I've installed Lubuntu 22.04.1 on a Mac mini (2014). The WiFi isn't working and I'm guessing it's a driver issue, but I'm not sure. I would really appreciate it if someone could explain what the problem is. The following is the output from the wireless-info script:
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 20 Feb 2023 20:03 PST -0800
Booted last: 20 Feb 2023 00:00 PST -0800
Script from: 25 Jan 2020 03:34 UTC +0000
release
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
kernel
Linux 5.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 12 10:30:17 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
desktop
Lubuntu
lspci
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43a0] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Apple Inc. BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [106b:013b]
Kernel driver in use: bcma-pci-bridge
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1686] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1686]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 04ca:0061 Lite-On Technology Corp. USB Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0461:3f41 Primax Electronics, Ltd HP Wired Desktop 320K Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. Built-in IR Receiver
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 05ac:8289 Apple, Inc. Bluetooth Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 154b:007a PNY Classic Attache Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
PCMCIA card info
rfkill
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
secure boot
This system doesn't support Secure Boot
lsmod
b43 495616 0
cordic 16384 1 b43
mac80211 1228800 1 b43
cfg80211 958464 2 b43,mac80211
libarc4 16384 1 mac80211
ssb 86016 1 b43
bcma 69632 1 b43
interfaces
ifconfig
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback <MAC address> brd <MAC address>
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp3s0f0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether <MAC 'enp3s0f0' [IF1]> brd <MAC address>
iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
enp3s0f0 no wireless extensions.
route
resolv.conf
[777 root '/etc/resolv.conf' -> '../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf']
nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0 trust-ad
search .
network managers
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 841 1 0 18:53 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
NetworkManager info
GENERAL.DEVICE: enp3s0f0
GENERAL.TYPE: ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
GENERAL.VENDOR: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
GENERAL.PRODUCT: NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
GENERAL.DRIVER: tg3
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 5.15.0-43-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: 57766a-v1.15
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'enp3s0f0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 20 (unavailable)
GENERAL.REASON: 2 (Device is now managed)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY: 1 (none)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY: 1 (none)
GENERAL.UDI: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.3/0000:03:00.0/net/enp3s0f0
GENERAL.PATH: pci-0000:03:00.0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: --
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: --
GENERAL.CON-UUID: --
GENERAL.CON-PATH: --
GENERAL.METERED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP: yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER: no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC: no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER: off
IP4.GATEWAY: --
IP6.GATEWAY: --
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: --
NetworkManager.state
cat: /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state: No such file or directory
NetworkManager config
[[/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf]]
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 3
[[/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf]]
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=false
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-dns-resolved.conf]]
[main]
dns=systemd-resolved
[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf]]
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:gsm,except:type:cdma
[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-mac-addr-change.conf]]
[device-31-mac-addr-change]
match-device=driver:eagle_sdio,driver:wl
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no
NetworkManager profiles
Netplan config
[/etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml]
network:
version: 2
renderer: NetworkManager
iw reg get
'iw' is not installed (package "iw").
iwlist channels
lo no frequency information.
enp3s0f0 no frequency information.
iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
enp3s0f0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
module infos
[b43]
filename: /lib/modules/5.15.0-43-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/b43.ko
license: GPL
description: Broadcom B43 wireless driver
depends: mac80211,ssb,bcma,cfg80211,cordic
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: b43
vermagic: 5.15.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: bad_frames_preempt:enable(1) / disable(0) Bad Frames Preemption (int)
parm: fwpostfix:Postfix for the .fw files to load. (string)
parm: hwpctl:Enable hardware-side power control (default off) (int)
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (int)
parm: hwtkip:Enable hardware tkip. (int)
parm: qos:Enable QOS support (default on) (int)
parm: btcoex:Enable Bluetooth coexistence (default on) (int)
parm: verbose:Log message verbosity: 0=error, 1=warn, 2=info(default), 3=debug (int)
parm: pio:Use PIO accesses by default: 0=DMA, 1=PIO (int)
parm: allhwsupport:Enable support for all hardware (even it if overlaps with the brcmsmac driver) (int)
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/5.15.0-43-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends: cfg80211,libarc4
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: mac80211
vermagic: 5.15.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/5.15.0-43-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
depends:
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: cfg80211
vermagic: 5.15.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: bss_entries_limit:limit to number of scan BSS entries (per wiphy, default 1000) (int)
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
[ssb]
filename: /lib/modules/5.15.0-43-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
license: GPL
description: Sonics Silicon Backplane driver
depends:
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: ssb
vermagic: 5.15.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[bcma]
filename: /lib/modules/5.15.0-43-generic/kernel/drivers/bcma/bcma.ko
license: GPL
description: Broadcom's specific AMBA driver
depends:
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: bcma
vermagic: 5.15.0-43-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
module parameters
[b43]
allhwsupport: 0
bad_frames_preempt: 0
btcoex: 1
hwpctl: 0
hwtkip: 0
nohwcrypt: 0
pio: 0
qos: 1
verbose: 2
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
bss_entries_limit: 1000
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
/etc/modules
modprobe options
[/etc/modprobe.d/amd64-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/intel-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod)
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
rc.local
grep: /etc/rc.local: No such file or directory
pm-utils
udev rules
dmesg
[ 16.658347] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4360 WLAN found (core revision 42)
[ 16.658764] b43-phy0 ERROR: FOUND UNSUPPORTED PHY (Analog 12, Type 11 (AC), Revision 1)
[ 16.658773] b43: probe of bcma0:1 failed with error -95
########## wireless info END ############
