Help.. Please?

UCDKid · October 21, 2007

Hello all, so I am pretty new to Linux in general. I have used it at school(RedHat), and wanted to get more familiar with it. I have looked on the internet for a few days now, and I cannot seem to get my wireless card working. Apparently it has been a pretty big problem because I have found huge quantities of pages on how to fix this problem, however, a lot of the pages are old, and have a lot of dead links.

I am trying to run Mandriva 2008 which i just downloaded off of the Mandriva Website. My wireless card is an Intel PRO 2200BG. I tried getting the drivers and the firmware off the Intel website, but I cannot get the ieee80211 part to install. It says Make: command not found. So basically I dont know what else to do. If someone could help me out with this, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

[moved from Installing Mandriva by spinynorman]

Ixthusdan · October 21, 2007

Welcome to MUB!

2 things:

1) Make sure you are root when working an installation. For example, while one may be able to "make' as a user, "make install" can only be performed by root.

2) You should install your kernel source. ("urpmi kernel-source" in a shell.) If make is not actually installed, this will install all the stuff needed for compiling.

yossarian · October 21, 2007

What Mandriva are you using? I'm asking that because my laptop at work (IBM T-42) has the same wireless card and sometimes I run it from the Live CD (Mandriva One). I've never had any problem with the network. So if you didn't install from the live CD, you may want to try and find it in the repositories, it can save you a lot of headache in the installation. The only problem is that I don't know the name of the package you are looking for, maybe someone else would know.

Greg2 · October 21, 2007

My wireless card is an Intel PRO 2200BG. I tried getting the drivers and the firmware off the Intel website, but I cannot get the ieee80211 part to install. It says Make: command not found.

You shouldn't have to install anything (drivers), to make your Intel 2200 card work. did you try to set it up with the: Configure your computer > Network & internet > Set up a new network interface?

Please post the output as root of

lspci

and

lsmod

scoonma · October 22, 2007

It says Make: command not found.

Refrain from compiling stuff on your own whenever it's possible. In most cases you can install and use preconfigured packages using "urpmi" or a graphical frontend. If there's no other means left, compiling on your own can be helpful - do an "urpmi make" as root to install GNU make. In order to gain a minimal compiling environment, you'd also have to "urpmi gcc" or something similar. You'll probably need that for building a 3D hardware accelerated driver component for your machine. But the less you compile, the fewer headache you will cause for yourself. ;-)

UCDKid · October 22, 2007

You shouldn't have to install anything (drivers), to make your Intel 2200 card work. did you try to set it up with the: Configure your computer > Network & internet > Set up a new network interface?

Please post the output as root of
lspci
and
lsmod

from lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 04)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 04)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 04)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8036 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (rev 10)
05:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)
05:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
05:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
05:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
05:06.3 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

from lsmod:

Module				  Size  Used by
bluetooth			  46660  0
i915				   22816  3
drm					72564  4 i915
iptable_raw			 2656  0
xt_comment			  2336  0
xt_policy			   4480  0
xt_multiport			3744  4
ipt_ULOG				7748  0
ipt_TTL				 2688  0
ipt_ttl				 2336  0
ipt_TOS				 2560  0
ipt_tos				 2176  0
ipt_SAME				2880  0
ipt_REJECT			  4288  4
ipt_REDIRECT			2720  0
ipt_recent			  8312  0
ipt_owner			   2464  0
ipt_NETMAP			  2656  0
ipt_MASQUERADE		  3872  0
ipt_LOG				 6656  10
ipt_iprange			 2336  0
ipt_ECN				 3232  0
ipt_ecn				 2656  0
ipt_CLUSTERIP		   7460  0
ipt_ah				  2400  0
ipt_addrtype			2304  0
nf_nat_tftp			 2208  0
nf_nat_snmp_basic	   9700  0
nf_nat_sip			  4864  0
nf_nat_pptp			 3552  0
nf_nat_proto_gre		3012  1 nf_nat_pptp
nf_nat_irc			  2816  0
nf_nat_h323			 6880  0
nf_nat_ftp			  3424  0
nf_nat_amanda		   2560  0
ts_kmp				  2592  5
nf_conntrack_amanda	 4544  1 nf_nat_amanda
nf_conntrack_tftp	   5492  1 nf_nat_tftp
nf_conntrack_sip		8788  1 nf_nat_sip
nf_conntrack_proto_sctp	 8520  0
nf_conntrack_pptp	   6176  1 nf_nat_pptp
nf_conntrack_proto_gre	 5152  1 nf_conntrack_pptp
nf_conntrack_netlink	24416  0
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns	 3072  0
nf_conntrack_irc		6200  1 nf_nat_irc
nf_conntrack_h323	  48572  1 nf_nat_h323
nf_conntrack_ftp		8768  1 nf_nat_ftp
xt_tcpmss			   2656  0
xt_pkttype			  2400  4
xt_physdev			  3120  0
xt_NFQUEUE			  2496  0
xt_NFLOG				2560  0
xt_MARK				 2784  0
xt_mark				 2400  0
xt_mac				  2400  0
xt_limit				2944  0
xt_length			   2464  0
xt_helper			   2944  0
xt_hashlimit			8748  0
ip6_tables			 12836  1 xt_hashlimit
xt_dccp				 3588  0
xt_conntrack			3072  0
xt_CONNMARK			 3200  0
xt_connmark			 2688  0
xt_CLASSIFY			 2368  0
xt_tcpudp			   3680  11
xt_state				2784  6
iptable_nat			 7332  0
nf_nat				 16364  14 ipt_SAME,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_tftp,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_pp
p,nf_nat_proto_gre,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_amanda,nf_conntrack_
etlink,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4	  14988  8 iptable_nat
nf_conntrack		   54824  29 ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_CLUSTERIP,nf_nat_tftp,nf_nat_snmp_basic,nf_nat_sip,nf_nat_ppt
,nf_nat_irc,nf_nat_h323,nf_nat_ftp,nf_nat_amanda,nf_conntrack_amanda,nf_conntrac
_tftp,nf_conntrack_sip,nf_conntrack_proto_sctp,nf_conntrack_pptp,nf_conntrack_pr
to_gre,nf_conntrack_netlink,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_irc,nf_conntrac
_h323,nf_conntrack_ftp,xt_helper,xt_conntrack,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_state,i
table_nat,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
iptable_mangle		  2976  1
nfnetlink			   5112  4 nf_conntrack_netlink,nf_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack
iptable_filter		  3104  1
ip_tables			  11716  4 iptable_raw,iptable_nat,iptable_mangle,iptable_filter
x_tables			   12196  44 xt_comment,xt_policy,xt_multiport,ipt_ULOG,ipt_TTL,ipt_ttl,ipt_TOS,ipt_tos,ipt_S
ME,ipt_REJECT,ipt_REDIRECT,ipt_recent,ipt_owner,ipt_NETMAP,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_LO
,ipt_iprange,ipt_ECN,ipt_ecn,ipt_CLUSTERIP,ipt_ah,ipt_addrtype,xt_tcpmss,xt_pktt
pe,xt_physdev,xt_NFQUEUE,xt_NFLOG,xt_MARK,xt_mark,xt_mac,xt_limit,xt_length,xt_h
lper,xt_hashlimit,ip6_tables,xt_dccp,xt_conntrack,xt_CONNMARK,xt_connmark,xt_CLA
SIFY,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables
af_packet			  17960  2
snd_seq_dummy		   3492  0
ipv6				  252772  11 nf_conntrack_h323
snd_seq_oss			29280  0
snd_seq_midi_event	  6816  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq				45968  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device		  7244  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss			37312  0
snd_mixer_oss		  14624  1 snd_pcm_oss
video				  15112  0
thermal				11304  0
sbs					16520  0
fan					 4260  0
container			   4032  0
button				  6576  0
dock					7600  0
battery				10344  0
ac					  4452  0
ide_cd				 35488  0
binfmt_misc			 9352  1
loop				   14212  0
nls_utf8				2496  1
ntfs				  254184  1
dm_mirror			  20032  0
dm_mod				 47776  1 dm_mirror
ide_generic			 1824  0 [permanent]
ide_core			   99396  2 ide_cd,ide_generic
cpufreq_ondemand		7404  0
cpufreq_conservative	 6664  0
cpufreq_powersave	   2240  0
freq_table			  4544  1 cpufreq_ondemand
processor			  25764  1 thermal
tifm_sd				10216  0
tifm_7xx1			   6304  0
tifm_core			   8036  2 tifm_sd,tifm_7xx1
nvram				   8200  0
mmc_block			   9540  0
pcmcia				 33164  0
sdhci				  15084  0
ohci1394			   32240  0
ipw2200			   142920  0
yenta_socket		   23660  1
ieee1394			   80536  1 ohci1394
rsrc_nonstatic		 11776  1 yenta_socket
ieee80211			  32392  1 ipw2200
mmc_core			   22948  3 tifm_sd,mmc_block,sdhci
pcmcia_core			32916  3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
ieee80211_crypt		 5216  1 ieee80211
snd_hda_intel		 279548  4
ehci_hcd			   30828  0
snd_pcm				68996  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel
uhci_hcd			   22736  0
usbcore			   113928  3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
snd_timer			  19460  3 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc		  8456  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep			   7332  1 snd_hda_intel
intel_agp			  22132  1
agpgart				27592  3 drm,intel_agp
sky2				   38500  0
snd					43972  15 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_p
m,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore			   6592  1 snd
joydev				  8736  0
iTCO_wdt				9568  0
iTCO_vendor_support	 3940  1 iTCO_wdt
evdev				   8480  5
tsdev				   7072  0
sr_mod				 15044  0
sg					 30680  0
ext3				  118824  2
jbd					50184  1 ext3
scsi_wait_scan		  1984  0
sd_mod				 25888  5
ata_piix			   12228  4
ahci				   19460  0
libata				109424  2 ata_piix,ahci
scsi_mod			  124908  5 sr_mod,sg,scsi_wait_scan,sd_mod,libata

