cannot connect to internet with wireless connection
Ubuntu 8.10 booting from live USB pen drive, on a Asus 701 netbook Unable to establish wireless connection, but can connect with can connect by cable to router. Error copy from terminal shown below:
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E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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E: Couldn't find package hwinfo
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: L2 100 Mbit Ethernet Adapter
vendor: Attansic Technology Corp.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth1
version: a0
serial: 00:1e:8c:e6:c7:fc
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-network DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 1
logical name: pan0
serial: 5a:ea:d1:ee:52:d5
bash: rfkill: command not found
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning.
pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller [8086:2590] (rev 04)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2592] (rev 04)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller [8086:2792] (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev d4)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:2641] (rev 04)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller [8086:2653] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801FB/
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Attansic Technology Corp. L2 100 Mbit Ethernet Adapter [1969:2048] (rev a0)
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 003: ID 0951:1606 Kingston Technology
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0781:5530 SanDisk Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
H/W path Device Class Description
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/0 bus 701
/0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor
/0/4/5 memory 32KiB L1 cache
/0/4/6 memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/4/7 memory L3 cache
/0/1f memory 2GiB System Memory
/0/1f/0 memory 2GiB DIMM Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 n
/0/100 bridge Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express P
/0/100/2 display Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Grap
/0/100/2.1 display Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Grap
/0/100/1b multimedia 82801FB/
/0/100/1c bridge 82801FB/
/0/100/1c.1 bridge 82801FB/
/0/100/1c.1/0 eth1 network L2 100 Mbit Ethernet Adapter
/0/100/1c.2 bridge 82801FB/
/0/100/1c.2/0 network AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Expres
/0/100/1d bus 82801FB/
/0/100/1d.1 bus 82801FB/
/0/100/1d.2 bus 82801FB/
/0/100/1d.3 bus 82801FB/
/0/100/1d.7 bus 82801FB/
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1f bridge 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridg
/0/100/1f.2 scsi1 storage 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 4001MB SILICONMOTION SM
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 2353MiB EXT3 volume
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 1443MiB EXT3 volume
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/3 /dev/sda3 volume 15EiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/1f.2/0.0.0/4 /dev/sda4 volume 8032KiB EFI (FAT-12/16/32) partition
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801FB/
/0/1 scsi2 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sdb disk 4004MB SCSI Disk
/0/1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sdb1 volume 3818MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/2 scsi3 storage
/0/2/0.0.0 /dev/sdc disk 4026MB SCSI Disk
/0/2/0.0.0/1 /dev/sdc1 volume 3839MiB Windows FAT volume
/1 pan0 network Ethernet interface
Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] found SMP MP-table at [c00ff780] 000ff780
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=
[ 0.021310] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 1.281109] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 13 devices
[ 1.327869] checking if image is initramfs.
[ 3.629604] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.0: found MSI capability
[ 3.630233] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.1: found MSI capability
[ 3.630842] pcieport-driver 0000:00:1c.2: found MSI capability
[ 3.985916] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 4.192274] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 4.993879] ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt mode
[ 7.051083] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 7.051149] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 7.051286] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 7.088508] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7.088597] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 7.297266] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7.297364] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 7.398041] No dock devices found.
[ 7.448391] usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[ 7.449608] usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7.449698] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 7.670197] usb usb4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7.670291] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 7.770573] usb 1-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7.877270] usb usb5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 7.877365] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 7.880087] usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 8.033155] usb 1-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 9.324727] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[ 9.387490] usb-storage: device found at 2
[ 9.387499] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 9.390459] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 9.390785] usb-storage: device found at 3
[ 9.390792] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
[ 9.515303] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[ 14.384434] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 14.388279] usb-storage: device scan complete
[ 92.069046] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH6-M TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x0860)
[ 93.813131] eeepc: Get control methods supported: 0x101711
[ 94.036787] input: Lid Switch as /devices/
[ 94.043474] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[ 94.939294] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 95.075464] ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
[ 95.869472] wlan: 0.9.4
[ 96.323853] ath_pci: 0.9.4
[ 96.323945] ath_pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 96.323966] ath_pci 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 96.372311] ath_pci 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
[ 104.467164] udev: renamed network interface eth0 to eth1
[ 135.998055] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 387.413557] atl2: eth1 NIC Link is Up<100 Mbps Full Duplex>
[ 1089.188143] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
Release Date: 03/11/2009
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: 701
Serial Number: EeePC-1234567890
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: 701
Serial Number: EeePC-0123456789
Manufacturer: ASUSTek Computer INC.
