Problem with Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

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tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:26 pm

Hello..
i have the problem with this card now.. i staying try install my card.. is the same of tutorial... but i cant... i have followed this site: Gentoo wiki

dmesg:

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Freeing unused kernel memory: 328k freed
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
iwl4965: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN driver for Linux, 1.1.19ds
iwl4965: Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation
...
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64
iwl4965: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
iwl4965: Could not read microcode: -2
iwl4965: probe of 0000:05:00.0 failed with error -2

lspci:

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04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device 8136 (rev 01)
05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device 4229 (rev 61)
06:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device 444e (rev 01)
0c:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments Unknown device 8039

Anyone can help me?

thx
TKoH

barophobia · Post by **barophobia** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:56 pm

iwlwifi-ucode and iwlwifi are both in portage now. Unmask and use those ebuilds.

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:32 pm

I cant unmask that packages, i dont know why now.. but i will try later...

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:35 pm

This packages is HARD MASKED, and i cant unmask it.. anyone can help me?

wbecker · Post by **wbecker** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:32 am

In /etc/portage/package.unmask:

net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode
net-wireless/iwlwifi

and make sure the same is also in /etc/portage/package.keywords

I still can't use mine to connect to unencrypted wireless networks though!

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:10 pm

i install from portage
but i cant configure and dont see my card in "ifconfig" command :s
i need the wireless for use with e-U, one network of my Colege.
thx for help ppl

TKoH

reify · Post by **reify** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:38 pm

tkoh
I'm using iwlwifi 1.1.17 and for ucode 4.4.17 from portage using package.mask. If I ever upgrade the ucode, the iwl4965 part throws the error you are getting ' can't read microcode'. Reinstalling iwlwifi fixes this problem.
Try it it might help. As for the rest of the config; jell o fishi is collecting working wireless configs at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-586793.html there's at least one iwlwifi.
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tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:24 pm

hello ppl...
im busy in the last days and i cant come here and try end configuration of wireless card...
but today i have can =)

but i stay having a problem, i have modules loaded, but the system say:

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iwl4965: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:. Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. iwl4965

and i cant see card with "ifconfig" command.

and i dont know how i can change this status..
anyone can help me?

thx

hoacker · Post by **hoacker** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:31 pm

tkoh wrote:

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iwl4965: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:. Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. iwl4965

Is that a laptop? Look for a switch or something on the laptop that is switching wireless on/off. Maybe refer to the manual...

Do you have an alternate OS installed? Does the card work in the alternate OS? If there's a hardware switch it shouldn't.

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm

hoacker wrote:
tkoh wrote:
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iwl4965: Radio Frequency Kill Switch is On:. Kill switch must be turned off for wireless networking to work. iwl4965
Is that a laptop? Look for a switch or something on the laptop that is switching wireless on/off. Maybe refer to the manual...

Do you have an alternate OS installed? Does the card work in the alternate OS? If there's a hardware switch it shouldn't.

yes that is a laptop, one Toshiba Satellite A200-1GB, and switch is realy on now, but i have turned then off. but i still cant seeing wlan0 :S

I have Windows Vista in another partition, and work fine, but need switch on.

thx

jexxie · Post by **jexxie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:33 pm

EDIT: Sorry, wrote this a few hours ago but forgot to submit. Been covered by another poster, sorry.

This problem seems to have also been experienced on Ubuntu, here's their post for it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=26623

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:42 pm

my "dmesg | grep iwl4965"

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iwl4965: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN driver for Linux, 1.1.17ds
iwl4965: Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation
iwl4965: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
iwl4965: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
iwl4965: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels
wmaster0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-4965-rs'

and i have the switch on :S

with switch off i dont get that lines:

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iwl4965: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 19 802.11a channels
wmaster0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-4965-rs'

hoacker · Post by **hoacker** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:04 pm

Can you check your BIOS if there's an option to switch wireless on/off.
If there is an option switch in on and boot again.

If theres no such option or if it is already "on", please check in /usr/src/linux/.config if

CONFIG_RFKILL=y
CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT=y

If these are not set, please set them as noted and recompile your kernel, you may be needing this (at least this was the solution in a german gentoo thread).

Edit: You may also compile RFKILL as a module if you prefer...

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:29 pm

i dont have that lines:

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#
# Wireless
#
CONFIG_CFG80211=m
CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y
CONFIG_MAC80211=m
# CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS is not set
# CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_IEEE80211 is not set
# CONFIG_RFKILL is not set

how i can set RFKILL?

hoacker · Post by **hoacker** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:34 pm

replace line

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# CONFIG_RFKILL is not set

with

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CONFIG_RFKILL=y
CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT=y

then recompile your kernel, copy it to /boot and reboot

Hope this works...

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:45 pm

dont work..
kernel compile but stay the same :S
i will change file back to the same because of this link:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-586793.html

thx

hoacker · Post by **hoacker** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:48 pm

tkoh wrote:dont work..
kernel compile but stay the same :S

Sorry to hear that. Maybe someone else knows the trick...

Good luck, anyway.

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:04 pm

Hello ppl.. i have good news =) i have finally configured my wireless card and work, here is the tutorial for that: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Wireless_C ... nd_Startup

But now i need a graphical interface for manage login in wireless lan, in ubuntu 7.10 gnome have a program to help me managing that and login on lan,
but here in gentoo i dont know, because my gnome 2.18.3 dont have the tool.

thx

swimmer · Post by **swimmer** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:10 pm

Did you try net-misc/networkmanager already? (Not that I use it but it seems to be a gnome app ...)

HTH
swimmer

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:10 pm

swimmer wrote:Did you try net-misc/networkmanager already? (Not that I use it but it seems to be a gnome app ...)

HTH
swimmer

edited i can emerge now and i following one how-to in gentoo wiki =)

edit2: thanks a lot man =) thats it i want, i can see all wireless acess points near my house =) i think i will can acess in my college too =)
i know Security, tomorrow i will teste =)

thx

swimmer · Post by **swimmer** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:40 am

Glad I could help

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:30 pm

Hello, i m in my college now, but i have see one problem, i cant connect to e-U wireless network, i need connect to network with wep over PEAP , with security 802.1x.

i have correct login and pass, but nm-applet cant connect and if i try connect again, show me a bug error :S

thx

tkoh · Post by **tkoh** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:14 pm

I have unmerged the networkmanager, the program cause me a bug and my X need be restarted.
Now i have wifi-radar and manual configuration :S but wifi-radar i dont know how i can configure him :S i will look better.
and manual configuration, when i run the /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 say me this:

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TKoH_LAN / # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start
 * Caching service dependencies ...                                       [ ok ]
 * Starting wlan0
 *   Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0 ...
Linux wireless extensions version 22 detected.
ipw2x00 driver uses driver_wext (-Dwext) instead of driver_ipw.
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
Failed to set encryption.
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
Failed to set encryption.
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
Failed to set encryption.
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
Failed to set encryption.
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported
ioctl[IPW_IOCTL_WPA_SUPPLICANT]: Operation not supported                  [ ok ]
 *   Starting wpa_cli on wlan0 ...                                        [ ok ]
 *     Backgrounding ...

anyone know this error? or bug.

pjv · Post by **pjv** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:52 pm

Yeah, I know all about it: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-59 ... ight-.html

Have you actually even looked on the forum??