I'm having issues with my wireless device. i have a compaq presario c700 with a qualcomm atheros wireless device that doesn't want to work most of the time. My access point is motorola. I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 on to the hdd.
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 11 Nov 2015 19:19 MST -0700
Booted last: 11 Nov 2015 19:17 MST -0700
Script from: 27 Sep 2015 00:34 UTC +0000
##### release #######
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
##### kernel #######
Linux 3.19.0-33-generic #38~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Nov 6 18:17:49 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, vt.handoff=7
##### desktop #######
Ubuntu
##### lspci #######
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:001c] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company AR5BXB63 (Foxconn) 802.11bg Mini PCIe NIC [103c:137a]
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Presario C700 [103c:30d9]
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
##### lsusb #######
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0158 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader
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 002: ID 04f3:0235 Elan Microelectronics Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
##### rfkill #######
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
##### lsmod #######
hp_wmi 16384 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 hp_wmi
ath5k 135168 0
ath 24576 1 ath5k
mac80211 618496 1 ath5k
cfg80211 450560 3 ath,ath5k,mac80211
wmi 20480 1 hp_wmi
##### interfaces #######
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
##### ifconfig #######
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
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
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
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
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
##### iwconfig #######
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
##### route #######
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
##### resolv.conf #######
##### network managers ##################
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 692 1 0 19:17 ? 00:00:00 NetworkManager
##### NetworkManager info ###############
NetworkManager Tool
State: disconnected
- Device: eth0 -------
Type: Wired
Driver: 8139too
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'eth0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Carrier Detect: yes
Wired Properties
Carrier: off
- Device: wlan0 -------
Type: 802.11 WiFi
Driver: ath5k
State: unavailable
Default: no
HW Address: <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
Capabilities:
Wireless Properties
WEP Encryption: yes
WPA Encryption: yes
WPA2 Encryption: yes
Wireless Access Points
##### NetworkManager.
[main]
NetworkingEnabl
WirelessEnabled
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=
dns=dnsmasq
no-auto-
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
[[/etc/
[connection] id=MOTOROLA | type=802-
[802-11-wireless] ssid=MOTOROLA | mac-address=<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>
[ipv4] method=auto
[ipv6] method=auto
##### iw reg get #######
Region: America/Edmonton (based on set time zone)
country 00:
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 20)
(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (3, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
##### iwlist channels ###################
lo no frequency information.
eth0 no frequency information.
wlan0 11 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
##### iwlist scan #######
wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
##### module infos #######
[ath5k]
filename: /lib/modules/
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Support for 5xxx series of Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN cards.
author: Nick Kossifidis
author: Jiri Slaby
srcversion: AB33EFF88AF59F8
depends: mac80211,
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.19.0-33-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: FC:41:45:
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption. (bool)
parm: fastchanswitch:
parm: no_hw_rfkill_
[ath]
filename: /lib/modules/
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Shared library for Atheros wireless LAN cards.
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: D89F916A5E804AF
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.19.0-33-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: FC:41:45:
sig_hashalgo: sha512
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion: 6AE775D26377F99
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.19.0-33-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: FC:41:45:
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: minstrel_
parm: max_nullfunc_
parm: max_probe_
parm: beacon_
parm: probe_wait_
parm: ieee80211_
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: F28307769349A31
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 3.19.0-33-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686
signer: Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key: FC:41:45:
sig_hashalgo: sha512
parm: ieee80211_
parm: cfg80211_
##### module parameters #################
[ath5k]
fastchanswitch: N
nohwcrypt: N
no_hw_rfkill_
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules #######
lp
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
##### rc.local #######
exit 0
##### pm-utils #######
##### udev rules #######
[/etc/udev/
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8139 (8139too)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}
# PCI device 0x168c:0x001c (ath5k)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}
##### dmesg #######
[ 14.482382] ath5k 0000:01:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control
[ 14.482566] ath5k 0000:01:00.0: registered as 'phy0'
[ 15.306927] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x64
[ 15.306932] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
[ 15.306936] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
[ 15.306938] ath: Regpair used: 0x64
[ 15.317888] ath5k: phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70)
[ 18.302868] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
[ 18.326081] 8139too 0000:02:01.0 eth0: link down
[ 18.326436] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
########## wireless info END ############
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