Wired works, wireless does not work. Need help.

[gmf64]

I am quite new to Linux, but I have decided to use it actively this year (2010) and hopefully become familiar with it. I have recently bought a new laptop for this purpose. It is a Toshiba L555D-103. It was pre installed with Windows 7 (64 bit). I have now installed Ubuntu 9.10 (32 bit).

It works perfectly when wired. But it does not when I try it wireless. It did work wirelessly with Windows 7, and I have many more both stationary and laptops working through the router, so I do not think the router is the problem.

I am guessing that there are no drivers for the wireless to function, but I am not sure. And I am not sure what information you would need from me.

With the "ifconfig" command, I get this:

gaute@backtrack:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:26:22:37:03:61
inet addr:192.168.1.7 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::226:22ff:fe37:361/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:6825 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4989 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:7781638 (7.7 MB) TX bytes:833896 (833.8 KB)
Interrupt:29 Base address:0x2000

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:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:240 (240.0 B) TX bytes:240 (240.0 B)

With the "lspci" command, I get this:

gaute@backtrack:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 3)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K10 [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M92 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500 Series]
02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc R700 Audio Device [Radeon HD 4000 Series]
0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8172 (rev 10)
14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)

I am guessing that there are no drivers for the Ethernet card ?

gmf64

[chili555]

This may help. Although you don't have a Thinkpad, the wireless device and driver are the same. http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkP...ess_Adapter_II

Especially see:

You need to download RTL8192SE driver if your card is identified (by running 'lspci -v') as 'Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8172 (rev 10)'.

[chandika]

Try the following link. It may not be the direct answer to your problem but I guess you'll find good information to adapt to your machine.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...nectionSharing

[gmf64]

Ok. Thanks to both of you. Being new to Linux, a lot of what I am reading is a little "Greek". But as far as I can see, the Network Card is RTL8172. But what I want is RTL8169 ??? Because this is for the Ethernet Card RTL8101E/RTL8102E ?

Now, if I can find the drivers for this through Linux, I do not have to go through NDIS wrapper. Correct ? Because this is only a way for Windows drivers to comply with Linux.

Am I going to download the RTL8101E/RTL8102E or just the RTL8169 ? Or is the RTL8169 a name for RTL8101E/RTL8102E ? Many questions from my side, but good to know, so I will remember until next time.

Apart from my computer being a Toshiba L555D-103, here is some information I have got through using the terminal. I have taken away everything not having to do with Network and Ethernet Card.

gaute@backtrack:~$ lspci

0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8172 (rev 10)
14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
gaute@backtrack:~$

gaute@backtrack:~$ lspci -nn

0e:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8172] (rev 10)
14:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)

gaute@backtrack:~$ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for gaute:
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:0e:00.0
version: 10
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: ioport:a000(size=256) memory:f0200000-f0203fff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:14:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:26:22:37:03:61
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.1.7 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
resources: irq:29 ioport:b000(size=256) memory:f0410000-f0410fff(prefetchable) memory:f0400000-f040ffff(prefetchable) memory:f0420000-f043ffff(prefetchable)

gaute@backtrack:~$ sudo ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
Link detected: yes

gaute@backtrack:~$ lspci -v

0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8172 (rev 10)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8181
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at a000 [size=256]
Memory at f0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff00
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29
I/O ports at b000 [size=256]
Memory at f0410000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at f0400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f0420000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

[chili555]

Your ethernet has a driver attached and is running and has an IP address:

*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:14:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:26:22:37:03:61
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.1.7 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s

I thought you were trying to get your wireless going...

Your wireless card is an RTL8172:

0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8172 (rev 10)

The link I gave you suggests it works with the Realtek RTL8192SE driver. I am fairly certain it will also work with ndiswrapper. I have heard no feedback yet as to which is preferable. Each method has its complexities, so which do you prefer?

[qrazydutch]

just wondering why install a 32 bit system on a 64 bit platform?
also I am sort of piggybacking on this discussion since I purchased Toshiba Satellite M505D (64 bit) with Win7 (just works fine, however I want to dual or triple boot on my 160 GIG hard drive, plenty of space), so far no wireless driver (s) found, however I appreciate these discussions, great learning for an old mainframe () (that is real BIG computer)) operator ...still at it.