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Unable to create an Adhoc connection in DELL XPS-M1530 running 9.10(Karmic)

Asked by godplayer

I have Ubuntu 9.10 Installed in my DELL Xps 1530. I am having a few problems including wifi not working !!
 How can I sove that. Here is my output for

sudo lshw -C network; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -C usb; uname -a; dmesg | grep ound; dmesg | grep b43; dmesg | grep iwl; iwconfig; sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

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 godplayer@godplayer-m1530:~$ sudo lshw -C network; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces;
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller
       vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:09:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 12
       serial: 00:21:9b:f8:ec:d6
       size: 100MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sky2 driverversion=1.23 duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.2 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
       resources: irq:29 memory:f1ffc000-f1ffffff ioport:de00(size=256)
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       product: PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:0b:00.0
       logical name: wmaster0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:1f:3c:b7:8f:d6
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list logical ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwl3945 latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg
       resources: irq:30 memory:f1eff000-f1efffff
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 No scan results
pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
godplayer@godplayer-m1530:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -C usb; uname -a;
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=karmic
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.10"
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port [8086:2a01] (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2834] (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2835] (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:283a] (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:283f] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2841] (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2847] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2830] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2831] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2832] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:2836] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2815] (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller [8086:2850] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2829] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:283e] (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] [10de:0407] (rev a1)
03:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 05)
03:09.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 22)
03:09.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 12)
03:09.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev 12)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354] (rev 12)
0b:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection [8086:4222] (rev 02)
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0483:2016 SGS Thomson Microelectronics Fingerprint Reader
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bc2:3008 Seagate RSS LLC
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 009: ID 0a5c:4503 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 007 Device 008: ID 0a5c:4502 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 007 Device 007: ID 413c:8126 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 355 Bluetooth
Bus 007 Device 006: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05a9:2640 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OV2640 Webcam
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Linux godplayer-m1530 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
godplayer@godplayer-m1530:~$ dmesg | grep ound; dmesg | grep b43; dmesg | grep iwl; iwconfig; sudo
[ 0.225205] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.321108] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 13 devices
[ 1.064440] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.093127] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.112105] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.112395] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.112633] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.112865] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.113100] hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.113333] hub 7-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.126308] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[ 1.129032] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 1.912189] usb-storage: device found at 2
[ 2.988313] hub 7-2:1.0: USB hub found
[ 6.661604] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 7.704399] sdhci-pci 0000:03:09.1: SDHCI controller found [1180:0822] (rev 22)
[ 8.078267] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Laptop Integrated Webcam (05a9:2640)
[ 8.078918] uvcvideo: UVC non compliance - GET_DEF(PROBE) not supported. Enabling workaround.
[ 11.860229] input: HDA Intel Mic at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input13
[ 11.860313] input: HDA Intel HP Out at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input14
[ 11.860365] input: HDA Intel HP Out at Ext Front Jack as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input15
[ 5286.827691] hub 7-2:1.0: USB hub found
[ 8.219856] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks
[ 8.219859] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
[ 8.219988] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 8.220003] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 8.292489] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels
[ 8.292493] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
[ 8.292645] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: irq 30 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 8.490499] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 17.370027] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
[ 17.752405] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: loaded firmware version 15.32.2.9
[ 17.828495] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
[ 17.828517] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
[ 17.828576] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
[ 17.828593] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
[ 26.532561] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
[ 26.532593] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
[ 26.532619] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
[ 26.532645] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
[ 204.477117] iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!. CSR_GP_CNTRL = 0x040003DD
[ 6515.790385] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio
[ 6515.790407] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc
[ 6515.790462] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX
[ 6515.790482] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wmaster0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:""
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
          Tx-Power=15 dBm
          Retry long 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
pan0 no wireless extensions.
usage: sudo [-n] -h | -K | -k | -L | -V | -v
usage: sudo -l[l] [-AnS] [-g groupname|#gid] [-U username] [-u username|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHnPS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s]
            [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AnS] [-C fd] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] file ...
godplayer@godplayer-m1530:~$ /etc/init.d/networking restart
 * Reconfiguring network interfaces... ifdown: failed to open statefile /var/run/network/ifstate: Permission denied
ifup: failed to open statefile /var/run/network/ifstate: Permission denied
                                                                                                                             [fail]
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Please help me with this .... I am a newbie with Linux, and it will be great to have some help.
My bluetooth also is not working .... Please help

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

I recommend doing a clean install of Ubuntu 9.04 and then following this workaround procedure:

http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-desktops/2009-November/003323.html

Ubuntu 9.10 does not seem to like your wireless card.

Your PC is probably experiencing this bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/dell/+bug/190664

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phil0stine (philosteen) said : 		#2

Hey I had the exact same problem on the XPS 1530, and I have a solution to this particular issue.

Using the documentation from Broadcom's Linux driver (which works for numerous chipsets)

http://www.broadcom.com/docs/linux_sta/README.txt

I installed the necessary file (wl.ko) and wrote the following script, which should be automatically run at boot time.

# First, cd into proper directory
cd dir_containing_wlko/
# Remove ssb module, which is loaded automatically on Karmic (blacklisting it didnt even work)
sudo rmmod ssb
# Then load the security modules
sudo modprobe lib80211
# Finally, load the wl.ko file
sudo insmod wl.ko

You might have to do a network restart as well, sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Though it isn't the most elegant solution, it works without problems.

Having said that, my friendly advice would be to go back to Jaunty as Mark suggested, there are more and more problems with this particular Dell product and the current Karmic release. I stumbled here looking for a similar script to get my Omnivision 0V2640 integrated webcam working (the device is recognized but wont work with any program).

Hope it helps

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godplayer (pravi19) said : 		#3

hello phil0stine,

   Thanks for the answer. I will try that ...

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