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Hi there. I've got a problem! I can't get a connection to wireless network. I have this button [FN]-F1 command in vista, that activated the wireless card, but this doesn't ...
  1. 09-20-2011 #1
    timmycarst
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    Red face Activate wireless card problem

    Hi there.

    I've got a problem! I can't get a connection to wireless network.

    I have this button [FN]-F1 command in vista, that activated the wireless card, but this doesn't work in linux/ubuntu.

    Here is some information:
    Code:
    timmy_timmy-AMILO-Notebook-Pa-3553:~$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1f:16:07:23:ec  
          inet addr:192.168.0.17  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21f:16ff:fe07:23ec/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:29489 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:19728 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:37308912 (37.3 MB)  TX bytes:2931779 (2.9 MB)
          Interrupt:45 Base address:0xe000 

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:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:20 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:1200 (1.2 KB)  TX bytes:1200 (1.2 KB)
    I don't have a connection to the wireless card.
    also when I use the command iwconfig it gives me this:

    Code:
    timmy_timmy-AMILO-Notebook-Pa-3553:~$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.
    I have tried this command
    Code:
    cat /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state
    which gave 0, meaning as I understood that my wireless card is deactivated, therefore I continued using this command
    Code:
    sudo echo 1 > /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state
    which should change, believe me i was excited to use that command, but no luck as it turns out:

    Code:
    timmy_timmy-AMILO-Notebook-Pa-3553:~$ sudo echo 1 > /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state
bash: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill0/state: Permission denied
    Why can't I do this? And have to get around it?

    I've also tried install driver with the app windows network drives and wicd.. I just need to activate that stupid wireless card!?!

    Anybody got a clue???

    Thanks a lot for help! It is appreciated!
    Last edited by MikeTbob; 09-21-2011 at 01:15 AM. Reason: Added Code Tags
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  2. 09-20-2011 #2
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    Anybody got a clue???
    No. Not really. Ifconfig shows no wireless interface so your wireless card is not enabled.

    Follow these instructions in your next post so members can see what kind of wireless chip you are using.
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    As a follow up. I use for finding my system information and posting info in forums.

    Code:
    $ inxi -F
System:    Host: biker Kernel: 2.6.34-stevo i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop Fluxbox 1.3.1 Distro: antiX-M8.5 Marek Edelman 16 February 2010
Machine:   Mobo: IBM model: 26474MU Bios: IBM version: 1AET64WW (1.20 ) date: 10/18/2006
CPU:       Single core Mobile Intel Pentium III CPU - M (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (sse) clocked at 798.00 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: S3 SuperSavage IX/C SDR X.Org: 1.10.4 driver: vesa Resolution: 1024x768@71.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Rasterizer GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.3
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller driver: Intel ICH Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.22.1
Network:   Card-1: Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI driver: rt61pci 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filtered>
           Card-2: Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller driver: e100 
           IF: eth0 state: down speed: 10 Mbps duplex: half mac:<filtered>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (17.1% used) 1: /dev/hda ST980815A 80.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 6.8G used: 3.2G (49%) fs: ext3 ID: /home size: 11G used: 2.4G (25%) fs: ext3 
           ID: swap-1 size: 1.04GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 58.0C mobo: 54.0C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0 
Info:      Processes: 88 Uptime: 1:10 Memory: 184.9/1008.7MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.23
    You can install the inxi script in Ubuntu as per my blog posting

    Yet Another Technology Site: INXI Yes you can install it in Ubuntu
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  4. 09-21-2011 #4
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    Try
    Code:
    sudo rfkill list all
    Code:
    sudo rfkill unblock all
    Post your output please.
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