Lenovo IdeaPad Z570-1024D9U - Laptop (Wireless Help)

[phantomxter]

Whaaaa...?? Let's see:

cat /etc/modules

I have no idea why b43 and ssb, drivers for Broadcom cards, would load for your Atheros. Did you or do you have another card?

I bought this laptop second hand. I haven't installed or changed anything other than installing Ubuntu Studio.
At setup, there were only two options in networking. etho1, which I figured was RJ45 and the wlan0-wireless. I selected wireless as default.

~$ cat /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.

loop
lp
rtc

[chili555]

Let's dig a bit deeper before we take further steps:

dmesg | grep -e b43 -e ssb
lspci -nn | grep 0200

Thanks.

[phantomxter]

Let's dig a bit deeper before we take further steps:

dmesg | grep -e b43 -e ssb
lspci -nn | grep 0200

Thanks.

~$ dmesg | grep -e b43 -e ssb
[ 1839.824276] Modules linked in: fglrx(P) b43 ssb bnep rfcomm bluetooth parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_conexant snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep sp5100_tco snd_pcm snd_seq_midi joydev snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq arc4 snd_timer snd_seq_device uvcvideo videodev ath9k mac80211 ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath v4l2_compat_ioctl32 cfg80211 snd psmouse serio_raw soundcore snd_page_alloc k10temp i2c_piix4 radeon ideapad_laptop sparse_keymap ttm drm_kms_helper drm video i2c_algo_bit lp parport atl1c ahci libahci


~$ lspci -nn | grep 0200
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications AR8152 v2.0 Fast Ethernet [1969:2062] (rev c1)

[chili555]

Nothing startling there; let's assume it is an anomaly for now. Your readings look pretty solid. Now let us see:

sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
dmesg | grep wlan

Thanks.

[phantomxter]

Nothing startling there; let's assume it is an anomaly for now. Your readings look pretty solid. Now let us see:

sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
dmesg | grep wlan

Thanks.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:13:10:1E:98:BD
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
Quality=65/70 Signal level=-45 dBm
Encryption keyff
ESSID:"ubuntu"
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Mode:Master
Extra:tsf=000000020d12c18a
Extra: Last beacon: 536ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00067562756E7475
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 030106
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: DD06001018010000


~$ dmesg | grep wlan
[ 15.821953] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 16.812244] wlan0: authenticate with 00:13:10:1e:98:bd (try 1)
[ 16.814361] wlan0: authenticated
[ 16.814453] wlan0: associate with 00:13:10:1e:98:bd (try 1)
[ 16.816955] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:13:10:1e:98:bd (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=3)
[ 16.816966] wlan0: associated
[ 16.817931] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 27.040039] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present

[chili555]

[ 16.814361] wlan0: authenticated
[ 16.814453] wlan0: associate with 00:13:10:1e:98:bd (try 1)
[ 16.816955] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:13:10:1e:98:bd (capab=0x401 status=0 aid=3)
[ 16.816966] wlan0: associated

Looks to me like you are or at least were connected. With the ethernet cable detached, what happens or doesn't happen as expected?

[phantomxter]

Looks to me like you are or at least were connected. With the ethernet cable detached, what happens or doesn't happen as expected?

This is a fresh install done today. I installed with no ethernet cable attached.
When Ubuntu boots, it hangs waiting on network, then waits another up to 60 secs.
Then once running, wireless doesn't auto start and when I added wireless in network connections it still doesn't connect and is showing last used, never.
So when i connect ethernet cable it almost instantly connects and that's how I'm online now. If/when I remove ethernet cable I lose connection and wireless doesn't start. Even when I restart machine.
Bottom line is, no wireless. But ethernet to same router works fine.
I have no security enabled at router side.
If I boot into Windows 7, same machine, wireless works fine.

[chili555]

Please reboot with the ethernet detached so we have a clean slate and can see the behavior. Open a terminal and run:

dmesg > phantom.txt

Find the file phantom.txt in yor user directory and paste it here and give us the link in your reply. We'll try to see what's going wrong.

I will be off for the evening, so I'll check in tomorrow.

http://paste.ubuntu.com/

[phantomxter]

Please reboot with the ethernet detached so we have a clean slate and can see the behavior. Open a terminal and run:

dmesg > phantom.txt

Find the file phantom.txt in yor user directory and paste it here and give us the link in your reply. We'll try to see what's going wrong.

I will be off for the evening, so I'll check in tomorrow.

http://paste.ubuntu.com/

Ok, will do. Just to update, I checked router local network and I do see where my wireless card's MAC did obtain an IP. But either way, programs such as skype and firefox are not working. I will continue to try and locate the problem. Thanks for your help so far.

[chili555]

Ok, will do. Just to update, I checked router local network and I do see where my wireless card's MAC did obtain an IP. But either way, programs such as skype and firefox are not working. I will continue to try and locate the problem. Thanks for your help so far.

So, did you? What is the link?