Results 11 to 16 of 16
I tried removing rt2860sta as you suggested, but no dice. Without rebooting the behavior is the same. After reboot the network manager doesn't show any wireless signal at all and ...
- 08-21-2009 #11Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Aug 2009
- Posts
- 10
I tried removing rt2860sta as you suggested, but no dice. Without rebooting the behavior is the same. After reboot the network manager doesn't show any wireless signal at all and the ra0 device is missing.
It seems that removing rt2860sta effectively disables ra0, which I guess was your intention. The problem is, wlan0 refers to my built in wireless card, which is (in my opinion) a piece of crap. It wouldn't work (well) in vista or linux with live cd, so I purchased a usb card and then a pci express card after deciding that usb was too inconvenient for long-term use.
I am guessing that if I am not able to use the pci express card with linux then I will not have wireless.
I am currently booting from the live cd to see if I can determine what is different about the configuration. I will let you know what I find out. Let me know if you have any other advice or thoughts in the meantime.
Thanks for all of your help so far!
- 08-21-2009 #12Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Aug 2009
- Posts
- 10
Well now I can't seem to get wireless working from the live disc either... :/
- 08-21-2009 #13Linux Guru
- Join Date
- Jul 2004
- Location
- Franklin, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 4,570
Try the reverse. Remove the ath9k and load the rt2860sta module.
I have had very good experiences with Atheros wireless. The ath9k driver is fairly new, and installing the latest version of the drivers may be beneficial.Paul
Please do not send Private Messages to me with requests for help. I will not reply.
- 08-21-2009 #14Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Aug 2009
- Posts
- 10
Same result unfortunately.
Code:============ ifconfig ======== eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:B8:FC:68:3C UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interrupt:17 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:200 (200.0 b) TX bytes:200 (200.0 b) ra0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1C:DF:94:0A:1B UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:3353 errors:39 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:209 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:299570 (292.5 Kb) TX bytes:5264 (5.1 Kb) Interrupt:18 =========== iwconfig ========= ra0 RT2860 Wireless ESSID:"Gandalf" Nickname:"RT2860STA" Mode:Managed Frequency=2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:1D:7E:45:C2:04 Bit Rate=36 Mb/s RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Link Quality=89/100 Signal level:-74 dBm Noise level:-81 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 ============ lspci ============ 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07) Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel Kernel modules: intel-agp 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07) 00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07) 00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd Kernel modules: ehci-hcd 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:2944] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 [8086:294a] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd Kernel modules: ehci-hcd 00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller [8086:2919] (rev 03) 00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus Kernel modules: i2c-i801 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002a] (rev 01) Kernel modules: ath9k 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: RaLink RT2860 [1814:0781] Kernel driver in use: rt2860 Kernel modules: rt2860sta 06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354] (rev 12) Kernel driver in use: sky2 Kernel modules: sky2 07:09.0 Mass storage controller [0180]: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller [1217:7130] (rev 03) 07:09.2 SD Host controller [0805]: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller [1217:7120] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci Kernel modules: sdhci-pci ============ lsusb ============ Bus 008 Device 002: ID 154b:6545 PNY Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04f2:b027 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Gateway USB 2.0 Webcam Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub ============ lsmod ============ Module Size Used by rt2860sta 517772 1 nls_iso8859_1 5352 1 nls_cp437 7064 1 vfat 11864 1 sco 12572 2 fat 54376 1 vfat bridge 57288 1 stp 3020 1 bridge bnep 14664 2 udf 78856 1 crc_itu_t 2376 1 udf rfcomm 42648 0 l2cap 24056 6 bnep,rfcomm bluetooth 63652 6 sco,bnep,rfcomm,l2cap xt_tcpudp 3608 1 xt_pkttype 2152 3 ipt_LOG 6812 8 xt_limit 3180 8 af_packet 20728 2 i915 34520 2 drm 100592 3 i915 snd_pcm_oss 48896 0 snd_mixer_oss 16808 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_seq 61968 0 snd_seq_device 8604 1 snd_seq binfmt_misc 10260 1 xt_NOTRACK 2152 2 ipt_REJECT 3480 3 xt_state 2568 4 iptable_raw 2760 1 iptable_filter 3400 1 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 2840 0 nf_conntrack_ipv4 12792 4 nf_conntrack 80480 4 xt_NOTRACK,xt_state,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4 ip_tables 19464 2 iptable_raw,iptable_filter ip6_tables 21048 0 x_tables 23376 9 xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,xt_NOTRACK,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6_tables cpufreq_conservative 8272 0 cpufreq_userspace 4204 0 cpufreq_powersave 2248 0 acpi_cpufreq 8968 1 fuse 61088 3 loop 17924 0 dm_mod 73952 0 arc4 2216 0 ecb 3464 0 crypto_blkcipher 19372 1 ecb snd_hda_intel 545508 2 snd_pcm 95440 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel snd_timer 26664 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm sdhci_pci 9176 0 uvcvideo 56240 0 video 24124 0 i2c_i801 12836 0 snd_page_alloc 9816 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm sdhci 20716 1 sdhci_pci compat_ioctl32 8536 1 uvcvideo rtc_cmos 13960 0 snd_hwdep 9072 1 snd_hda_intel output 3672 1 video videodev 35328 2 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32 rtc_core 22420 1 rtc_cmos snd 74632 12 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep i2c_core 35280 1 i2c_i801 wmi 8160 0 button 8328 0 ac 5776 0 battery 13840 0 mmc_core 65216 1 sdhci sr_mod 16196 1 v4l1_compat 14220 2 uvcvideo,videodev sky2 51116 0 joydev 12112 0 pcspkr 3064 0 soundcore 8816 1 snd usb_storage 101072 1 rtc_lib 3560 1 rtc_core intel_agp 29936 1 serio_raw 6412 0 cdrom 36200 1 sr_mod sg 35344 0 sd_mod 35064 5 ehci_hcd 55348 0 crc_t10dif 2152 1 sd_mod uhci_hcd 27928 0 usbcore 198656 5 uvcvideo,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd edd 10272 0 ahci 34628 3 libata 183376 1 ahci scsi_mod 179144 5 sr_mod,usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,libata dock 14564 1 libata ext3 141912 1 mbcache 10412 1 ext3 jbd 68824 1 ext3 fan 6016 0 thermal 24232 0 processor 49904 4 acpi_cpufreq,thermal thermal_sys 14336 4 video,fan,thermal,processor hwmon 4040 1 thermal_sys ============ dmesg-firmware ============ ============ kernel version ============ 2.6.27.7-9-default
- 08-21-2009 #15Linux Guru
- Join Date
- Jul 2004
- Location
- Franklin, Wisconsin
- Posts
- 4,570
I still say you should use the Atheros wireless, as that presents the best chance. I would install the latest drivers, downloaded from this site:
Download - Linux Wireless
You should use the stable compat-wireless release. This is the driver source code, and needs to be compiled. First you need these programs installed, they are available on the Ubuntu installation DVD or from the Ubuntu repository (if you have a wired internet connection).
linux-source
linux-headers-2.6.27.7-9-default
build-essential
First, I want you to try something. There seem to be some problems with the default NetworkManager network connection manager. Install Wicd instead, using the Synaptic Package Manager. It should uninstall NetworkManager when it installs Wicd. This too would be available from the installation DVD or the Ubuntu repositories.Last edited by waterhead; 08-21-2009 at 06:15 PM.
Paul
Please do not send Private Messages to me with requests for help. I will not reply.
- 08-21-2009 #16Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Aug 2009
- Posts
- 10
Thanks! I'll give it a shot when I get home.
Reply With Quote 
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
