NetworkManager does not detect wireless connections

[dokondr]

I have just installed Debian 6.0.5 (Squeeze) on HP Probook 6560b.
Problem: NetworkManager does not detect wireless connections, which I easily connect with my Mac at the same place. NetworManager connects to ethernet, though.

In /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf I have:
[ifupdown]
managed=true

Please, help.

[emariz]

Well, it should be false. Anyway, there are various possible causes.

Believe it or not, we cannot know what your network device is unless you post the relevant lines of lspci -vnn.
Are there any relevant messages in dmesg? For example, a request for a particular firmware.

[dokondr]

Thanks for your help!

Here are relevant lines from lspci -vnn:

25:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:145c]
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 19
Memory at d4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
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 00-00-7a-ff-ff-35-20-10
Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>

and dmesg:

[ 17.752673] brcm80211: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[ 17.757439] brcm80211 0000:25:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 17.757448] brcm80211 0000:25:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 17.757487] brcm80211 0000:25:00.0: firmware: requesting brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw
[ 17.843170] brcm80211: fail to load firmware brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw
[ 17.843175] brcm80211: Failed to find firmware usually in /lib/firmware/brcm
[ 17.843218] brcm80211 0000:25:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 17.843235] brcm80211: wl_pci_probe: wl_attach failed!

It looks like BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller fails to start?

[deltaflyer]

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[ 17.843175] brcm80211: Failed to find firmware usually in /lib/firmware/brcm

did you install the firmware ? also see http://wiki.debian.org/Broadcom