On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:11:17 +0100 Arend van Spriel <arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 03/12/15 18:04, German wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:09:02 +0100 > > Arend van Spriel<arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On 03/12/15 09:50, German wrote: > >>> On Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:28:38 +0100 > >>> Arend van Spriel<arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 03/11/15 23:21, German wrote: > >>>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:17:38 +0100 > >>>>> Arend van Spriel<arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> On 03/11/15 22:00, German wrote: > >>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:44:44 +0100 > >>>>>>> Arend van Spriel<arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 03/11/15 21:33, German wrote: > >>>>>>>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:25:26 +0100 > >>>>>>>>> Arend van Spriel<arend@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On 03/11/15 21:17, German wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> Hi. When I try to run aformentioned command it hangs for about 20 secs and no output is returned. What's the problem might be? Thanks > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> any more details you can share? What kernel version, what specific > >>>>>>>>>> device is wlp1s0, do you have any kernel logging. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> When I wrote down the questions I was wondering how specifc I should be. > >>>>>>>>> Kernel 3.18.7-gentoo. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ok > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> wlp1s0 is my network card. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Sure. I meant what brand and model. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Can you run following commands: > >>>>>>>> $ lspci > >>>>>>>> $ lsusb > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> As for kernel logging, I simply don't know if I have it. Thanks > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Ok. Can you run following command after aborting the hanging iw scan > >>>>>>>> command: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> $ dmesg > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Polling FW ready fail! Firmware is not ready to run. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Ok, so I need some sort of firmware? That's what I thought. What is this and where can I find it in kernel when I compile it? Thanks > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Not familiar with Realtek equipment but it might be provided by the > >>>>>> linux-firmware package so: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> $ sudo emerge --ask linux-firmware > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks Arend. This did the trick. I can now scan networks and I found mine. But how I actually connect to my network? I guess it is encrypted, but I have wpa_supplicant installed. > >>>> > >>>> Gentoo does not seem to provide NetworkManager as a solution. I found > >>>> this page [1]. Maybe it helps. > >>> > >>> Thanks Arend for pointing me to this link. NetworkManager was proposed to me on gentoo mailing list as a way to control both wireless and wired interfaces. It pulled a bunch of dependencies, though I used -X flag in USE variable not to use X server. the compile took about an hour and after all this, my system became unstable. It doesn't at all feels right, it is clunky. For now I am building gentoo laptop in pure console mode, so from all my research, iw is the only CLI tool for wireless and I like the fact it doesn't need bunch of dependences. I already installed it and I like it, so would you be so kind to get me through a set up? Documentation seems confusing. Thanks > >> > >> Well. iw is really for testing/debugging. Especially with WPA/RSN > >> networks that do periodic rekeying you need wpa_supplicant. It will do > >> the scanning on its own and establish connection and such. > >> > >> You could also opt for using nmcli, but that might be what you tried > >> already. > >> > >> I am no gentoo expert, but let's try to get this working. I am following > >> the wpa_supplicant section of the link I send earlier. > > > > Are you advising not to use iw and go the wireless-tools package? > > Nope. Those are only useful for unprotected networks or WEP (which is > almost same as unprotected). The two options are wireless-tools or > wpa_supplicant. See below. > Ok. I will go with nmcli for now. I already configured it, so let it be. Here is good article about not-bloated wifi conf from command line: http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/09/18/connect-to-wifi-network-from-command-line-in-linux/ Thank you for your time and have a good evening/day > >> > >> 1. modify /etc/conf.d/net > >> > >> Not sure if you only use wireless on the machine. Otherwise, you can > >> copy the attach conf.net file: > >> > >> $ sudo cp conf.net /etc/conf.d/net > >> > >> 2. install wpa_supplicant configuration > >> > >> Edit attached wpa_supplicant.conf with your ssid and psk and copy it: > >> > >> $ sudo cp wpa_supplicant.conf /etc/wpa_supplicant > >> > >> 3. restart networking > >> > >> $ sudo /etc/init.d/net restart > >> > >> Not sure if step 3. is entirely correct regarding the script name. I > >> don't use Gentoo. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Arend > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Arend > >>>> > >>>> [1] > >>>> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Parts/Networking/Wireless#Wireless_tools > >>>> > >>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>> Arend > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>>> Arend > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>>>>> Arend > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > -- German <gentgerman@xxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
