Thread: Wireless problems since upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04

hi,

on hp 530, wireless used ok. since upgraded 9.04 can't connect wireless networks ('wireless networks' grayed out in network manager applet - gnome)

>iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 ieee 802.11bg essid:""
mode:managed frequency:2.412 ghz access point: not-associated
tx-power=20 dbm
retry min limit:7 rts thrff fragment thr=2352 b
power managementff
link quality:0 signal level:0 noise level:0
rx invalid nwid:0 rx invalid crypt:0 rx invalid frag:0
tx excessive retries:0 invalid misc:0 missed beacon:0

>sudo lshw -c network

*-network
description: network controller
product: bcm4311 802.11b/g wlan
vendor: broadcom corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:10:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33mhz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0 module=ssb
*-network
description: ethernet interface
product: 82562et/ez/gt/gz - pro/100 ve (lom) ethernet controller mobile
vendor: intel corporation
physical id: 8
bus info: pci@0000:02:08.0
logical name: eth0
version: 01
serial: 00:1b:38:c1:91:98
size: 100mb/s
capacity: 100mb/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=e100 driverversion=3.5.23-k6-napi duplex=full firmware=n/a ip=62.254.13.2 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 module=e100 multicast=yes port=mii speed=100mb/s
*-network
description: wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:1a:73:d8:7b:e2
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11bg

>dmesg | grep "wlan0"

[ 149.172460] addrconf(netdev_up): wlan0: link not ready
[ 555.125063] addrconf(netdev_up): wlan0: link not ready
[ 573.108745] addrconf(netdev_up): wlan0: link not ready

>sudo iwlist wlan0 scan

wlan0 no scan results

what kind of wireless chipset? unless i'm misreading or missing details, ubuntu doesn't seem know, either.

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