Can't connect to Internet wirelessly (Solved)
Can't connect to Internet wirelessly (Solved)
I'm setting up a Dell 1545 laptop with a copy of Slacko-6.9.6.7, Slacko 6.9.9.9. wont work for some reason. Anyway, The OS loads up perfectly but when I try to connect to the wireless LAN it fails, the OS is clearly seeing the card in that is shows its driver as B43 Broadcom, it just won't connect to the internet. It works perfectly on an Ethernet wired connection. I've tested the WLAN card type DW1397 on another machine and it is happy connecting to the internet.
Its possible that its the motherboard that is at fault but I'm not sure about that.
Are there any known problems with this version of Slacko and wireless communications?
Its possible that its the motherboard that is at fault but I'm not sure about that.
Are there any known problems with this version of Slacko and wireless communications?
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I'm guessing this is what you are talking about.
DESCRIPTION: Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2a40
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): agpgart-intel
DESCRIPTION: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2a42
KERNEL MODULE: i915
KERNEL MODULE: i915
DESCRIPTION: Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2a43
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2937
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2938
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2939
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 293c
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): ehci-pci
DESCRIPTION: Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 293e
KERNEL MODULE: snd_hda_intel
KERNEL MODULE: snd_hda_intel
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2940
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2942
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2944
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2948
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2934
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2935
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2936
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 293a
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): ehci-pci
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2448
DESCRIPTION: ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2919
KERNEL MODULE: lpc_ich
KERNEL MODULE: lpc_ich
DESCRIPTION: SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2929
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): ahci
DESCRIPTION: SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2930
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): i801_smbus
KERNEL MODULE: i2c_i801
DESCRIPTION: Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
VENDOR: 11ab DEVICE: 4354
KERNEL MODULE: sky2
KERNEL MODULE: sky2
DESCRIPTION: Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
VENDOR: 14e4 DEVICE: 4315
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): b43-pci-bridge
KERNEL MODULE: ssb
DESCRIPTION: Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2a40
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): agpgart-intel
DESCRIPTION: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2a42
KERNEL MODULE: i915
KERNEL MODULE: i915
DESCRIPTION: Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2a43
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2937
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2938
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2939
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 293c
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): ehci-pci
DESCRIPTION: Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 293e
KERNEL MODULE: snd_hda_intel
KERNEL MODULE: snd_hda_intel
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2940
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2942
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2944
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2948
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): pcieport
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2934
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2935
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2936
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): uhci_hcd
DESCRIPTION: USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 293a
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): ehci-pci
DESCRIPTION: PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2448
DESCRIPTION: ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2919
KERNEL MODULE: lpc_ich
KERNEL MODULE: lpc_ich
DESCRIPTION: SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2929
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): ahci
DESCRIPTION: SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller
VENDOR: 8086 DEVICE: 2930
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): i801_smbus
KERNEL MODULE: i2c_i801
DESCRIPTION: Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
VENDOR: 11ab DEVICE: 4354
KERNEL MODULE: sky2
KERNEL MODULE: sky2
DESCRIPTION: Network controller: Broadcom Limited BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
VENDOR: 14e4 DEVICE: 4315
KERNEL DRIVER (builtin): b43-pci-bridge
KERNEL MODULE: ssb
DELL and B43 are the problem. Slacko
DELL and B43 are the problem. Slacko is not guilty.
I had two Dell in the past : Latitude D505 and D630.. Ethernet was the solution. Wireless was broke after ten minutes.
So Dell has not improved anything; still using garbled B43 ?
I had two Dell in the past : Latitude D505 and D630.. Ethernet was the solution. Wireless was broke after ten minutes.
So Dell has not improved anything; still using garbled B43 ?
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LeithR, run "dmesg" in a terminal, then create a new paste here and leave us the link.
An "lsmod" dump would be helpful as well.
An "lsmod" dump would be helpful as well.
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That's not how this challenge works.
It's paste, then submit.
In the opening seconds "paste added to database" is returned, then the final page of your post.
We want the URL that's now in the address bar.
Because we're not all running Slacko, "uname -r" tells us your kernel version.
It's paste, then submit.
In the opening seconds "paste added to database" is returned, then the final page of your post.
