Hi :) On Tuesday 08 December 2009 14:37:52 Flavio Costa wrote: > Updated what, I mean, which packages? The whole sstem: pacman -Sy pacman -Su I don't remember wich packages got updated, there were a whole bunch. I don't update every day so I can't say. Rafa > 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_iwl50 > >00- 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 :) > -- "We cannot treat computers as Humans. Computers need love." rgriman@xxxxxxxxx rgriman@xxxxxxxxxxxx Happily using KDE 4.3.3 :)
