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ubuntu 8.10 doesn't see my wireless card therefore can't conect to my wireless router

Asked by martin

I'm really new to LINUX and i would like to know more about the subject so i thought i would do a clean install on an unused laptop i have by way of a mechanism to help me understand this OS. I've installed 8.10 onto the laptop and every thing seems to work but NM doesn't even see my wireless card and i can't figure out how to tell it to. I've used some of the answers i've seen on the site to pull up some of the information that may be required but as i'm new i don't know how to attach the file for viewing on the site. I've an idea that i'm missing the absolute obvious but please be understanding. If anyone can help i would be very greatful. By way of showing my newness i'm having trouble adding simple drivers and software as i don't have a direct internet link so i'm using my Vista machine as the download mechanism and a memory stick.

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Uwe Geuder (ubuntulp-ugeuder) said : 		#1

The information you've collected might certainly be helpful to understand the issue.

I don't see any possibility to attach files here either.

Just pick a free file sharing service, upload the file there and post the address here. (See e.g. http://www.all-the-free-space.com if you don't know any suitable file sharing service)

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martin (martin-lowe) said : 		#2

It appears i can add simple text by way of reply Uwe.

anita@anita-laptop:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
[sudo] password for anita:
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

anita@anita-laptop:~$ nm-tool

NetworkManager Tool

State: disconnected

- Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type: Wired
  Driver: via-rhine
  State: unavailable
  Default: no
  HW Address: 00:40:D0:8F:85:91

  Capabilities:
    Supported: yes
    Carrier Detect: yes
    Speed: 10 Mb/s

  Wired Settings

anita@anita-laptop:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:d0:8f:85:91
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0x4000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:432 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:432 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:27072 (27.0 KB) TX bytes:27072 (27.0 KB)

anita@anita-laptop:~$ sudo lshw -c network
  *-network:0 UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 6
       bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=168 maxlatency=28 mingnt=10
  *-network:1
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: VT6102 [Rhine-II]
       vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
       physical id: 12
       bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 74
       serial: 00:40:d0:8f:85:91
       size: 10MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=via-rhine driverversion=1.4.3 duplex=half latency=128 link=no maxlatency=8 mingnt=3 module=via_rhine multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
  *-network DISABLED
       description: Ethernet interface
       physical id: 2
       logical name: pan0
       serial: 16:51:25:dd:f1:08
       capabilities: ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes

anita@anita-laptop:~$ uname -a
Linux anita-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

root@anita-laptop:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN333/CN400/PM880 Host Bridge
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN333/CN400/PM880 Host Bridge
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN333/CN400/PM880 CPU Host Bridge
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN333/CN400/PM880 Host Bridge
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN333/CN400/PM880 Host Bridge
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN333/CN400/PM880 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237/VX700 PCI Bridge
00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 80)
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM800/PM880/PN800/PN880 [S3 UniChrome Pro] (rev 02)
root@anita-laptop:~#

root@anita-laptop:~# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04e8:0111 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Connect3D Flash Drive
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
root@anita-laptop:~#

root@anita-laptop:~# dmesg|grep ound
[ 0.000000] Found and enabled local APIC!
[ 0.139003] PnPBIOS: Found PnP BIOS installation structure at 0xc00ff020
[ 1.077196] platform rtc_cmos: registered platform RTC device (no PNP device found)
[ 1.444105] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.493991] PNP: No PS/2 controller found. Probing ports directly.
[ 1.524374] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 2.259438] uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.0: found PCI INT A -> IRQ 11
[ 2.259944] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.464628] uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.1: found PCI INT B -> IRQ 7
[ 2.464956] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.672579] uhci_hcd 0000:00:10.2: found PCI INT C -> IRQ 5
[ 2.672896] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.880771] ehci_hcd 0000:00:10.3: found PCI INT D -> IRQ 10
[ 2.892556] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.358425] via-rhine 0000:00:12.0: found PCI INT A -> IRQ 11
[ 3.363517] eth0: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x7849 advertising 05e1 Link 0000.
[ 15.384849] VIA 82xx Audio 0000:00:11.5: found PCI INT C -> IRQ 5
[ 15.902552] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: found PCI INT C -> IRQ 5
[ 17.973406] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 22.168228] apm: BIOS not found.
[ 27.230114] pci 0000:01:00.0: found PCI INT A -> IRQ 11
[ 2168.168264] usb-storage: device found at 2
root@anita-laptop:~#

root@anita-laptop:~# dmesg|grep etect -
[ 0.000000] Detected 1492.654 MHz processor.
[ 0.028115] SMP motherboard not detected.
[ 1.089635] PCI: VIA PCI bridge detected.Disabling DAC.
[ 1.506174] i8042.c: Detected active multiplexing controller, rev 1.1.
[ 1.522347] EISA: Detected 0 cards.
[ 2.259955] hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 2.464968] hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 2.672912] hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 2.892568] hub 4-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
[ 13.821228] agpgart: Detected VIA PM800/PN800/PM880/PN880 chipset
root@anita-laptop:~#

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martin (martin-lowe) said : 		#3

I think i've understood that their appears to be no driver installed but i feel that is only part of the problem i don't feel the OS is seeing my wireless card. Am i right.

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NateMaster (paintballwizard96-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

Same thing happen to me with my Belkin Wireless G Note Book Card, this is what I did. I went into the System menu in the top taskbar. Then click Hardware Drivers. After that there was a check box that asked me if I wanted to enable my card, and once I clicked the check mark box, I could go online using my wireless.

When I did this, I did it when 8.04 was out. Hope it works.

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Uwe Geuder (ubuntulp-ugeuder) said : 		#5

Hi Martin,

well, the operating systems sees 1 wireless card in your machine:

  *-network:0 UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.

I don't know exactly what the UNCLAIMED means, but I guess no component of the operating system can do anything with this card as a result of missing or conflicting drivers.

I don't know this card nor the details of WLAN drivers, but feeding "Atheros AR5001X+ linux" into Google results in 7200 hits. So you are not the first one... Even "Atheros AR5001X+ Ubuntu" produces enough to read...

If Linux drivers don't work / are not available for your card you might try ndiswrapper. It allows you to use Windows drivers with the Linux kernel (with some limitations). I have never been forced to use it, but this post http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=564419 has been thanked a lot, so maybe it also helps you.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#6

Hi Martin,

Please try this solution:

http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1006384&page=2

Regards,

Mark

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