We want the URL that's now in the address bar.
Because we're not all running Slacko, "uname -r" tells us your kernel version.
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The kernel # is 3.16.43
pastebin - LeithR - post number 4001627 is the one for dmesg https://pastebin.ca/4001627
and - pastebin - LeithR - post number 4001631 is the one for lsmod https://pastebin.ca/4001631
hope I've got that right.
pastebin - LeithR - post number 4001627 is the one for dmesg https://pastebin.ca/4001627
and - pastebin - LeithR - post number 4001631 is the one for lsmod https://pastebin.ca/4001631
hope I've got that right.
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When I read your dmesg log I see that it wants to use the driver,
but there appears to be a problem with software turning off radio ....
It also says to modify /etc/udev/rules.d/55-cups.rules:5 file ???
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but there appears to be a problem with software turning off radio ....
It says 'Press the button to turn it on' but I don't see a button.b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15)
b43-phy0: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5 (LP), Revision 1
b43-phy0 warning: 5 GHz band is unsupported on this PHY
Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PMNLS ]
ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
udevd[3252]: specified group 'input' unknown
udevd[3252]: NAME="%k" is ignored, because it breaks kernel supplied names, please remove it from /etc/udev/rules.d/55-cups.rules:5
sky2 0000:09:00.0 eth0: enabling interface
sky2 0000:09:00.0 eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex, flow control rx
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode
b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 666.2 (2011-02-23 01:15:07)
b43-phy0: Radio hardware status changed to DISABLED
b43-phy0: Radio turned on by software
b43-phy0: The hardware RF-kill button still turns the radio physically off. Press the button to turn it on.
It also says to modify /etc/udev/rules.d/55-cups.rules:5 file ???
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@don570,
Here's the contents of 55-cups.rules
# created by Patriot
# Module loading rules for lpt & usb printers
# 20110311 fixed lp[0-15] changed to lp[0-9]
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", NAME="usb/%k", MODE="0666"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp[0-7]*", SUBSYSTEM=="printer", NAME="%k", MODE="0666"
I can't see a button on the device DW1397 as per your picture.
@matchpoint,
I've blacklisted bcma module and rebooted, nothing obviously different.
Here's the contents of 55-cups.rules
# created by Patriot
# Module loading rules for lpt & usb printers
# 20110311 fixed lp[0-15] changed to lp[0-9]
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", NAME="usb/%k", MODE="0666"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp[0-7]*", SUBSYSTEM=="printer", NAME="%k", MODE="0666"
I can't see a button on the device DW1397 as per your picture.
@matchpoint,
I've blacklisted bcma module and rebooted, nothing obviously different.
The button referred to isn't on the wifi card, it would be a hardware block on the laptop. My Dell laptop which is a later model has a switch on the left hand side. Doing an internet search, appears to indicate that under windows function key 'F2', may switch the Hard Block On/Off on your model. I don't know how this would work in slacko.
To determine if it is Hard Blocked. In a terminal:
To determine if it is Hard Blocked. In a terminal:
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rfkill list all
There is a utility 'rfkill' available if slacko hasn't installed it.
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/use ... ion/rfkill
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https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/use ... ion/rfkill
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___________________________Given that at times some RF devices do not have hardware rfkill buttons rfkill the Linux kernel also exposes software rfkill capabilities that allows userspace to mimic a hardware rfkill event and turn on or off RF.
@terry,
You may have identified the issue, ran rfkill list and got
soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
clicking on F2 switches the Hard blocked to no
Just tried to connect on wlan and it worked.
Many thanks to all who helped. Simple fix, I love it!
I didn't have much invested in this laptop, I took it from a recycling centre where it had been thrown away!
You may have identified the issue, ran rfkill list and got
soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
clicking on F2 switches the Hard blocked to no
Just tried to connect on wlan and it worked.
Many thanks to all who helped. Simple fix, I love it!
I didn't have much invested in this laptop, I took it from a recycling centre where it had been thrown away!
Good!!!
Here's a tutorial about using rfkill
http://www.digimantra.com/linux/rfkill- ... ux-laptop/
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Here's a tutorial about using rfkill
http://www.digimantra.com/linux/rfkill- ... ux-laptop/
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