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Hi everyone! I have been Linux user(Ubuntu)for about 3 years since my switching from Windows. Although I did not have any complain against it, I wanted to try Debian Lenny. ...
  1. 03-16-2010 #1
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    Cool Wireless not detected

    Hi everyone!

    I have been Linux user(Ubuntu)for about 3 years since my switching from Windows. Although I did not have any complain against it, I wanted to try Debian Lenny. I have already partitioned my disk and installed Debian. Everything worked fine according to my expectations except for one thing: wireless.

    I tried different things to get it works without result. The light indicator of my computer seems to be working but the Network Manager does not detect any signal. In Ubuntu the wireless is detected automatically even using the “Live CD.”

    Can somebody help me out. Please in suggesting any solution don't use technical jargon I can't understand. I still consider myself newbie in Linux.

    Thanks!

    Hector

    The configuration of my machine is:

    Model: Toshiba NB205-330BL
    Processor & Chipset: Intel Atom processor N280; 1.66 GHz.
    Communication: 10/100 ethernet, Atheros 802.11b/g wireless LAN.
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    Hello. We need more info. Please read this sticky.

    I can say in general, the current atheros drivers, ath5k and ath9k, are somewhat new. I think debian does not have ath9k in their old kernel, and ath5k has occasional difficulties. The alternative are the non-free madwifi drivers, which, being non-free, Debian would not include by default.
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    Hi reed9 !!

    Thank for taking the time in replying me!!

    I will list for you what I have done to get my wireless working without results.

    1) Enable the backports

    2) Installing a newer kernel

    3) Installing wicd Network Manager.

    4) Active madwifi non free from the Debian repositories

    As far as I know my Atheros is ath9k.

    I really like the OS. Everything appear to work well.

    I hope it will help you to consider another possible solution.

    Thank so much in advance !!
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  4. 03-17-2010 #4
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    We cannot troubleshoot further without more information. Please read the wireless setup sticky I linked to above.
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  5. 03-20-2010 #5
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    No wireless extensions

    Hi Reed9 !

    Here is the output of the Code:

    debian:~# lspci -knn >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ` ` >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ============ lsusb ============ >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# lsusb >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ` ` >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ============ lsmod ============ >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# lsmod >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ` ` >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ============ dmesg-firmware ============ >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# dmesg | grep firmware >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ` ` >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ============ kernel version ============ >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# uname -r >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ` ` >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ============ ifconfig ============ >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# ifconfig >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ` ` >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# echo ============ iwconfig ============ >> ~/wireless_setup
    debian:~# iwconfig >> ~/wireless_setup
    lo no wireless extensions.

    eth0 no wireless extensions.


    chmod +x ~/WirelessSetup
    chmod: cannot access `/root/WirelessSetup': No such file or directory


    ./WirelessSetup
    bash: ./WirelessSetup: No such file or directory

    I hope it will provide the information needed. Otherwise I'm willing to follow more instruction.

    Thanks!!
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  6. 03-20-2010 #6
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    I think you misunderstood how to use the instructions provided:
    You were supposed to first write that long chunk of code into a file called WirelessSetup and then do
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    chmod +x ~/WirelessSetup
./WirelessSetup
    BUT since you ran all the lines directly why don't you just show us what /root/wireless_setup contains now.
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    cat /root/wireless_setup
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    Hi reed9 !

    Sorry for misunderstanding the instructions

    Here is how the output of the command "cat /root/wireless_setup" looks like:

