DV7-6135dx wireless issues (blinking light & no connection after sleep mode)

[Sxynerd]

I have an HP DV7-6135dx laptop with 11.10. It picked up the wireless right after installing without any issues but my wireless button constantly blinks between White (on) and Red (off). I don't have any connection issues unless I shut the lid to teh laptop and put it into sleep mode. When I open it back up it wont be able to reconnect to the network without restarting.

Thanks

wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller [8086:0104] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port [8086:0101] (rev 09)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: mei
Kernel modules: mei
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1c2d] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1c20] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1c10] (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 [8086:1c12] (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 [8086:1c14] (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:1c16] (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1c26] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller [8086:1c49] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:1c03] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1c22] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc NI Seymour [AMD Radeon HD 6470M] [1002:6760]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: radeon
Kernel modules: radeon
07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
0d:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 [8086:0886] (rev 67)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 BGN [8086:1315]
Kernel driver in use: iwlagn
Kernel modules: iwlagn
13:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5116 PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:5209] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: rts_pstor
Kernel modules: rts_pstor
19:00.0 USB Controller [0c03]: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller [1033:0194] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1659]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci-hcd


wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
pci_stub 12622 1
vboxpci 23200 0
vboxnetadp 13382 0
vboxnetflt 23441 0
vboxdrv 282548 3 vboxpci,vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
nls_iso8859_1 12713 1
nls_cp437 16991 1
vfat 17585 1
fat 61475 1 vfat
bnep 18436 2
rfcomm 47946 0
bluetooth 166112 10 bnep,rfcomm
parport_pc 36962 0
ppdev 17113 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 32040 1
snd_hda_codec_idt 70553 1
binfmt_misc 17540 1
joydev 17693 0
usbhid 47198 0
hid 95463 1 usbhid
arc4 12529 2
hp_wmi 18092 0
sparse_keymap 13890 1 hp_wmi
snd_hda_intel 33390 2
snd_hda_codec 104802 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13668 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 96714 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_rawmidi 30547 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 61896 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 29991 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14540 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
uvcvideo 72711 0
videodev 92992 1 uvcvideo
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 17083 1 videodev
snd 68266 14 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel ,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_s eq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
psmouse 73882 0
serio_raw 13166 0
hp_accel 21880 0
wmi 19256 1 hp_wmi
lis3lv02d 19888 1 hp_accel
input_polldev 13896 1 lis3lv02d
soundcore 12680 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 18529 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
radeon 1016226 0
ttm 76805 1 radeon
iwlagn 314213 0
mac80211 462092 1 iwlagn
rts_pstor 445246 0
i915 566827 3
cfg80211 199587 2 iwlagn,mac80211
mei 41480 0
drm_kms_helper 42558 2 radeon,i915
drm 236290 6 radeon,ttm,i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13423 2 radeon,i915
video 19412 1 i915
lp 17799 0
parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
usb_storage 57901 1
uas 18027 0
ahci 26002 2
xhci_hcd 82820 0
libahci 26861 1 ahci
r8169 52788 0


wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ uname -a
Linux wolvee--dv7 3.0.0-14-generic #23-Ubuntu SMP Mon Nov 21 20:28:43 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Mike_Jess"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:26:F2:18:B7:F8
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Power Managementff
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:7121 Missed beacon:0

wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Mike_Jess"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: 00:26:F2:18:B7:F8
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Power Managementff
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:7121 Missed beacon:0

wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 2c:27:d7:ab:71:2e
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:41 Base address:0x4000

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:894 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:894 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:44700 (44.7 KB) TX bytes:44700 (44.7 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 40:25:c2:33:02:4c
inet addr:192.168.1.18 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::4225:c2ff:fe33:24c/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1029987 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:731211 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1340986351 (1.3 GB) TX bytes:93777965 (93.7 MB)


wolvee@wolvee--dv7:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

[Sxynerd]

Anyone have any idea? I haven't found a single thread on this.

[Sxynerd]

Anyone?

[Sxynerd]

Anyone?

[Sxynerd]

Anyone?

[CoDeHacKer]

Hi,

I too am experiencing this on my dv7. I will be looking into it. If you find anything please reply. I'm worried it may burn the modem or the light out. My lan connection is intermittent, it seems to connect and disconnect at about the same frequency the wlan light flashes. I'll post my stats if they are different after my installation finishes.

[CoDeHacKer]

Hi,

I still haven't been able to get 12.04 running on my machine, because of the UEFI bios and
some bug with it, but while I was trying the alternate install I noticed there is a Linux driver
for the Intel wlan, I don't know if it stops the flashing or not, but it seems it is required.

search iwlwifi 6150, I hope that helps you out.

I didn't see any refrence to it in what you posted, maybe that will make it work.