Thread: Compaq Presario C500 wifi problem

hello have same problem , dont seem find solution. if post responses commands? have compaq presario c500 new ubuntu 11.10 , in system settings->additional drivers tells me installed , in use:'broadcom sta wireless driver'

code:

sudo lshw -c network  *-network unclaimed              description: network controller         product: bcm4311 802.11b/g wlan         vendor: broadcom corporation         physical id: 0         bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0         version: 01         width: 32 bits         clock: 33mhz         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list         configuration: latency=0         resources: memory:40000000-40003fff    *-network         description: ethernet interface         product: rtl-8139/8139c/8139c+         vendor: realtek semiconductor co., ltd.         physical id: 8         bus info: pci@0000:08:08.0         logical name: eth0         version: 10         serial: 00:1b:38:37:de:2e         size: 100mbit/s         capacity: 100mbit/s         width: 32 bits         clock: 33mhz         capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation          configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too  driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=10.196.148.169 latency=32 link=yes  maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=mii speed=100mbit/s         resources: irq:16 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:d0100000-d01000ff

code:

lspci -nn | grep 0280  06:00.0 network controller [0280]: broadcom corporation bcm4311 802.11b/g wlan [14e4:4311] (rev 01)    
 	
code:
 	
lsmod
 
module                  size  used  bnep                   17923  2   rfcomm                 38408  0   bluetooth             148839  10 bnep,rfcomm  parport_pc             32114  0   ppdev                  12849  0   joydev                 17393  0   hp_wmi                 13652  0   sparse_keymap          13658  1 hp_wmi  snd_hda_codec_conexant    52418  1   dm_multipath           22771  0   snd_hda_intel          24262  2   snd_hda_codec          91754  2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel  snd_hwdep              13276  1 snd_hda_codec  snd_pcm                80435  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec  snd_seq_midi           13132  0   snd_rawmidi            25241  1 snd_seq_midi  psmouse                73673  0   binfmt_misc            17292  1   serio_raw              12990  0   snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi  snd_seq                51567  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event  i915                  505159  2   snd_timer              28932  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq  snd_seq_device         14172  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq  wmi                    18744  1 hp_wmi  snd                     55902  13  snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device  wl                   2646601  0   drm_kms_helper         32889  1 i915  drm                   192194  3 i915,drm_kms_helper  i2c_algo_bit           13199  1 i915  lib80211               14570  1 wl  soundcore              12600  1 snd  snd_page_alloc         14115  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm  video                  18908  1 i915  lp                     17455  0   parport                40930  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp  8139too                23283  0   8139cp                 22636  0   ahci                   21634  2   libahci                25727  1 ahci  dm_raid45              76451  0   xor                    21860  1 dm_raid45  dm_mirror              21822  0   dm_region_hash         16065  1 dm_mirror  dm_log                 18193  3 dm_raid45,dm_mirror,dm_region_hash

code:

iwconfig    lo        no wireless extensions.    eth0      no wireless extensions.

code:

rfkill list  0: hp-wifi: wireless lan      soft blocked: no      hard blocked: no

please help, noob @ linux. thank in advance!

question moved it's own thread.

@solthun

rather posting end of old thread, if have question can not solve, please make thread of own.

also, please put code tags around entire terminal output.

thank you.

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