    Code:
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04a5:1101 Acer Peripherals Inc. (now BenQ Corp.) 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Code:
    ============ lsmod ============
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8                1760  0 
isofs                  28196  0 
zlib_inflate           14144  1 isofs
udf                    67780  0 
nls_base                6820  3 nls_utf8,isofs,udf
crc_itu_t               2080  1 udf
i915                   25312  2 
drm                    65320  3 i915
rfcomm                 28272  0 
l2cap                  17248  5 rfcomm
bluetooth              44996  4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev                   6468  0 
parport_pc             22500  0 
lp                      8164  0 
parport                30988  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
acpi_cpufreq            6796  0 
cpufreq_userspace       3172  0 
cpufreq_powersave       1856  0 
cpufreq_ondemand        6476  2 
cpufreq_conservative     5960  0 
cpufreq_stats           3776  0 
freq_table              4224  3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
ipv6                  235396  16 
loop                   12748  0 
joydev                  8480  0 
uvcvideo               45800  0 
compat_ioctl32          1312  1 uvcvideo
videodev               27520  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            12260  2 uvcvideo,videodev
i2c_i801                7920  0 
psmouse                32336  0 
i2c_core               19828  1 i2c_i801
serio_raw               4740  0 
pcspkr                  2432  0 
rng_core                3940  0 
battery                10180  0 
snd_hda_intel         325720  1 
ac                      4196  0 
video                  16464  0 
output                  2912  1 video
button                  6096  0 
snd_pcm                62660  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_seq                41456  0 
snd_timer              17800  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6380  1 snd_seq
snd                    45636  7 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
intel_agp              22524  1 
agpgart                28808  3 drm,intel_agp
soundcore               6368  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          7816  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sg                     26964  0 
sr_mod                 13316  0 
cdrom                  30176  1 sr_mod
evdev                   8000  7 
ext3                  105576  1 
jbd                    39476  1 ext3
mbcache                 7108  1 ext3
ata_generic             4676  0 
sd_mod                 22200  3 
usbhid                 35904  0 
hid                    33184  1 usbhid
ff_memless              4392  1 usbhid
usb_storage            77120  0 
piix                    6568  0 [permanent]
ahci                   23596  2 
libata                140448  2 ata_generic,ahci
scsi_mod              129548  5 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,usb_storage,libata
dock                    8304  1 libata
ide_pci_generic         3908  0 [permanent]
ide_core               96168  2 piix,ide_pci_generic
uhci_hcd               18672  0 
ehci_hcd               28428  0 
usbcore               118192  6 uvcvideo,usbhid,usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
r8169                  27716  0 
thermal                15228  0 
processor              32576  4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan                     4196  0 
thermal_sys            10856  4 video,thermal,processor,fan
    Code:
    ============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.26-2-686
    Code:
    ============ ifconfig ============
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:26:22:e7:36:71  
          inet addr:172.27.10.80  Bcast:172.27.10.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::226:22ff:fee7:3671/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:11634 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:8268133 (7.8 MiB)  TX bytes:370219 (361.5 KiB)
          Interrupt:219 Base address:0x4000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:560 (560.0 B)  TX bytes:560 (560.0 B)


============ iwconfig ============
    Code:
    ============ lspci ============
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
	Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
	Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
	Kernel modules: piix
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
	Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
	Kernel modules: i2c-i801
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. Device [168c:002b] (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

============ lsusb ============
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 09da:000a A4 Tech Co., Ltd Port Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04a5:1101 Acer Peripherals Inc. (now BenQ Corp.) 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Code:
    ============ lsmod ============
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8                1760  0 
isofs                  28196  0 
zlib_inflate           14144  1 isofs
udf                    67780  0 
nls_base                6820  3 nls_utf8,isofs,udf
crc_itu_t               2080  1 udf
i915                   25312  2 
drm                    65320  3 i915
rfcomm                 28272  0 
l2cap                  17248  5 rfcomm
bluetooth              44996  4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev                   6468  0 
parport_pc             22500  0 
lp                      8164  0 
parport                30988  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
acpi_cpufreq            6796  0 
cpufreq_userspace       3172  0 
cpufreq_powersave       1856  0 
cpufreq_ondemand        6476  2 
cpufreq_conservative     5960  0 
cpufreq_stats           3776  0 
freq_table              4224  3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
ipv6                  235396  16 
loop                   12748  0 
joydev                  8480  0 
uvcvideo               45800  0 
compat_ioctl32          1312  1 uvcvideo
videodev               27520  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            12260  2 uvcvideo,videodev
i2c_i801                7920  0 
psmouse                32336  0 
i2c_core               19828  1 i2c_i801
serio_raw               4740  0 
pcspkr                  2432  0 
rng_core                3940  0 
battery                10180  0 
snd_hda_intel         325720  1 
ac                      4196  0 
video                  16464  0 
output                  2912  1 video
button                  6096  0 
snd_pcm                62660  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_seq                41456  0 
snd_timer              17800  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6380  1 snd_seq
snd                    45636  7 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
intel_agp              22524  1 
agpgart                28808  3 drm,intel_agp
soundcore               6368  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          7816  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sg                     26964  0 
sr_mod                 13316  0 
cdrom                  30176  1 sr_mod
evdev                   8000  7 
ext3                  105576  1 
jbd                    39476  1 ext3
mbcache                 7108  1 ext3
ata_generic             4676  0 
sd_mod                 22200  3 
usbhid                 35904  0 
hid                    33184  1 usbhid
ff_memless              4392  1 usbhid
usb_storage            77120  0 
piix                    6568  0 [permanent]
ahci                   23596  2 
libata                140448  2 ata_generic,ahci
scsi_mod              129548  5 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,usb_storage,libata
dock                    8304  1 libata
ide_pci_generic         3908  0 [permanent]
ide_core               96168  2 piix,ide_pci_generic
uhci_hcd               18672  0 
ehci_hcd               28428  0 
usbcore               118192  6 uvcvideo,usbhid,usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
r8169                  27716  0 
thermal                15228  0 
processor              32576  4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan                     4196  0 
thermal_sys            10856  4 video,thermal,processor,fan

