Comment 6 for bug 289845

I had the same problem with my install of intrepid ibex. I had the problem with a BCM43XG card. It said that the wl driver was loaded, but nothing was associating with ifconfig, or iwconfig. However they both showed the interface. I read in a forum that SSB was conflicting in this kernel with the wl driver. I ended up getting around this by blacklisting B43 B44 and SSB. I then added wl to /etc/modules because it wasn't loading. My ethernet no longer works, but it's a desktop I only use wireless on so it's not a huge issue.