On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 09:24:34PM -1000, Joel Roth wrote: > On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 12:16:47AM +0300, Nick Kossifidis wrote: > > 2009/6/30 Joel Roth <joelz@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I'd appreciate some help troubleshooting my wireless connection. > > > > > > I have a Toshiba Satellite L305 series laptop running Debian > > > sid with a recent, stock Debian kernel version 2.6.29-2-486. > > > > > > $ lspci | grep Atheros > > > > > > 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01) > > > > > > I am seeking to connect to a D-Link 614+ wireless router. > > > For initial testing, the AP is unencrypted, unsecured. > > > > > > My wife's G3 i-Book with AfterTheMac USB wireless adapter > > > connected just fine, on the first try. > > > > > > I believe I have the modules I should have: > > > > > > $ lsmod | grep 80211 > > > mac80211 139680 1 ath5k > > > cfg80211 21576 2 ath5k,mac80211 > > > > > > My wireless network interface is present: > > > > > > $ iwconfig wlan0 > > > > > > wlan0 IEEE 802.11 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 > > > 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 > > > > > > $ ifconfig wlan0 > > > > > > wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:21:63:82:82:40 > > > UP 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) > > > > > > > > > However, I don't find the D-Link 614+: > > > > > > $ iwlist wlan0 scan > > > > > > wlan0 No scan results > > > > > > And of course, dhclient fails to find a server. > > > > > > Am I missing something? What could I try next? > > > I'd appreciate any pointers. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -- > > > Joel Roth > > > > Hello ;-) > > > > Can you please sent the dmesg output when ath5k loads ? > > Also do you see any messages on dmesg while scaning ? > > Hi :-) > > On loading the ath5k driver, dmesg reports: > > [83838.020161] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A disabled > [83852.364249] cfg80211: Using static regulatory domain info > [83852.364253] cfg80211: Regulatory domain: US > [83852.364255] (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) > [83852.364258] (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2700 mBm) > [83852.364261] (5170000 KHz - 5190000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) > [83852.364264] (5190000 KHz - 5210000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) > [83852.364266] (5210000 KHz - 5230000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) > [83852.364269] (5230000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm) > [83852.364271] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm) > [83852.364274] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US > [83852.427844] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > [83852.427858] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > [83852.427916] ath5k 0000:05:00.0: registered as 'phy0' > [83852.620221] wmaster0 (ath5k): not using net_device_ops yet > [83852.620896] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' > [83852.620913] wlan0 (ath5k): not using net_device_ops yet > [83852.621565] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70) > > On attempting to scan: > > [84202.916169] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > > Thanks! Is there anything I can glean from these diagnostics? I can certainly compile a more recent version of the driver. Anything else I might try to get this hardware working for me? Regards, -- Joel Roth -- 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
