leonardombn@Notebook:~$ sudo modprobe -rv dell-laptop
[sudo] password for leonardombn:
rmmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/kernel/drivers/platform/x86/dell-laptop.ko
rmmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/kernel/drivers/firmware/dcdbas.ko
leonardombn@Notebook:~$ sudo modprobe -v b43
insmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/kernel/drivers/ssb/ssb.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.0.0-16-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.ko
leonardombn@Notebook:~$ dmesg | tail -20
[ 275.092408] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.092415] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[ 275.092423] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.092429] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[ 275.092438] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.092444] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[ 275.092452] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.092459] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[ 275.092466] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.092473] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[ 275.092481] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.092488] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2484 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
[ 275.092495] cfg80211: 2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 275.141069] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
[ 275.142024] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 275.142058] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 275.142085] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 275.142112] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PNL, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
[ 275.424094] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 508.1084 (2009-01-14 01:32:01)
[ 275.498016] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
leonardombn@Notebook:~$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:09:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 12
serial: 00:1e:c9:f9:86:41
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sky2 driverversion=1.28 duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.2.101 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 memory:fe8fc000-fe8fffff ioport:de00(size=256)
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4311 802.11a/b/g
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0b:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:fe7fc000-fe7fffff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan0
serial: 00:22:69:02:2e:9c
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.0.0-16-generic firmware=508.1084 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
leonardombn@Notebook:~$