[CentOS] Centos6.5 Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6235 not working

[Andrew Holway]

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 at gmail.com> wrote:
> lspci -k pls.
>
> On 9 December 2013 21:20, Johan Vermeulen <jvermeulen at 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 at jvermeulen jvermeulen]# yum list installed | grep wireless**
>> **wireless-tools.x86_64 1:29-5.1.1.el6               @base **
>> **[root at 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 at jvermeulen jvermeulen]# modprobe -v iwlwifi**
>> **[root at jvermeulen jvermeulen]#*
>>
>> Still wireless is not showing up.
>>
>> *[root at 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.
>>
>> --
>> Johan Vermeulen
>> IT-medewerker
>>
>>
>> Opensource Software is the future.
>>
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