Lubuntu 10.10 unable to connect wifi?

[John Phang]

Lately i've move from xubuntu 9.10 to lubuntu 10.10, and i found out that my laptop unable to connect wifi. But it works fine on xubuntu 9.10. Why it is like this? and is there any way to downgrade the NetworkManager Applet back to NetworkManager Applet 0.7.996 in lubuntu 10.10? or is there a way to make it to work back? anyone please help me out? :confused:

[celticbhoy]

First things first, is wireless enabled?

right click on network manager to see

[John Phang]

I've enable and the network manager enable to sense the wireless but it unable to connect to the wireless network.

[Hippytaff]

Whats the output of


iwconfig

[John Phang]

after i key in the code you gave me it shows something like this:
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

irda0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"aztech"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: None
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Sensitivity:1/0
Retry limit:8 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-122 dBm Noise level=-122 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0


what should i do next?

[Hippytaff]

post the output of the following



lspci

or


lsusb

if it's a usb wireless



lshw -c network

[anewguy]

after i key in the code you gave me it shows something like this:
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

irda0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"aztech"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: None
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Sensitivity:1/0
Retry limit:8 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-122 dBm Noise level=-122 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0


what should i do next?

Looks to me like eth1 is an 801.b connection already connected to a router with a network id of "aztech". No access point is listed. Is the router connected to the net?

Now we have to wonder - is it connected with a flaky or incomplete driver, so a driver install or module load or blacklist is needed, or is it something from the router on out?

Dave ;)

[anewguy]

post the output of the following



lspci

or


lsusb

if it's a usb wireless



lshw -c network


Just a little FYI I learned a while back: Some laptops actually have the internal wireless connected via USB, so the lsusb is pretty much a requirement anymore as you've noted. I would change the list of things requested when there is a problem like this to:

lspci

lsusb

lshw -C network

ifconfig

iwconfig

That way I seem to get a lot of information at once. Don't get me wrong - sometimes I don't know what the heck it all means, but at least the info is there for all to see all in one shot.

I only mention this because due to the spacing on your post if makes it look like to only do the lshw if it's USB when in reality it's good to get all of that information right up front.

Please understand I'm not knocking you at all!! I'm glad you're in here trying to help the OP as well!!

Thanks!
Dave ;)

[John Phang]

Happytaff: When i type in the code (lspci) it shows something like this:


john@john-Portable-PC:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1644/M1644T Northbridge+Trident (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI to AGP Controller
00:02.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
00:04.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c3)
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533/M1535/M1543 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV/V/V+]
00:08.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
00:10.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
00:11.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
00:11.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
00:12.0 System peripheral: Toshiba America Info Systems SD TypA Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade XPAi1 (rev 82)

when i type in lshw -c network it shows:


john@john-Portable-PC:~$ lshw -c network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
logical name: eth0
version: 0d
serial: 00:00:39:8b:e8:ec
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=e100 driverversion=3.5.24-k2-NAPI firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.2 latency=64 maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes
resources: irq:11 memory:f7efd000-f7efdfff ioport:eb40(size=64) memory:f7ec0000-f7edffff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: eth1
serial: 00:02:2d:45:49:39
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=orinoco_cs driverversion=2.6.35-22-generic firmware=Lucent/Agere 9.48 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11b


anewguy: when i type in the codes (one by one) you gave me it shows:


john@john-Portable-PC:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1644/M1644T Northbridge+Trident (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI to AGP Controller
00:02.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
00:04.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c3)
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533/M1535/M1543 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV/V/V+]
00:08.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0d)
00:10.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
00:11.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
00:11.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 32)
00:12.0 System peripheral: Toshiba America Info Systems SD TypA Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade XPAi1 (rev 82)
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ lshw -C network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
logical name: eth0
version: 0d
serial: 00:00:39:8b:e8:ec
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=e100 driverversion=3.5.24-k2-NAPI firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.2 latency=64 maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes
resources: irq:11 memory:f7efd000-f7efdfff ioport:eb40(size=64) memory:f7ec0000-f7edffff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: eth1
serial: 00:02:2d:45:49:39
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=orinoco_cs driverversion=2.6.35-22-generic firmware=Lucent/Agere 9.48 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11b
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:39:8b:e8:ec
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::200:39ff:fe8b:e8ec/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:912 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:746 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1135346 (1.1 MB) TX bytes:79845 (79.8 KB)

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:02:2d:45:49:39
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:11 Base address:0x100

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:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

john@john-Portable-PC:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

irda0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"aztech"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: None
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Sensitivity:1/0
Retry limit:8 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=0/70 Signal level=-122 dBm Noise level=-122 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

john@john-Portable-PC:~$


Hope these info will help. By the way i've check my router it is working fine. But the problem is i just cant connect to the wireless network after i move from xubuntu 9.10 to lubuntu 10.10.

