Ubuntu 12.04 LTS can't find my wireless card or the network after I shutdown and turn my system back on
Ubuntu boots up and doesn't find any available wireless network and it doesn't recognize my wireless card either. However, when I open the terminal and type: sudo modprobe b43 it finds my wireless card and all of the available networks around me and everything is cool... until I shutdown my system.
When I shutdown and then turn my computer back on it completely forgets about the network I just found and told it to connect automatically to. So, back to the terminal to find the wireless card and networks manually. Every. Single. Time.
How do I configure my system so that I don't have to manually find the wireless card and connect to my network every time I restart my computer?
OUTPUT from TERMINAL:
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# dmesg | grep b43
[ 8.684953] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
[ 8.728075] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5 (LP), Revision 1
[ 20.116128] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
12.04 wireless networking
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Ubuntu boots up and doesn't find any available wireless network and it doesn't recognize my wireless card either. However, when I open the terminal and type: sudo modprobe b43 it finds my wireless card and all of the available networks around me and everything is cool... until I shutdown my system.
When I shutdown and then turn my computer back on it completely forgets about the network I just found and told it to connect automatically to. So, back to the terminal to find the wireless card and networks manually. Every. Single. Time.
How do I configure my system so that I don't have to manually find the wireless card and connect to my network every time I restart my computer?
OUTPUT from TERMINAL:
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# dmesg | grep b43
[ 8.684953] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
[ 8.728075] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5 (LP), Revision 1
[ 20.116128] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
12.04 wireless networking
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Ubuntu boots up and doesn't find any available wireless network and it doesn't recognize my wireless card either. However, when I open the terminal and type: sudo modprobe b43 it finds my wireless card and all of the available networks around me and everything is cool... until I shutdown my system.
When I shutdown and then turn my computer back on it completely forgets about the network I just found and told it to connect automatically to. So, back to the terminal to find the wireless card and networks manually. Every. Single. Time.
How do I configure my system so that I don't have to manually find the wireless card and connect to my network every time I restart my computer?
OUTPUT from TERMINAL:
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# dmesg | grep b43
[ 8.684953] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
[ 8.728075] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5 (LP), Revision 1
[ 20.116128] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
12.04 wireless networking
asked Aug 25 '13 at 23:12
Jake NewkirkJake Newkirk
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Ubuntu boots up and doesn't find any available wireless network and it doesn't recognize my wireless card either. However, when I open the terminal and type: sudo modprobe b43 it finds my wireless card and all of the available networks around me and everything is cool... until I shutdown my system.
When I shutdown and then turn my computer back on it completely forgets about the network I just found and told it to connect automatically to. So, back to the terminal to find the wireless card and networks manually. Every. Single. Time.
How do I configure my system so that I don't have to manually find the wireless card and connect to my network every time I restart my computer?
OUTPUT from TERMINAL:
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# dmesg | grep b43
[ 8.684953] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
[ 8.728075] b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5 (LP), Revision 1
[ 20.116128] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
12.04 wireless networking
12.04 wireless networking
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Run echo b43 | sudo tee -a /etc/modules. That should make sure the b43 module gets autoloaded, and your wifi should work after shutdowns.
answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
mikewhatevermikewhatever
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should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules withcat /etc/modules.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
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Run echo b43 | sudo tee -a /etc/modules. That should make sure the b43 module gets autoloaded, and your wifi should work after shutdowns.
answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
mikewhatevermikewhatever
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should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules withcat /etc/modules.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
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Run echo b43 | sudo tee -a /etc/modules. That should make sure the b43 module gets autoloaded, and your wifi should work after shutdowns.
answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.8k76986
should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules withcat /etc/modules.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
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Run echo b43 | sudo tee -a /etc/modules. That should make sure the b43 module gets autoloaded, and your wifi should work after shutdowns.
answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.8k76986
Run echo b43 | sudo tee -a /etc/modules. That should make sure the b43 module gets autoloaded, and your wifi should work after shutdowns.
answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.8k76986
answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
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answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
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answered Aug 25 '13 at 23:22
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should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules withcat /etc/modules.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
|
show 2 more comments
should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules withcat /etc/modules.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
should I run that in root terminal?
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 0:30
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
You don't have to. Running is as a user with admin rights should work as well.
– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 1:07
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
I opened a terminal and ran the code. I restarted my system and it still doesn't automatically connect.
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 26 '13 at 1:22
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules with
cat /etc/modules.– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
That's odd. Check that it got added to /etc/modules with
cat /etc/modules.– mikewhatever
Aug 26 '13 at 7:07
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
This is what it shows after I execute the command cat /etc/modules root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. lp rtc b43 b43 b43 b43 b43 root@jake-XPS-M1530:/home/jake#
– Jake Newkirk
Aug 27 '13 at 3:17
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