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jgs
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 Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: intel 4965ag unable to join wireless network [solved] |
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I just got an HP dv6500 for work, and have been able to get just about everything configured and working the way I'd expect. The one BIG exception to that is the wireless 
The laptop has an Intel 4965agn chip in it:
| Code: | lspci:
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device 4229 (rev 61) |
and I've managed to get that recognized by the kernel using ndiswrapper:
| Code: | # ndiswrapper -l
netw4x32 : driver installed
device (8086:4229) present
# dmesg | grep wlan
wlan0: ethernet device 00:13:e8:1f:ed:71 using NDIS driver: netw4x32, version: 0x1000b, NDIS version: 0x501, vendor: 'Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG Driver', 8086:4229.5.conf
wlan0: encryption modes supported: WEP; TKIP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK; AES/CCMP with WPA, WPA2, WPA2PSK |
and I've got an extremely basic config:
| Code: | /etc/conf.d/net:
config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )
essid_wlan0="echols"
mode_wlan0="managed" |
The problem comes when I try to start the interface:
| Code: | # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start
* Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ]
* Starting wlan0
* Loading networking modules for wlan0
* modules: apipa arping ccwgroup macchanger macnet rename iwconfig essidnet iptunnel ifconfig system dhcpcd ip6to4
* iwconfig provides wireless
* ifconfig provides interface
* dhcpcd provides dhcp
* Configuring wlan0 for MAC address 00:13:E8:1F:ED:71 ... [ ok ]
* Configuring wireless network for wlan0
* Connecting to "echols" in managed mode (WEP Disabled) ... [ !! ]
* Failed to configure wireless for wlan0 [ !! ] |
and dmesg shows:
| Code: | | ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready |
I've tried extending the "sleep_associate_wlan0" time to 25 seconds, but that didn't change anything. I was also unsuccessful at getting the chip recognized using iwlwifi. Any other ideas out there?
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didymos
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:08 am Post subject: |
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You could try the new mac80211 stack in linux 2.6.22, and the iwlwifi drivers for it, which support your card:
http://intellinuxwireless.org/
They're still relatively new, but hey, if they work, they work.
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jgs
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I tried patching gentoo-sources-2.6.20 with the new mac80211 stack and using iwlwifi on that and it didn't work...I'll emerge vanilla-sources-2.6.22 now and give that a shot. |
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jgs
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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It would appear that 2.6.22 (i used gentoo-sources, not vanilla) is a dead-end as well. I enabled mac80211, compiled, installed and rebooted, and when I try to compile iwlwifi i get:
| Code: | iwlwifi-0.1.1 # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22-gentoo/source O=/lib/modules/2.6.22-gentoo/build M=/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/ modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.22-gentoo'
CC [M] /root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base-3945.o
/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base.c: In function 'd_config':
/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base.c:7492: error: 'IEEE80211_CONF_CHANNEL_SWITCH' undeclared (first use in this function)
/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base.c:7492: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base.c:7492: error: for each function it appears in.)
/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base.c: In function 'iwl_pci_probe':
/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base.c:9013: warning: format '%08x' expects type 'unsigned int', but argument 4 has type 'resource_size_t'
make[3]: *** [/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible/base-3945.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/root/iwlwifi-0.1.1/compatible] Error 2
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.22-gentoo'
make: *** [modules] Error 2 |
I also recompiled ndiswrapper against the new kernel; it'll give me a wlan0 still, but it also still has the same problems connecting. |
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Paris Heng
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| You try Ubuntu 7.04, it works fine for my Intel corporation PRO/WIRELESS 2200BG. |
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jgs
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| Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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heh. I've tried (in order of success):
- Gentoo 2007.0 - installed, get wlan0 interface using ndiswrapper. iwlist scan sees nearby access points but i can't associate with them
- openSUSE 10.2 - installed w/o incident, doesn't even recognize wired ethernet. attached usb ethernet dongle, got dhcp address, attempted online update but nothing was available.
- Knoppix 5.1.1 - boots, doesn't configure any wireless hardware
- Fedora Core 7 - doesn't have driver for the SATA controller in the dv6500
- Ubuntu (and Kubuntu) 7.04, kubuntu 7.10 beta 2 - won't even boot into the installer; documented and unresolved bug
so right now the laptop is sits with openSUSE 10.2 and a usb ethernet dongle, with a stack of linux install discs beside it.
and still no wireless... |
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jgs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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So last night I reinstalled Gentoo...this morning I reinstalled ndiswrapper, and got the freaking thing to associate! I did have to do it manually however:
| Code: | # iwlist wlan0 scan
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Cell 02 - Address: 00:0F:66:0D:05:95
ESSID:"echols"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
Quality:71/100 Signal level:-50 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Encryption key:off
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0
...
# iwconfig wlan0 freq 2.412
# iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:0F:66:0D:05:95
# iwconfig wlan0 essid echols
# ifconfig wlan0 up
# dhcpcd wlan0 |
So now at least I know it can work...only need to figure out how to make it work automagically. |
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jgs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Annnnnnd - we're done.
The final solution: ndiswrapper and wpa_supplicant.
| Code: | # cat /etc/conf.d/net
config_wlan0=( "dhcp" )
modules=( "wpa_supplicant" )
wpa_supplicant_ath0="-Dwext -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf" |
| Code: | # cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid="echols"
key_mgmt=NONE
scan_ssid=1
}
network={
key_mgmt=NONE
priority=-9999999
} |
Now everything works like a charm  |
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