Unable to enable wireless on a Vostro 2520
- by Joe
I have a Vostro 2520 and not sure how to enable wireless on my machine. The details are given below, would appreciate any pointers to resolving this issue.
lsmod returns
Module Size Used by ath9k 132390 0
ath9k_common 14053 1 ath9k ath9k_hw 411151 2
ath9k,ath9k_common ath 24067 3
ath9k,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw b43 365785 0 mac80211
506816 2 ath9k,b43 cfg80211 205544 4
ath9k,ath,b43,mac80211 bcma 26696 1 b43 ssb
52752 1 b43 ndiswrapper 282628 0 ums_realtek
18248 0 usb_storage 49198 1 ums_realtek uas
18180 0 snd_hda_codec_hdmi 32474 1 snd_hda_codec_cirrus
24002 1 joydev 17693 0 parport_pc
32866 0 ppdev 17113 0 rfcomm
47604 0 bnep 18281 2 bluetooth
180104 10 rfcomm,bnep psmouse 97362 0 dell_wmi
12681 0 sparse_keymap 13890 1 dell_wmi snd_hda_intel
33773 3 snd_hda_codec 127706 3
snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_cirrus,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep
13668 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 97188 3
snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_seq_midi
13324 0 snd_rawmidi 30748 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi snd_seq
61896 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event snd_timer 29990
2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 14540 3
snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq wmi 19256 1
dell_wmi snd 78855 16
snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_cirrus,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
mac_hid 13253 0 i915 473240 3
drm_kms_helper 46978 1 i915 uvcvideo 72627 0
drm 242038 4 i915,drm_kms_helper videodev
98259 1 uvcvideo soundcore 15091 1 snd dell_laptop
18119 0 dcdbas 14490 1 dell_laptop i2c_algo_bit
13423 1 i915 v4l2_compat_ioctl32 17128 1 videodev snd_page_alloc
18529 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm video 19596 1 i915
serio_raw 13211 0 mei 41616 0 lp
17799 0 parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp r8169
62099 0
sudo lshw -class network
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: Broadcom Corporation
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:f7c00000-f7c07fff *-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:09:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 78:45:c4:a3:aa:65
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd
autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4
03/27/12 ip=192.168.1.5 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII
speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:41 ioport:e000(size=256) memory:f0004000-f0004fff memory:f0000000-f0003fff
rfkill list all
0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: yes 1:
dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: yes
Output of lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev
> 09) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge
> Graphics Controller (rev 09) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel
> Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04) 00:1a.0 USB
> controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host
> Controller #2 (rev 04) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther
> Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge:
> Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
> 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root
> Port 4 (rev c4) 00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point
> PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev c4) 00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel
> Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller
> (rev 04) 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6
> port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel
> Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04) 07:00.0 Network
> controller: Broadcom Corporation Device 4365 (rev 01) 09:00.0 Ethernet
> controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express
> Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)
Output of lspci -v
0:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge DRAM Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43
Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at f000 [size=64]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 42
Memory at f7d0a000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: mei
Kernel modules: mei
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at f7d08000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
Memory at f7d00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: f7c00000-f7cfffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0000000-00000000f00fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
Memory at f7d07000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 40
I/O ports at f0b0 [size=8]
I/O ports at f0a0 [size=4]
I/O ports at f090 [size=8]
I/O ports at f080 [size=4]
I/O ports at f060 [size=32]
Memory at f7d06000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at f7d05000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at f040 [size=32]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
07:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Device 4365 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0016
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at f7c00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Dell Device 0558
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41
I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Memory at f0004000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
