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GTXcube
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject: [Solved] wpa_supplicant failed to start correctly |
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Hello everybody. Today I reinstalled my gentoo but somethings wrong with my wifi. When i try to start wpa_supplicant with this cmd
| Code: | | wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
it says:
| Code: | ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: Invalid argument
ioctl...
Could not read SSID from driver |
My wpa_supplicant.conf looks like:
| Code: | ap_scan=0
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="my network"
psk="my pass"
scan_ssid=1
proto=WPA2
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
group=CCMP TKIP
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
priority=5
} |
And my /etc/conf.d/net looks like this:
| Code: | dns_domin_lo="homenetwork"
nis_domain_lo="my-nisdomain"
modules_wlan0="wpa_supplicant"
wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext"
config_wlan0="dhcp" |
When I try to start /etc/init.d/net.wlan0, it says:
| Code: | | WARNING: net.wlan0 has already started, but its inactive |
I use belkin wireless pci card with ath5k chip. wpa_supplicant package has been compiled with dbus, readline and ssl use flags. Where can be a problem ? Before I used cable LAN connection so I have no experience with wifi. Thanks for reply 
Last edited by GTXcube on Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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gabrielg
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hi, GTXcube, I haven't got much experience with your card in particular, but I'll try to help.
First of all, you shouldn't need to run wpa_supplicant manually (although it helps to troubleshoot problems). Are you familiar with this guide? http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Wpa_supplicant
Secondly, are you sure that your card's drivers are configured/loaded properly? Perhaps providing the output of lspci -k could help. Also, check dmesg and /var/log/messages for anything strange regarding your ath5k card. Did you configure your kernel as is explained here? http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k#Enabling_ath5k.
Your configuration seems ok from where I stand, if not a little bit excessive - I use WPA2 and setting ssid and psk are enough (wpa_supplicant does the rest for you).
HTH |
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GTXcube
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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1. yes i used this guide
2. yes i did but I am not sure if is kernel config correct
What else should I post guys ? |
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gabrielg
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Start with your kernel config and version, I have a box with that card and will compare. Use pastebin or similar please. |
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GTXcube
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Version of my kernel is 3.6.11 and this is my config:
| Code: | | http://pastebin.com/dsG1HpJM |
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gabrielg
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:39 am Post subject: |
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Try setting this in your kernel config, recompile, reboot and test:
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CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y
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Not sure how experienced you are with kernel config, but you can either do it directly in .config or via the menu - the "/" command is useful while in the config menu, it allows you to search for symbols and tells you where they are, value and description. This one in particular is:
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Symbol: CFG80211_WEXT [=y]
Type : boolean
Prompt: cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility
Defined at net/wireless/Kconfig:134
Depends on: NET [=y] && WIRELESS [=y] && CFG80211 [=y]
Location:
-> Networking support (NET [=y])
-> Wireless (WIRELESS [=y])
-> cfg80211 - wireless configuration API (CFG80211 [=y])
Selects: WEXT_CORE [=y]
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The rest seems ok to me. |
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wcg
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:31 am Post subject: |
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wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dwext"
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You may not need this. First, this is the default driver, the one wpa_supplicant
will use if you do not pass it any "-D[driver]" option. Second, there is a file
/etc/conf.d/wpa_supplicant (at least on my system after a fairly recent
wpa_supplicant install) that has a variable in it called:
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wpa_supplicant_args=""
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(Still empty for me, as I am not passing any arguments to wpa_supplicant
at boot, but I assume that if you wanted to pass wpa_supplicant a "-D[driver]"
option, that is where you would put it.)
I do not know if changing that will fix your problem. (Could just be another
way to "skin the same cat.")
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_______0
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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post info of these two things:
and wpa_supplicant in VERBOSE MODE.
Also make sure your card doesn't require extra firmware.
Could you also post the output of lsusb?? |
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GTXcube
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| I just had to activate CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y in my kernel so it works. Sometimes device wlan0 doesnt load adapter but after reboot its ok. I use NetworkManager and it works perfect. Thanks for help guys |
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