Op 09-12-13 22:28, Andrew Holway schreef:
Sorry :) not paying attention.
modinfo iwlwifi and
dmesg /var/log/messages "iwlwifi" (I think this is how it appears in dmesg)
I have a feeling you will need the more recent drivers from elrepo.
On 9 December 2013 21:20, Andrew Holway andrew.holway@gmail.com wrote:
lspci -k pls.
On 9 December 2013 21:20, Johan Vermeulen jvermeulen@cawdekempen.be wrote:
Dear All,
i'm working on this Centos6.5 laptop, fully updated
*# uname -a** **Linux jvermeulen.ict 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Nov 22 03:15:09 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux*
It's an Acer Aspire E1-571.
I can't get the Intel Centrino N 6235 to work. I've used this card on several different types of laptops and never had any trouble.
I think I have the packages installed for this card :
*[root@jvermeulen jvermeulen]# yum list installed | grep wireless** **wireless-tools.x86_64 1:29-5.1.1.el6 @base ** **[root@jvermeulen jvermeulen]# yum list installed | grep iwl** **iwl100-firmware.noarch 39.31.5.1-1.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl1000-firmware.noarch 1:39.31.5.1-1.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl3945-firmware.noarch 15.32.2.9-4.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl4965-firmware.noarch 228.61.2.24-2.1.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl5000-firmware.noarch 8.83.5.1_1-1.el6_1.1 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl5150-firmware.noarch 8.24.2.2-1.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl6000-firmware.noarch 9.221.4.1-1.el6 @base ** **iwl6000g2a-firmware.noarch 17.168.5.3-1.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **iwl6050-firmware.noarch 41.28.5.1-2.el6 @anaconda-CentOS-201207061011.x86_64/6.3** **python-iwlib.x86_64 0.1-1.2.el6 @base*
and I see no EM:
*03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 (rev 24)** ** Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 AGN** ** Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 17** ** Memory at c0500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]** ** Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3** ** Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+** ** Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00** ** Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting** ** Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number b4-b6-76-ff-ff-5f-fc-cb** ** Kernel modules: iwlwifi** ** **[root@jvermeulen jvermeulen]# modprobe -v iwlwifi** **[root@jvermeulen jvermeulen]#*
Still wireless is not showing up.
*[root@jvermeulen jvermeulen]# iwconfig** **lo no wireless extensions.** ** **eth0 no wireless extensions.** ** **virbr0 no wireless extensions.** ** **virbr0-nic no wireless extensions.** ** **ppp0 no wireless extensions.** ** **tun0 no wireless extensions.*
What am I doing wrong?
Friendly regards, J.
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Andrew,
thanks for helping me out.
[root@jvermeulen ~]# modinfo iwlwifi filename: /lib/modules/2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko license: GPL author: Copyright(c) 2003-2013 Intel Corporation ilw@linux.intel.com version: in-tree: description: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux firmware: iwlwifi-100-5.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-1000-5.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-135-6.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-105-6.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-2030-6.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-2000-6.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-6050-5.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-3160-7.ucode firmware: iwlwifi-7260-7.ucode srcversion: 10D42FE336952A12F17F028 alias: pci:v00008086d000008B3sv*sd00008570bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v00008086d000008B3sv*sd00008470bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v00008086d000008B4sv*sd00008270bc*sc*i* ................ ................ ................ depends: cfg80211 vermagic: 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions parm: swcrypto:using crypto in software (default 0 [hardware]) (int) parm: 11n_disable:disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: agg TX, 4: agg RX (uint) parm: amsdu_size_8K:enable 8K amsdu size (default 0) (int) parm: fw_restart:restart firmware in case of error (default true) (bool) parm: antenna_coupling:specify antenna coupling in dB (defualt: 0 dB) (int) parm: bt_ch_inhibition:Enable BT channel inhibition (default: enable) (bool) parm: plcp_check:Check plcp health (default: 1 [enabled]) (bool) parm: wd_disable:Disable stuck queue watchdog timer 0=system default, 1=disable, 2=enable (default: 0) (int) parm: bt_coex_active:enable wifi/bt co-exist (default: enable) (bool) parm: led_mode:0=system default, 1=On(RF On)/Off(RF Off), 2=blinking, 3=Off (default: 0) (int) parm: power_save:enable WiFi power management (default: disable) (bool) parm: power_level:default power save level (range from 1 - 5, default: 1) (int) parm: auto_agg:enable agg w/o check traffic load (default: enable) (bool)
[root@jvermeulen ~]# dmesg | grep iwlwifi iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: irq 32 for MSI/MSI-X iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode' failed. iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: no suitable firmware found! iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
when trying to install elrepo's kmod-compat-wireless :
Error: Package: kmod-compat-wireless-3.5.4-1.sn.el6.elrepo.x86_64 (elrepo) Requires: kernel(iw_handler_get_thrspy) = 0x9cdb99b7 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-358.23.2.el6.x86_64 (@updates) kernel(iw_handler_get_thrspy) = 0x44d098b7 Installed: kernel-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 (@base) kernel(iw_handler_get_thrspy) = 0x44d098b7 Available: kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64 (base) kernel(iw_handler_get_thrspy) = 0x9273aa6f You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
greetings, J.