Wlan AR928X shows no wlan(imo right driver installed)

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hoembi123

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Wlan AR928X shows no wlan(imo right driver installed)

Hi alltogether,
today I installed openSuse 11.1 on my Asus X56T notebook. The notebook has a Atheros AR928X wireless network adapter which I use under windows without any problems. Now in linux I got a situation: First of all the AR928X used with the standard network manager does not find any wlan networks (under windows triple checked...the nets are there so in windows i can use them)
First of all I thought it would be some driver issue, but after switching from Network Manager to yast I saw that in the network configuration screen the wlan adaptor appeared with it's correct name, so I really do not know what I can do to get wlan. It is not possible to find any net in range (but it is proven by windows that there are more than 3 nets here..)

Here the results of the batch script from the sticky post:

Code:

============ lspci ============

============ lsusb ============
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 09da:000e A4 Tech Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 062a:0201 Creative Labs Defender Office Keyboard (K7310) S Zodiak KM-9010
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 064e:f111 Suyin Corp. 
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 0c0b:b159 Dura Micro, Inc. (Acomdata) 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 08ff:1600 AuthenTec, Inc. AES1600
Bus 004 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
sco                    12572  2 
bridge                 57288  1 
stp                     3020  1 bridge
bnep                   14664  2 
rfcomm                 42648  0 
l2cap                  24056  6 bnep,rfcomm
bluetooth              63652  6 sco,bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
af_packet              20728  2 
ip6t_LOG                7180  7 
xt_tcpudp               3608  2 
xt_pkttype              2152  3 
ipt_LOG                 6812  8 
xt_limit                3180  15 
snd_pcm_oss            48896  0 
snd_mixer_oss          16808  1 snd_pcm_oss
binfmt_misc            10260  1 
snd_seq                61968  0 
snd_seq_device          8604  1 snd_seq
ip6t_REJECT             6024  3 
nf_conntrack_ipv6      24840  4 
ip6table_raw            2456  1 
xt_NOTRACK              2152  4 
ipt_REJECT              3480  3 
xt_state                2568  8 
iptable_raw             2760  1 
iptable_filter          3400  1 
ip6table_mangle         3128  0 
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns     2840  0 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      12792  4 
nf_conntrack           80480  5 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_NOTRACK,xt_state,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables              19464  2 iptable_raw,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter         3240  1 
ip6_tables             21048  4 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_raw,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables               23376  11 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,xt_NOTRACK,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6_tables
ipv6                  293608  23 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6table_mangle
fuse                   61088  9 
loop                   17924  0 
dm_mod                 73952  0 
snd_hda_intel         545508  3 
arc4                    2216  2 
ecb                     3464  2 
crypto_blkcipher       19372  1 ecb
sdhci_pci               9176  0 
snd_pcm                95440  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
sdhci                  20716  1 sdhci_pci
ath9k                 269144  0 
i2c_piix4              12376  0 
snd_timer              26664  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          9816  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep               9072  1 snd_hda_intel
mac80211              242320  1 ath9k
mmc_core               65216  1 sdhci
snd                    74632  14 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
uvcvideo               56240  0 
ohci1394               31380  0 
ricoh_mmc               4504  0 
compat_ioctl32          8536  1 uvcvideo
sr_mod                 16196  0 
r8169                  31388  0 
usb_storage           101072  1 
ieee1394               98880  1 ohci1394
rtc_cmos               13960  0 
cdrom                  36200  1 sr_mod
i2c_core               35280  1 i2c_piix4
videodev               35328  2 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32
soundcore               8816  1 snd
cfg80211               28200  1 mac80211
shpchp                 32244  0 
mii                     6024  1 r8169
sg                     35344  0 
v4l1_compat            14220  2 uvcvideo,videodev
uinput                  8968  0 
pcspkr                  3064  0 
serio_raw               6412  0 
rtc_core               22420  1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib                 3560  1 rtc_core
pci_hotplug            31864  1 shpchp
joydev                 12112  0 
usbhid                 52896  0 
hid                    41568  1 usbhid
ff_memless              8912  1 usbhid
ehci_hcd               55348  0 
ohci_hcd               36548  0 
usbcore               198656  6 uvcvideo,usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
sd_mod                 35064  8 
crc_t10dif              2152  1 sd_mod
edd                    10272  0 
ext3                  141912  2 
mbcache                10412  1 ext3
jbd                    68824  1 ext3
thermal_sys            14336  0 
hwmon                   4040  1 thermal_sys
ide_pci_generic         4652  0 
atiixp                  4476  0 
ide_core              118012  2 ide_pci_generic,atiixp
ata_generic             6044  0 
pata_atiixp             6072  0 
ahci                   34628  5 
libata                183376  3 ata_generic,pata_atiixp,ahci
scsi_mod              179144  5 sr_mod,usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,libata
dock                   14564  1 libata