[Hippytaff]

Just a little FYI I learned a while back: Some laptops actually have the internal wireless connected via USB, so the lsusb is pretty much a requirement anymore as you've noted. I would change the list of things requested when there is a problem like this to:

lspci

lsusb

lshw -C network

ifconfig

iwconfig

That way I seem to get a lot of information at once. Don't get me wrong - sometimes I don't know what the heck it all means, but at least the info is there for all to see all in one shot.

I only mention this because due to the spacing on your post if makes it look like to only do the lshw if it's USB when in reality it's good to get all of that information right up front.

Please understand I'm not knocking you at all!! I'm glad you're in here trying to help the OP as well!!

Thanks!
Dave ;)

Good point...noted :-)

I'm foxed though...the wireless is on eth1, looks fine, I don't know if its worth looking into the driver - orinoco_cs (firmware number)...maybe there is a conflict?

try



lsmod


to list the modules (drivers)...maybe that will shed some light!?

[SteveDee]

Please post the output from:-


sudo iwlist scanning


...and also the contents of your /etc/network/interfaces file.

[John Phang]

anewguy: here is what i get when i enter the code you gave me

john@john-Portable-PC:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
dm_crypt 11385 0
snd_atiixp_modem 9147 0
snd_via82xx_modem 8498 0
snd_intel8x0m 10731 0
michael_mic 1744 4
snd_ali5451 15875 1
snd_ac97_codec 99227 4 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,s nd_ali5451
ac97_bus 1014 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 71475 5 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,s nd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec
orinoco_cs 5050 1
orinoco 64558 1 orinoco_cs
snd_seq_midi 4588 0
cfg80211 144470 1 orinoco
snd_rawmidi 17783 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 6047 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 47174 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
smsc_ircc2 16989 0
ppdev 5556 0
snd_timer 19067 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 5744 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
pcmcia 35973 1 orinoco_cs
irda 178906 1 smsc_ircc2
psmouse 59033 0
serio_raw 4022 0
parport_pc 26058 1
snd 49006 12 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,s nd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_ seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
crc_ccitt 1351 1 irda
yenta_socket 21518 0
pcmcia_rsrc 10566 1 yenta_socket
toshiba_acpi 8454 0
soundcore 880 1 snd
pcmcia_core 14657 4 orinoco_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
i2c_ali15x3 5190 0
snd_page_alloc 7120 4 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_via82xx_modem,snd_intel8x0m,s nd_pcm
shpchp 29886 0
i2c_ali1535 4865 0
lp 7342 0
parport 31492 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
dm_raid45 81721 0
xor 15136 1 dm_raid45
ali_agp 3729 1
e100 30356 0
video 18712 0
pata_ali 7976 2
output 1883 1 video
mii 4425 1 e100
agpgart 32011 1 ali_agp



Steve dee: this is what i get when i enter the code you gave me:


john@john-Portable-PC:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
[sudo] password for john:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

irda0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:12:0E:7F:F8:62
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=64/70 Signal level=-46 dBm
Encryption key:on
ESSID:"aztech"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 22 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s
36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=0000001b87bed9be
Extra: Last beacon: 212ms ago
IE: Unknown: 0006617A74656368
IE: Unknown: 010582848B962C
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 2A0104
IE: Unknown: 32080C1218243048606C
IE: Unknown: DD0A0800280101000200FF0F

[Hippytaff]

There are two orinoco modules...might this be causing a conflict? might need to blacklist one of them? not sure wihch one though :-)

orinoco_cs 5050 1
orinoco 64558 1 orinoco_cs

[anewguy]

From what I've seen in net searching, having the orinoco_cs and orinoco modules both is common. Some sites mention a "hermes" helper module which I don't see listed.

What is odd to me is that it IS connected to a wireless network named "aztech". SO,I'd like to know what indications you have that the wireless isn't working? What exactly is happening?

Perhaps the router isn't getting DNS info, gateways, etc.

If you open a terminal window and ping www.yahoo.com, what happens? (you can use ctrl-z or ctrl-c to kill it).

