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AR242x wireless chipset not working in Ubuntu

Asked by Roger Lance

Wireless not working. (it is turned on)
Ububnt 8.10
Network Manager not showing any wireless sites.
AT&T Broadband 3G Card works fine. (will not send email)
Wired connection works fine. (sends email)
Check for device recognition:
root@roger-laptop:/home/roger# lshw -C network

  *-network

       description: Ethernet interface

       product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller

       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

       physical id: 0

       bus info: pci@0000:0e:00.0

       logical name: eth0

       version: 01

       serial: 00:1b:38:16:3c:fb

       capacity: 1GB/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-fd autonegotiation

       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=0 link=no module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair

  *-network UNCLAIMED

       description: Ethernet controller

       product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter

       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.

       physical id: 0

       bus info: pci@0000:14:00.0

       version: 01

       width: 64 bits

       clock: 33MHz

       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list

       configuration: latency=0

  *-network DISABLED

       description: Ethernet interface

       physical id: 2

       logical name: pan0

       serial: a2:1e:c2:f6:d5:b0

       capabilities: ethernet physical

       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

root@roger-laptop:/home/roger# iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

ppp0 no wireless extensions.

  " *-network DISABLED" What can I do about this?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Hi,

Your wireless chipset might be getting misdetected by Ubuntu.

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->Terminal"

Step 2: Run the following commands (type each then hit <enter>)

nm-tool
uname -a
lspci

Step 3: Post results (cut/paste terminal output from each command) here

Please also provide the exact model and make of laptop you are using.

Does your wireless connection work when using the Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex LiveCD or the Ubuntu Hardy Heron LiveCD?

Regards,

Mark

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Roger Lance (rogerlance) said : 		#2

Hi Mark

louise@louise-laptop:~$ nm-tool

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected

- Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------

  Type: Wired

  Driver: r8169

  State: unavailable

  Default: no

  HW Address: 00:1E:33:69:A6:30

  Capabilities:

    Supported: yes

    Carrier Detect: yes

  Wired Settings

- Device: ttyUSB0 ----------------------------------------------------------------

  Type: Mobile Broadband (GSM)

  Driver: option

  State: connected

  Default: yes

  Capabilities:

    Supported: yes

  IPv4 Settings:

    Address: 10.152.11.143

    Prefix: 32 (255.255.255.255)

    Gateway: 10.64.64.64

    DNS: 172.16.7.167

    DNS: 172.16.7.167

louise@louise-laptop:~$ uname -a

Linux louise-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

louise@louise-laptop:~$ lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 Host Bridge

00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (Internal gfx)

00:04.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Device 7914

00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 1)

00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 2)

00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA

00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)

00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)

00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)

00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)

00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)

00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)

00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)

00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE

00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)

00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge

00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series]

03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)

04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)

Toshiba L350-S7825
Model No. PSLEOU-01000R
 Have not tried to use a “live CD”. I downloaded the 8.10 off the internet.

I appreciate your help.

Roger

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Best Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#3

Hi,

Please follow my instructions from this thread:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/46457

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Mark

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Roger Lance (rogerlance) said : 		#4

Hi Mark

 IT WORKED!!!!

The first time I had problems and quit. I reloaded the 8.10 and everything works fine.
Thank you very much for your help. THIS IS WHY LINUX IS THE GREATEST !!!

 Roger Lance

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Roger Lance (rogerlance) said : 		#5

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

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Juanka (jcrt) said : 		#6

Hi, Mi wireless it is not working, when I try to look for my chipset I can see it but not active, please tell me what can I do? This is all the information:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 14)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)
04:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
04:09.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
04:09.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

I just can get connected by wire,Please help me.

Juan Rivera

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Roger Lance (rogerlance) said : 		#7

Juan Rivera

 Mark Rijckenberg said on 2008-11-21:
Hi,

Please follow my instructions from this thread:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/46457

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Mark

It worked for me.

Roger Lance