============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.26-2-686

============ ifconfig ============
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:26:22:e7:36:71  
          inet addr:172.27.10.80  Bcast:172.27.10.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::226:22ff:fee7:3671/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:12028 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4736 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:8307666 (7.9 MiB)  TX bytes:370219 (361.5 KiB)
          Interrupt:219 Base address:0x4000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:560 (560.0 B)  TX bytes:560 (560.0 B)


============ iwconfig ============
============ lspci ============
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
	Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
	Kernel modules: uhci-hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
	Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
	Kernel modules: piix
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
	Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
	Kernel modules: i2c-i801
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. Device [168c:002b] (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

============ lsusb ============
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 09da:000a A4 Tech Co., Ltd Port Mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04a5:1101 Acer Peripherals Inc. (now BenQ Corp.) 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

============ lsmod ============
Module                  Size  Used by
nls_utf8                1760  0 
isofs                  28196  0 
zlib_inflate           14144  1 isofs
udf                    67780  0 
nls_base                6820  3 nls_utf8,isofs,udf
crc_itu_t               2080  1 udf
i915                   25312  2 
drm                    65320  3 i915
rfcomm                 28272  0 
l2cap                  17248  5 rfcomm
bluetooth              44996  4 rfcomm,l2cap
ppdev                   6468  0 
parport_pc             22500  0 
lp                      8164  0 
parport                30988  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
acpi_cpufreq            6796  0 
cpufreq_userspace       3172  0 
cpufreq_powersave       1856  0 
cpufreq_ondemand        6476  2 
cpufreq_conservative     5960  0 
cpufreq_stats           3776  0 
freq_table              4224  3 acpi_cpufreq,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
ipv6                  235396  16 
loop                   12748  0 
joydev                  8480  0 
uvcvideo               45800  0 
compat_ioctl32          1312  1 uvcvideo
videodev               27520  1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat            12260  2 uvcvideo,videodev
i2c_i801                7920  0 
psmouse                32336  0 
i2c_core               19828  1 i2c_i801
serio_raw               4740  0 
pcspkr                  2432  0 
rng_core                3940  0 
battery                10180  0 
snd_hda_intel         325720  1 
ac                      4196  0 
video                  16464  0 
output                  2912  1 video
button                  6096  0 
snd_pcm                62660  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_seq                41456  0 
snd_timer              17800  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6380  1 snd_seq
snd                    45636  7 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
intel_agp              22524  1 
agpgart                28808  3 drm,intel_agp
soundcore               6368  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          7816  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sg                     26964  0 
sr_mod                 13316  0 
cdrom                  30176  1 sr_mod
evdev                   8000  7 
ext3                  105576  1 
jbd                    39476  1 ext3
mbcache                 7108  1 ext3
ata_generic             4676  0 
sd_mod                 22200  3 
usbhid                 35904  0 
hid                    33184  1 usbhid
ff_memless              4392  1 usbhid
usb_storage            77120  0 
piix                    6568  0 [permanent]
ahci                   23596  2 
libata                140448  2 ata_generic,ahci
scsi_mod              129548  5 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod,usb_storage,libata
dock                    8304  1 libata
ide_pci_generic         3908  0 [permanent]
ide_core               96168  2 piix,ide_pci_generic
uhci_hcd               18672  0 
ehci_hcd               28428  0 
usbcore               118192  6 uvcvideo,usbhid,usb_storage,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
r8169                  27716  0 
thermal                15228  0 
processor              32576  4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
fan                     4196  0 
thermal_sys            10856  4 video,thermal,processor,fan

============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.26-2-686

============ ifconfig ============
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:26:22:e7:36:71  
          inet addr:172.27.10.80  Bcast:172.27.10.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::226:22ff:fee7:3671/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:18348 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:6810 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:15679028 (14.9 MiB)  TX bytes:510078 (498.1 KiB)
          Interrupt:219 Base address:0x4000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:560 (560.0 B)  TX bytes:560 (560.0 B)


============ iwconfig ===========
    I don't understand much about it but I hope it will contain the information that you need.

    Thanks so much for what you are doing !!
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    The driver for this card, ath9k is relatively new, and didn't appear in the kernel until 2.6.27. Debian Stable's stock kernel is too old and you have to install a newer kernel to use ath9k.
    ath9k - Debian Wiki

    It's possible that the now deprecated madwifi drivers will work as well. It doesn't appear on the list of supported hardware, but other sources suggest it might. I couldn't find confirmation of that though, but they do not require installing a new kernel.
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    Wireless problem solved

    Hi reed9 !

    It worked !!!

    After installing the new kernel (2.6.32) and booting it immediately detected my wireless network.

    Wow!! Thanks so much!!
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    Wireless problem [SOLVED]

    Hi reed9 !

    It worked !!!

    After installing the new kernel (2.6.32) and booting it immediately detected my wireless network.

    Wow!! Thanks so much!!
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