Dave ;)

[cavalier911]

Firmware was added after Ubuntu 9.10 to add WPA to the hermes chip

/lib/firmware/agere_ap_fw.bin
/lib/firmware/agere_sta_fw.bin

Move the files in bold out of the firmware folder. Then the hermes agere lucent chip uses it's own flashed firmware like it did in 9.10 and earlier versions of *buntu.
Some users report that installing WICD and removing Network Manager allows you to connect with the new WPA firmware.

[anewguy]

Firmware was added after Ubuntu 9.10 to add WPA to the hermes chip

/lib/firmware/agere_ap_fw.bin
/lib/firmware/agere_sta_fw.bin

Move the files in bold out of the firmware folder. Then the hermes agere lucent chip uses it's own flashed firmware like it did in 9.10 and earlier versions of *buntu.
Some users report that installing WICD and removing Network Manager allows you to connect with the new WPA firmware.

Thanks, dude! I've never seen the "hermes" stuff before so glad to meet someone who knows about this. Here's hoping the OP tries this and everything works out ok.

Dave ;)

[SteveDee]

anewguy: here is what i get when i enter the code you gave me



Steve dee: this is what i get when i enter the code you gave me:

The output from iwlist shows that your pc is communicating with your access point (wifi nodes will "talk" to all access points within range) and that signal strength is good. The problem is probably security (that's why I wanted your /etc/network/interfaces file).

I suggest you temporarily turn off security at your access point and try again...Oh, and post the interfaces file.

By the way, the output from iwconfig shows you are not "connected" (whatever that means) to your access point.

[John Phang]

Sorry about this, but the problem is i don't know how to do it.


Firmware was added after Ubuntu 9.10 to add WPA to the hermes chip

/lib/firmware/agere_ap_fw.bin
/lib/firmware/agere_sta_fw.bin

Move the files in bold out of the firmware folder. Then the hermes agere lucent chip uses it's own flashed firmware like it did in 9.10 and earlier versions of *buntu.


can anyone teach me? I'm so sorry, because i'm new to linux.

i've check my wireless network (aztech), it has no problem when i use xubuntu 9.10, and i've try on other laptop too, these laptop also have no problem to connect it... I just don't know why my laptop (that uses lubuntu 10.10) can't connect to wireless network...
and does it means if i install wicd it make it to work?

[Hippytaff]

THe advice is to remove those files from the folder. To do this you can either navigate to the folders and cut and paste the files into a different folder (so they are still there if you need them) or open a terminal and

cd /lib/firmware/

ls (to list files in the folder)

cp agere_ap_fw.bin /home/agere_ap_fw.bin
cp agere_sta_fw.bin /home/gere_sta_fw.bin (to copy them to your home folder (just incase you need them)

rm gere_sta_fw.bin
rm agere_ap_fw.bin (to delete them from the folder)

Then if this works you can get rid of the copies in your /home folder.

[John Phang]

I've enter the code but i think it doesn't work but why?


