AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01) not working in UNR 9.04 BETA on one acer aspire one

Hi,

Please first connect your network card to the wireless router using an ethernet cable (also known as a LAN cable).

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your wireless card, please follow this procedure:

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

Step 2: Run the following commands (copy-paste each line below to the Terminal then hit <enter> after each line)

sudo aptitude install hwinfo
hwinfo --netcard
sudo iwlist scanning
sudo lshw -C network
lspci -nn
lsusb
uname -a
dmesg | grep ound
dmesg | grep witch
iwconfig

Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each command) on this thread

Regards,

Mark

Hi Mark;

you find in attach files the result of the command.

regards.
pierre

08: PCI 300.0: 0282 WLAN controller
  [Created at pci.314]
  UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_168c_1c
  Unique ID: svHJ.epdDQK1Ris7
  Parent ID: hoOk.dFyVbcq0vm4
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:03:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:03:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Atheros AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter"
  Vendor: pci 0x168c "Atheros Communications, Inc."
  Device: pci 0x001c "AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter"
  SubVendor: pci 0x105b "Foxconn International, Inc."
  SubDevice: pci 0xe008
  Revision: 0x01
  Features: WLAN
  Memory Range: 0x55200000-0x5520ffff (rw,non-prefetchable,disabled)
  IRQ: 18 (165 events)
  Module Alias: "pci:v0000168Cd0000001Csv0000105Bsd0000E008bc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ath5k is not active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ath5k"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: ath_pci is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ath_pci"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #20 (PCI bridge)

09: PCI 200.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
  [Created at pci.314]
  UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10ec_8136
  Unique ID: rBUF.yBNmfn21ciC
  Parent ID: qTvu.bQ30eTbcr+3
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:02:00.0
  SysFS BusID: 0000:02:00.0
  Hardware Class: network
  Model: "Realtek RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller"
  Vendor: pci 0x10ec "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd."
  Device: pci 0x8136 "RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller"
  SubVendor: pci 0x1025 "Acer Incorporated [ALI]"
  SubDevice: pci 0x015b
  Revision: 0x02
  Driver: "r8169"
  Driver Modules: "r8169"
  Device File: eth0
  I/O Ports: 0x3000-0x4fff (rw)
  Memory Range: 0x51010000-0x51010fff (rw,prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0x51000000-0x5100ffff (rw,prefetchable)
  Memory Range: 0x51020000-0x5103ffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled)
  IRQ: 2299 (150379 events)
  HW Address: 00:23:8b:12:13:90
  Link detected: yes
  Module Alias: "pci:v000010ECd00008136sv00001025sd0000015Bbc02sc00i00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: r8169 is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe r8169"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #21 (PCI bridge)

# iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
hso0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

# 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@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:23:8b:12:13:90
       size: 100MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.1.56 latency=0 link=yes module=r8169 multicast=yes port=MII 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@0000:03:00.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
       configuration: latency=0

root@pib-NetBook:/home/bug# lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c4] (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)

root@pib-NetBook:/home/bug# dmesg | grep ound
[ 1.140970] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 1.175422] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 9 devices
[ 2.201568] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.0: found MSI capability
[ 2.201847] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.1: found MSI capability
[ 2.202113] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.2: found MSI capability
[ 2.202386] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.3: found MSI capability
[ 2.591493] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 2.968225] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.968917] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.969456] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.970010] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 2.970543] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 3.008802] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 loaded
[ 3.014361] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 6.594688] uvcvideo: Found UVC 1.00 device Acer Crystal Eye webcam (064e:d101)
[ 6.651111] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH7-M or ICH7-U TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x0460)
[ 13.822790] lp: driver loaded but no devices found

root@pib-NetBook:/home/bug# dmesg | grep witch
[ 0.629336] ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt mode
[ 1.128014] ACPI: EC: missing confirmations, switch off interrupt mode.
[ 1.168022] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
[ 1.168337] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 1
[ 2.229174] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input2
[ 2.230224] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
[ 4198.952057] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 4199.249057] SMP alternatives: switching to SMP code
[ 4199.636033] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 1
[ 4200.341602] ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt mode
[ 4200.844122] ACPI: EC: missing confirmations, switch off interrupt mode.

root@pib-NetBook:/home/bug# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
hso0 no wireless extensions.

