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Unable to connect to access point using [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter [8086:1043] (rev 04)

Asked by shasheene

Hi,

I have installed Lubuntu 14.04.1 on a HP Pavillion zt3000 laptop (from around 2003) with forcepae boot options.

The integrated wifi is unable to connect to a WEP access point and Lubuntu's network manager applet shows no signal strength on any of the WPA or WEP access points in my area. On attempt to connect to my home wifi, it asks for password but never fully connects. About 30 seconds later it asks for password again but it again tries to connect but never does.

This problem also occurs on Ubuntu 12.04 and also occurs when manually setting up wifi through the /etc/network/interfaces, configuration which works on my other systems. I can also confirm the integrated wifi used to work with at least WPA access points, and maybe even WEP access points way back using Ubuntu 11.10 or 11.04.

I will post the entire debug output as a separate post below:

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shasheene (shasheene) said : 		#1

As the internal wifi is failing, I am using a RTL8188 USB wifi adapter to connect to the local network. The integrated wifi can't connect even when the USB wifi adapter is removed.

Here is the debug output:

hp@hp-HP-Pavilion-zt3000-DX839PA-ABG:~$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install hwinfo grep; sudo lshw -C network; rfkill list; sudo iwlist scanning; cat /etc/network/interfaces; cat /etc/lsb-release; lspci -nn; lsusb; sudo lshw -short; uname -a; dmesg | egrep 'ound|irmware|eth|ath|wl|ipw|rtl|rt2|b43|witch|ndiswrapper'; iwconfig; grep b43 /etc/modprobe.d/*; grep wl /etc/modprobe.d/*; sudo hwinfo --netcard ; sudo lsmod; sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
[sudo] password for hp:
Ign http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Ign http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease
Ign http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_AU
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_AU
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_AU
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://au.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package hwinfo is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'hwinfo' has no installation candidate
  *-network:0
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 1
       bus info: pci@0000:02:01.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 20
       serial: 00:0f:b0:01:5a:dc
       size: 10Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/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=8139cp driverversion=1.3 duplex=half latency=128 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
       resources: irq:10 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:90300000-903000ff
  *-network:1
       description: Wireless interface
       product: PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
       logical name: eth1
       version: 04
       serial: 00:0c:f1:36:35:9c
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ipw2100 driverversion=git-1.2.2 firmware=712.0.3:3:00000001 latency=128 link=no maxlatency=34 mingnt=2 multicast=yes wireless=unassociated
       resources: irq:5 memory:90000000-90000fff
  *-network
       description: Wireless interface
       physical id: 1
       bus info: usb@1:2
       logical name: wlan0
       serial: 00:e0:4c:08:7f:35
       capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8192cu driverversion=3.13.0-34-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.100 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
1: phy1: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: no
 Hard blocked: no
wlan0 Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:26:18:EC:50:B8
                    Channel:10
                    Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
                    Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"edirouter"
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=000000aa5edf1aa6
                    Extra: Last beacon: 40ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 0009656469726F75746572
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B961224486C
                    IE: Unknown: 03010A
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C183060
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101000003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00
                    IE: Unknown: 0B0506000D127A
                    IE: Unknown: DD07000C4304000000
                    IE: Unknown: 0706444520010D10
          Cell 02 - Address: F0:82:61:1D:67:92
                    Channel:1
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Quality=34/70 Signal level=-76 dBm
                    Encryption key:on
                    ESSID:"saass"
                    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
                    Bit Rates:6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
                    Mode:Master
                    Extra:tsf=0000025393add6a1
                    Extra: Last beacon: 40ms ago
                    IE: Unknown: 00057361617373
                    IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C
                    IE: Unknown: 030101
                    IE: Unknown: 2A0100
                    IE: Unknown: 2F0100
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: 32040C121860
                    IE: Unknown: 2D1AFC181BFFFF000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: 3D1601080400000000000000000000000000000000000000
                    IE: Unknown: DD800050F204104A0001101044000102103B00010310470010B35481661866AEA8FB08BE23AA7441751021000842726F6164636F6D1023000842726F6164636F6D1024000631323334353610420004313233341054000800060050F20400011011000A42726F6164636F6D415010080002200C103C0001011049000600372A000120
                    IE: Unknown: DD090010180203F02C0000
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101800003A4000027A4000042435E0062322F00

