Updated what, I mean, which packages? On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Rafa Grimán <rafagriman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi :) > > Got a Lenovo T400 laptop with an Intel 5100 wireless card, lspci: > > 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN > [Shiloh] > Network Connection > > Which was working until I updated my system. > > Kernel version: > > # uname -a > Linux currotop 2.6.31-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 10 19:01:40 CET 2009 > x86_64 > Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux > > Have the following packages installed: > > # pacman -Q | grep -iE "(kernel|iw|wireless)" > iwlwifi-5000-ucode 8.24.2.12-2 > kernel-headers 2.6.31.5-1 > kernel26 2.6.31.6-1 > kernel26-firmware 2.6.31-1 > wireless_tools 29-3 > > Modules that are loaded: > > # lsmod | grep -i iwl > iwlagn 132576 0 > iwlcore 126496 1 iwlagn > mac80211 179312 2 iwlagn,iwlcore > led_class 5160 2 thinkpad_acpi,iwlcore > cfg80211 104344 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211 > > > dmesg says this: > > # dmesg | grep -i iwl > iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, > 1.3.27ks > iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation > iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ > 17 > iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link > 5100AGN REV=0x54 > iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 > 802.11a channels > iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: irq 31 for MSI/MSI-X > phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs' > > Nothing weird in /var/log/messages.lo: > > Dec 8 14:01:25 currotop kernel: iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN > driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks > Dec 8 14:01:25 currotop kernel: iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel > Corporation > Dec 8 14:01:25 currotop kernel: iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 > (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > Dec 8 14:01:25 currotop kernel: iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel > Wireless > WiFi Link 5100AGN REV=0x54 > Dec 8 14:01:25 currotop kernel: iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 > 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels > > > Following the wiki: > > > http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless#iwl3945.2C_iwl4965_and_iwl5000- > series > > ifconfig -a gives this: > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1E:65:CF:B5:7A > BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1E-65-CF- > B5-7A-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > [NO FLAGS] MTU:0 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > > > I get the following errors: > > # ifconfig wlan0 up > SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132 > > > # iwlist wlan0 scan > wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down > > > Seems the firmware doesn't get loaded, but I have the firmware package > installed as listed previously, checking: > > # pacman -Ql iwlwifi-5000-ucode > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /lib/ > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /lib/firmware/ > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /usr/ > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /usr/share/ > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /usr/share/licenses/ > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /usr/share/licenses/iwlwifi-5000-ucode/ > iwlwifi-5000-ucode /usr/share/licenses/iwlwifi-5000-ucode/LICENSE > > > ls -lha /lib/firmware/iwl* > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 337K 2009-11-24 04:08 > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 345K 2009-11-24 04:08 > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode > > > > my /etc.rc.conf MODULES line holds this: > > MODULES=(... blkcipher aes arc4 ecb cryptomgr crypto_algapi iwlagn ...) > > > > > > I have been reading the forums and found these 2 links: > > http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=77416 > > seems that okczenaj solved the issue reinstalling his system and > installing: > iw > iwlwifi-5000-ucode > wireless_tools packages > > http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=62532 > > seems iggyst00ge solved his issues by dropping Arch Linux 64 > > > > Is there any way to solve this issue without having to reinstall my laptop? > > As I said before, my wireless was working until I updated. Don't know for > sure > which package broke wireless connectivity. > > TIA > > Rafa > > -- > "We cannot treat computers as Humans. Computers need love." > > rgriman@xxxxxxxxx > rgriman@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Happily using KDE 4.3.3 :) > -- Flávio Coutinho da Costa
