12.04 No wireless connection few days after installation

**Wel3s** · April 17th, 2013

Hello guys, I has a problem with my dad's notebook hp nc6220, after installation ubuntu 12.04, wifi worked, yesterday when he start system, wifi stopped working. I'm trying to fix it for several hours searching the internet, but so far I lost. Despite the fact that I use on a daily basis with arch. D:

Code:

iwconfig

lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

Code:

ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:38:0c:b9:70  
          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)
          Interrupt:16 

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:526 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:526 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:49222 (49.2 KB)  TX bytes:49222 (49.2 KB)

Code:

dmesg | grep ipw
[   28.020293] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
[   28.020297] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
[   28.082742] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
[   28.082746] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[   28.082895] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[   28.082904] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   28.082932] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
[   30.055820] ipw2200: device failed to boot initial fw image
[   30.118557] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -62
[   30.118607] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A disabled
[   30.118658] ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed with error -5

Code:

sudo lshw -C network
  *-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:10:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 11
       serial: 00:14:38:0c:b9:70
       size: 1Gbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 duplex=full firmware=5751m-v3.29a ip=192.168.0.16 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
       resources: irq:16 memory:d0000000-d000ffff
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 4
       bus info: pci@0000:02:04.0
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=64 maxlatency=24 mingnt=3
       resources: memory:d0100000-d0100fff

Code:

ls -al /lib/firmware/ | grep ipw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  209190 lip 20  2012 ipw2100-1.3.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  201138 lip 20  2012 ipw2100-1.3-i.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  196458 lip 20  2012 ipw2100-1.3-p.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  191154 lip 20  2012 ipw2200-bss.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  185428 lip 20  2012 ipw2200-ibss.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  187836 lip 20  2012 ipw2200-sniffer.fw

Code:

rfkill list all
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: yes
    Hard blocked: no

Code:


lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
02:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
02:06.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia Controller
02:06.4 SD Host controller: Catalina Research Inc Device 8034
02:06.5 Communication controller: Texas Instruments PCI6411/6421/6611/6621/7411/7421/7611/7621 Smart Card Controller
10:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 11)

rmmod and modprobe ipw2200 doesn't work, reinstall linux headers also doesn't work. I need help

**Hadaka** · April 17th, 2013

Hi, try this..
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2079211

note the zip file in post #6
good luck.

**Wel3s** · April 17th, 2013

I've seen it before, does not solve my problems. I'm still can't force wifi to working.

Code:

dmesg | grep ipw
[   25.945184] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
[   25.945189] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
[   25.949213] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
[   25.949218] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[   25.949335] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[   25.949345] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   25.949371] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
[   27.025901] ipw2200: dmaWaitSync Failed
[   27.027942] ipw2200: Unable to load boot firmware: -1
[   27.027968] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -1
[   27.028034] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A disabled
[   27.028081] ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed with error -5

Still no wlan0 or eth1 interface

Card is still unclaimed

Code:

*-network               
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
       vendor: Broadcom Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:10:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 11
       serial: 00:14:38:0c:b9:70
       size: 1Gbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 duplex=full firmware=5751m-v3.29a ip=192.168.0.16 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
       resources: irq:16 memory:d0000000-d000ffff
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 4
       bus info: pci@0000:02:04.0
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=64 maxlatency=24 mingnt=3
       resources: memory:d0100000-d0100fff

**Wel3s** · April 18th, 2013

I've restored default bios settings, wifi worked! But only for few minutes, after that wifi die again, after reboot they still doesn't working but show different error.

After restored default bios settings

Code:

   
iwconfig  
 lo        no wireless extensions.  
 

 eth1      IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:off/any  
           Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.442 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated    
           Bit Rate:36 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   Sensitivity=8/0   
           Retry limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off  
           Power Management:off  
           Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0  
           Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0  
           Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0  
 

 eth0      no wireless extensions.

Code:

   
ifconfig  
 eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:14:38:0c:b9:70   
           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)  
           Interrupt:16  
 

 eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:16:6f:82:02:05   
           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1  
           RX packets:6098 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0  
           TX packets:5648 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0  
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000  
           RX bytes:5714254 (5.7 MB)  TX bytes:837565 (837.5 KB)  
 

 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:5426 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0  
           TX packets:5426 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0  
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0  
           RX bytes:327623 (327.6 KB)  TX bytes:327623 (327.6 KB)

