Re: [gentoo-user] Intel 4965 doesn't work with 2.6.32?
Hi, On Sat, 2010-01-23 at 11:54 +, Mick wrote: > On Monday 18 January 2010 05:51:50 Iain Buchanan wrote: > Are you sure that the driver recognises the wireless NIC as wlan0? Does > ifconfig -a show it as wlan0? > > If yes then this looks like a driver problem. not sure if I posted it here or elsewhere, but it turns out the CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT is no longer a dependency of CONFIG_IWL4965 or vice versa or something... Once I turned CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT back on, everything worked! -- Iain Buchanan There is much Obi-Wan did not tell you. -- Darth Vader
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel 4965 doesn't work with 2.6.32?
On Monday 18 January 2010 05:51:50 Iain Buchanan wrote: > On Sat, 2010-01-16 at 16:39 -0500, AJ Spagnoletti wrote: > > > with 2.6.31 everything works fine (network manager, wpa supplicant, > > > etc). However with 2.6.32, I can load the module (iwlagn) and see it > > > in dmesg, but iwconfig just says "wlan0 no wireless extensions." and I > > > can't associate or do anything. > > ... > > > I've had similar problems in the past with an Intel 3945 card, have > > you tried reinstalling the ucode for your wireless card? Package > > net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode > > I rebuilt the ucode while running 2.6.32, and it still doesn't work. > This is syslog after I reload the module: > > kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain > Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN > driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn: > Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: > iwlagn :0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 Jan 18 > 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn :0c:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn :0c:00.0: Detected Intel > Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN REV=0x4 Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn > :0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels Jan 18 > 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: phy0: Selected rate control algorithm > 'iwl-agn-rs' Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[21437]: > net.wlan0: not allowed to be hotplugged Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus > NetworkManager: wireless_get_range(): (wlan0): couldn't get driver > range information (22). Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus NetworkManager: > constructor(): (wlan0): Device unsupported, ignoring. > > and the same in dmesg. Are you sure that the driver recognises the wireless NIC as wlan0? Does ifconfig -a show it as wlan0? If yes then this looks like a driver problem. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel 4965 doesn't work with 2.6.32?
On Sat, 2010-01-16 at 16:39 -0500, AJ Spagnoletti wrote: > > with 2.6.31 everything works fine (network manager, wpa supplicant, > > etc). However with 2.6.32, I can load the module (iwlagn) and see it in > > dmesg, but iwconfig just says "wlan0 no wireless extensions." and I > > can't associate or do anything. ... > I've had similar problems in the past with an Intel 3945 card, have > you tried reinstalling the ucode for your wireless card? Package > net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode I rebuilt the ucode while running 2.6.32, and it still doesn't work. This is syslog after I reload the module: kernel: cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 1.3.27ks Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn :0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn :0c:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn :0c:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN REV=0x4 Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: iwlagn :0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus kernel: phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs' Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus /etc/init.d/net.wlan0[21437]: net.wlan0: not allowed to be hotplugged Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus NetworkManager: wireless_get_range(): (wlan0): couldn't get driver range information (22). Jan 18 15:16:54 orpheus NetworkManager: constructor(): (wlan0): Device unsupported, ignoring. and the same in dmesg. I don't get it! -- Iain Buchanan Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. -- W. Somerset Maugham
Re: [gentoo-user] Intel 4965 doesn't work with 2.6.32?
> my laptop mpci wireless card is detected by lspci as: > 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or > AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61) > > with 2.6.31 everything works fine (network manager, wpa supplicant, > etc). However with 2.6.32, I can load the module (iwlagn) and see it in > dmesg, but iwconfig just says "wlan0 no wireless extensions." and I > can't associate or do anything. > > Google doesn't find any similar issues, however someone on the tuxonice > list is having trouble resuming a 4965 "Golan"... > > any ideas? I've had similar problems in the past with an Intel 3945 card, have you tried reinstalling the ucode for your wireless card? Package net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode AJ
