how to get wireless to work on HP Compaq nx6325 Notebook


*************** info trace ***************

***** uname -a *****

Linux max-HP-Compaq-nx6325-EY345EA-ABU 3.8.0-32-generic #47~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 2 16:22:28 UTC 2013 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

***** lsb_release *****

Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Release:	12.04
Codename:	precise

***** lspci *****

02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:169c] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30b0]
	Kernel driver in use: tg3
--
30:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11a/b/g [14e4:4312] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Broadcom 802.11a/b/g WLAN [103c:1361]
	Kernel driver in use: wl

***** lsusb *****

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

***** PCMCIA Card Info *****

PRODID_1=""
PRODID_2=""
PRODID_3=""
PRODID_4=""
MANFID=0000,0000
FUNCID=255

***** iwconfig *****


***** rfkill *****

0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no

***** lsmod *****

wl                   3028038  1
cfg80211              453919  1 wl
lib80211               14040  1 wl

***** nm-tool *****

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: eth0  [Wired connection 1] -------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            tg3
  State:             connected
  Default:           yes
  HW Address:        <MAC address removed>

  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes
    Speed:           100 Mb/s

  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         on

  IPv4 Settings:
    Address:         192.168.1.91
    Prefix:          24 (255.255.255.0)
    Gateway:         192.168.1.254

    DNS:             192.168.1.254


***** NetworkManager.state *****

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true

***** NetworkManager.conf *****

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

***** interfaces *****

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback


***** iwlist *****


***** resolv.conf *****

nameserver 127.0.0.1
search home

***** blacklist *****

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-bcm43.conf]
blacklist b43
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist ssb
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist brcm80211
blacklist brcmfmac
blacklist brcmsmac
blacklist bcma

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac

***** modinfo *****

filename:       /lib/modules/3.8.0-32-generic/updates/dkms/wl.ko
license:        MIXED/Proprietary
srcversion:     CBEDDD2D4888AAD1517D3C9
alias:          pci:v*d*sv*sd*bc02sc80i*
depends:        cfg80211,lib80211
vermagic:       3.8.0-32-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
parm:           oneonly:int
parm:           piomode:int
parm:           instance_base:int
parm:           nompc:int
parm:           intf_name:string


***** udev rules *****

# PCI device 0x14e4:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:02:01.0 (tg3)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address removed>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"

# USB device 0x0846:0x9030 (usb)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address removed>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"

***** dmesg *****

[   12.463866] wl: module license 'MIXED/Proprietary' taints kernel.
[   12.481154] wl driver 6.20.155.1 (r326264) failed with code 21
[   12.481369] Modules linked in: wl(POF+) radeon(F+) snd_hwdep(F) snd_pcm(F) snd_seq_midi(F) snd_rawmidi(F) joydev(F) ttm(F) snd_seq_midi_event(F) tpm_infineon(F) snd_seq(F) snd_timer(F) drm_kms_helper(F) snd_seq_device(F) drm(F) psmouse(F) pcmcia(F) snd(F) hp_wmi(F) tifm_7xx1(F) serio_raw(F) soundcore(F) i2c_algo_bit(F) i2c_piix4(F) tifm_core(F) sparse_keymap(F) snd_page_alloc(F) yenta_socket(F) cfg80211(F) pcmcia_rsrc(F) ppdev(F) tpm_tis(F) k8temp(F) pcmcia_core(F) lib80211(F) wmi(F) shpchp(F) video(F) parport_pc(F) mac_hid(F) ati_agp(F) lp(F) parport(F) pata_acpi(F) firewire_ohci(F) sdhci_pci(F) sdhci(F) tg3(F) ptp(F) pps_core(F) firewire_core(F) crc_itu_t(F) pata_atiixp(F) sata_sil(F)
[   12.483447] EIP is at wl_cfg80211_detach+0xbf/0xd0 [wl]
[   12.484011]  [<f8f975bf>] wl_free_if.isra.10+0x1f/0xa0 [wl]
[   12.484011]  [<f8f97f98>] wl_free+0x58/0x250 [wl]
[   12.484011]  [<f8eb7e92>] ? wlc_attach+0xf6c/0xfda [wl]
[   12.484011]  [<f8c39535>] wl_pci_probe+0x51c/0xfe7 [wl]
[   12.484011]  [<f8c39017>] wl_module_init+0x17/0x19 [wl]
[   12.484011] EIP: [<f8f9e9bf>] wl_cfg80211_detach+0xbf/0xd0 [wl] SS:ESP 0068:f4ab3c7c

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