AR242x wireless chipset not working in Ubuntu

Hi,

Please follow this procedure:

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

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

sudo iwlist scanning
nm-tool
iwconfig
ifconfig
sudo lshw -C network
lspci
lsusb
uname -a
dmesg|grep ound
dmesg|grep etect

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

Regards,

Mark

1. lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning

2. State: connected

- Device: eth0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type: Wired
  Driver: r8169
  State: connected
  Default: yes
  HW Address: 00:1E:33:32:34:BD

  Capabilities:
    Supported: yes
    Carrier Detect: yes
    Speed: 100 Mb/s

  Wired Settings

  IPv4 Settings:
    Address: 192.168.15.102
    Prefix: 24 (255.255.255.0)
    Gateway: 192.168.15.1

    DNS: 68.87.77.130
    DNS: 68.87.72.130
    DNS: 68.87.75.194

3. lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

pan0 no wireless extensions.

4. eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:33:32:34:bd
          inet addr:192.168.15.102 Bcast:192.168.15.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21e:33ff:fe32:34bd/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:4341 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4020 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:3710048 (3.7 MB) TX bytes:739727 (739.7 KB)
          Interrupt:252 Base address:0xa000

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:46 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:46 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:2300 (2.3 KB) TX bytes:2300 (2.3 KB)

4. *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 01
       serial: 00:1e:33:32:34:bd
       size: 100MB/s
       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=full ip=192.168.15.102 latency=0 link=yes module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:0e: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: 1
       logical name: pan0
       serial: 36:76:a3:9c:c4:5a
       capabilities: ethernet physical
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes
5. 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] AddressMap
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]
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
0e:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
14:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 05)
14:06.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 22)
14:06.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
14:06.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 12)
14:06.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)

6. Bus 006 Device 002: ID 04f2:b008 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 006 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 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 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

7. Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 22:15:32 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

8. [ 0.000000] No NUMA configuration found
[ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [ffff8800000f83b0] 000f83b0
[ 0.004000] No AGP bridge found
[ 0.400025] ..... (found apic 0 pin 0) ...
[ 0.832160] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 11 devices
[ 1.748560] pcieport-driver 0000:00:04.0: found MSI capability
[ 1.748861] pcieport-driver 0000:00:05.0: found MSI capability
[ 1.749119] pcieport-driver 0000:00:06.0: found MSI capability
[ 1.834554] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 2.516786] No dock devices found.
[ 4.872239] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.032260] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.192244] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.352252] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.617227] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.844229] hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 19.964696] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Chicony USB 2.0 Camera (04f2:b008)
[ 19.965271] ricoh-mmc: Ricoh MMC controller found at 0000:14:06.2 [1180:0843] (rev 12)
[ 20.029469] sdhci-pci 0000:14:06.1: SDHCI controller found [1180:0822] (rev 22)
[ 21.769194] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 35.399676] powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 processors (2 cpu cores) (version 2.20.00)

9. [ 0.000000] ACPI: DMI detected: Toshiba
[ 0.000000] Detected use of extended apic ids on hypertransport bus
[ 0.000000] Detected 1995.209 MHz processor.
[ 0.444031] Detected 12.470 MHz APIC timer.
[ 4.872255] hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 5.032276] hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 5.192260] hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 5.352269] hub 4-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 5.617242] hub 5-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 5.844239] hub 6-0:1.0: 10 ports detected

there you go. I really hope this helps. lol. I've used the command line in other versions of linux but only very limited amounts. all the guides on-line are pretty convoluted for doing things via the command line. I wouldn't mind it if someone wrote some auto-installer scripts for stuff it'd be a lot easier ya know? :P Took me forever to get things installed. I used Adept for most everything, so why shouldn't adept be able to handle drivers? lol anyway, my real issue is just this frikken wireless, i'm clueless as to why it isn't working. It's terribly frustrating as Kubuntu is the first linux i've installed on my own machine (i've damn small before, but that isn't installed to my machine and i've only had limited use with it as well)

Hi,

Please connect your ethernet card to your wireless router using a LAN cable and then follow the instructions from forumuser "reasoner" at this location:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=902860&highlight=AR242x

This wireless problem has been discussed on
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/52089 and on
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/46457

Regards,

Mark

"reasoner's" instructions don't make sense. There is no System/Administration/ or Applications/Accessories.

Terminal is located in applications/system. I can't find "Administration" anywhere. I'm running Kunbuntu 32 bit edition. And I still can't get anything to work. could someone please help? this is really frustrating.

Hi,

No need to feel frustrated. :-)

Reasoner's instructions were made for Ubuntu users, but the procedure should work for Kubuntu too, because the installation procedure is done via the command line...

Ubuntu uses Gnome as graphical interface, so applications are located in a different place in the interface.

So System/Administration/HarwareDrivers in Ubuntu can be translated to Applications/System/HardwareDrivers in Kubuntu.

Applications/Accessories/Terminal in Ubuntu can be translated to Applications/System/Terminal in Kubuntu.

So Reasoner is just basically telling you to fire up a Terminal and enter the commands from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=902860&highlight=AR242x

Regards,

Mark

thanks a lot! Every step of this worked, except one i can't modify the file "/etc/modules" I'm in the group root, it says that only the owner can write to and change permissions of this file, so what do i do now? As it isn't going to work without this last little piece i forwent the gedit as i don't have and tried to use Kate instead, I need to know how to change the write permissions on the folder "ect" in root. thanks, this would be a great help.

well i tried to logon as root "root logins are not allowed" so i went to command shell environment and logged in as root then executed the "Startx" command, and edited the "Modules" file manually, and manually started as instructed. It now attempts to connect to my network, but i sit right in front of it and it says i have 0% signal strength. Is it because the SSID is hidden? and if it is, how do i solve this without broadcasting my SSID?

By god I've figured it out! Well, i first enabled my SSID broadcasting, when i found a suitable signal strength i connected and disabled wireless SSID broadcast and i remain connected! Thank you for all your help!!

Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.

A geez! Disaster has struck, i rebooted and now i can't even see my wireless card again, what gives?

Just install the backported drivers for generic kernels:

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-intrepid-generic

Once you've done that go to the hardware section and activate the new module and deactivate the old one.