john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ ls
2.6.35-22-generic i2400m-fw-usb-1.4.sbcf rt2870.bin
3com intelliport2.bin rt3070.bin
acenic ipw2100-1.3.fw rt3071.bin
adaptec ipw2100-1.3-i.fw rt3090.bin
advansys ipw2100-1.3-p.fw rt73.bin
agere_ap_fw.bin ipw2200-bss.fw RTL8192E
agere_sta_fw.bin ipw2200-ibss.fw RTL8192SE
aic94xx-seq.fw ipw2200-sniffer.fw s2250.fw
ar9170-1.fw iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode s2250_loader.fw
ar9170-2.fw iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode sb16
ar9170.fw iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode scripts
ar9271.fw iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode slicoss
asihpi iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode sun
ath3k-1.fw iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode sxg
ath3k-2.fw iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode tehuti
atmel_at76c502_3com.bin iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode ti_3410.fw
atmel_at76c502.bin kaweth ti_5052.fw
atmel_at76c502d.bin keyspan tigon
atmel_at76c502e.bin keyspan_pda tr_smctr.bin
atmel_at76c504_2958.bin korg ttusb-budget
atmel_at76c504a_2958.bin lgs8g75.fw ueagle-atm
atmel_at76c504.bin libertas usbdux
atmel_at76c506.bin matrox usbduxfast_firmware.bin
atmsar11.fw mts_cdma.fw usbdux_firmware.bin
av7110 mts_edge.fw v4l-cx231xx-avcore-01.fw
bnx2 mts_gsm.fw v4l-cx23418-apu.fw
bnx2x-e1-4.8.53.0.fw mts_mt9234mu.fw v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw
bnx2x-e1-5.2.7.0.fw mts_mt9234zba.fw v4l-cx23418-dig.fw
bnx2x-e1h-4.8.53.0.fw mwl8k v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
bnx2x-e1h-5.2.7.0.fw myricom v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
cis NPE-B v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
cpia2 NPE-C v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw
cxgb3 ositech v4l-cx23885-enc.fw
dabusb ql2100_fw.bin v4l-cx25840.fw
dsp56k ql2200_fw.bin v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw ql2300_fw.bin v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw
dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw ql2322_fw.bin vicam
e100 ql2400_fw.bin whiteheat.fw
ea ql2500_fw.bin whiteheat_loader.fw
edgeport qlogic yam
emi26 r128 yamaha
emi62 radeon zd1201-ap.fw
ess rt2561.bin zd1201.fw
f2255usb.bin rt2561s.bin zd1211
GPL-3 rt2661.bin
i2400m-fw-usb-1.3.sbcf rt2860.bin
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ cp agere_ap_fw.bin /home/agere_ap_fw.bin
cp: cannot create regular file `/home/agere_ap_fw.bin': Permission denied
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ cp agere_sta_fw.bin /home/gere_sta_fw.bin
cp: cannot create regular file `/home/gere_sta_fw.bin': Permission denied
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ rm gere_sta_fw.bin
rm: cannot remove `gere_sta_fw.bin': No such file or directory
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ rm agere_ap_fw.bin
rm: remove write-protected regular file `agere_ap_fw.bin'?

[Hippytaff]

You probably need to prefix the commands with 'sudo'

[John Phang]

am i correct?

john@john-Portable-PC:~$ sudo cd /lib/firmware/
[sudo] password for john:
sudo: cd: command not found
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ cd /lib/firmware/
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ ls
2.6.35-22-generic i2400m-fw-usb-1.4.sbcf rt2870.bin
3com intelliport2.bin rt3070.bin
acenic ipw2100-1.3.fw rt3071.bin
adaptec ipw2100-1.3-i.fw rt3090.bin
advansys ipw2100-1.3-p.fw rt73.bin
agere_ap_fw.bin ipw2200-bss.fw RTL8192E
agere_sta_fw.bin ipw2200-ibss.fw RTL8192SE
aic94xx-seq.fw ipw2200-sniffer.fw s2250.fw
ar9170-1.fw iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode s2250_loader.fw
ar9170-2.fw iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode sb16
ar9170.fw iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode scripts
ar9271.fw iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode slicoss
asihpi iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode sun
ath3k-1.fw iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode sxg
ath3k-2.fw iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode tehuti
atmel_at76c502_3com.bin iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode ti_3410.fw
atmel_at76c502.bin kaweth ti_5052.fw
atmel_at76c502d.bin keyspan tigon
atmel_at76c502e.bin keyspan_pda tr_smctr.bin
atmel_at76c504_2958.bin korg ttusb-budget
atmel_at76c504a_2958.bin lgs8g75.fw ueagle-atm
atmel_at76c504.bin libertas usbdux
atmel_at76c506.bin matrox usbduxfast_firmware.bin
atmsar11.fw mts_cdma.fw usbdux_firmware.bin
av7110 mts_edge.fw v4l-cx231xx-avcore-01.fw
bnx2 mts_gsm.fw v4l-cx23418-apu.fw
bnx2x-e1-4.8.53.0.fw mts_mt9234mu.fw v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw
bnx2x-e1-5.2.7.0.fw mts_mt9234zba.fw v4l-cx23418-dig.fw
bnx2x-e1h-4.8.53.0.fw mwl8k v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
bnx2x-e1h-5.2.7.0.fw myricom v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
cis NPE-B v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
cpia2 NPE-C v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw
cxgb3 ositech v4l-cx23885-enc.fw
dabusb ql2100_fw.bin v4l-cx25840.fw
dsp56k ql2200_fw.bin v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw ql2300_fw.bin v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw
dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw ql2322_fw.bin vicam
e100 ql2400_fw.bin whiteheat.fw
ea ql2500_fw.bin whiteheat_loader.fw
edgeport qlogic yam
emi26 r128 yamaha
emi62 radeon zd1201-ap.fw
ess rt2561.bin zd1201.fw
f2255usb.bin rt2561s.bin zd1211
GPL-3 rt2661.bin
i2400m-fw-usb-1.3.sbcf rt2860.bin
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ sudo cp agere_ap_fw.bin /home/agere_ap_fw.bin
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ sudo cp agere_sta_fw.bin /home/gere_sta_fw.bin
john@john-Portable-PC:/lib/firmware$ sudo rm gere_sta_fw.bin
rm: cannot remove `gere_sta_fw.bin': No such file or directory