irda0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth1 Scan completed :
          Cell 01 - Address: 00:26:18:EC:50:B8
                    ESSID:"edirouter"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
                    Mode:Master
                    Frequency:2.457 GHz (Channel 10)
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
                              9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Quality:79 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3340ms ago
          Cell 02 - Address: 00:60:64:93:37:E6
                    ESSID:"NetComm Wireless"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
                    Mode:Master
                    Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Quality:31 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3104ms ago
          Cell 03 - Address: F0:82:61:1D:67:92
                    ESSID:"saass"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
                    Mode:Master
                    Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Quality:44 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
                    IE: WPA Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : TKIP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (2) : CCMP TKIP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    Extra: Last beacon: 3264ms ago
          Cell 04 - Address: 20:E5:2A:F3:2D:28
                    ESSID:"BigPond01ED"
                    Protocol:IEEE 802.11bg
                    Mode:Master
                    Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6)
                    Encryption key:on
                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
                              11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
                              48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
                    Quality:20 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
                    IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1
                        Group Cipher : CCMP
                        Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP
                        Authentication Suites (1) : PSK
                    Extra: Last beacon: 676ms ago

# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS"
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller [8086:3340] (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller [8086:3341] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:24c2] (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:24c4] (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:24c7] (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:24cd] (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:24cc] (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller [8086:24ca] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller [8086:24c3] (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:24c5] (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller [8086:24c6] (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000] [1002:4c66] (rev 01)
02:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller [1106:3044] (rev 80)
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 20)
02:02.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter [8086:1043] (rev 04)
02:04.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller [1524:1410] (rev 01)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8176 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188CUS 802.11n WLAN Adapter
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 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
H/W path Device Class Description
=====================================================
                           system HP Pavilion zt3000 (DX839PA#ABG)
/0 bus 0860
/0/0 memory 128KiB BIOS
/0/4 processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz
/0/4/5 memory 64KiB L1 cache
/0/4/6 memory 1MiB L2 cache
/0/9 memory 1GiB System Memory
/0/9/0 memory 512MiB SODIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/9/1 memory 512MiB SODIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/100 bridge 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller
/0/100/1 bridge 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller
/0/100/1/0 display RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000]
/0/100/1d bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1d.1 bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1d.2 bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3
/0/100/1d.7 bus 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0 bus VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller
/0/100/1e/1 eth0 network RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
/0/100/1e/2 eth1 network PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter
/0/100/1e/4 bridge CB1410 Cardbus Controller
/0/100/1f bridge 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge
/0/100/1f.1 storage 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller
/0/100/1f.5 multimedia 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
/0/100/1f.6 communication 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller
/0/1 scsi0 storage
/0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 40GB FUJITSU MHT2040A
/0/1/0.0.0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 36GiB EXT4 volume
/0/1/0.0.0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 1023MiB Extended partition
/0/1/0.0.0/2/5 /dev/sda5 volume 1023MiB Linux swap / Solaris partition
/1 wlan0 network Wireless interface
Linux hp-HP-Pavilion-zt3000-DX839PA-ABG 3.13.0-34-generic #60-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 13 15:49:09 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
[ 0.000000] DMI: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion zt3000 (DX839PA#ABG)/0860, BIOS 68BAL Ver. F.55 07/14/2005
[ 0.000000] APIC: switched to apic NOOP
