sudo lshw -C network [sudo] password for raymond: *-network:0 description: Network controller product: BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller vendor: Broadcom Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0 version: 03 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: bus_master configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=64 resources: irq:18 memory:d0204000-d0205fff *-network:1 description: Ethernet interface product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. physical id: 3 bus info: pci@0000:02:03.0 logical name: eth0 version: 10 serial: 00:0f:b0:46:c8:87 size: 10Mbit/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=half latency=128 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s resources: irq:19 ioport:a000(size=256) memory:d0208800-d02088ff *-network DISABLED description: Wireless interface physical id: 3 logical name: wlan0 serial: 00:90:4b:b7:7b:12 capabilities: ethernet physical wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=2.6.38-8-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg raymond@raymond-Pavilion-zv5000-PU600UA-ABA:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 Codename: natty raymond@raymond-Pavilion-zv5000-PU600UA-ABA:~$ uname -a Linux raymond-Pavilion-zv5000-PU600UA-ABA 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux raymond@raymond-Pavilion-zv5000-PU600UA-ABA:~$ sudo rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no raymond@raymond-Pavilion-zv5000-PU600UA-ABA:~$ dmesg | grep -i firm [ 22.768621] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PNL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] [ 23.087054] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found [ 23.087068] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found [ 23.087075] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website. raymond@raymond-Pavilion-zv5000-PU600UA-ABA:~$