12.04 Clean Install Internet Issues

[WeasuhL]

Please reference this thread for all of my information.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12014087

I gave up on Ubuntu after that, tried Windows XP, it didn't detect anything. Come to find out, my PC apparently only supports Vista, W7, and open source OS's that are up to date. With Ubuntu at least I got some internet connection so..i'm here back again.

I've just clean installed Ubuntu 12.04. I would like to connect to the internet. I'm almost positive this is a problem I will encounter...

http://askubuntu.com/questions/79346...on-8168-driver

Could someone walk me through installing the correct driver? I think that's a work around I need to attempt.

Also, as this is very important..

lshw -C network

 *-network               
       description: Wireless interface
       product: RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe
       vendor: Ralink corp.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 00
       serial: 00:22:43:64:a1:dc
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2800pci driverversion=3.2.0-23-generic firmware=0.34 ip=192.168.1.7 latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
       resources: irq:16 memory:feaf0000-feafffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 01
       serial: 00:24:8c:e8:5e:67
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A latency=0 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:43 ioport:e800(size=256) memory:fe9ff000-fe9fffff memory:fe9c0000-fe9dffff
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless
       vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
       physical id: 1
       bus info: pci@0000:04:01.0
       version: 03
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=64
       resources: memory:febf0000-febfffff memory:febe0000-febeffff

Some sort of an issue with it being unclaimed?

Like I said, I believe the problem is something to do with the drivers;
"02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe
04:01.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03)"



Please help me!

[chili555]

What's Unclaimed is the tricky Marvell Libertas. The Realtek has a driver and looks pretty solid. Since you have a working Realtek wireless; it is connected and has an IP address, I'd retire the Libertas to the recycle bin.

*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 01
serial: 00:24:8c:e8:5e:67
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A latency=0 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 ioport:e800(size=256) memory:fe9ff000-fe9fffff memory:fe9c0000-fe9dffff

I don't see much to dislike there. What does it do or not do?

[WeasuhL]

What's Unclaimed is the tricky Marvell Libertas. The Realtek has a driver and looks pretty solid. Since you have a working Realtek wireless; it is connected and has an IP address, I'd retire the Libertas to the recycle bin.I don't see much to dislike there. What does it do or not do?

I'm very new to linux, so could you give me the terminal commands or whatever else I need to do so?

The Realtek driver model I have apparently has some trouble (refer to the thread in the OP) something with it loading up the wrong kernel?

Basically, my wired internet doesn't work at all. It says it's connected, but I either get destination host unreachable or 90% packet loss.

My wireless internet works occasionally (sporadic) but it's only at a speed of 1 Mbps, I have fiber optic internet and expect it to be much much faster.

[WeasuhL]

After my clean install I can't even get the extremely slow wireless internet. It should be configured for DHCP but it didn't work. I attempted to enter all the information manually, I turned off automatic power management, ignored IPv6 settings..nothing works. It keeps attempting to connect but it never establishes a connection.

[chili555]

Let's start with the wireless. Let's see if there are any alarming messages. Please do the best you can to connect with wireless and open a terminal and run and post here:

dmesg | grep -e rt2 -e wlan

The pipe symbol | is on the right side of my US keyboard on the same key with \. Thanks.

Can you physically remove the Libertas from your computer? Please leave the ethernet cable detached while we troubleshoot the wireless.

[WeasuhL]

output:

[    5.671103] rt2800pci 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[    5.671116] rt2800pci 0000:04:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    5.995048] Registered led device: rt2800pci-phy0::radio
[    5.995108] Registered led device: rt2800pci-phy0::assoc
[    5.995167] Registered led device: rt2800pci-phy0::quality
[    9.980070] phy0 -> rt2800pci_mcu_status: Error - MCU request failed, no response from hardware
[   10.005273] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[   10.006432] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  178.756555] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1/3)
[  178.956112] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 2/3)
[  179.156053] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 3/3)
[  179.356121] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea timed out
[  185.496511] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1)
[  185.499184] wlan0: authenticated
[  185.512588] wlan0: associate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1)
[  185.712051] wlan0: associate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 2)
[  185.718524] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=3)
[  185.718527] wlan0: associated
[  185.719705] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[  196.080090] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
[  244.444044] ieee80211 phy0: wlan0: No probe response from AP 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea after 500ms, disconnecting.
[  245.713009] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1)
[  245.912117] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 2)
[  246.112112] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 3)
[  246.312111] wlan0: authentication with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea timed out
[  252.444699] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1/3)
[  252.644094] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 2/3)
[  252.844093] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 3/3)
[  253.044110] wlan0: direct probe to 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea timed out
[  260.041419] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  355.689451] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[  365.816549] wlan0: authenticate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1)
[  365.817901] wlan0: authenticated
[  365.818585] wlan0: associate with 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (try 1)
[  365.821635] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1f:90:e5:27:ea (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=3)
[  365.821638] wlan0: associated
[  365.822851] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[  376.040093] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present

[chili555]

phy0 -> rt2800pci_mcu_status: Error - MCU request failed, no response from hardware

That doesn't look at all good. I'm Googling and I suggest you do the same. Back later.

[WeasuhL]

That doesn't look at all good. I'm Googling and I suggest you do the same. Back later.

Will do..not sure how successful I'll be with such poor Internet though. I'll await your response.

Are you sure its nothing to do with my drivers? The link I posted in the OP?

No response from hardware..could be a driver issue. Not sure.

[chili555]

Are you sure its nothing to do with my drivers? The link I posted in the OP?

No response from hardware..could be a driver issue. Not sure.

Do you mean this? http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...52&postcount=8 It clearly states wired. In my post above, I said:

Let's start with the wireless.

It indeed could be a driver issue, but I see nothing in the link you posted above that troubleshoots or mentions your wireless driver rt2800pci. Do you?

[WeasuhL]

Ah, you're very correct. My apologies. Just very frustrated..over 3 days dedicated to solving this problem with little success, not really at my peak thinking capabilities. Find anything helpful on google yet?