problem with wlan0 is inactive and iwl3945 driver

d2_racing

Hi everyone, I have a new problem on my box.

My wlan0 interface doesn't want to start when I run /etc/init.d/net.wlan0

I have net.wlan0 is started but inactive message.

For the record, I can run iwlist scan, so basically the wireless card is alive.

I'm running on ~arch amd64 box.

My /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf is good since I was able to use my Wifi.

Any idea where to start searching ?

Thanks

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audiodef · Advocate Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4952

What DE are you using? Can you post your emerge --info? Do you want to stick with running wireless from a console or do you want to set up a GUI to manage your wireless connections?
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pappy_mcfae · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject:

Please post your /var/log/dmesg.

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d2_racing · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:26 pm Post subject:

Hi, all my files are here : http://www.gentoo-quebec.org/index/Config_Sylvain/Bug/

One thing I noticed, is if I run iwlist scan before lunching net.wlan0 by hand, I can connect to my wireless AP.

I'm running with KDE and I run my wireless connection by hand.
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d2_racing · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:09 am Post subject:

I found one of the source of the problem.

To make my wireless working, I need to run this :

-Reboot my box.

d2_racing · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:10 am Post subject:

dmpogo · Advocate Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 2166 Location: Canada

inactive appears also when iwlagn failed to associate with access point. Maybe just because there is none

pappy_mcfae · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:04 am Post subject:

My first thought would be it could be an issue with baselayout2/openrc. It has had wireless issues in the past. Since you can start it manually, that makes me think baselayout. I'd check to see if there are any bugs of that type.

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d2_racing · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:

Ok Pappy, double check that, because right now, I don't have a clue.
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audiodef · Advocate Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4952

Have you looked into wicd? It's a wireless GUI. It might not solve this issue but might make it easier to list connections and connect to access points while in KDE.
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pappy_mcfae · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject:

d2_racing · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:06 am Post subject:

I'm testing right now wicd and it's working pretty well.

So, it's not my driver or my card that is dying. It must be a configuration file or a bug inside something that doesn't trigger the wlan0 card.
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pappy_mcfae · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:27 am Post subject:

Nope, it's most likely baselayout.

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