No wireless after 12.10 installation

[chili555]

Download the file to your desktop. Right-click it and select Extract Here. Open a terminal and do:

cd Desktop/compat-drivers-2012-12-04
sudo su
./scripts/driver-select rtlwifi
make 
make install
modprobe rtl8723ae
exit

[colmeweb]

So I take it this is a bad thing

colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ cd Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04
colin@Satellite-C850D:~/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04$ sudo su
[sudo] password for colin: 
root@Satellite-C850D:/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04# ./scripts/driver-select rtwifi
Processing new driver-select request...
Backing up makefile: Makefile.bk
Unsupported driver
root@Satellite-C850D:/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04# make
./scripts/gen-compat-autoconf.sh /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/.config /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/config.mk > include/linux/compat_autoconf.h
make -C /lib/modules/3.5.0-21-generic/build M=/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-21-generic'
  CC [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/compat/main.o
  CC [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/compat/compat-3.7.o
  LD [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/compat/compat.o
  CC [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/bcma/main.o
  CC [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/bcma/scan.o

[chili555]

./scripts/driver-select rtwifi

It's rtlwifi. Please start over:

./scripts/driver-select restore
./scripts/driver-select rtlwifi
make clean
make
make install
modprobe rtl8723ae
exit

Off for the evening. See you tomorrow.

[colmeweb]

Done, still no sign of the wireless. Here's the output from everything after make

  CC      /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/mac80211/mac80211.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
  CC      /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/rfkill/rfkill-regulator.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/rfkill/rfkill-regulator.ko
  CC      /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/wireless/cfg80211.mod.o
  LD [M]  /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-21-generic'
root@Satellite-C850D:/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04# make install

make -C /lib/modules/3.5.0-21-generic/build M=/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-21-generic'
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 17 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-21-generic'
make -C /lib/modules/3.5.0-21-generic/build M=/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04 "INSTALL_MOD_DIR=updates"  \
		modules_install
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-21-generic'
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/compat/compat.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/gpu/drm/drm.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_kms_helper.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/rtl8192c-common.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/rtl8192cu.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/rtl8192de.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/rtl8192se.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/rtl8723ae.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtlwifi.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/rfkill/rfkill-regulator.ko
  INSTALL /home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
  DEPMOD  3.5.0-21-generic
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.5.0-21-generic'

Note: iwl4965 detected, we're going to disable it. If you would like to enable it later you can run:
    sudo iwl-load iwl4965

Running iwl-enable iwlagn...
Disabling iwl4965 ...	[OK]	Module disabled:
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl4965.ko
depmod will prefer updates/ over kernel/ -- OK!

Now run:

sudo make unload to unload all: wireless, bluetooth and ethernet modules
sudo make wlunload to unload wireless modules
sudo make btunload to unload bluetooth modules

Run sudo modprobe driver-name to load your desired driver.
If unsure reboot.

root@Satellite-C850D:/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04# modprobe rtl8723ae
root@Satellite-C850D:/home/colin/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04# exit
exit
colin@Satellite-C850D:~/Downloads/compat-drivers-2012-12-04$

Thanks, I'll try again tomorrow.

[chili555]

Note: iwl4965 detected, we're going to disable it.

What explains this?

Please post:

modinfo rtl8723ae | grep 8723
iwconfig
sudo iwlist wlan0 scan

Thanks.

[colmeweb]

I have no idea what iwl4965 is I thought it was the previous driver.

Here is the readout you wanted

colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ modinfo rtl8723ae | grep 8723
filename:       /lib/modules/3.5.0-21-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/rtl8723ae.ko
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8723aefw_B.bin
firmware:       rtlwifi/rtl8723aefw.bin
description:    Realtek 8723E 802.11n PCI wireless
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008723sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ iwconfig
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
[sudo] password for colin: 
wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning.

[Abhinav Kumar]

Hey Abhinav I followed those steps but on the last one (sudo modprobe rtl8723e) I got

root@colin-Satellite-C850D:/home/colin/rtl_92ce_92se_92de_8723ae_linux_mac80211_0006.0514.2012# sudo modprobe rtl8723e
FATAL: Module rtl8723e not found.

I tried it without the e and go the same response, any advice.

Hi colmeweb,
Sorry for the late response. Now the real doctor chili555 is with you.

And Thankyou chili555 for joining this discussion.

Regards,
Abhinav

[chili555]

Let's load the module and see if there are any complaints:

sudo modprobe rtl8723ae
dmesg | grep rtl
ls /etc/modprobe.d

Thanks.

[colmeweb]

Here's the output

colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ sudo modprobe rtl8723ae
[sudo] password for colin: 
colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ dmesg | grep rtl
[   17.759782] rtl8723ae: Using firmware rtlwifi/rtl8723fw_B.bin
[   17.811073] rtlwifi: Firmware rtlwifi/rtl8723fw_B.bin not available
colin@Satellite-C850D:~$ ls /etc/modprobe.d
alsa-base.conf           blacklist-framebuffer.conf   blacklist-watchdog.conf
blacklist-ath_pci.conf   blacklist-modem.conf         iwlwifi.conf
blacklist.conf           blacklist-oss.conf           vmwgfx-fbdev.conf
blacklist-firewire.conf  blacklist-rare-network.conf
colin@Satellite-C850D:~$

[srekcahrai]

Try to install from additional drivers. Settings> Software Sources > Additional drivers