Comprehensive ndiswrapper troubleshooting guide

[ntos]

hey thanks me@me-desktop:~$ sudo iwlist scan
[sudo] password for me:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:7E:EF:6A:29
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=62/70 Signal level=-48 dBm
Encryption keyn
ESSID:"NOT YOU"
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=000000101a5d024f
Extra: Last beacon: 400ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00074E4F5420594F55
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 0504FF010000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1A1E181AFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D160B0F0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000102
IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F4010000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C331E181AFFFF0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C340B0F0000000000000000000000000000000000 000000

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

me@me-desktop:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:10:b5:82:f9:6a
inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::210:b5ff:fe82:f96a/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:397 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:437 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:414988 (414.9 KB) TX bytes:93363 (93.3 KB)
Interrupt:10 Base address:0xe800

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:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:2104 (2.1 KB) TX bytes:2104 (2.1 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:e5:fb:c4:46
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)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-1E-E5-FB-C4-46-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP RUNNING MTU:0 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)

me@me-desktop:~$ lshw -c Network
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
*-network:0
description: Ethernet interface
product: SMC2-1211TX
vendor: Accton Technology Corporation
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:10:b5:82:f9:6a
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 ip=192.168.1.101 latency=64 maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes
*-network:1
description: Wireless interface
product: AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: d
bus info: pci@0000:00:0d.0
logical name: wmaster0
version: 01
serial: 00:1e:e5:fb:c4:46
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k latency=168 module=ath9k multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 1
logical name: pan0
serial: ce:d6:b3:9b:c8:4b
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A multicast=yes
me@me-desktop:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
me@me-desktop:~$ sudo iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:1D:7E:EF:6A:29
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality=63/70 Signal level=-47 dBm
Encryption keyn
ESSID:"NOT YOU"
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=00000010268d591c
Extra: Last beacon: 350ms ago
IE: Unknown: 00074E4F5420594F55
IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
IE: Unknown: 03010B
IE: Unknown: 0504FF010000
IE: Unknown: 2A0100
IE: Unknown: 2F0100
IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
Group Cipher : CCMP
Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
IE: Unknown: 2D1A1E181AFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000
IE: Unknown: 3D160B0F0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
IE: Unknown: 7F0101
IE: Unknown: DD0E0050F204104A0001101044000102
IE: Unknown: DD090010180200F4010000
IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F 00
IE: Unknown: DD1E00904C331E181AFFFF0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000
IE: Unknown: DD1A00904C340B0F0000000000000000000000000000000000 000000

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

me@me-desktop:~$ dmesg | grep -e wlan -e ath
[ 3.683273] device-mapper: multipath: version 1.0.5 loaded
[ 3.683280] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[ 13.977776] ath9k 0000:00:0d.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKC] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
[ 14.408319] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'ath9k_rate_control'
[ 14.488802] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::radio
[ 14.488847] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::assoc
[ 14.488887] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::tx
[ 14.488926] Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::rx
[ 25.200977] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 29.563573] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 30.833409] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 30.833522] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 31.030068] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 31.030207] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 31.230121] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 31.230269] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 31.460055] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 36.555375] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 36.748211] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 36.748337] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 36.940079] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 36.940220] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 37.140069] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 37.140203] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 37.340078] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 40.498471] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 40.655742] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 40.655875] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 40.850066] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 40.850205] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 41.050068] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 41.050198] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 41.250049] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 44.508072] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 44.666456] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 44.666586] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 44.860066] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 44.860206] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 45.060071] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 45.060199] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 45.260074] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 97.863859] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 98.897970] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 98.898095] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 99.090083] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 99.090216] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 99.290088] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 99.290220] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 99.490062] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 102.383939] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 103.377843] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 103.377881] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 103.570060] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 103.570169] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 103.770063] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 103.770163] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 103.970333] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 105.072639] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 106.067844] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 106.067897] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 106.260065] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 106.260190] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 106.460057] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 106.460156] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 106.660065] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 130.735210] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 131.767785] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 131.767821] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 131.960079] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 131.960216] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 132.160066] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 132.160191] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 132.360061] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 191.393823] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 191.586263] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 191.586396] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 191.780116] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 191.780265] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 191.980070] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 191.980207] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 192.180057] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 196.575418] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 196.753201] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 196.753333] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 196.950089] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 196.950228] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 197.150086] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 197.150219] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 197.350086] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 200.634162] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 200.801247] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 200.801373] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 201.000066] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 201.000199] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 201.200061] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 201.200164] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 201.400061] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
[ 204.574567] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 204.741594] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 1
[ 204.741723] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 204.940060] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 2
[ 204.940194] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 205.140085] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 try 3
[ 205.140219] wlan0: privacy configuration mismatch and mixed-cell disabled - disassociate
[ 205.340058] wlan0: direct probe to AP e6cea6b8 timed out
me@me-desktop:~$
this is a lot of info hope it helps . for about a week have not been able to see my network so we are moving in the right direction . still no joy on connect. in the begining I would see my network for AA maybe two or three minutes. but now it in and out.did all of this and went back not there opp there it is still no joy. thanks ntos

