Hello all,
I can’t say that I am really new to Linux, but I will say that I am not very familiar. I have had some exposure to it over the years but one major hangup has kept me from fully embracing it: wireless! I have not often had the luxury of a wired internet connection.
Recently I popped a live cd into my new laptop, prompted by my general dissatisfaction with Vista (and subconscious desire to rebel against something). To my surprise I was able to connect to my wireless network, no configuration required. I thought that surely this must mean that my wireless card was supported “out of the box” and I could finally kick windows to the curb. Unfortunately after install I am no longer able to connect! Wireless manager continually prompts for my WEP key or pass phrase. I have tried multiple distros and read through countless forums in search of an answer.
I read through the sticky thread and here are the results of running the commands mentioned.
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
04:00.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2860
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 12)
07:09.0 Mass storage controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller (rev 03)
07:09.2 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller (rev 02)
lspci -n
00:00.0 0600: 8086:2a40 (rev 07)
00:02.0 0300: 8086:2a42 (rev 07)
00:02.1 0380: 8086:2a43 (rev 07)
00:1a.0 0c03: 8086:2937 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 0c03: 8086:2938 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 0c03: 8086:2939 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 0c03: 8086:293c (rev 03)
00:1b.0 0403: 8086:293e (rev 03)
00:1c.0 0604: 8086:2940 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 0604: 8086:2944 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 0604: 8086:294a (rev 03)
00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2934 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2935 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:2936 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:293a (rev 03)
00:1e.0 0604: 8086:2448 (rev 93)
00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2919 (rev 03)
00:1f.2 0106: 8086:2929 (rev 03)
00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:2930 (rev 03)
02:00.0 0280: 168c:002a (rev 01)
04:00.0 0280: 1814:0781
06:00.0 0200: 11ab:4354 (rev 12)
07:09.0 0180: 1217:7130 (rev 03)
07:09.2 0805: 1217:7120 (rev 02)
dmesg output is very large, so here is just one bit that seems important. I can search for other info or post the whole file if needed.
phy0: Atheros 9280: mem=0xffffc200110c0000, irq=16
iwconfig
ra0 RT2860 Wireless ESSID:"" Nickname:"RT2860STA"
Mode:Auto Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:1 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Link Quality=96/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-97 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Gandalf"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=27 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
iwlist scan
ra0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:7E:45:C2:04
ESSID:"Gandalf"
Mode:Managed
Channel:6
Quality:65/100 Signal level:-64 dBm Noise level:-97 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:54 Mb/s
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:7E:45:C2:04
ESSID:"Gandalf"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=26/100 Signal level:-78 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=000001ad65a8c18b
Extra: Last beacon: 12ms ago
Please let me know if there is any other info that might help! Also, I am interested in knowing the technical details, if anyone feels compelled to share. At the moment I just need to get this laptop up and running ASAP!