Hi
I am very new to Linux and ended up losing my windows configuration due to some wrong installation method followed. Just to tell you how new I am. I read Andy’s post and wanted to provide all the information about my wireless to get help.
1 ) make and model of wireless device – Athreos 5k
2 ) driver version in use – dont know
3 ) any error message. -
abhishek:/ # sudo /usr/sbin/iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn’t support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn’t support scanning.
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wlan0 Interface doesn’t support scanning : Network is down
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4 ) what you have tried to rectify the problem.
Tried to install all the patches.
5 ) any trouble-shooting guide you have tried to follow. - The previous two stickies
6 ) openSUSE version 11.3
7 ) type /sbin/lspci -v" in a terminal; copy and paste the section that identifies your wireless card and it’s chipset.
I am sorry, after I choose the NEtwork Setup Method as “User Controlled with Network Manager” and right click to enable wireless on the networking icon on the task bar I get the message " Device not Ready".
I feel I am almost there but something really small missing.
Does some have any experience with such a problem?
Yeah I got same problem too. I think the main problem is after “we” installing the VM server because i’ve installed too in 64 bit X86 11.3.
but it is strange that when i try 11.3 with KDE live CD before installing the DVD, i can use wireless by the CD, not with DVD.
strange one it is. i forgot how to set up wireless when using the KDE CD.
I have been trying to bring up my wireless adapter for the last 2 months now. I scrwed up my Windows Vista and do not have the key to re-install it anymore. I tried moving to Ubuntu but did not have much luck there either.
I need some help to bring this up. Any help would be appreciated.
On 12/08/2010 11:36 AM, abhishek2525 wrote:
>
> I have been trying to bring up my wireless adapter for the last 2 months
> now. I scrwed up my Windows Vista and do not have the key to re-install
> it anymore. I tried moving to Ubuntu but did not have much luck there
> either.
>
> I need some help to bring this up. Any help would be appreciated.
The “Network Down” message may be caused by several factors, but two common
factors are missing firmware, or the rfkill switch is set. Please post the
output of the following commands:
lsmod | grep ath
dmesg | grep firmware
/usr/sbin/rfkill list
If the last one says that rfkill cannot be found, do
linux-194d:~ # rfkill unblock all
linux-194d:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
linux-194d:~ #
linux-194d:~ # rfkill unblock all
linux-194d:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
On 12/08/2010 03:07 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 12/08/2010 02:36 PM, abhishek2525 wrote:
>>
>> Still no luck.
>>
>> linux-194d:~ # rfkill unblock all
>> linux-194d:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
>> 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
>> Soft blocked: yes
>> Hard blocked: yes
>> 1: phy0: Wireless LAN
>> Soft blocked: no
>> Hard blocked: yes
>> linux-194d:~ #
>
> You said earlier that the wireless switch was on, but rfkill thinks otherwise.
> That situation needs to be resolved.
>
> Why are there two wireless devices? What is that “hp-wifi”?
I have learned that the pseudo device that monitors your rfkill switch shows up
as hp-wifi. There must be some way to change it. Both of my HP devices (a
notebook and a netbook) both have switches on the front of the computer. Others
use Fn-F2 to change the state of the rfkill device.
I think the problem should not be too complex. The laptop is able to detect the card and its driver but is not letting me use it. When I had switched to Ubuntu there was a file called blacklist-ath and the ath controller was blacklisted. I removed the blacklist and then could not scan network or connect to hidden networks but the card was working.
Is there some kinda blacklist or a block list in Opensuse too?
I tried the above command. Here is the output.
linux-194d:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
linux-194d:~ # rfkill unblock all
linux-194d:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
linux-194d:~ # /usr/sbin/rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: yes
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
linux-194d:~ #
I am still stuck with this. I tried to insert an additional linksys USB wireless lan adapter but it seems to have the same issue. The drivers seem to be there but it says that wireless is diasabled.