============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.27.7-9-default

============ ifconfig ============

============ iwconfig ============
============ lspci ============

============ lsusb ============
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 09da:000e A4 Tech Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 062a:0201 Creative Labs Defender Office Keyboard (K7310) S Zodiak KM-9010
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 005: ID 064e:f111 Suyin Corp. 
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 0c0b:b159 Dura Micro, Inc. (Acomdata) 
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 08ff:1600 AuthenTec, Inc. AES1600
Bus 004 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
sco                    12572  2 
bridge                 57288  1 
stp                     3020  1 bridge
bnep                   14664  2 
rfcomm                 42648  0 
l2cap                  24056  6 bnep,rfcomm
bluetooth              63652  6 sco,bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
af_packet              20728  2 
ip6t_LOG                7180  7 
xt_tcpudp               3608  2 
xt_pkttype              2152  3 
ipt_LOG                 6812  8 
xt_limit                3180  15 
snd_pcm_oss            48896  0 
snd_mixer_oss          16808  1 snd_pcm_oss
binfmt_misc            10260  1 
snd_seq                61968  0 
snd_seq_device          8604  1 snd_seq
ip6t_REJECT             6024  3 
nf_conntrack_ipv6      24840  4 
ip6table_raw            2456  1 
xt_NOTRACK              2152  4 
ipt_REJECT              3480  3 
xt_state                2568  8 
iptable_raw             2760  1 
iptable_filter          3400  1 
ip6table_mangle         3128  0 
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns     2840  0 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      12792  4 
nf_conntrack           80480  5 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_NOTRACK,xt_state,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables              19464  2 iptable_raw,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter         3240  1 
ip6_tables             21048  4 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_raw,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables               23376  11 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,xt_NOTRACK,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6_tables
ipv6                  293608  23 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6table_mangle
fuse                   61088  9 
loop                   17924  0 
dm_mod                 73952  0 
snd_hda_intel         545508  3 
arc4                    2216  2 
ecb                     3464  2 
crypto_blkcipher       19372  1 ecb
sdhci_pci               9176  0 
snd_pcm                95440  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
sdhci                  20716  1 sdhci_pci
ath9k                 269144  0 
i2c_piix4              12376  0 
snd_timer              26664  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc          9816  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep               9072  1 snd_hda_intel
mac80211              242320  1 ath9k
mmc_core               65216  1 sdhci
snd                    74632  14 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
uvcvideo               56240  0 
ohci1394               31380  0 
ricoh_mmc               4504  0 
compat_ioctl32          8536  1 uvcvideo
sr_mod                 16196  0 
r8169                  31388  0 
usb_storage           101072  1 
ieee1394               98880  1 ohci1394
rtc_cmos               13960  0 
cdrom                  36200  1 sr_mod
i2c_core               35280  1 i2c_piix4
videodev               35328  2 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32
soundcore               8816  1 snd
cfg80211               28200  1 mac80211
shpchp                 32244  0 
mii                     6024  1 r8169
sg                     35344  0 
v4l1_compat            14220  2 uvcvideo,videodev
uinput                  8968  0 
pcspkr                  3064  0 
serio_raw               6412  0 
rtc_core               22420  1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib                 3560  1 rtc_core
pci_hotplug            31864  1 shpchp
joydev                 12112  0 
usbhid                 52896  0 
hid                    41568  1 usbhid
ff_memless              8912  1 usbhid
ehci_hcd               55348  0 
ohci_hcd               36548  0 
usbcore               198656  6 uvcvideo,usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
sd_mod                 35064  8 
crc_t10dif              2152  1 sd_mod
edd                    10272  0 
ext3                  141912  2 
mbcache                10412  1 ext3
jbd                    68824  1 ext3
thermal_sys            14336  0 
hwmon                   4040  1 thermal_sys
ide_pci_generic         4652  0 
atiixp                  4476  0 
ide_core              118012  2 ide_pci_generic,atiixp
ata_generic             6044  0 
pata_atiixp             6072  0 
ahci                   34628  5 
libata                183376  3 ata_generic,pata_atiixp,ahci
scsi_mod              179144  5 sr_mod,usb_storage,sg,sd_mod,libata
dock                   14564  1 libata

============ dmesg-firmware ============

============ kernel version ============
2.6.27.7-9-default

============ ifconfig ============

============ iwconfig ============

would be glad if someone could help me with this problem.

hoembi123

3 Weeks Ago	#2 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Hello, the lspci output of the script is not showing anything. Run it manually, but including the complete path, and post the output. Code: /sbin/lspci It does appear to be loading the correct module (ath9k). Did you configure the card in YaST? You need to configure it to use DHCP for the connection, and to use NetworkManager to manage the connection. http://www.novell.com/documentation/...cnet_yast.html Novell Doc: Reference - Wireless LAN __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