[Hippytaff]

Typo

sudo rm gere_sta_fw.bin

should be - sudo rm agere_sta_fw.bin

[John Phang]

what should i do next?


john@john-Portable-PC:~$ sudo rm gere_sta_fw.bin
[sudo] password for john:
rm: cannot remove `gere_sta_fw.bin': No such file or directory
john@john-Portable-PC:~$ sudo rm agere_sta_fw.bin
rm: cannot remove `agere_sta_fw.bin': No such file or directory

[Hippytaff]

Firmware was added after Ubuntu 9.10 to add WPA to the hermes chip

/lib/firmware/agere_ap_fw.bin
/lib/firmware/agere_sta_fw.bin

Move the files in bold out of the firmware folder. Then the hermes agere lucent chip uses it's own flashed firmware like it did in 9.10 and earlier versions of *buntu.
Some users report that installing WICD and removing Network Manager allows you to connect with the new WPA firmware.

From these instructions you need to install WICD

sudo apt-get WICD

and remove network manager

Sudo apt-get remove network-manager

Though I've never used this method before, but thats what is suggested above.

[John Phang]

should i use synaptic package manager to install wicd? because when i type in sudo apt-get wicd it shows:

john@john-Portable-PC:~$ sudo apt-get WICD
[sudo] password for john:
E: Invalid operation WICD
john@john-Portable-PC:~$

[Hippytaff]

I'm not familiar with WICD - http://wicd.sourceforge.net/

[cavalier911]

Please don't install WICD :(
Network Manager will work if you do the following:
Open up pcmanfm file manager: menu button(left.bottom.corner)/Accessories/File Manager
Begin to navigate to /lib/firmware on the right side by clicking the button with the green arrow pointing up which is called the "Go to Parent Folder" button until you come to root or /
Double click the lib folder.
Double click the firmware folder
The location/address bar in pcmanfm should say /lib/firmware
Click Tools menu on pcmanfm,choose Open Current Folder as Root
You may be prompted for password, a new pcmanfm opens with root privilages in /lib/firmware location
Scroll down to files agere_ap_fw.bin and agere_sta_fw.bin
Hold the Ctrl key down and click agere_ap_fw.bin and agere_sta_fw.bin so they are both highlighted right click,choose Cut from the sub-menu that appears.
Click the green up arrow button twice so your back at root or /
Click the Edit menu on pcmanfm, choose Paste
You have moved agere_ap_fw.bin and agere_sta_fw.bin from /lib/firmware to /
Now agere_ap_fw.bin and agere_sta_fw.bin will not be loaded by orinoco_cs driver module


Power off the computer and reboot Network Manager should automatically connect your wireless..

[John Phang]

It works!! XD By removing the agere_sta_fw.bin to the / root it really let me connect to the wireless network. Thanks guys for helping me out... Now i can enjoy the internet with wireless... Thank you,Thank you and thank you... :)

and by the way is there any way to make lubuntu to restart? because my laptop can't restart properly after i move from windows to linux... hope you guys can help me out... :)

[cavalier911]

I'm very happy you could follow my directions. :guitar:

Start a new thread with Startup Problem in the title that has more information about your start up problem.:popcorn:

[John Phang]

Ok thanks for the advice :) i'll start a new tread now... and i'm so happy that you helped me out. I've nothing to say except Thank you ... :)

[sindahir]

This also did the trick for me. Thank you very much. I allready was thinking about changing to a different linux distribution. I am very happy that I don't need to it.
By the way: OS-ver: 10.10 on a toshiba tecra 9100.
Old stuff I know, but it is good enough for surfing the web by my girlfriend.

[HolmerGreen]

Hi. Read this thread with interest. I am building a PC with Lunbuntu - latest ver. Did initial build with no wifi card installed - maybe that was a mistake! Anyway using wired connection ran all updates. Installed Linksys WM54g Ver2. Installed Wifi Radar. Card working - can see router and signal strength etc using Wifi Radar. Just cannot get it to connect using DHCP. Also put in static IP etc - no luck. Have used wrapper to install win driver but that was after the linux install of non prop driver. My thoughts are should I rebuild with the wifi card installed at start - but that strikes me as the wrong approach. Or is Wifi Radar the problem - I note that wicd is recommended but when I went to install the installation of it and its packages just sat there in a loop for ever.

