Wireless Card not Recognized

**a-web** · January 26th, 2010

Using xubuntu 9.10 on a Compaq Presario 2100.

After a shutdown the computer no longer recognizes my Linksys external wireless card. I can't even get the power light on the card to light up. This was not after any updates or system changes...

**a-web** · January 26th, 2010

I tried a different card in my PCMCI slot, but to no avail. I ended up getting back online by sharing internet from a mac through an ethernet cable.

Is there any way to test if my PCMCI slot is broken? (Other than trying my wireless card in a different computer with a PCMCI slot, since I don't have one.)

**chili555** · January 26th, 2010

With the card inserted does this tell us anything?

Code:

lspcmcia

**ant2ne** · January 26th, 2010

Originally Posted by a-web

I can't even get the power light on the card to light up.

troubleshoot bad card. Can you verify that it works in other device?

**a-web** · January 27th, 2010

Originally Posted by chili555

With the card inserted does this tell us anything?

Code:

lspcmcia

This is the input with and without the card inserted:

Code:

a-web@Cutter:~$ lspcmcia
Socket 0 Bridge:       [yenta_cardbus]     (bus ID: 0000:00:0a.0)
a-web@Cutter:~$ lspcmcia
Socket 0 Bridge:       [yenta_cardbus]     (bus ID: 0000:00:0a.0)

Doesn't look good...

And ant2ne, I have two cards which "stopped working" and no other device to try them on.

**chili555** · January 27th, 2010

Looks like a defective card to me. One last thing to try is to open a terminal and without the card inserted, do:

Code:

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages

Insert the card. Any interesting kernel messages pop up?

**a-web** · January 28th, 2010

Originally Posted by chili555

Looks like a defective card to me. One last thing to try is to open a terminal and without the card inserted, do:

Code:

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages

Insert the card. Any interesting kernel messages pop up?

This is the output without the card:

Code:

a-web@Cutter:~$ sudo tail -f /var/log/messages
[sudo] password for a-web: 
Jan 28 15:47:31 Cutter kernel: [   19.391540] eth0: DSPCFG accepted after 0 usec.
Jan 28 15:47:31 Cutter kernel: [   19.391564] eth0: link up.
Jan 28 15:47:31 Cutter kernel: [   19.391584] eth0: Setting full-duplex based on negotiated link capability.
Jan 28 15:47:34 Cutter kernel: [   21.812046] AC'97 1 does not respond - RESET
Jan 28 15:47:35 Cutter kernel: [   23.353304] agpgart-ati 0000:00:00.0: AGP 2.0 bridge
Jan 28 15:47:35 Cutter kernel: [   23.353337] agpgart-ati 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 4x mode
Jan 28 15:47:35 Cutter kernel: [   23.353382] pci 0000:01:05.0: putting AGP V2 device into 4x mode
Jan 28 15:47:35 Cutter kernel: [   23.487544] [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
Jan 28 15:47:35 Cutter kernel: [   23.487562] [drm] Loading R100 Microcode
Jan 28 15:47:35 Cutter kernel: [   23.487614] [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs

And nothing changes when I insert the card. Dead slot?

**chili555** · January 28th, 2010

And nothing changes when I insert the card. Dead slot?

Or dead card. Do you have another card to try in the slot? A pal with another laptop to try your card?

**a-web** · January 30th, 2010

Originally Posted by chili555

Or dead card. Do you have another card to try in the slot? A pal with another laptop to try your card?

I have two cards... both have the same response. And it started on the same day... I will try another laptop. But I am marking the thread as "solved" since I am convinced my PCMCI slot is shot. Thanks.