Code:

   
dmesg | grep ipw  
 [   25.869057] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13  
 [   25.869062] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>  
 [   25.897926] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq  
 [   25.897931] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation  
 [   25.898071] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21  
 [   25.898101] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection  
 [   27.286830] ipw2200: Detected geography ZZR (14 802.11bg channels, 0 802.11a channels)  
 [ 1410.000090] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Command timed out.  
 [ 1445.012046] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Command timed out.  
 [ 1480.020032] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Command timed out.  
 [ 1515.036072] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Command timed out.  
 [ 1550.044072] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Command timed out.  
 [ 1584.057523] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1584.057535] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1610.191208] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1610.191219] ipw2200: Failed to send ASSOCIATE: Reason -16  
 [ 1610.384812] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1610.384821] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 1645.396297] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1645.396306] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1678.580029] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1678.580038] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 1713.861186] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1713.861193] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1732.556042] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1732.556050] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 1767.584289] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1767.584298] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1805.565053] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1805.565062] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 1843.032036] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1843.032044] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1863.008019] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1863.008027] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1893.004150] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1893.004159] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1933.004803] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1933.004810] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 1983.003831] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 1983.003839] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2043.003092] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2043.003100] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2101.716033] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2101.716042] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 2111.720294] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2111.720303] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2121.728289] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2121.728297] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 2131.736291] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2131.736299] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2141.744288] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2141.744296] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 2151.752291] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2151.752299] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2161.760290] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2161.760298] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 2223.003525] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2223.003534] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2246.043521] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2246.043529] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2256.044293] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2256.044302] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 2266.052290] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2266.052298] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2276.060301] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2276.060309] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16  
 [ 2286.068337] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2286.068346] ipw2200: Failed to send SCAN_REQUEST_EXT: Reason -16  
 [ 2296.086990] ipw2200: No space for Tx 
 [ 2296.086998] ipw2200: Failed to send SSID: Reason -16

Code:

   
lshw -C network  

   *-network                
        description: Ethernet interface  
        product: NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express  
        vendor: Broadcom Corporation  
        physical id: 0  
        bus info: pci@0000:10:00.0  
        logical name: eth0  
        version: 11  
        serial: 00:14:38:0c:b9:70  
        capacity: 1Gbit/s  
        width: 64 bits  
        clock: 33MHz  
        capabilities: pm vpd msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation  
        configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=tg3 driverversion=3.121 firmware=5751m-v3.29a latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair  
        resources: irq:16 memory:d0000000-d000ffff  
   *-network  
        description: Wireless interface  
        product: PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection  
        vendor: Intel Corporation  
        physical id: 4  
        bus info: pci@0000:02:04.0  
        logical name: eth1  
        version: 05  
        serial: 00:16:6f:82:02:05  
        width: 32 bits  
        clock: 33MHz  
        capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless  
        configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2200 driverversion=1.2.2kmprq firmware=ABG:9.0.5.27 (Dec 12 2007) latency=64 link=no maxlatency=24 mingnt=3 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg  
        resources: irq:21 memory:d0100000-d0100fff

Code:

   
rfkill list all  
 1: phy0: Wireless LAN  
     Soft blocked: no  
     Hard blocked: no  
 2: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN  
     Soft blocked: no  
     Hard blocked: no  
 3: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth  
     Soft blocked: yes  
     Hard blocked: no

After reboot, wifi doesn't working again -.-

Code:

 dmesg | grep ipw  
 [   27.960919] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13  
 [   27.960923] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>  
 [   28.004714] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq  
 [   28.004719] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation  
 [   28.004863] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21  
 [   28.004872] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: setting latency timer to 64  
 [   28.004897] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection  
 [   29.279906] ipw2200: Unable to load ucode: -22  
 [   29.348960] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -22  
 [   29.349009] ipw2200 0000:02:04.0: PCI INT A disabled  
 [   29.349057] ipw2200: probe of 0000:02:04.0 failed with error -5

**yonran** · September 11th, 2013

I had the same symptoms as your first error (eth1 gone, and dmesg showed ipw2200: device failed to boot initial fw image) on my old Thinkpad X41T. In my case, taking the network card out of the laptop, blowing it, and putting it back in fixed the issue.

Before dusting the card: dmesg | grep ipw

Code:

[   15.834438] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
[   15.834444] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
[   15.944591] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
[   15.944613] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[   16.404340] ipw2200 0000:04:02.0: enabling device (0114 -> 0116)
[   16.404378] ipw2200 0000:04:02.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   16.404412] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
[   17.371382] ipw2200: device failed to boot initial fw image
[   17.371421] ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: -62
[   17.397923] ipw2200: probe of 0000:04:02.0 failed with error -5

After dusting the card: dmesg | grep ipw

Code:

[   16.284329] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
[   16.284335] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
[   16.478746] ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.2kmprq
[   16.478752] ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[   17.340922] ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
[   18.020569] ipw2200: Detected geography ZZA (11 802.11bg channels, 13 802.11a channels)

**dennisn** · April 9th, 2014

Originally Posted by yonran

I had the same symptoms as your first error (eth1 gone, and dmesg showed ipw2200: device failed to boot initial fw image) on my old Thinkpad X41T. In my case, taking the network card out of the laptop, blowing it, and putting it back in fixed the issue.

I had a similar issue -- an issue with the physical connection -- probably dust or a loose connection with my minipci card. Blowing it and putting it back in seems to have worked.