Hi,

# Please try this Atheros driver installation procedure:

# First under System/Administration/HardwareDrivers, disable both the Atheros HAL and the Atheros wireless thing and then reboot.

# Then from a terminal type (press enter key after each line)

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install build-essential subversion

cd ~

mkdir madwifi

cd madwifi

svn co https://217.24.1.142/madwifi/branches/madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6

cd madwifi-hal-0.10.5.6

make

sudo make install

sudo gedit /etc/modules

# Now add the Atheros kernel module ath_pci to the list of modules to be automatically loaded at boot by adding

ath_pci

# to the end of the /etc/modules file. (Gedit editor automatically opens)

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

# Now add the following line at the end of the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file:

ndiswrapper

Now you can reboot and it should work.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Mark

Hi,

After completing the previous madwifi procedure, also perform the following step:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

# Now add the following line at the end of the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file:

ath5k

Now you can reboot and it should work.

Regards,

Mark

Hi mark,

it 's better i have scanning now

ib@pib-NetBook:~$ sudo iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

wlan0 Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:14:BF:A5:B2:91
                    ESSID:"Ecu-8-rz"
                    Mode:Master
                    Channel:3
                    Frequency:2.422 GHz (Channel 3)
                    Quality=64/100 Signal level:-58 dBm Noise level=-99 dBm
                    Encryption key:off
                    IE: Unknown: 00084563752D382D727A
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B96A4B0C8EC
                    IE: Unknown: 030103
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32048C9298E0
                    IE: Unknown: DD06001018020101
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
                              24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Extra:tsf=000000237a5b9893
                    Extra: Last beacon: 1436ms ago

pib@pib-NetBook:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wmaster0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"linksys"
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
          Tx-Power=20 dBm
          Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
          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

but i don't have wireless active in the network manager ...;(

regards.
Pierre

Hi,

Your wireless card seems to work correctly now.

I think you just need to connect using the NetworkManager icon, which is in the top right
corner of the Ubuntu panel.

See the link below for a screenshot of the NetworkManager icon:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetworkManager

Right-click on the Networkmanager icon and then choose the wireless
network you want to connect to.

You might need to create a new connection on eth1 or wlan0 first, or click on "edit network connection"
to see the list of available networks.

In other situations I might recommend wicd as a replacement, but I don't want to break your 3G Internet access and wicd does not support 3G connections yet, unfortunately.

Regards,

Mark

Hi,

What's the current problem? Is NetworkManager still not showing any wireless networks, even if you click on "edit network connection"?

Regards,

Mark

Hi Mark,

yes , it's that networkmanager see wireless network as disable.

I open a bug on bugzilla.gnome.org ......

but if you know how to analyse this issue i can help to debug ....

regards.
Pierre

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Hi,

Did you right-click on NetworkManager, choose eth1 or wlan0 (as wireless interface) and then choose "edit network connection" or something similar?

It is normal to not directly see any wireless networks the first time you right-click on NetworkManager. You first have to define a new wireless "profile"

If this still does not work, then it must be due to your Linux distribution, which is not 100% Ubuntu. UNR is not Ubuntu.

For everybody else, who use Ubuntu, my instructions for configuring AR242x work 100% of the time....

You can see how the other AR242X wireless issues were solved here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/~markrijckenberg/+questions?field.search_text=AR242X&field.sort=NEWEST_FIRST&field.sort-empty-marker=1&field.actions.search=Search&field.language=de&field.language=en&field.language=fr&field.language=nl&field.language-empty-marker=1&field.status=SOLVED&field.status-empty-marker=1

Kind regards,

Mark

Hi,

After reading the remarks from Scott Henderson here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+question/64930

I suggest you either install UNR 8.04 or UNR 8.10 from a LiveCD or LiveUSB session. After installation, boot into UNR 8.04 or 8.10 and then redo my madwifi driver installation procedure.

Looks like UNR 9.04 beta is giving people relatively more sound AND wireless issues. (UNR 8.04 and 8.10 seem to work better)

Regards,

Mark

Hi mark,

The last update have resolve the problem with NetWorkManager.

Thank you very much for your help.

Pierre