[ 0.236336] ACPI: No dock devices found.
[ 0.342589] Found 1 acpi root devices
[ 0.344275] Switched to clocksource pit
[ 0.363327] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 14 devices
[ 0.400809] Switched to clocksource acpi_pm
[ 1.159282] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
[ 1.219681] input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input1
[ 1.219732] ACPI: Lid Switch [C136]
[ 1.555655] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 1.555862] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.556576] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.556760] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.557100] usb usb3: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.557281] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.557602] usb usb4: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[ 1.557781] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.611299] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 1.626555] Loaded X.509 cert 'Magrathea: Glacier signing key: 1b7c0f16168c4b25c3a05a6a43091c8506e373df'
[ 1.636487] IMA: No TPM chip found, activating TPM-bypass!
[ 1.637298] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 2.001791] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8176
[ 2.357527] 8139cp 0000:02:01.0 eth0: RTL-8139C+ at 0xf8442000, 00:0f:b0:01:5a:dc, IRQ 10
[ 8.245566] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 10.193981] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 13.148256] lpc_ich: Resource conflict(s) found affecting gpio_ich
[ 13.461372] found SMC SuperIO Chip (devid=0x5a rev=00 base=0x002e): LPC47N227
[ 13.463017] SMsC IrDA Controller found
[ 13.463087] No transceiver found. Defaulting to Fast pin select
[ 14.128725] yenta_cardbus 0000:02:04.0: CardBus bridge found [0e11:0860]
[ 14.524498] libipw: 802.11 data/management/control stack, git-1.1.13
[ 14.524504] libipw: Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Intel Corporation <email address hidden>
[ 14.620790] ipw2100: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver, git-1.2.2
[ 14.620797] ipw2100: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
[ 14.644927] ipw2100: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection
[ 16.050892] Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
[ 16.384769] [drm] No TV DAC info found in BIOS
[ 16.519530] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x50
[ 16.897838] rtl8192cu: Chip version 0x10
[ 17.002921] rtl8192cu: MAC address: 00:e0:4c:08:7f:35
[ 17.002931] rtl8192cu: Board Type 0
[ 17.003153] rtl_usb: rx_max_size 15360, rx_urb_num 8, in_ep 1
[ 17.003201] rtl8192cu: Loading firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cufw_TMSC.bin
[ 17.003797] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu
[ 17.462643] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc'
[ 17.465209] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on
[ 30.101063] rtl8192cu: MAC auto ON okay!
[ 30.140317] rtl8192cu: Tx queue select: 0x05
[ 30.667803] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 30.669171] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 30.699599] 8139cp 0000:02:01.0 eth0: link down
[ 30.700214] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 30.707584] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 30.738095] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
[ 30.738771] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
[ 33.876744] wlan0: authenticate with 00:26:18:ec:50:b8
[ 33.902007] wlan0: send auth to 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (try 1/3)
[ 33.908831] wlan0: authenticated
[ 33.909092] rtl8192cu 1-2:1.0 wlan0: disabling HT/VHT due to WEP/TKIP use
[ 33.912050] wlan0: associate with 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (try 1/3)
[ 33.936476] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=6)
[ 33.936549] wlan0: associated
[ 33.936614] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
[ 33.947543] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 by local choice (reason=2)
[ 33.951819] wlan0: authenticate with 00:26:18:ec:50:b8
[ 33.952969] wlan0: send auth to 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (try 1/3)
[ 34.000960] wlan0: authenticated
[ 34.001311] rtl8192cu 1-2:1.0 wlan0: disabling HT/VHT due to WEP/TKIP use
[ 34.004069] wlan0: associate with 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (try 1/3)
[ 34.033061] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=6)
[ 34.033129] wlan0: associated
[ 44.035401] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 by local choice (reason=3)
[ 45.024790] wlan0: authenticate with 00:26:18:ec:50:b8
[ 45.038689] wlan0: send auth to 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (try 1/3)
[ 45.058129] wlan0: authenticated
[ 45.058428] rtl8192cu 1-2:1.0 wlan0: disabling HT/VHT due to WEP/TKIP use
[ 45.060053] wlan0: associate with 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (try 1/3)
[ 45.084534] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:26:18:ec:50:b8 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=6)
[ 45.084601] wlan0: associated
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"edirouter"
          Mode:Managed Frequency:2.457 GHz Access Point: 00:26:18:EC:50:B8
          Bit Rate=18 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
          Retry long limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=54/70 Signal level=-56 dBm
          Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:41 Missed beacon:0

irda0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 unassociated ESSID:off/any Nickname:"ipw2100"
          Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: Not-Associated
          Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power:16 dBm
          Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
          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

