Atheros AR9485 on HP ProBook 6570b not detected

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Hi all

I have a new HP ProBook 6570b with the mentioned WLAN card. Alas, the card does not seem to be detected at all with openSuse 12.2. I have Win 7 on a second partition, and WLAN works well there.

I am pretty clueless on how to proceed. Please find below the output of lspci, ifconfig and iwconfig. As you can see, the WLAN adapter does not seem to be detected.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jürgen


 # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579V Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
23:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): JMicron Technology Corp. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 30)
23:00.1 System peripheral: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller (rev 30)
23:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller (rev 30)
24:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n


# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 28:92:4A:25:85:05  
          inet Adresse:192.168.2.120  Bcast:192.168.2.255  Maske:255.255.255.0
          inet6 Adresse: fe80::2a92:4aff:fe25:8505/64 Gültigkeitsbereich:Verbindung
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:918 errors:0 dropped:5 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:803 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:691777 (675.5 Kb)  TX bytes:116976 (114.2 Kb)
          Interrupt:20 Speicher:d4700000-d4720000 

lo        Link encap:Lokale Schleife  
          inet Adresse:127.0.0.1  Maske:255.0.0.0
          inet6 Adresse: ::1/128 Gültigkeitsbereich:Maschine
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:303 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:303 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0 
          RX bytes:37109 (36.2 Kb)  TX bytes:37109 (36.2 Kb)

usb0      Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 02:15:E0:EC:01:00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)


# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

usb0      no wireless extensions.
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Please post:

/sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -i -A2 net

and

lsusb

I can´t see any Atheros Chip.

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On 10/26/2012 12:46 PM, Sauerland wrote:
>
> Please post:
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> /sbin/lspci -nnk | grep -i -A2 net
> --------------------
>
> and
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> lsusb
> --------------------
>
>
> I can´t see any Atheros Chip.

This system has a Broadcom card as shown by this line fron lspci:

24:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n

As the OP failed to include the essential switch “-nn”, I do not know what
driver it takes, but the b43 wiki at
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 says that the BCM43228 needs wl.

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Many thanks, people. Obviously I was mislead by the information given here:
https://www.suse.com/nbswebapp/yesBulletin.jsp?bulletinNumber=137683

Anyways, here is the missing information:

lspci -nnk

…]
24:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM943228HM4L 802.11a/b/g/n 2x2 Wi-Fi Adapter [103c:182c]

Note that no kernel driver is mentioned for this particular item!

lsusb

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:003d Validity Sensors, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b230 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 03f0:3d1d Hewlett-Packard
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:21e1 Broadcom Corp.

How can I load the needed driver (wl or whichever)?

Thanks again,
Jürgen

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For the sake of completeness:

lspci -nnk | grep -i -A2 net

00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82579V Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1503] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:17ab]
Kernel driver in use: e1000e

24:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n [14e4:4359]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM943228HM4L 802.11a/b/g/n 2x2 Wi-Fi Adapter [103c:182c]

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Sigh It was just a matter of installing the proprietary broadcom-wl driver.

Thanks for putting me on the right track!

Jürgen

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On 10/27/2012 04:06 AM, jspitzm wrote:
>
> Many thanks, people. Obviously I was mislead by the information given
> here:
> https://www.suse.com/nbswebapp/yesBulletin.jsp?bulletinNumber=137683

That information is likely correct; however, did you actually buy the model with
openSUSE loaded? Obviously not. The Linux-based system must use a wireless card
with a suitable, open-source driver. The Winblows version does not, and wl for
Window$ is as open as any other driver for that closed OS.

These kinds of situations are why we never accept make and model information.
Instead, we demand PCI or USB IDs.

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The machine was purchased by my employer (University). They only provide and support Win and Mac machines, but at least they let me install and maintain Linux on my own.