UCDKid · October 22, 2007

when i try to configure the connection it says that it is unable to find network interface for the selected device. using ipw2200 driver.

Greg2 · October 22, 2007

Is your wireless connection eth0, eth1, or what? Anyway, please post the output of

cat /etc/modprobe.conf

and as root

iwconfig

UCDKid · October 22, 2007

I will post these outputs later today. Thanks for your help.

UCDKid · October 23, 2007

cat /etc/modprobe.conf

alias eth0 sky2

options snd-ac97-codec power_save=1

alias sound-slot-0 snd_hda_intel

install scsi_hostadapter /sbin/modprobe ahci; /sbin/modprobe ata_piix; /bin/true

install ide-controller /sbin/modprobe ide_generic; /bin/true

remove tifm_7xx1 /sbin/modprobe -r mmc_block; /sbin/modprobe -r tifm_sd; /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove tifm_7xx1

install tifm_7xx1 /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install tifm_7xx1 && { /sbin/modprobe mmc_block; /sbin/modprobe tifm_sd; /bin/true; }

remove sdhci /sbin/modprobe -r mmc_block; /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove sdhci

install sdhci /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install sdhci && { /sbin/modprobe mmc_block; /bin/true; }

alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394

install usb-interface /sbin/modprobe uhci_hcd; /sbin/modprobe ehci_hcd; /bin/true

alias eth1 ipw2200

iwconfig

lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

eth1 unassociated ESSID:"HOOT" Nickname:"localhost"

Mode:Managed Channel=0 Access Point: Not-Associated

Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Sensitivity=8/0

Retry limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off

Encryption key:E21F-A935-49 Security mode:open

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

sit0 no wireless extensions.

UCDKid · October 24, 2007

Update. For a while, I was able to get it to configure, but it would not find any wireless networks. So, still unable to connect wirelessly. However, it is giving me the same error as before now. Any ideas?

Greg2 · October 24, 2007

Have you installed the firmware from the repos? If not, as root do

urpmi ipw2200-firmware

then try it again.

UCDKid · October 25, 2007

Have you installed the firmware from the repos? If not, as root do
urpmi ipw2200-firmware
then try it again.

yes, this firmware updated when i went through the Easy Urpmi routine in the Perfect Desktop tutorial

UCDKid · October 26, 2007

Does anyone else have any suggestions on getting my wireless card to work?

UCDKid · October 28, 2007

so after two weeks, i am just about ready to give up. i have spent countless hours on the web to no avail. I cant get my wireless to any extent. im pretty much stumped. it finds the card, but no network. sometimes it says it is unable to find interface using ipw2200 driver, it gives error in the startup. and as ironic as it may seem. in the PerfectDesktop tutorial on howtoforge.org, the same exact card is being used. i have no idea why mine will not work. again.. Toshiba Satellite a105-s2716 with intel pro 2200bg wireless card. Thanks for any help.

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