iwlagn issues (not able to activate wireless card)

cyberblitz · n00b Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 11

Ok, here goes....

I've been trying for a fair few hours to allow wirless connection... This is what's presented when typing:

/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart
* Stopping wlan0
* Bringing down wlan0
* Shutting down wlan0 ... [ ok ]
* Stopping wpa_cli on wlan0 ... [ ok ]
* Stopping wpa_supplicant on wlan0 ... [ ok ]
* Starting wlan0
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132
* Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0 ...
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory
Could not set interface 'wlan0' UP [ ok ]
* Starting wpa_cli on wlan0 ... [ ok ]
* Backgrounding ...

on dmesg

436.309912] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio.
[ 513.840846] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
[ 513.898975] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.898979] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
[ 513.902782] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.902785] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 513.916725] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
[ 513.920200] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.920204] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
[ 513.924038] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.924041] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Could not read microcode: -2

dmesg | tail

mesg | tail
[ 513.840846] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
[ 513.898975] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.898979] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
[ 513.902782] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.902785] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 513.916725] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
[ 513.920200] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.920204] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
[ 513.924038] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
[ 513.924041] iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Could not read microcode: -2

No idea how to solve this at all....Any ideas????
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albright · Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:40 am Post subject:

One thing to check is RFKILL in the kernel - for my
thinkpad x300 I had to set *disable* RFKILL.
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cyberblitz · n00b Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 11

Aready turned off the RFkill, no joy... Any other advice...
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albright · Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject:

you get a loading firmware error - I assume you have
installed the proper firmware? (net-wireless/iwl5000-ucode)
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cyberblitz · n00b Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 11

i have absolutley no idea.. All i do know it worked in LiveCd... now i can't get it to work at all... Net-wireless command no longer works, i think because i have wpa_supplicant installed now... By the way, i'm a complete novice, so any explanations of certain actions needs more explanaion than normal and i alos require exact commands i need to apply.. thanks
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albright · Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject:

OK - what I meant was is the package net-wireless/iwl5000-ucode
installed or not?
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d2_racing · Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject:

Can you post this :

cyberblitz · n00b Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 11

i don't think i have that installed at all, sorry... Even if i did, i have know idea how to use it ...

The moderator has provide me with code, but unfortunatlry the iwconfig command no longer works, that is its unrecognised
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d2_racing · Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 3:03 am Post subject:

Did you install this :

phd · Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: