No ethernet connection with new instal of 12.04 desktop on Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop - lshw says "network unclaimed"
Gene Heskett
gheskett at wdtv.com
Tue Nov 12 22:24:44 UTC 2013
On Tuesday 12 November 2013 17:11:13 Pete Smout did opine:
> @google hope you enjoyed reading this, It had nothing to do with you!
> sent from my HTC.
>
> On Nov 12, 2013 9:48 PM, "Gene Heskett" <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 12 November 2013 14:05:00 Andrew did opine:
> > > I've installed 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) on Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop
> > > and can't get ethernet to work when booting/running from hard disk
> > > installation - however ethernet does work when running from live
> > > CD/DVD. Never had this problem before with previous versions - last
> > > one was 10.04 with which both ethernet and wireless network
> > > connections worked fine. I've trawled through various forum
> > > postings but to no avail so am asking ubuntu Users List for help
> > > please.
> > >
> > > For information, 'lshw -c network' outputs are as follows:
> > >
> > > Running from normal/hard disk installation (no ethernet):
> > >
> > > *-network
> > >
> > > description: Network controller
> > > product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
> > > vendor: Broadcom Corporation
> > > physical id: 0
> > > bus info: pci at 0000:05:00.0
> > > version: 01
> > > width: 32 bits
> > > clock: 33MHz
> > > capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
> > > configuration: driver=wl latency=0
> > > resources: irq:18 memory:c0200000-c0203fff
> > >
> > > *-network UNCLAIMED
> > >
> > > description: Ethernet controller
> > > product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
> > > vendor: Broadcom Corporation
> > > physical id: 0
> > > bus info: pci at 0000:08:00.0
> > > version: 02
> > > width: 32 bits
> > > clock: 33MHz
> > > capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
> > > configuration: latency=64
> > > resources: memory:c0300000-c0301fff
> > >
> > > Running from live CD/DVD (ethernet connection works):
> > >
> > > *-network
> > >
> > > description: Network controller
> > > product: BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
> > > vendor: Broadcom Corporation
> > > physical id: 0
> > > bus info: pci at 0000:05:00.0
> > > version: 01
> > > width: 32 bits
> > > clock: 33MHz
> > > capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
> > > configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
> > > resources: irq:18 memory:c0200000-c0203fff
> > >
> > > *-network
> > >
> > > description: Ethernet interface
> > > product: BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX
> > > vendor: Broadcom Corporation
> > > physical id: 0
> > > bus info: pci at 0000:08:00.0
> > > logical name: eth0
> > > version: 02
> > > serial: 00:19:b9:6f:77:bc
> > > size: 10Mbit/s
> > > capacity: 100Mbit/s
> > > width: 32 bits
> > > clock: 33MHz
> > > capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii
> > > 10bt
> > >
> > > 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
> > >
> > > configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=b44
> > >
> > > driverversion=2.0 duplex=half ip=192.168.0.15 latency=64 link=yes
> > > multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=10Mbit/s
> > >
> > > resources: irq:21 memory:c0300000-c0301f
> > >
> > > As I said above I get ethernet OK when running from live CD/DVD, but
> > > not wireless - I can't install the wireless driver. I've come to a
> > > bit of a dead-end with this now so any help will be much
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Andy
> >
> > Very long standing installer bug and very vehemently denied by this
> > list
>
> so
>
> > I'll probably start another flamefest. I fixed mine my way and spent
> > 6 weeks wearing nomex jockey's because I couldn't possibly have done
> > it right.
> >
> > If you installed it from the first install requester, an ncurses
> > screen I believe, put the cd back in and allow it to fully boot from
> > the cd, and that should install from the desktop install icon. And
> > Just Work.
>
> This has also been my experience, but more usually with WiFi not ethonet
>
> Regards
>
> Pete s
The type of network doesn't matter, the installer script for the bad
install simply has no permission to write the files to make either method
work, no "root" account exists at that point or something like that. I
know how to use sudo, so I edited the files to make it work, then to keep
network-destroyer from screwing it up, made the files immutable.
Yeah that a bad attitude I'm told, but I'll probably have that attitude
till the installer is fixed. Its my impression that it is still a problem
child for 13.04. same as it was for 8.04.
The real problem is the total disconnect between between this list and
ANYBODY at Cannonical. Go to launchpad to file a bug, but I've changed
ISP's, so my login from 2008 is no good. Try to create another account and
it claims I'm already registered. Ask it to email me a password reset and
it must be going to the old ISP, which is at least 4 years old & out of
date. So I'm stuck in no mans land, can't file a bug, and NOBODY here can
do anything but give me hell for fixing it my way. After a while it gets
damned old, and now I'm in moderation to boot.
>
> > Cheers, Gene
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Cheers, Gene
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