Serial Number: 0x00000000
Manufacturer: Intel
Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Manufacturer: Manufacturer0
Serial Number: SerNum0
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
pan0 no wireless extensions.
cat: /etc/modprobe.
install snd-rawmidi /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-rawmidi && { /sbin/modprobe --quiet snd-seq-midi ; : ; }
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
blacklist eth1394
# replaced by p54pci
blacklist prism54
# replaced by b43 and ssb.
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist uart6850
alias wlan0 ndiswrapper
options ipw2200 associate=0
cat: /var/lib/
sudo: hwinfo: command not found
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://
root 7935 0.0 0.1 14632 2492 ? Ssl 20:39 0:00 /usr/sbin/
root 7943 0.0 0.1 6764 2964 ? S 20:39 0:00 /usr/sbin/
root 8598 0.0 0.0 2252 948 ? S 20:43 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -d -sf /usr/lib/
ubuntu 8844 0.0 0.0 3236 840 pts/0 S+ 21:12 0:00 egrep icd|etwork
Module Size Used by
ipv6 263972 8
af_packet 25728 2
i915 38144 2
drm 86056 3 i915
binfmt_misc 16904 1
bridge 56980 0
stp 10628 1 bridge
bnep 20480 2
rfcomm 44432 0
sco 18308 2
l2cap 30464 6 bnep,rfcomm
bluetooth 61924 6 bnep,rfcomm,
ppdev 15620 0
parport_pc 39204 0
lp 17156 0
parport 42604 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
cpufreq_userspace 11396 0
cpufreq_ondemand 14988 0
cpufreq_powersave 9856 0
cpufreq_stats 13188 0
freq_table 12672 2 cpufreq_
cpufreq_
pci_slot 12552 0
container 11520 0
sbs 19464 0
wmi 14504 0
sbshc 13440 1 sbs
iptable_filter 10752 0
ip_tables 19600 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 22916 1 ip_tables
joydev 18368 0
snd_hda_intel 381488 3
snd_pcm_oss 46848 0
snd_mixer_oss 22784 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 83204 2 snd_hda_
evdev 17696 10
video 25104 0
output 11008 1 video
snd_seq_dummy 10884 0
psmouse 45200 0
ac 12292 0
serio_raw 13444 0
ath_pci 99096 0
wlan 211952 1 ath_pci
ath_hal 198864 1 ath_pci
atl2 34072 0
snd_seq_oss 38528 0
snd_seq_midi 14336 0
button 14224 0
snd_rawmidi 29824 1 snd_seq_midi
eeepc_laptop 16528 0
pcspkr 10624 0
snd_seq_midi_event 15232 2 snd_seq_
snd_seq 57776 6 snd_seq_
snd_timer 29960 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
iTCO_wdt 18596 0
iTCO_vendor_support 11652 1 iTCO_wdt
snd_seq_device 15116 5 snd_seq_
intel_agp 33724 1
agpgart 42184 3 drm,intel_agp
shpchp 37908 0
snd 63268 15 snd_hda_
pci_hotplug 35236 1 shpchp
soundcore 15328 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 16136 2 snd_hda_
battery 18436 0
squashfs 46600 1
loop 23180 4
aufs 169892 1
exportfs 12544 1 aufs
nls_iso8859_1 12032 1
nls_cp437 13696 1
vfat 18816 1
fat 57376 1 vfat
ext3 133256 1
jbd 55444 1 ext3
ext2 72456 0
mbcache 16004 2 ext3,ext2
sd_mod 42264 2
crc_t10dif 9984 1 sd_mod
sg 39732 0
usb_storage 81728 1
libusual 27156 1 usb_storage
ata_piix 24580 0
pata_acpi 12160 0
ahci 37132 0
ata_generic 12932 0
libata 177312 4 ata_piix,
scsi_mod 155212 4 sd_mod,
dock 16656 1 libata
uhci_hcd 30736 0
ehci_hcd 43276 0
usbcore 148848 5 usb_storage,
thermal 23708 0
processor 42156 2 thermal
fan 12548 0
fbcon 47648 0
tileblit 10880 1 fbcon
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