Wireless Internet on Ubuntu not working

**waterhead** · 10-01-2008

It could be an internal USB device. That is why I asked for both lspci and lsusb outputs.

I don't want to go any farther until I find out, so please post the outputs of those commands.

**Anticipation** · 10-01-2008

Sorry about that. Here you go;

lsusb:

Code:

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0d49:7450 Maxtor 
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 13fe:1e21 Kingston Technology Company Inc. 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

lspci:

Code:

00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 ISA Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP67 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Co-processor (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2)
00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 IDE Controller (rev a1)
00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP67 High Definition Audio (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 AHCI Controller (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7000M (rev a2) (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
01:04.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
01:04.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
01:04.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
01:04.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

**waterhead** · 10-01-2008

Hmmm......

The more that I look into this, the deeper it seems to get. Before saying anything else, try this command:

Code:

sudo wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta

Here is some info on your chip, this is what I mean about it getting deep:

Compatibility/Atheros - madwifi.org - Trac

If the wireless is controlled by the BIOS, it may be that it is staying switched off. You could try entering the BIOS and setting it to Wake-On-LAN. This way it won't stay switched off (hopefully). There are some other work-arounds listed here, I don't know if your laptop is listed:

UserDocs/MiniPCI - madwifi.org - Trac

There is mention about needing the latest developmental version of the driver to get this to work. Unless you are really adventurous, I guess it would be time to admit defeat and tell you to use NDISwrapper.

If you use NDISwrapper, you now must remove the ath_pci module and blacklist it.

**Anticipation** · 10-02-2008

I tried the

Code:

sudo wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta

command, and got

Code:

wlanconfig: ioctl: No such device

I'll try the changing the BIOS settings and get back to you on that.

A honestly wouldn't mind using NDISwrapper, as i already have it installed.

**waterhead** · 10-02-2008

If it will make the wireless work, go ahead and use NDISwrapper. You've indulged me enough on my "Let's use the native driver" crusade.

I also say to use NDISwrapper as the last resort, so this would fit. In the end I'm all about getting the wireless to work, no matter how.

**Anticipation** · 10-02-2008

The thing is, that i can't get it to work with NDISwrapper (as said in my first post). I'm using NDISgtk with NDISwrapper (it's a GUI for NDISwrapper), and the windows drivers for my card. I uninstalled the default Network Manager to use wicd, so if it's any easier, i'll uninstall wicd and reinstall the default Network Manager.

**waterhead** · 10-02-2008

The only thing that I can think of, is to run NDISwrapper in a terminal instead of using the GUI. This way you could see any error messages that it might give.

For more info on using NDISwrapper, enter these commands:

Code:

ndiswrapper --help

Code:

man ndiswrapper

**Anticipation** · 10-03-2008

Once again, thanks for helping.

I uninstalled the previously installed drivers (which were installed using NDISgtk), and tried to install them again, this time using the terminal. The result was...

Code:

couldn't create /etc/ndiswrapper/net5211: Permission denied at /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper-1.9 line 194

**waterhead** · 10-03-2008

You need to have root privileges to do it. So on Ubuntu precede the command with sudo.

**Anticipation** · 10-03-2008

Actually, before you replied, i thought about that, and went off to try it (i was on Ubuntu when you replied). I got an error message about not finding a file (I'll go try it again, and edit this post with the exact error message).

EDIT: Disregard all that. On the second try, the installation worked fine (Although i still can't get a wireless conection).

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