Thread: Lenovo Thinkpad E420 Wireless not working

have got new lenovo thinkpad e420 , stated elsewhere wireless networking not work. have tried number of solutions, such "blacklist acer_wmi", nothing seems work.

ran lspci result below

00:00.0 host bridge: intel corporation 2nd generation core processor family dram controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 vga compatible controller: intel corporation 2nd generation core processor family integrated graphics controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 communication controller: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family mei controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 usb controller: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family usb enhanced host controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 audio device: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family high definition audio controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 pci bridge: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family pci express root port 1 (rev b4)
00:1c.1 pci bridge: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family pci express root port 2 (rev b4)
00:1c.2 pci bridge: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family pci express root port 3 (rev b4)
00:1c.3 pci bridge: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family pci express root port 4 (rev b4)
00:1c.7 pci bridge: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family pci express root port 8 (rev b4)
00:1d.0 usb controller: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family usb enhanced host controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 isa bridge: intel corporation hm65 express chipset family lpc controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 sata controller: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family 6 port sata ahci controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 smbus: intel corporation 6 series/c200 series chipset family smbus controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 ethernet controller: realtek semiconductor co., ltd. rtl8111/8168b pci express gigabit ethernet controller (rev 06)
03:00.0 system peripheral: ricoh co ltd device e823 (rev 04)
08:00.0 network controller: broadcom corporation bcm43224 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 01)

appreciated.

here more information problem.

after running following commands

lsusb

code:

bus 001 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub  bus 002 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub  bus 001 device 002: id 8087:0024 intel corp. integrated rate matching hub  bus 002 device 002: id 8087:0024 intel corp. integrated rate matching hub  bus 001 device 003: id 5986:03b3 acer, inc   bus 002 device 003: id 0a5c:217f broadcom corp. bluetooth controller

ifconfig

code:

eth0      link encap:ethernet  hwaddr f0:de:f1:ae:6e:7d              broadcast multicast  mtu:1500  metric:1            rx packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0            tx packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000             rx bytes:0 (0.0 b)  tx bytes:0 (0.0 b)            interrupt:40 base address:0xc000     lo        link encap:local loopback              inet addr:127.0.0.1  mask:255.0.0.0            inet6 addr: ::1/128 scope:host            loopback running  mtu:16436  metric:1            rx packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0            tx packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0            collisions:0 txqueuelen:0             rx bytes:0 (0.0 b)  tx bytes:0 (0.0 b)

iwconfig

code:

lo        no wireless extensions.    eth0      no wireless extensions.

lsmod

code:

module                  size  used  nls_iso8859_1          12617  1   nls_cp437              12751  1   vfat                   17308  1   fat                    55577  1 vfat  bnep                   17923  2   rfcomm                 38408  8   parport_pc             32114  0   ppdev                  12849  0   binfmt_misc            17292  1   snd_hda_codec_hdmi     31426  1   snd_hda_codec_conexant    52418  1   joydev                 17393  0   wl                   2646601  0   btusb                  18160  2   snd_hda_intel          24262  2   snd_hda_codec          91754  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel  snd_hwdep              13276  1 snd_hda_codec  thinkpad_acpi          73942  0   snd_pcm                80468  3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec  nvram                  14029  1 thinkpad_acpi  snd_seq_midi           13132  0   snd_rawmidi            25241  1 snd_seq_midi  lib80211               14570  1 wl  snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi  snd_seq                51567  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event  uvcvideo               67271  0   videodev               85626  1 uvcvideo  snd_timer              28932  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq  snd_seq_device         14172  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq  snd                    55902  15 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,thinkpad_acpi,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device  i915                  505108  3   psmouse                73673  0   drm_kms_helper         32889  1 i915  serio_raw              12990  0   bluetooth             148839  23 bnep,rfcomm,btusb  drm                   192226  4 i915,drm_kms_helper  bcma                   19571  0   i2c_algo_bit           13199  1 i915  soundcore              12600  1 snd  video                  18908  1 i915  snd_page_alloc         14115  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm  mei                    36466  0   lp                     17455  0   parport                40930  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp  ahci                   21634  3   sdhci_pci              13658  0   libahci                25727  1 ahci  sdhci                  27360  1 sdhci_pci  r8169                  43104  0

sudo lshw -c network

code:

*-network                        description: ethernet interface         product: rtl8111/8168b pci express gigabit ethernet controller         vendor: realtek semiconductor co., ltd.         physical id: 0         bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0         logical name: eth0         version: 06         serial: f0:de:f1:ae:6e:7d         size: 10mbit/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=half firmware=rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=mii speed=10mbit/s         resources: irq:40 ioport:4000(size=256) memory:d0404000-d0404fff memory:d0400000-d0403fff    *-network         description: network controller         product: bcm43224 802.11a/b/g/n         vendor: broadcom corporation         physical id: 0         bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0         version: 01         width: 64 bits         clock: 33mhz         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list         configuration: driver=bcma-pci-bridge latency=0         resources: irq:19 memory:d1d00000-d1d03fff

lsb_release -d

code:

description:	ubuntu 11.10

uname -mr

code:

3.0.0-12-generic i686

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

code:

 * running /etc/init.d/networking restart deprecated because may not enable again interfaces   * reconfiguring network interfaces...                                   [ ok ]

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