Unable to setup wireless - Netgear WG111v3

user · May 3, 2009, 1:22pm

I am unable to setup wireless network here. Installed windows driver using ndiswrapper. Pls find the error below.

linux-t99n:~ # /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn’t support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn’t support scanning : Network is down

linux-t99n:~ # /usr/sbin/iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:off
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

linux-t99n:~ # ndiswrapper -i WG111/WG111v3.inf
driver wg111v3 is already installed
linux-t99n:~ #

Please help…

deltaflyer44 · May 3, 2009, 1:58pm

Have a read of the 3 stickies at the start of the wireless section.Lots of useful info there

Andy

Akoellh · May 3, 2009, 3:19pm

Uninstall it.

pdc_2 · May 3, 2009, 11:41pm

hi ; welcome to the OpenSuse forums;

seems like you will likely be heading down this track;

wlan0 is not showing up !!! - openSUSE Forums

the stickies will try to guide you to supply detailed information to the forum on what your wireless hardware is:

you can try this link;

collectNWData Überblick / Overview | collectNWData.sh

that Axel recommends; you should generate an automated script; that you can post back to the forum;

seems that there will be a native driver; that is deemed “better” than ndiswrapper; that is regarded with some disdain in these wireless circles;

good luck and let the forum know how you get along

user · May 4, 2009, 7:44am

I read in susegeek.com that opensuse 11.1 provides native driver support for rtl8187b chip. Can someone pls confirm this?
If this is the case i belive uninstalling ndiswrapper shud solve my issues.

lwfinger · May 4, 2009, 2:58pm

dvg06 wrote:
> I read in susegeek.com that opensuse 11.1 provides native driver support
> for rtl8187b chip. Can someone pls confirm this?
> If this is the case i belive uninstalling ndiswrapper shud solve my
> issues.

As one of the authors of that driver, I can assure that it certainly does
support the RTL8187B.

user · May 4, 2009, 6:54pm

I am not seeing much progress yet.
I have uninstalled ndiswrapper and installed “rtl8187b-kmp-default-1031_2.6.27.7_9.1-1.1.x86_64.rpm” from Index of /repositories/home:/Akoellh/openSUSE_11.1/x86_64.

linux-t99n:/etc # /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn’t support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.

wlan0 Interface doesn’t support scanning : Network is down

linux-t99n:/etc # /usr/sbin/iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Tx-Power=0 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:off
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

linux-t99n:/etc # ndiswrapper -l
linux-t99n:/etc #

the kde crash handler backtrace

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[KCrash handler]
#5 0x00007f32a0ca6411 in Device::getObjectPath() const ()
from /opt/kde3/lib64/libkdeinit_knetworkmanager.so
#6 0x00007f32a0cf0c07 in ConnectionSettingsDialogImpl::slotConnect() ()
from /opt/kde3/lib64/libkdeinit_knetworkmanager.so
#7 0x00007f32a0cf1858 in ConnectionSettingsDialogImpl::qt_invoke(int, QUObject*) () from /opt/kde3/lib64/libkdeinit_knetworkmanager.so
#8 0x00007f329ea270df in QObject::activate_signal(QConnectionList*, QUObject*)
() from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#9 0x00007f329ea29452 in QObject::activate_signal(int) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#10 0x00007f329ea5c3c6 in QWidget::event(QEvent*) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#11 0x00007f329e9c8755 in QApplication::internalNotify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#12 0x00007f329e9c9752 in QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#13 0x00007f329f5619d2 in KApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) ()
from /opt/kde3/lib64/libkdecore.so.4
#14 0x00007f329e966d6a in QETWidget::translateMouseEvent(_XEvent const*) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#15 0x00007f329e965ade in QApplication::x11ProcessEvent(_XEvent*) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#16 0x00007f329e97889a in QEventLoop::processEvents(unsigned int) ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#17 0x00007f329e9df2e9 in QEventLoop::enterLoop() ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#18 0x00007f329e9df172 in QEventLoop::exec() ()
from /usr/lib/qt3/lib64/libqt-mt.so.3
#19 0x00007f32a0c9afab in kdemain ()
from /opt/kde3/lib64/libkdeinit_knetworkmanager.so
#20 0x00007f32a08dd586 in __libc_start_main () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#21 0x00000000004005b9 in ?? ()
#22 0x00007fffa9191108 in ?? ()
#23 0x000000000000001c in ?? ()
#24 0x0000000000000001 in ?? ()
#25 0x00007fffa919235b in ?? ()
#26 0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()

Also, my wireless connection is WEP 128bit encrypted. Please help.

Akoellh · May 4, 2009, 7:00pm

You installed the “legacy” driver which is meant to be the “last solution” because it’s obsolete and needs quite a lot of patches to compile at all.

(In addition you are not even using it, which can be seen by the two interfaces wlan0 and wmaster0.)

Remove that package and read this thread here:

At my wit’s end: Realtek 8187B, 11.1 - openSUSE Forums

(Do people use forums search at all?)

P.s.

Your KDE problem has nothing to do with the wireless driver, whatever you have messed up there is something completely different.

pdc_2 · May 4, 2009, 11:30pm

so hopefully you get to the link Axel directs you to:

and you will find in post #2 is your answer; beautifully laid out by Axel:

Try the “compat-wireless” drivers matching your kernel version, kernel type and architecture.

and gives the howto