My lspci output is listed. I am not able to use hotspot on my laptop, even with the the simple click from network settings, nor with hotspotd. This is something I need daily to sync my mobile devices. Waiting for help!
lspci -v 006:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1704 802.11n + BT 4.0 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 Memory at f7100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?> Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-b1-ff-ff-d1-10-08 Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?> Kernel driver in use: wl 07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07) Subsystem: Dell Device 0654 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46 I/O ports at e000 [size=256] Memory at f7000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01 Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked- Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-36-4c-e0-00 Capabilities: [170] Latency Tolerance Reporting Kernel driver in use: r8101 Regards -- Himanshu Shekhar IIIT-Allahabad IRM2015006