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Hello, I've just installed Debian Lenny on my HP 8710w GC124EA Laptop and want to connect to my wireless WPA protected home network. I have Ubuntu on another partition, and ...
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  1. 11-02-2008 #1
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    Module is loaded, how do I connect now? (Debian, Gnome)

    Hello,

    I've just installed Debian Lenny on my HP 8710w GC124EA Laptop and want to connect to my wireless WPA protected home network. I have Ubuntu on another partition, and there wireless worked out of the box.

    On HP-Compaq 8710W - Linux Laptop Wiki it says use the iwl4965 driver. This driver has been loaded in Debian automatically. However, iwconfig gives no results.

    How do I connect now?

    Code:
    daan@schmauck:~$ sudo ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1b:38:f8:09:78  
          inet addr:192.168.1.68  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:38ff:fef8:978/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:21676 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:13863 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 
          RX bytes:28691718 (27.3 MiB)  TX bytes:1285511 (1.2 MiB)
          Base address:0x5040 Memory:e8020000-e8040000 

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:66 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:66 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:5104 (4.9 KiB)  TX bytes:5104 (4.9 KiB)

daan@schmauck:~$ sudo iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

daan@schmauck:~$ lsmod | grep iwl4965
iwl4965                98312  0 
firmware_class          9312  2 pcmcia,iwl4965
mac80211              114380  1 iwl4965
daan@schmauck:~$ locate iwl4965
/lib/modules/2.6.24-1-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965.ko
/mnt/sda5/lib/modules/2.6.24-21-generic/ubuntu/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi/compatible/iwl4965.ko
daan@schmauck:~$
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  2. 11-02-2008 #2
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    OK, so after a reboot I do get results from iwconfig...
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    I am in Gnome, and when I left click the little network icon in the top right, there are no wireless networks to choose from. When I choose "Connect to Other Wireless Network..." and fill in the details of my wireless home network, it tries to connect, but without success.

    What can I do?
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    Right-click on that same icon, and make sure "Enable wireless" is checked.
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    Hi waterhead,

    It was enabled all the time. Also, the wireless icon above my keyboard is switched on.

    Here's some more info that might help:

    Code:
    schmauck:/home/daan# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1b:38:f8:09:78  
          inet addr:192.168.1.68  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21b:38ff:fef8:978/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1182 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:1170 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 
          RX bytes:354893 (346.5 KiB)  TX bytes:253185 (247.2 KiB)
          Memory:e8020000-e8040000 

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:95 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:95 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:6365 (6.2 KiB)  TX bytes:6365 (6.2 KiB)

schmauck:/home/daan# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wmaster0  no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11  ESSID:""  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B   
          Encryption key:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

schmauck:/home/daan# lspci | grep 4965
10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)
schmauck:/home/daan# lsmod | grep 4965
iwl4965                92904  0 
firmware_class          6816  2 pcmcia,iwl4965
iwlcore                23520  1 iwl4965
mac80211              139680  2 iwl4965,iwlcore
cfg80211               21576  2 iwl4965,mac80211
schmauck:/home/daan#
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    And:

    Code:
    schmauck:/home/daan# iwlist wlan0 scanning
wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
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    And more:

    Code:
    schmauck:/home/daan# ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory
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    NetworkManager (that icon) can't handle a wired and wireless network simultaneously. Unplug the wired connection, and run these commands.
    Code:
    ifdown eth0
    Code:
     ifup wlan0
    The wireless also needs firmware to work. It looks like it is present, but run this command to check.
    Code:
    dmesg | grep firmware
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    I did the following withe the network cable unplugged:

    Code:
    schmauck:/home/daan# dmesg | grep firmware
[   35.690147] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   35.751430] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[   38.795002] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   38.796437] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[   55.921970] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   55.932613] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[   69.569395] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   69.577999] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[   73.202911] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   73.213125] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[   91.677746] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   91.685859] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[   95.331943] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[   95.334925] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  113.813902] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  113.825291] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  117.429127] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  117.437130] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  135.977422] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  135.985655] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  139.561315] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  139.569497] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  158.284715] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  158.295117] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  161.869138] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  161.872776] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  180.490681] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  180.502614] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  184.044909] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  184.053489] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  202.716028] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  202.727994] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  206.280712] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  206.291058] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  324.890580] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  324.898746] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  328.480920] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  328.490740] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  447.078487] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  447.087080] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  450.672897] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  450.681007] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  569.282169] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  569.293744] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  572.865434] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  572.873482] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  692.041210] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  692.049309] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  695.615760] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  695.624205] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  814.547730] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  814.557484] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  818.166732] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  818.166774] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  937.309618] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  937.317927] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[  940.873619] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[  940.884415] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1059.927128] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1059.935466] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1061.138553] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1061.153377] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1063.482033] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1063.491256] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1182.752538] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1182.759981] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1186.293478] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1186.301687] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1305.377421] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1305.385528] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1308.907875] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1308.915910] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1428.072163] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1428.082038] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1431.605872] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1431.614576] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1550.466179] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1550.478083] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 1553.988563] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 1553.998633] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
schmauck:/home/daan# ifdown eth0
RTNETLINK answers: No such process
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1
Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/eth0/00:1b:38:f8:09:78
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:1b:38:f8:09:78
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPRELEASE on eth0 to 192.168.1.254 port 67
send_packet: Network is unreachable
send_packet: please consult README file regarding broadcast address.
schmauck:/home/daan# ifup wlan0
Ignoring unknown interface wlan0=wlan0.
schmauck:/home/daan# ping uva.nl
ping: unknown host uva.nl
schmauck:/home/daan# /etc/init.d/networking restart
Reconfiguring network interfaces...Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.1
Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/sw/dhcp/

wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
wmaster0: unknown hardware address type 801
Listening on LPF/eth0/00:1b:38:f8:09:78
Sending on   LPF/eth0/00:1b:38:f8:09:78
Sending on   Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
done.
schmauck:/home/daan#
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    Code:
    schmauck:/home/daan# dmesg | tail -10
[ 2522.893181] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 2522.901984] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 2522.901995] iwl4965: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 2522.902082] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:10:00.0 disabled
[ 2524.961125] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:10:00.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 2524.961125] PM: Writing back config space on device 0000:10:00.0 at offset 1 (was 100002, writing 100006)
[ 2524.961125] firmware: requesting iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode
[ 2524.970318] iwl4965: iwlwifi-4965-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
[ 2524.970329] iwl4965: Could not read microcode: -2
[ 2524.970415] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:10:00.0 disabled
schmauck:/home/daan#
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