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pd1986 Guru
Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Posts: 404 Location: Paris
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:00 am Post subject: [solved]How to get my Wifi work before installation |
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According to the Gentoo installation handbook, the internet is needed if I use minimal CD.
The problem is, I only have a wireless network but my wifi card doesn't work and its LED stays off.
My wifi card is "Intel Wifi Link 5100 AGN", and the minimal CD is "install-amd64-minimal-20120216.iso"
from "lspci", my wifi appears here, but when I used "dmesg | grep -iwl", i got
Quote: | iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode' failed.
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-4.ucode' failed.
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-3.ucode' failed.
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode' failed.
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode' failed.
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: no suitable firmware found! |
I downloaded the newest driver from "http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?n=downloads"
But I don't know how to use it and make my wifi work before starting the installation
By the way, do I still need internet if I download the stage3 and portage?
Thank you
Well, to make the system recognize my wifi, I copied iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode got from the site to /lib/firmware/, then
"modprobe -r iwlwifi" "modprobe iwifi". problem is solved. thanks to all
Last edited by pd1986 on Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:39 am; edited 2 times in total |
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wizulis n00b
Joined: 07 Nov 2010 Posts: 46
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:41 am Post subject: |
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well, download iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.83.5.1-1.tar.gz unpack it somewhere and copy the file iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode to /lib/firmware and then reload the driver. |
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pd1986 Guru
Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Posts: 404 Location: Paris
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:48 am Post subject: |
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wizulis wrote: | well, download iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.83.5.1-1.tar.gz unpack it somewhere and copy the file iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode to /lib/firmware and then reload the driver. |
Thanks.
I just don't know how to reload drivers. Which command? |
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desultory Bodhisattva
Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 9410
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Canonically, modprobe -r ${module_to_unload} then modprobe ${module_to_load}, see man 8 modprobe for the gory details |
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pd1986 Guru
Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Posts: 404 Location: Paris
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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desultory wrote: | Canonically, modprobe -r ${module_to_unload} then modprobe ${module_to_load}, see man 8 modprobe for the gory details |
Thanks.
I thought this command can't work with *.ucode file. I will look at it |
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MrIncredible n00b
Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 26
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:40 am Post subject: |
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emerge --search iwl
emerge iwl5000-ucode |
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dustfinger Guru
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 449
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:49 am Post subject: |
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wizulis wrote: | well, download iwlwifi-5000-ucode-8.83.5.1-1.tar.gz unpack it somewhere and copy the file iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode to /lib/firmware and then reload the driver. |
Alternatively you can:
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# echo "=sys-firmware/iwl5000-ucode-8.83.5.1" >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords
# emerge -au sys-firmware/iwl5000-ucode
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Since version 8.83.5.1 is masked at the time of this post. Version 8.24.2.12 provides iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode and the driver is expecting v5. After installing the firmware:
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# ls /lib/firmware/ | grep -i iwlwifi
iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode
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Sincerely,
dustfinger _________________ Unanswered Post Initiative:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=119906 |
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