SIOCSIFFLAG error

[timovandon2]

Hi all,

I have the following problem:

Everything worked fine until I updated my Kernel (to the "latest"). Now I think this new version is a lot better for detecting wireless cards and stuff, however my connection was not working. So I tried a few things, but didn't manage to get it working.

I keep on getting the error:
SIOCSIFFLAG: No such file or directory
Determining IP for wlan0.....failed

Probably my configuration is screwed up, because I used another version of Kernel, and now changed,but in the old situation, I manually added my wireless card (using modprobe and things).

Does anyone have any possible solution for me?

Thanks!


Timo

[waterhead]

More information is needed. Please post your distro, kernel, wireless card type and driver previously used.

Also post the results of this command:

lspci

or if it's a USB

lsusb

Sometimes when you upgrade to a newer kernel, modules have to be rebuilt. Or, there may be a newer driver that is now conflicting with the older driver.

[timovandon2]

Thanks!

Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI

It is a Linksys W54MPG v4.1

Fedora 7

Kernel 2.6.22.9

olf kernel: 2.6.21-1.3194.

Thanks again!

Timo

[waterhead]

I still need the results of the lspci or lsusb commands. It will tell us what chipset is in the card. That is the most important piece of information.

[timovandon2]

I only copied this part:

Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI

That is the information you need right? This is my wireless card.

Thanks!


Timo

[waterhead]

Sorry, I thought that was the name on the outside of the card.

It looks like you need the RaLink driver. First, try this command:

iwconfig

If you get something with a ra prefix, like ra0, that is your wireless. If you don't see anything, try this:

modprobe rt61

then try iwconfig again.

Here's some links to sites that I found concerning RaLink cards. If you can't get the driver to load, you may need to install the driver.
Linux install and configure DLink DWL g 520 - RT61 Wireless LAN PCI Card
RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI - Ubuntu Forums
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Gleaming over these sites, it looks like you may not be able to use WPA encryption, only WEP. We can tackle that after you get the device running.

[timovandon2]

Yes, thanks, but that is basically the problem...

I used modprobe and things to get it working (under the old kernel version). Everything works great (although I do need to type in: ifconfig ra0 up, dhclient ra0 -d & everytime I reboot).

But now I update my Kernel and that new Kernel automatically detects my wireless card, but gives it a different name (wlan0) and even though I can configure that card, it doesn't connect, because it gives the SIOCSIFFLAG error and says it failed.

So I think the problem is that because I manually added the RT61 driver for the old Kernel, the new Kernel is confused because there is a manual install and an automatic install....

any idea?

[waterhead]

It seems that you need to remove the faulty driver module. First you have to determine the name of the unwanted module:

lsmod

Post the results, I'm looking for any module with the "rt" prefix. They need to be removed, and then blacklisted so that they won't automatically load.

There is another How-To on this:
HOWTO: RT61 on Egdy Eft with WPA - Ubuntu Forums

It also explains how to setup the connection.

[timovandon2]

Thanks, Output of lsmod:

Module                  Size  Used by 
autofs4                32841  2 
hidp                   38209  2 
rfcomm                 57961  0 
l2cap                  41025  10 hidp,rfcomm 
bluetooth              73541  5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap 
sunrpc                191305  1 
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns    11713  0 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      20817  2 
xt_state               11201  2 
nf_conntrack           77213  3 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state 
nfnetlink              15113  2 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack 
ipt_REJECT             13505  2 
iptable_filter         11713  1 
ip_tables              29097  1 iptable_filter 
xt_tcpudp              12097  10 
ip6t_REJECT            14529  2 
ip6table_filter        11585  1 
ip6_tables             23305  1 ip6table_filter 
x_tables               29001  6 xt_state,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_REJECT,ip6_tables 
fuse                   55153  4 
dm_multipath           28241  0 
video                  27985  0 
sbs                    28753  0 
button                 17633  0 
dock                   19753  0 
battery                19657  0 
ac                     14537  0 
ipv6                  341801  23 ip6t_REJECT 
ivtv                  139921  0 
i2c_algo_bit           15045  1 ivtv 
cx2341x                20677  1 ivtv 
tveeprom               26449  1 ivtv 
videodev               36673  1 ivtv 
arc4                   10689  2 
v4l2_common            28481  3 ivtv,cx2341x,videodev 
ecb                    12353  2 
blkcipher              15301  1 ecb 
v4l1_compat            20548  2 ivtv,videodev 
rc80211_simple         12993  1 
snd_intel8x0           45161  0 
rt61pci                33473  0 
snd_ac97_codec        121625  1 snd_intel8x0 
rt2x00pci              19137  1 rt61pci 
rt2x00lib              29889  2 rt61pci,rt2x00pci 
ac97_bus               11329  1 snd_ac97_codec 
snd_seq_dummy          12613  0 
rfkill                 16465  1 rt2x00lib 
snd_seq_oss            40897  0 
input_polldev          13905  1 rt2x00lib 
ns558                  14145  0 
gameport               25425  2 ns558 
crc_itu_t              10817  1 rt2x00lib 
snd_seq_midi_event     16577  1 snd_seq_oss 
snd_mpu401             19049  1 
snd_seq                63201  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event 
snd_usb_audio          98881  2 
mac80211              160081  4 rc80211_simple,rt61pci,rt2x00pci,rt2x00lib 
snd_mpu401_uart        17601  1 snd_mpu401 
snd_usb_lib            26433  1 snd_usb_audio 
snd_pcm_oss            52673  0 
shpchp                 42845  0 
snd_rawmidi            35137  2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_usb_lib 
k8temp                 14657  0 
parport_pc             39273  0 
cfg80211               18257  1 mac80211 
snd_mixer_oss          25537  3 snd_pcm_oss 
snd_seq_device         17109  4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi 
parport                48973  1 parport_pc 
hwmon                  12105  1 k8temp 
eeprom_93cx6           10945  1 rt61pci 
forcedeth              57417  0 
snd_pcm                93257  4 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_usb_audio,snd_pcm_oss 
snd_timer              32585  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm 
snd_hwdep              19145  1 snd_usb_audio 
snd                    71785  16 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_mpu401,snd_seq,snd_usb_audio,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_pcm_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep 
snd_page_alloc         19665  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm 
soundcore              17249  3 snd 
i2c_nforce2            14785  0 
i2c_core               35777  4 ivtv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_nforce2 
sr_mod                 26853  0 
cdrom                  44009  1 sr_mod 
floppy                 71849  0 
sg                     45673  0 
dm_snapshot            25993  0 
dm_zero                10817  0 
dm_mirror              30785  0 
dm_mod                 68913  9 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror 
pata_amd               23493  0 
ata_generic            17221  0 
sata_nv                30149  4 
libata                135665  3 pata_amd,ata_generic,sata_nv 
sd_mod                 37441  6 
scsi_mod              168825  4 sr_mod,sg,libata,sd_mod 
ext3                  141905  2 
jbd                    73009  1 ext3 
mbcache                18249  1 ext3 
ehci_hcd               42957  0 
ohci_hcd               30405  0 
uhci_hcd               34401  0

This is all. I used some similar FAQ to get the connection running under my old Kernel, but the new one is the problem

I now installed both Kernels such that I can switch, one with the working connection, one with the connection that needs to work

Hopefully the lsmod is of any use!

[waterhead]

Following the last link that I posted, it looks like the rt61pci is the bad one.

I gotta go to work now, I'll get back to 'ya later.