus]

hey
i have the same problem but can't solve it since the patched file was removed (i guess)
so the adress http://elektronenblitz63.de/download/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.100.82.112+bdcom-0ubuntu3_amd64_ID4365.deb isnt working any more...
i searched in google but can't find this file anywhere else 

could you please help me, to get my wireless card running?

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Yup, seems the precompiled/packaged .debs have disappeared ..

See if one of these .deb files work:
(they need the linux-image-generic and build-essential and dkms packages pre-installed)

For 32bit:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11876059/wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19_i386.deb

for 64bit:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11876059/wireless-bcm43142-dkms-6.20.55.19_amd64.deb


Or try compiling and installing one of these:

32bit:
http://media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/13/28/2865859-hybrid-portsrc_x86_32-v5_100_82_112_ptached.tar.gz

64bit:
http://media.cdn.ubuntu-de.org/forum/attachments/40/28/2865859-hybrid-portsrc_x86_64-v5_100_82_112_patched.tar.gz

source:
http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/w-lan-acer-4820tg-broadcom-installation-schlae

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[Cyclus]

Thank you very much, i followed the link and the instructions to install the patched driver package
works fine now
you are the best

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Glad to hear you got it working.

And you're welcome .. not that I did much