OpenSUSE 11.4: KNetworkManager and ifup refuse to connect to Wireless! ath9k

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Hey guys!
I love OpenSUSE, but since 11.3, when i first tried it with my brand new laptop, i have had Wireless issues.
If i try to use KNetworkManager, i click on it in the panel, then tick “Enable Wireless”, it is automatically unchecked. I can make a connection with the NM settings, but no change.
I enable ifup in YaST after being informed on the opensuse irc that it seems to work better with ath9k, I configure ifup in YaST, it finds my Network, unlike NM, i give it all the details, and it sets it up for me. However, i end up in the same place, except this time, in my panel i have 2 red X’s, overlapping, and again, i have no connection!
I do not have OpenSUSE installed on this system since i do not install any Linux distro without making sure all hardware works correctly…
Any help will be appreciated, thanks :slight_smile:

The Wireless Chipset: Atheros AR5B97

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Please paste the output of

/sbin/lspci -nnk

I’ve got :

2:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: AzureWave Device [1a3b:1089]
        Kernel driver in use: ath9k

And wireless works flawlessly for me in openSUSE 11.3 and 11.4 using NetworkManager. The check box is probably disabled because of rfkill. You must get the following for the wireless to work :

grzes@opensuse:~> rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

Best regards,
Greg

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Thanks for replying Greg :slight_smile:
I ran /sbin/lspci -nnk and got this:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS880 Host Bridge [1022:9601]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:9602]
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1022:9604]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [1022:9605]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 41)
00:14.1 IDE interface [0101]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller [1002:439c] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: pata_atiixp
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d] (rev 40)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384] (rev 40)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1200]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map [1022:1201]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller [1022:1202]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control [1022:1203]
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control [1022:1204]
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc M880G [Mobility Radeon HD 4200] [1002:9712]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
01:05.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc RS880 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4200] [1002:970f]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0388]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe [14e4:1692] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Aspire 7740G [1025:033d]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002e] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e034]
Kernel driver in use: ath9k

I also ran rfkill list all, but ended up with the “If this is not a typo…” error, might be because it was in a live enviroment.
Thanks :slight_smile:

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You need to install it. Connect with a wire and use this command :

sudo zypper in rfkill

Best regards,
Greg

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I am unable to connect with a wire, due to certain reasons i will not explain here :wink: Is there an RPM from the build service that i can install in the live enviroment?
Thanks

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I have an ATH9K card. I aslo use Sony Ericsson K800i as mobile broadband connection. For both KNetworkMAnager and Plasmoid are rubbish. Only the GNOME nm-applet works perfectly. Here I’ve made a guide, how to make it work on KDE4!

I will appreciate any comments, if you still have questions, please comment, I will try to help.

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Thanks for replying!
NM-Applet works for me just fine under any desktop enviroment, just, every reboot, i have to tick “Enable Wireless”, at least its getting somewhere…

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Gave up Knetworkmanager. Made Networkmanager-GNOME work on KDE4! - check this out. Don’t use KNM/PNM. Nm-applet made me access my mobile-broadband. For other puzzled users it made suddenly wifi work AT ALL!!

EDIT: Look at the chat log. KNM/PNM probably even cripples ifup (!?). openSUSE starter: Comment on wifi in openSUSE 11.4!

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hi in my opensuse terminal its shoing as below

0: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
1: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes

so how can make this Wireless Lan Softbocked and Hard Bloked as NO

could you please helpme out ?

Thanks in Advance

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On 2014-01-18 15:06, ravi4all wrote:

> could you please helpme out ?
>
> Thanks in Advance

This thread was about a problem with openSUSE 11.4. Are you really using
that old version?

Is is normally better to start a new thread unless you are absolutely
sure your problem is the same one.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)