[pytheas22]

ntos: what happens when you try to connect to a network in NetworkManager? Do you see the little green circles? Does the second on light up or only the first?

You may have better luck connecting if you used wicd instead of NetworkManager. You can install wicd by typing:

echo 'deb http://apt.wicd.net hardy extras' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
wget -q http://apt.wicd.net/wicd.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wicd

Then launch it from the Applications>Internet menu. Can you get online using wicd?

What if you disable encryption on your network? Any luck then? (Which network are you trying to connect to, by the way?)

Also, make sure you are applying the updates every day. Since you're still using the beta version of the operating system, you should be keeping it up to date in case bugs are fixed in the wireless drivers.

[ntos]

pytheas22 hey i've had wicd install for about a month. wicd is to acess the network adamadicly yousing ndiswrapper and with wpa2 key . (network notyou) it scans dopsoff not cenneted . about two days ago i tried wifi radar.

[ntos]

ran the updater and wow 18.2 MB to download maybe that will help . have'nt ran it in two weeks . im yous to patch Tuesday what every first Tuesday of the month.ha ha

[ntos]

hey dud I just got an error after the update . I get this after I installed something like when I install wifi radar.ttf- mscorefront error downloading .

[pytheas22]

ntos: I wouldn't worry about the mscorefont package. It might just be a temporary problem (try again later and see if it works then), and in any case it doesn't affect anything important. Do the rest of the updates complete successfully, or do they all fail because of the mscorefont problem?

Once the updates complete, try connecting again. If it still fails, it would be good to know if you're able to connect with security on your router disabled.

Also, which network are you trying to connect to? In your list, at least one of them looks like WPA enterprise, which could be part of the problem (Ubuntu will work with WPA enterprise, but you might need to change a few things in order to connect successfully).

[ntos]

hello most of the update worked . im not shore which one did not work. I disabled the security and . I was able to connect to the network . but it lasted for about 3 minutes . then fall off a gene. my security was setup with wpa2 acs personnel.I checked on the mscorefront the antherday when wifi radar did it and I found a page on the forum . theres a terminal fix on here . tried it I guess it didn't work.wen the update did whit did.

[pytheas22]

ntos: at this point, it might be better for you to reinstall the system from scratch, because it sounds like you've changed a lot of things, and with it still being a beta release, it's hard for me to advise you on where to go next.

When you first install the system, you should not need to use ndiswrapper. You should be able to make your wireless card working simply by going to System>Administration>Hardware Drivers and checking the box. If there's no box for wireless, run this command to enable the driver manually:

echo ath9k | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

Then reboot, and you should be able to connect. If you can't connect, turn encryption off and see if it works then.

I think the connection dropping is most likely not directly related to the problems getting the initial connection. Once you can get connected each time, we can work on preventing the connection from dropping thereafter.

[ntos]

me@me-desktop:~$ echo ath9k | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
[sudo] password for me:
ath9k
me@me-desktop:~$


hey im not giving up this is going to work if it kills me . so before i came and seen your post I was playing with it and im geting 100% read out on wifi so I disconnect the eth0 and try to yous firefox so I tried to go to forms pages have trouble loading . and then it drops off and back.so you know how im doing . if I have reinstall thats fine but not just yet .im leaning to much form you . and all is not lost. I just what to say thank for all the help so I'll reboot and see if that helps!

[pytheas22]

ntos: reinstalling doesn't mean giving up; I just think that it would be better at this point if you reinstalled the system, so that you'd start with a clean slate. Right now, you've made a lot of changes to your system, and it would be easier if we could start with a fresh install.

If you find time to wipe everything and reinstall, let me know, and before you make any other changes to the system, I'll give you a list of instructions on what you should do to make the wireless work.