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:# replaced by b43 and ssb.
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-watchdog.conf:blacklist twl4030_wdt
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# iwlwifi will dyamically load either iwldvm or iwlmvm depending on the
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# microcode file installed on the system. When removing iwlwifi, first
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:# remove the iwl?vm module and then iwlwifi.
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:remove iwlwifi \
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf:(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
sudo: hwinfo: command not found
Module Size Used by
bnep 18895 2
rfcomm 53664 0
bluetooth 342206 10 bnep,rfcomm
arc4 12536 2
rtl8192cu 66675 0
rtl_usb 18072 1 rtl8192cu
rtlwifi 52835 2 rtl_usb,rtl8192cu
rtl8192c_common 47340 1 rtl8192cu
snd_intel8x0 33110 1
snd_ac97_codec 105709 1 snd_intel8x0
ac97_bus 12642 1 snd_ac97_codec
mac80211 546051 3 rtl_usb,rtlwifi,rtl8192cu
snd_pcm 85501 2 snd_ac97_codec,snd_intel8x0
radeon 1420526 2
snd_page_alloc 14230 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 25135 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 55383 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 14137 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
ttm 72698 1 radeon
snd_timer 28584 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
pcmcia 51828 0
drm_kms_helper 47182 1 radeon
drm 244037 4 ttm,drm_kms_helper,radeon
ipw2100 76916 0
snd 60871 10 snd_ac97_codec,snd_intel8x0,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
libipw 33144 1 ipw2100
i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 radeon
lib80211 14040 1 libipw
cfg80211 409394 4 mac80211,rtlwifi,libipw,ipw2100
yenta_socket 40201 0
soundcore 12600 1 snd
joydev 17101 0
pcmcia_rsrc 18319 1 yenta_socket
serio_raw 13230 0
pcmcia_core 22328 3 pcmcia,pcmcia_rsrc,yenta_socket
smsc_ircc2 18833 0
lpc_ich 16864 0
irda 107386 1 smsc_ircc2
crc_ccitt 12627 1 irda
shpchp 32128 0
video 18903 0
mac_hid 13037 0
parport_pc 31981 1
ppdev 17391 0
lp 13299 0
parport 40836 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
firewire_ohci 35529 0
firewire_core 61867 1 firewire_ohci
8139too 32571 0
psmouse 91329 0
8139cp 27171 0
wbsd 23060 0
mii 13654 2 8139cp,8139too
crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core
hp@hp-HP-Pavilion-zt3000-DX839PA-ABG:~$

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Remove the USB wifi and run the below command:

echo "options ipw2100 if_name=wlan0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2100fix.conf > /dev/null

Reboot to test.

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shasheene (shasheene) said : 		#3

Didn't seem to work - the same problem occurs with a never ending attempt to establish a connection.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

ok, run:

sudo rm /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2100fix.conf
echo "options ipw2100 led=1" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/ipw2100.conf
sudo modprobe -r ipw2100
sudo modprobe ipw2100

Is it then ok (no reboot required)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php

The newer firmware may help too.

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shasheene (shasheene) said : 		#6

Thanks for your help actionparsnip, but the firmware link above eventually reaches http://bughost.org/firmware/ipw2100-fw-1.3.tgz, which is a dead link. I tried searching and dug up a .deb file to install the ipw2100 firmware but it seems to contain the same files already in /lib/firmware (ie my system already up to date firmware, via I think it was the linux-firmware apt package).

I played around using Ubuntu 10.10, and it seems I have been having the same problem as this very old bug from 2005: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/

Changing my router from NG-mixed to BG-mixed allows me to connect so I am marking this question as solved.

(Also to anybody else trying this, I did try the ndiswrapper method (as changing router settings isn't ideal) but it didn't help: I tried installing ndiswrapper-utils, ndisgtk and downloading wireless_7.1.4.7_generic_125891.exe from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=11292, installing it via WINE and setting up the w70n501 kernel module and blacklisting ipw2100 and rebooting. The WEP problem still occurs on that kernel module (lsmod confirms only ipw2100 is not loaded, but ndiswrapper is). Given this I have fallen back on using the BG-mixed solution which works.)

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shasheene (shasheene) said : 		#7

I meant to reference this bug in the comment above: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/24776