Intel 5100 agn driver issues(new linux user)

Sylph · July 26, 2011, 11:18pm

Hello to suse forum.

I have a problem with the intel 5100agn

I absolutely do not know how to get it to work. What repositories to add for firmwire drivers nor alot about the console.
So im in a bit of a hairy situation.

Can someone guide me along the steps of getting it to work
(in the mean time im going to keep at it)

Thank you kindly.:shame:

Sylph · July 26, 2011, 11:35pm

-i cant edited the post so a new reply because of it-

Kernel driver iwlagn

8.628425] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12

Interface doesn’t support scanning : Network is down

This is all my info so far

thx

lwfinger · July 26, 2011, 11:57pm

On 07/26/2011 04:36 PM, Sylph wrote:
>
> -i cant edited the post so a new reply because of it-
>
> Kernel driver iwlagn
>
> 8.628425] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12
>
> Interface doesn’t support scanning : Network is down
>
> This is all my info so far

What version of openSUSE are you using? Are you trying to use NetworkManager of
ifup?

With a network connection, do the following:


sudo zypper install rfkill
/usr/sbin/rfkill list

It is likely that your network is down because your wireless switch is off.

Sylph · July 27, 2011, 1:53am

singleboot

opensuse 11.4
gnome

Im trying to use the networkmanager since im going to be at different places school, home etc

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
3: ideapad_killsw: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no

Sylph · July 27, 2011, 4:11am

I entered these commands after seeing lwfinger’s post

“Enable Wireless” in NetworkManager grayed out.](http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/wireless/452584-enable-wireless-networkmanager-grayed-out.html)

/usr/sbin/rfkill unblock all
/usr/sbin/rfkill list

0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: ideapad_killsw: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
3: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

dmesg |grep 5100
0.188326] pci 0000:04:00.0: reg 10: [mem 0xf5100000-0xf5101fff 64bit]
0.190032] pci 0000:00:1c.2: bridge window [mem 0xf5100000-0xf51fffff]
0.266500] pci 0000:00:1c.2: bridge window [mem 0xf5100000-0xf51fffff]
0.266715] pci_bus 0000:04: resource 1 [mem 0xf5100000-0xf51fffff]
0.599005] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf5505000 port 0xf5505100 irq 40
7.917654] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN, REV=0x54

dmesg |grep iwlagn
7.917534] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:d
7.917536] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
7.917606] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
7.917615] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
7.917654] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN, REV=0x54
7.940914] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x11f, CALIB=0x4
7.940931] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels
7.941123] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: irq 41 for MSI/MSI-X
8.357983] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12
7513.047537] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio.

Im going to sleep now since its 4am >_< goodnight all!

lwfinger · July 27, 2011, 4:53am

On 07/26/2011 09:16 PM, Sylph wrote:
>
> I entered these commands after seeing lwfinger’s post
>
> ‘“Enable Wireless” in NetworkManager grayed out.’
> (http://tinyurl.com/3smldht)
>
> /usr/sbin/rfkill unblock all
> /usr/sbin/rfkill list
>
> 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
> 1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
> 2: ideapad_killsw: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: yes
> Hard blocked: no
> 3: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
> 4: hci0: Bluetooth
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
>
> dmesg |grep 5100
> 0.188326] pci 0000:04:00.0: reg 10: [mem 0xf5100000-0xf5101fff
> 64bit]
> 0.190032] pci 0000:00:1c.2: bridge window [mem
> 0xf5100000-0xf51fffff]
> 0.266500] pci 0000:00:1c.2: bridge window [mem
> 0xf5100000-0xf51fffff]
> 0.266715] pci_bus 0000:04: resource 1 [mem 0xf5100000-0xf51fffff]
> 0.599005] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf5505000 port
> 0xf5505100 irq 40
> 7.917654] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100
> AGN, REV=0x54
>
> dmesg |grep iwlagn
> 7.917534] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for
> Linux, in-tree:d
> 7.917536] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
> 7.917606] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) ->
> IRQ 18
> 7.917615] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
> 7.917654] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100
> AGN, REV=0x54
> 7.940914] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x11f, CALIB=0x4
> 7.940931] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24
> 802.11a channels
> 7.941123] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: irq 41 for MSI/MSI-X
> 8.357983] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12
> 7513.047537] iwlagn 0000:04:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable
> radio.
>
> Im going to sleep now since its 4am>_< goodnight all!

Now that rfkill is unblocked, the “Enable Wireless” should be active. In
addition, you should be able to scan.

Sylph · July 27, 2011, 12:32pm

I just started the pc up. Everything is enabled on /usr/sbin/rfkill list

And im now able to connect and scan.

Thx for your help.

lwfinger · July 27, 2011, 4:45pm

On 07/27/2011 05:36 AM, Sylph wrote:
>
> I just started the pc up. Everything is enabled on /usr/sbin/rfkill list
>
> And im now able to connect and scan.
>
> Thx for your help.

The “soft” block is due to an unfixed problem in the NM applet. Once you clear
it, it seems to stay cleared, which makes me believe it is an uninitialized
variable someplace that gets set properly once the unblock command clears it.

Enjoy.