Laptop does not connect to any Wireless Network - rt2500pci

[amjjawad]

Hi,

This is Lubuntu 13.10 i386 install on an old machine (Packard Bell - Easy Note):

Linux Packard-Bell 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:12:00 UTC 2013 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux

There is a Wireless Driver:

sudo lshw -C network
  *-network:0             
       description: Wireless interface
       product: RT2500 Wireless 802.11bg
       vendor: Ralink corp.
       physical id: 15
       bus info: pci@0000:00:15.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 01
       serial: 00:10:60:63:4a:2f
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt2500pci driverversion=3.11.0-12-generic firmware=N/A latency=128 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
       resources: irq:18 memory:d0008000-d0009fff

I have tried:

nano /etc/pm/config.d/config

Added:

SUSPEND_MODULES="rt2500pci"

But that did NOT change anything, still can not conncet to a Wireless Network.

Help is highly appreciated, thank you!

[praseodym]

Check:

dmesg | grep rt2
lsmod
iwconfig
rfkill list
cat /etc/resolv.conf

[amjjawad]

Check:

dmesg | grep rt2
lsmod
iwconfig
rfkill list
cat /etc/resolv.conf

dmesg | grep rt2
[   14.246674] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2560, rf: 0003, rev: 0004
[  246.935249] ieee80211 phy1: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 3070, rev 0201 detected
[  246.963621] ieee80211 phy1: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 0005 detected
[  246.972118] usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb
[  246.999297] ieee80211 phy1: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin'
[  247.008066] ieee80211 phy1: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.29

lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
rt2800usb              22485  0 
rt2x00usb              20041  1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib              70115  1 rt2800usb
crc_ccitt              12627  1 rt2800lib
zram                   18070  1 
parport_pc             31981  0 
ppdev                  17391  0 
bnep                   18893  2 
rfcomm                 53664  0 
bluetooth             323534  10 bnep,rfcomm
joydev                 17097  0 
snd_intel8x0           33069  1 
snd_ac97_codec        105668  1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus               12642  1 snd_ac97_codec
arc4                   12536  4 
snd_pcm                89488  2 snd_ac97_codec,snd_intel8x0
rt2500pci              22682  0 
snd_page_alloc         14230  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
rt2x00pci              13111  1 rt2500pci
snd_seq_midi           13132  0 
snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi
rt2x00mmio             13395  1 rt2500pci
rt2x00lib              48854  6 rt2x00pci,rt2x00usb,rt2500pci,rt2800lib,rt2800usb,rt2x00mmio
pcmcia                 51368  0 
snd_rawmidi            25094  1 snd_seq_midi
radeon               1307301  2 
mac80211              513247  4 rt2x00lib,rt2x00pci,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
snd_seq                55383  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device         14137  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
psmouse                90642  0 
serio_raw              13189  0 
snd_timer              24447  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
ttm                    71886  1 radeon
drm_kms_helper         46867  1 radeon
cfg80211              401436  2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
snd                    60790  10 snd_ac97_codec,snd_intel8x0,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
i2c_ali15x3            13139  0 
yenta_socket           40193  0 
k8temp                 12842  0 
i2c_ali1535            13102  0 
soundcore              12600  1 snd
pcmcia_rsrc            18319  1 yenta_socket
drm                   242354  4 ttm,drm_kms_helper,radeon
ohci_pci               13305  0 
i2c_algo_bit           13197  1 radeon
pcmcia_core            22328  3 pcmcia,pcmcia_rsrc,yenta_socket
eeprom_93cx6           13168  1 rt2500pci
shpchp                 32129  0 
ati_agp                13177  0 
mac_hid                13037  0 
lp                     13299  0 
parport                40795  3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
pata_acpi              12886  0 
firewire_ohci          35257  0 
pata_ali               13562  3 
uli526x                22164  0 
firewire_core          57656  1 firewire_ohci
crc_itu_t              12627  1 firewire_core

 iwconfig
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

wlan1     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"ABC"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.442 GHz  Access Point: C8:D3:A3:48:99:70   
          Bit Rate=81 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          Link Quality=55/70  Signal level=-55 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:12  Invalid misc:5   Missed beacon:0

rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
2: phy2: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
#     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.1.1
search Dlink

NOTE:
Pleaste note that this laptop is not mine. It is for a friend I converted her to Linux. I am currently using MY OWN USB Wireless Adapter which I can not give it with the laptop, therefore, I need to fix this issue. That should explain where this come from:

driver=rt2800usb

Thanks!

[praseodym]

From the stick you are currently using?!

Try:

sudo modprobe -rfv rt2800usb
sudo modprobe -rfv rt2500pci
sudo modprobe -v rt2500pci

Check:

iwconfig
sudo iwlist scan
rfkill list
route -n
ifconfig -a

[amjjawad]

From the stick you are currently using?!

Try:

sudo modprobe -rfv rt2800usb
sudo modprobe -rfv rt2500pci
sudo modprobe -v rt2500pci

I am using the USB Adapter so that I can run the commands and post the result over here. I need to return the laptop soon.

Before I carry on with these commands, could you please be so kind and explain to me what these commands will do?

Appreciate your help

[chili555]

could you please be so kind and explain to me what these commands will do?

They will temporarily unload the driver for the USB so that we can see clearly what the internal is doing or not doing without the system being confused by the USB.

[amjjawad]

They will temporarily unload the driver for the USB so that we can see clearly what the internal is doing or not doing without the system being confused by the USB.

Hi

Okay then, I will run these commands and post the output ASAP

Thank you!

[amjjawad]

Okay, here is a weird and odd thing :/

While I was running the commands, I got a Wireless Connection and when I tried to post the output here, the page of Firefox stopped and when I checked, there is no internet but I am connected to the Wireless. I ran:

apt-get update

And there is no Internet Connection - "could not resolve" message and on Firefox: "Server not found".

Not sure what is going on!!!

I am posting this from another machine connected to the same Wireless Network that laptop is connected to.

[amjjawad]

For the 2nd time, I am trying to run:

sudo modprobe -rfv rt2800usb

While the USB Adapter is plugged in, the whole machine is frozen and I can NOT do anything unless I shut it down by pressing and holding the power button for few seconds

This is very odd!

I am thinking now whether it was good idea to install Lubuntu 13.10 on this machine or not?

Help is highly appreciated. This laptop needs to go back to my neighbour who I just converted her to Linux and I can't give her the laptop while it is like that!

[wildmanne39]

amjjawad I received your pm I will give you a script to run shutdown the computer and remove the usb device boot back up then run the script, but I will let My good friend chili555 handle your issue since he is already helping you and as you know he is the best person for the task.

copy and paste this command in the terminal (ctrl+alt+t) please:

 wget -N -t 5 -T 10 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57264241/wireless_script && chmod +x wireless_script && ./wireless_script

It will download a script and create a file named (wireless-info.txt, or wireless-info.txt.tar.gz) in your home folder with wireless information so we can see the condition of your wireless at this time and the Mac address, WPA key and WEP key are removed for your security, then reply back, click on the paper clip and attach the wireless-info.tar.gz file as a zip file.

If you do not have ethernet either then follow the directions at this link for running the script without internet.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12350385
Thanks