3 Weeks Ago	#3 (permalink)
hoembi123 Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	hi, almost perfect....now I can get a Wlan to show but it is not the wlan I need. The Wlan I sould log in, has no security key. It just has a "Hidden" name which is "Nord" and access is restricted via MAC Filter. When I am in Windows there is no Problem, I type in the Name of the network and I am logged in. In Linux it does not show the Network "Nord". I created it within the Network Manager but when I try to connect to it, it does not find the network (The network itself is running - checked with windows). So what am I doing wrong with this Network. I also tried configuring the adapter via Yast by scanning the network, but it just finds one Network from neighbours and a network that has an ESSID formed by several signs (something like \\o--//o\\) Have you any Idea what exactly can cause me not to find the network? thanks for all your efforst in advance! hoembi123

3 Weeks Ago	#4 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	The fact that the connection is hidden is most likely the problem. Hiding it isn't really a good way to protect it, as you can easily find it with this command. Code: iwlist wlan0 scan Try unhiding it. __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

3 Weeks Ago	#5 (permalink)
hoembi123 Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	Yeah I know that the hiding is not the safest way, but I am currently living in a dorm and they manage it via Hiding and MAC Filter... I tried your iwlist... and it showed 3 nets, but 2 of the nets had ESSIDs like /oo\ooo\-oo//. (and I just could do this when logged in as root) If you got any more ideas would be glad to trie them... greetings hoembi123

3 Weeks Ago	#6 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Did iwlist show the hidden network? __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

3 Weeks Ago	#7 (permalink)
hoembi123 Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8	No it only showed the known networkt (which is from neighbour) and two other I cannot identify...they have a weired ESSID (which is the name if I am right xD). Something like /oo\ooo\-oo// . I never saw these two networks in when I search for nets in Windows. So maybe Linux finds my Network but gives it this weired name?!? But if this would be true how can I then join the net, everytime I trie to connect to this weired named network, it does not work.

3 Weeks Ago	#8 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Your original post of the output of my script was missing a lot of information. Maybe Suse doesn't like it. Try running these commands, and post the output. Code: /sbin/lspci -nn Code: /sbin/ifconfig Code: /sbin/iwconfig You also may want to try the latest version of the wireless drivers. I don't think that there is an easy way to do this in Suse, but you could try the latest version of Ubuntu (9.10). Boot it as a Live CD, and test the wireless. Ubuntu Home Page \| Ubuntu __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

2 Weeks Ago

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hoembi123

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So finally I found time to run the scripts. Here are the outputs:
For /sbin/lspci -nn:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge [1022:9600]
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx) [1022:9602]
00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0) [1022:9603]
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1022:9604]
00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [1022:9605]
00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2) [1022:9606]
00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
00:12.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
00:13.1 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller [1002:4398]
00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 3a)
00:14.1 IDE interface [0101]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller [1002:439c]
00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383]
00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller [1002:439d]
00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384]
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h HyperTransport Configuration [1022:1300] (rev 40)
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Address Map [1022:1301]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h DRAM Controller [1022:1302]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Miscellaneous Control [1022:1303]
00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Link Control [1022:1304]
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics] [1002:9612]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3650 [1002:9591]
02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc RV635 Audio device [Radeon HD 3600 Series] [1002:aa20]
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002a] (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 02)
08:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 05)
08:01.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 22)
08:01.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller [1180:0843] (rev 12)
08:01.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 12)
08:01.4 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev ff)

Then /sbin/ifconfig:

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 00:23:54:36:0D:AA  
          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 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:251 Basisadresse:0x2000 

lo        Link encap:Lokale Schleife  
          inet Adresse:127.0.0.1  Maske:255.0.0.0
          inet6 Adresse: ::1/128 Gültigkeitsbereich:Maschine
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0 
          RX bytes:580 (580.0 b)  TX bytes:580 (580.0 b)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  Hardware Adresse 00:22:43:21:80:19  
          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 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  Hardware Adresse 00-22-43-21-80-19-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00  
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

and finally the last one /usr/sbin/iwconfig

Code:

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wmaster0  no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"\x00\x00\x00\x00"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.422 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Tx-Power=27 dBm   
          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B   
          Power Management: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

pan0      no wireless extensions.

Maybe you see something in there

greetings
Hoembi123

2 Weeks Ago	#10 (permalink)
waterhead Trusted Penguin Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Franklin, Wisconsin Posts: 3,957	Thanks for the complete information. Unfortunately, I still don't have an answer for your problem. After installing Suse, did you do a system update? This would require connecting to the internet with a wired connection. There may be important updates needed that "could" correct this problem. Also, did you try my advice to try a different version of Linux (Ubuntu), in Live mode? __________________ Paul Please do not PM me with requests for help. I will not reply.

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