asus 1015pn, BT5r1 installed, no wlan0/driver, only net connection is wireless!

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daytondude

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here's me, and i'm very new to linux
asus netbook 1015pn-pu17
BT5r1 is installed and working from USB stick.
*problem: need to do update, synaptic, etc, but i can't get BT to see my wireless, which is my only source of connection. ifconfig shows eth0 and lo but no wlan0. assume it's a driver issue, but don't know how to install alternate driver w/o internet, or which driver to install when i do figure out how to install new driver offline. (unless there's another workaround i don't know about.)

below are outputs from ifconfig, airdriver-ng loaded/installed/kernel, and iwconfig.

root@root:~# gedit /etc/rc.local
root@root:~# ping www.google.com
ping: unknown host www.google.com
root@root:~# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 20:cf:30:68:09:b6
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:44

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:27 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:27 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:3533 (3.5 KB) TX bytes:3533 (3.5 KB)

root@root:~# airdriver-ng loaded
Found following stacks loaded (as module):

Found following drivers loaded (as module):
root@root:~# airdriver-ng installed
Found following stacks installed:
2. mac80211

Found following drivers installed:
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.ko: No such file or directory
3. Atmel at76c50x - IEEE80211
7. Cisco/Aironet 802.11 - IEEE80211 Softmac
8. HostAP - IEEE80211
9. Intel Pro Wireless 2100 B - IEEE80211
10. Intel Pro Wireless 2200 (B/G)/2915 (A/B/G) - IEEE80211
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl3945.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl4965.ko: No such file or directory
17. Prism54 - IEEE80211
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko: No such file or directory
ERROR: modinfo: could not open kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.ko: No such file or directory
36. Realtek rtl8187 - mac80211
39. ZyDAS 1201 - IEEE80211 Softmac
41. ZyDAS 1211rw - IEEE80211 Softmac

Found following firmwares installed:
40. ZyDAS 1211 - IEEE80211 Softmac
41. ZyDAS 1211rw - IEEE80211 Softmac
root@root:~# airdriver-ng kernel
Found following stacks in the Kernel:
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory

Found following drivers in the Kernel:
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
grep: /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/build/.config: No such file or directory
root@root:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

root@root:~#
 


edit: dont know if this matters, but i created boot USB stick with unetbootin, stick is 16GB, and i allocated maximum persistent memory (9999MB). have tested and confirmed that changes to files do indeed stick.
 
According to the Archlinux Wiki:
Wireless
Since linux kernel version 2.6.37, the needed module for BCM4313 is natively included in it. If you by any chance you a kernel equal or older than 2.6.36, then you will need compat-wireless-brcm80211.

For kernel 3.0 or higher, wireless card seems to be blocked by other wrong module (I notice a module called 'bcma-pci-bridge' being loaded -- josephgbr). To solve this issue, you have to blacklist the kernel module {{Ic|bcma}. In the next reboot, the wireless card should be working.
- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ASUS_Eee_PC_1015pn

This blog, tells you "How to enable broadcom wireless BCM4311 card on Linux Mint 11", Linux Mint being Derived from Ubuntu the same as Backtrack.
http://drndivoje.wordpress.com/2011...adcom-wireless-bcm4311-card-on-linux-mint-11/

As I have said elsewhere in this forum , if your computer is offline you can download apps and dependencies on a second computer by using e.g. Keryx Project, Sushi-Huh?, APTonCD or Synaptic...
 

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