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helio
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 Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:10 am Post subject: gentoo linux install on sony vpcs131fm/s [Solved] |
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I have installed gentoo linux on a sony laptop (model vpcs131fm/s). But I have difficulty getting the wireless working. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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penguin swordmaster
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:45 am Post subject: |
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three unless you can be more specific as to the problem.
1. check for firmware needed/kernel module.
2. use a graphic network tool like wicd.
3. Google you wireless card to see if anyone else has posed their solution to getting it running
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helio
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| From lspci, I can tell the wireless network controller is Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 6050 Series (rev 5f). I have emerged net-wireless/iwl6050-ucode and net-wireless/iwl6000-ucode, but wicd still says "no wireless network found". |
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penguin swordmaster
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It looks like you might need the iwlwifi kernel and/or firmware.
other than that, you might want to look at this thread.
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-851846-start-0.html
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helio
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:36 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the link. My problem seems having to do with some missing firmware as shown in dmesg:
[ 9.304339] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode' failed.
[ 9.304347] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: no suitable firmware found!
It turns out that the firmware file "iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode" didn't come with either of my previous two emerges (net-wireless/iwl6050-ucode and net-wireless/iwl6000-ucode). I found the file from http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9986425&postcount=12 and http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/iwlwifi-6050-ucode-9.201.4.1.tgz
and I am able to find the wireless interface.
Now the new problem: the wireless interface still has difficulty connecting with my wireless router, with the message saying "no IPv6 router present". Then it fell back to "probing for an IPv4LL address", but for some reason, that didn't succeed either.
Update: the wireless interface finally got working after I removed ipv6 support from kernel and module build through menuconfig. |
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Kalin
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BTW, that is part of sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20110818
| Code: | $ equery f linux-firmware |grep 6050
/lib/firmware/i6050-fw-usb-1.5.sbcf
/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode
/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6050-5.ucode
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WiFi works for me with it. Did you get the WiMAX part working? |
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helio
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| Kalin wrote: | BTW, that is part of sys-kernel/linux-firmware-20110818
| Code: | $ equery f linux-firmware |grep 6050
/lib/firmware/i6050-fw-usb-1.5.sbcf
/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode
/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6050-5.ucode
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WiFi works for me with it. Did you get the WiMAX part working? |
No, haven't tried yet. |
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