-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Kubuntu WLAN setup
- From: "Don101" <don101@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:15:00 -0400
OH BOY. I suspect the problem is a missing driver, so I went
looking. I was browsing through the system log and while I am not
certain of what I read, the best I can understand is some
firmware/driver file is missing. One line in the log says I have to
go to this site:
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware
(A short excerpt from the log is at the bottom of this message)
I went there and wish I hadn't. Lordy mercy I can not believe
something as simple as a driver requires a PhD in computer
gobbledy-gook just to learn how to find/install a missing driver. And
all for a ubiquitous generic Broadcom 802.11g network adapter driver
that should be packaged with the distro.
Somebody please remind me why I wanted to install a Linux distro.
I will uninstall and wait a few months to see if they add the driver
in the next update.
Except for that, so far I really like the look and feel of it. I'll
never know the command line as well as I would like to but the GUI is
very nice. Much better than Vista.
-*-*-*-LOG FILE-*-*-*-*
09/15/2008 06:44:58 PM ubuntu NetworkManager <WARN>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_scan(): (wlan0): could not trigger wireless
scan: Network is down
09/15/2008 06:45:09 PM ubuntu firmware_helper[6541] main: error
loading '/lib/firmware/b43/ucode5.fw' for device
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:06:02.0/ssb0:0/firmware/ssb0:0'
with driver '(unknown)'
09/15/2008 06:45:09 PM ubuntu kernel [ 285.393154] input: b43-phy0 as
/devices/virtual/input/input57
09/15/2008 06:45:09 PM ubuntu kernel [ 285.400292] evdev: no more
free evdev devices
09/15/2008 06:45:09 PM ubuntu kernel [ 285.400300] input: failed to
attach handler evdev to device input57, error: -23
09/15/2008 06:45:09 PM ubuntu kernel [ 285.418240] b43-phy0 ERROR:
Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed.
09/15/2008 06:45:09 PM ubuntu kernel [ 285.418247] b43-phy0 ERROR:
You must go to
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and
download the correct firmware (version 4).
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu firmware_helper[6549] main: error
loading '/lib/firmware/b43/ucode5.fw' for device
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:06:02.0/ssb0:0/firmware/ssb0:0'
with driver '(unknown)'
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu kernel [ 286.335278] input: b43-phy0 as
/devices/virtual/input/input58
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu kernel [ 286.339796] evdev: no more
free evdev devices
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu kernel [ 286.339804] input: failed to
attach handler evdev to device input58, error: -23
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu kernel [ 286.357447] b43-phy0 ERROR:
Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found or load failed.
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu kernel [ 286.357454] b43-phy0 ERROR:
You must go to
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and
download the correct firmware (version 4).
09/15/2008 06:45:11 PM ubuntu NetworkManager <WARN>
nm_device_802_11_wireless_scan(): (wlan0): could not trigger wireless
scan: Network is down
*-*-*-*END-*-*-*-*
----- Original Message -----
From: <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 9:51 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Kubuntu WLAN setup
>I opened network settings/configuration and inputted passkey and
>SSID.
> and left it at Automatic DHCP
> I saved the configuration and tried to enable and got an "Error
> while listing network interfaces-KDE Control Module" dialog box with
> this narrative:
>
> Could not parse the XML output from the network configuration
> backend.
>
> The only option is an OK button.
>
> Clicking OK closes the dialog box but does nothing else.
>
> I've been through this twice.
>
> I tried disabling the ethernet device with negative results.
>
> Any ideas? All I can think of is the installation does not have a
> drive for the LAN. I navigated to the System/Hardware Drivers
> Manager and it reports: "No proprietary drivers are in use on this
> system". I can not find the path to a list of drivers in use to see
> if one is installed for the WLAN card.
>
> Don
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