i am interested in openSUSE and am trying the Gnome live version from usb.
Unfortunally wifi does not work.
It sees the network (strenght is poor but it is there) and upon entering the password it tries to connect.
After some moments it asks again for the password and this goes on forever.
I am using an external usb wifi stick to recieve the signal.
Had the exact same issue with ubuntu and mint. The only distro that would connect was kubuntu.
It would be great if someome could point me in the right direction what to do as i am new to Linux and absolutly lost when it comes to wifi.
You need to tell us which version of openSUSE that you are using, is it 12.3? When you say kubuntu worked, do you know what kernel version was being used? openSUSE 12.3 uses 3.7 and the newer sometimes work better. The latest kernel version out now is at 3.12.
I downloaded openSUSE 12.3 gnome live, so kernel should be 3.7
Kubuntu was 12.4 lts, i am not sure though which kernel it used.
The problem is only here at my home as the signal is so weak.
At other places all distros connected so i assume openSUSE
will as well but i could not check jet as i just installed it and the main purpose is to use it at home.
Any chance that you could, on a temporary basis, move your PC closer (or your wireless transmitter closer) to check to see if this is a signal strength problem or some other configuration problem ?
Its the closest i can get sorry.
In mint it says 42% right where it is now. openSUSE network manager calls the strength āweakā .I did not move it but checked various distros during the last days.
Shouldnt all be able to connect if one can. Only difference is that Kubuntu was the only distro i tried using KDE, can this be of influence?
btw i am using a Realtek RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
i just used the same stick an booted another laptop with openSUSE.
WIFI here works without a problem.
How can it be that one distro does connect on the machine i usually use while another does not?
It all goes back to the hardware installed in the PC. Some hardware is better than others and even may have a problem. It can be very frustrating to deal with, but there is not a lot we can do to help short of trying the very latest kernel drivers in the off chance it might help.
Further to jdmcdaniel3ās observation, the hardware drivers (if opensource with a GPL licence) that comes with GNU/Linux typically come together with the kernel. Hence different kernel versions, will have different hardware driver versions. Different GNU/Linux versions, will have not only different kernel versions, but also may have different patches to their kernels.
I believe that to understand this more, one some times has to research the kernel version/patches that go with any particular GNU/Linux distribution that one tries.
Thus I believe it important to know what kernel version is in the kubuntu version that you say āworksā and what kernel version is in the distributions that you note donāt work. I also believe that details on the wireless hardware device (model info) are also necessary to understand the relevance of the kernel versions.
thanks for your help but i guess iāll give up for now.
my knowledge is not enough to figure the problem out and i canāt find any details as to whether there are other distros using the same kernel.
the one i am writing from now and that seems to be the only working is:
KDE 4.8.5 kubuntu 12.4
regarding the hardware device , it should be this model:
Realtek RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
thats the output:
/usr/bin/lsusbā
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b071 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 2.0M UVC Webcam / CNF7129
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c246 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 03f0:0324 Hewlett-Packard SK-2885 keyboard
if there is someone who knows a suse or any other distribution using this kernel i would be delighted to hear
Directly after installation, NetworkManager is not started automatically and thus WiFi cannot be configured. To enable networking (WiFi), reboot the machine once manually.
When booting from a liveUSB, to work around the bug, you could try to go to YaST > Hardware > Network devices > Network settings, and cycle the network configuration there (back and forth between ātraditional method with ifupā and āuser controlled with network managerā, to attempt to achieve the same as one would nominally do in the case of an install. I canāt say which is appropriate as I am not a Gnome user.
Then after that is done once, try to configure the wireless.
But the problem is not that it does not find the wifi network.
It is shown and i can press connect and enter the password. but just a moment later it asks again for the networks password and this loop goes on forever.
It is the same in all distros i tried now. SUSE kde and gnome, Mageia, Mint.
The only one that connects is this:
Bewildering is that only this kubuntu (kde) connects well while ubuntu (unity, gnome) does not.
I thought is has to do with kde, which is apparently not the caseā¦
As if the signal would be strong enough to be received and shown (in distros that show percentages its between 30-45%)
but than not strong enough to connect.
You mentioned that the signal is not strong (but this may or may not be the issue). In any case, can you report the output of the following
/usr/sbin/iwlist wlan0 scanning
Iāve seen the āauthentication loopingā behaviour described in numerous threads over the years, (related to various NM quirks). Did you try deleting the configuration and starting over? Did you configure as a system connection (available to all users)?
hello,
i am still using the live version from usb. is that an issue?
anyhow i just strated the install.
the output from wlan0 scanning is:
Siganal level = 26(slash) 100
yes i tried deleting the connection. no effect.
i am not sure what you mean regarding configure as a systhem connection.
we share the wife in our flat and do simply have a password.
if you would explain me how i could look more in depths.
thanks
Anyway, I guess '26/100' you reported means that your signal quality is very low, so the connection is unlikely to be stable.
> i am not sure what you mean regarding configure as a systhem connection.
If you are using network manager, you can choose between user connections and system connections (in gonme NM it is 'available to all users'). Read the guide that I linked to for more info about that. However, if your signal quality is as low as you say, it could be the main issue. You could examine '/var/log/NetworkManager' in detail for any errors or connection issues.
Those watching this thread please correct me if I am wrong, but I had thought the symptom of openSUE-12.3 network problem be that it asks for the network password over and over (like you described) . Also, in my experience it is important you setup kwallet properly the 1st time, else openSUSE KDE will also ask for the password over and over and never connect properly.
Did you try connecting without network manager, but instead try to connect via YaST with ifup ?
I was hoping that you would provide output as returned and within
..[COD] tags similar to this
sorry but i could not as i cant access the internet when i am on the suse system.
Those watching this thread please correct me if I am wrong, but I had thought the symptom of openSUE-12.3 network problem be that it asks for the network password over and over (like you described) . Also, in my experience it is important you setup kwallet properly the 1st time, else openSUSE KDE will also ask for the password over and over and never connect properly.
Did you try connecting without network manager, but instead try to connect via YaST with ifup ?
i am not really sure what this means. i am on gnome and just tried using yast and ifup. but really i just changed to something called ātraditional method using ifupā in yast which did not help.
maybe i have to do some more configurations?
i noticed that after clicking in ātraditional method using ifupā the sign for wifi in the top panel disappeared.
Did you attempt to configure the wifi in āDevice Managerā , setting up the wan settings (password/encryption, etc ā¦ ) ?
And also, as a further test, after selecting ifup, noting the wifi symbol disappearing, did you then toggle it back ON, see the symbol re-appear, and try then to configure the wifi ? ie toggle it back to original settings.
hi,
yes i toogled it on and of and have seen the wifi appear and disappear.
i am no for the first time connected to the internet using opensuse but this is a very powerful network in uni.
so i assume it comes down to the strength of my wifi back home.
itās just a little frustrating that other distrios can connect while suse canāt
