Wireless stopped working after Ibex update

03-04-2009	#1 (permalink)
Artesia Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 83	Wireless stopped working after Ibex update A few hours ago I took my updates for Ubuntu Ibex, rebooted per the instructions, and when I came back up, my wireless wasn't working. I can open Network Configuration and see the networks I connected to in the past. The settings are still correct and all looks good with my router settings. When I rightclick on the networks icon in my desktop panel, both Enable Networking and Enable Wireless are checked. When I left click on it, I don't see the available networks like I used to before the reboot, and the Wireless Networks menu item is disabled. I tried re-adding my network, rebooting, disabling and re-enabling things, but no go. Am I just missing something? My Atheros card was problematic before but since I upgraded to Ibex, the wireless was working smoothly and as expected. The help topics I've come across don't seem to have my particular mix of issues. I appreciate any ideas.

03-04-2009	#2 (permalink)
buccaneere Linux User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 271	There is reportedly an app in Jackelope and Ibex which functions like 'System Restore' in Windows. Whether or not is it enabled by default I don't know. I don't know the name of it either... I believe also there is a way to view and to undo updates by history.

03-05-2009	#3 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	When you update, the kernel is often updated too. Device drivers are usually kernel modules, and depending on how the driver was installed, may not be present in the new kernel. I would suggest reading the post linked to below, and then posting the info that it tells how to find. http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/wir...tart-here.html Without this info, we can only guess at the best way to fix it. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

03-05-2009

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Hi Paul, thanks for replying.

output for sudo lspci -nm

Code:

00:00.0 "0600" "1002" "7910" "1179" "ff00"
00:01.0 "0604" "1002" "7912" "" ""
00:05.0 "0604" "1002" "7915" "" ""
00:06.0 "0604" "1002" "7916" "" ""
00:07.0 "0604" "1002" "7917" "" ""
00:12.0 "0106" "1002" "4380" -p01 "1179" "ff00"
00:13.0 "0c03" "1002" "4387" -p10 "1179" "ff00"
00:13.1 "0c03" "1002" "4388" -p10 "1179" "ff00"
00:13.2 "0c03" "1002" "4389" -p10 "1179" "ff00"
00:13.3 "0c03" "1002" "438a" -p10 "1179" "ff00"
00:13.4 "0c03" "1002" "438b" -p10 "1179" "ff00"
00:13.5 "0c03" "1002" "4386" -p20 "1179" "ff00"
00:14.0 "0c05" "1002" "4385" -r14 "1179" "ff00"
00:14.1 "0101" "1002" "438c" -p8a "1179" "ff00"
00:14.2 "0403" "1002" "4383" "1179" "ff08"
00:14.3 "0601" "1002" "438d" "1179" "ff00"
00:14.4 "0604" "1002" "4384" -p01 "" ""
00:18.0 "0600" "1022" "1100" "" ""
00:18.1 "0600" "1022" "1101" "" ""
00:18.2 "0600" "1022" "1102" "" ""
00:18.3 "0600" "1022" "1103" "" ""
01:05.0 "0300" "1002" "791f" "1179" "ff00"
11:00.0 "0200" "10ec" "8136" -r01 "1179" "ff00"
17:00.0 "0200" "168c" "001c" -r01 "144f" "7128"
1d:04.0 "0607" "104c" "8039" "1179" "ff00"
1d:04.1 "0c00" "104c" "803a" -p10 "1179" "ff00"
1d:04.2 "0180" "104c" "803b" "1179" "ff00"
1d:04.3 "0805" "104c" "803c" -p01 "1179" "ff00"

relevant output from lsmod

Code:

ath5k                 116612  0 
lbm_cw_mac80211       215856  1 ath5k
lbm_cw_cfg80211        46744  2 ath5k,lbm_cw_mac80211
led_class              12164  1 ath5k

Exerpts from dmesg output that look wireless related

Code:

[   15.681128] cfg80211: Using static regulatory domain info
[   15.681132] cfg80211: Regulatory domain: US
[   15.681134] 	(start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[   15.681138] 	(2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2700 mBm)
[   15.681141] 	(5170000 KHz - 5190000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[   15.681145] 	(5190000 KHz - 5210000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[   15.681148] 	(5210000 KHz - 5230000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[   15.681151] 	(5230000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
[   15.681154] 	(5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm)
[   15.681157] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
[   15.825197] ath5k 0000:17:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[   15.825209] ath5k 0000:17:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   15.825246] ath5k 0000:17:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
[   15.937159] usbcore: registered new interface driver lmpcm_usb
[   15.937165] lmpcm_usb: v0.5.5:USB Logitech MediaPlay Cordless Mouse driver
[   16.012881] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'pid'
[   16.259282] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input7
[   16.503948] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)
[   16.504491] tifm_7xx1 0000:1d:04.2: PCI INT C -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22

Code:

[   32.780580] r8169: eth0: link down
[   32.781308] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[   32.875435] [fglrx] GART Table is not in FRAME_BUFFER range 
[   32.880584] [fglrx] Reserved FB block: Shared offset:0, size:1000000 
[   32.880599] [fglrx] Reserved FB block: Unshared offset:7ffb000, size:5000 
[   33.182747] ath5k phy0: gain calibration timeout (2412MHz)
[   33.182758] ath5k phy0: can't reset hardware (-11)
[   33.529543] ath5k phy0: gain calibration timeout (2412MHz)
[   33.529549] ath5k phy0: can't reset hardware (-11)

Code:

[  188.248759] r8169: eth0: link up
[  188.249589] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[  198.892787] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[  788.748738] r8169: eth0: link up
[  789.093652] ath5k phy0: gain calibration timeout (2412MHz)
[  789.093673] ath5k phy0: can't reset hardware (-11)
[  799.076036] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[  802.983759] ath5k phy0: gain calibration timeout (2412MHz)
[  802.983780] ath5k phy0: can't reset hardware (-11)

dmesg | grep firmware produced no output.

This is on Ubuntu Ibex with 2.6.27-11-generic
The machine is a Toshiba Satellite P205D laptop.

03-05-2009	#5 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	You have the first command wrong, it is with two "n"s. Anyway, it looks like it is loading the ath5k module for your card. But it does seem to be deactivated. Is there a switch or key combination (Fn + F?) to turn the wireless on/off? Try that first. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

03-05-2009	#6 (permalink)
Artesia Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 83	Yay! I do have Fn + F8, but this hasn't worked in linux. I also have a mechanical Wireless On/Off switch on the front of the laptop. I flipped this off and back on before with no results, but after what you said I played with it more. I turned it off, rebooted, shut down, turned it on, and booted up again. The Network Manager applet asked permission to use the keyring, and voilá! Thank you very much for the help.

03-05-2009	#7 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	The newer kernels have support for wireless on/off switches and the shortcut keys. The on/off switch is covered by the rfkill module, the shortcut keys are usually covered by a module specific to your laptop brand. There may be a toshiba module that covers this. Glad to hear that you got it working. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

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