[Hippytaff]

Hi. Read this thread with interest. I am building a PC with Lunbuntu - latest ver. Did initial build with no wifi card installed - maybe that was a mistake! Anyway using wired connection ran all updates. Installed Linksys WM54g Ver2. Installed Wifi Radar. Card working - can see router and signal strength etc using Wifi Radar. Just cannot get it to connect using DHCP. Also put in static IP etc - no luck. Have used wrapper to install win driver but that was after the linux install of non prop driver. My thoughts are should I rebuild with the wifi card installed at start - but that strikes me as the wrong approach. Or is Wifi Radar the problem - I note that wicd is recommended but when I went to install the installation of it and its packages just sat there in a loop for ever.

You might just need to blecklist or remove the linux driver.
look into modprobe for installing uninstalling dirver (you knew that probably) and blacklisting .
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=166624

[HolmerGreen]

Hi. Thanks for your input. Created blacklist-custom using gedit.
Ran lsmod but did not spot what could be an obvious wifi driver except ndiswrapper.

[Hippytaff]

If its a pci card you can find the chipset and then search for the driver name (google it) by doing


lspci

if it's usb then
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lsusb

:-)

[HolmerGreen]

Hi - Hippytaff. Thanks for your replies. I have decided to start with a fresh install of lunbuntu but this time with the wifi card installed. I know from years of building Win PCs (as an PC technician) sometimes it's better to start from fresh! I have tinkered with Linux over the years. But this is the first PC I am building to give to someone - my brother! First question I am unclear on - as Network manager installs as default do you need to also then install an application to scan for and connect to wifi networks. The one I used in the first build was Wifi radar but I did note people also recommended wicd. The wifi card is a WM54G Ver2 which is listed in the unbuntu directory as working with the broadcom driver. Thanks

[Hippytaff]

I agree, sometimes it's easier to do a fresh install if you've got nothing to loose. I've never needed anything additional to network manager to scan for wifi, though I'm not sure what comes with Lubuntu, but I'm almost positive you don't need additional software to scan for wireless networks, though you can if you want to :-)

[SteveDee]

...First question I am unclear on - as Network manager installs as default do you need to also then install an application to scan for and connect to wifi networks...

No you don't need to install any other app if you are installing Lubuntu 10.10 with Network Manager, as long as your hardware is supported.

Some additional apps can be useful for determining other local access point channels and relative strengths, thereby allowing you to chose the best channel for your own use.

[wkhasintha]

You might just need to blecklist or remove the linux driver.

[HolmerGreen]

Hi. Thanks for your input. New install and fully patched.Wifi not working. Green light on card. Lunbuntu detected that the broadcom driver was the driver to use. Downloaded and installed. Using lspci can see card listed as network controller broadcom wifi. Network manager with wired network not plugged in will not attempt to connect to wifi network. Welcome pointers for next steps - thanks

[HolmerGreen]

Hi. Now working. Here is the solution "hey jay i have the same card with ubuntu it took me like a week but can do it like a champ now all you need is the ndisgtk.deb package from the ubuntu web site but first you have to install the ndiswrapper-utils from repository don't worry it is default in synaptic after install the ndisgtk.deb and under administration u should see wireless drivers put in cd and open driver folder and use wmp54gsa.inf then configure and activate" found at http://www.computing.net/answers/linux/ubuntu-amp-linksys-pci-wmp54g/28880.html helpinghand56 May 28, 2006 at 00:49:36 Pacific

My description. Install ndiswrapper-utils, install ndisgtk. Go to Linksys website. Download driver to USB stick - and extract. Plug into Linux PC. Launch windows driver shortcut navigate to drivers folder on USB and install. Reboot and Network Manager does the rest. Thanks for all your help. I have to say though if we are to convert Windows users then there must be an easier way.

[SteveDee]

...I have to say though if we are to convert Windows users then there must be an easier way....

I agree with you, but I don't think driver problems are just a Linux issue (my son can't get his laptop wifi working on Windows 7, but its fine on XP & Ubuntu).

It seems to me that wifi support is much better on 10.10 than previous versions. Not only does my laptop work with the internal wifi, but I can plug in any of the wifi dongles we have, select them from the panel icon and they all work fine.