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Wlan0-interface & Wlan-driver gone?


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In all my experimenting yesterday I must have done something wrong ...

 

Today I suddenly can't find my Wlan0-interface. It's just gone overnight ... Vanished from the network-center. I've tried to setup a network interface, but when I click wireless and then proceed all I get is use Windows ndiswrapper. And I know there used to be an Intel 4965-option there when I booted Mandriva the first time.

 

Three things I found so far:

  • There appears to be no iwl4965.ko.gz-file in /lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/
  • When installing iwlwifi-kernel-desktop586-latest i get unsatisfied iwlwifi-kernel-2.6.26.3-desktop586-1mnb
  • it shows up correctly under the 'browse and configure hardware'-screen

 

System specs: Mandriva 2009 Powerpack on a Acer Aspire 5920 with Intel WiFi 4965 AGN .

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You will not find the iwl4965 module in that kernel. Have you installed the iwlwifi-4965-ucode package from the official non-free repo? It contains the firmware you need for the iwlagn module that you should be using

[root@halfway greg]# modinfo iwlagn | grep -i 4965
alias:		  iwl4965
firmware:	   iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
parm:		   fw_restart4965:restart firmware in case of error (int)

Here's some more info on this: intellinuxwireless.org

 

So make sure you're using the iwlagn module. You can check with

lsmod | grep -i iwlagn

If it's not loaded, you can load it with

modprobe iwlagn

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- The iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode is installed.

- lsmod | grep -i iwlagn does nothing

 

And modprobe

[root@localhost maarten]# modprobe iwlagn
FATAL: Error inserting iwlagn (/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko.gz): Invalid argument

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I found a message that the laptop has

Network

 

Gigabit Base-T LAN 10/100/1000Mbit, V.92 modem, WiFi 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n WiFi

 

So, like WIFI and I have RALINK.

You must have Firmware

 

rt2561.bin

rt2561s.bin

rt2661.bin

rt2860.bin.

 

This firware find in RT Drivers. Copy this file to /lib/firmware

System automatictly loading driver rt2x00pci to memory.

 

Paste here as root

 

lsmod | grep rt2x00pci

 

Driver rt2x00pci is use in newest kernel. Older kernel use rt61????? forgotten..Lex

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[root@localhost maarten]# modprobe -r iwlagn
[root@localhost maarten]# modprobe iwlagn fw_restart4965=1
FATAL: Error inserting iwlagn (/lib/modules/2.6.27.19-desktop586-1mnb/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlagn.ko.gz): Invalid module format

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi

 

One of the latest card company Ubiquiti Networks, based on the Atheros chipset AR9160 with DFS SUPPORT. This is a card which works in the standard IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n. Particular attention should be paid its operating modes, namely the ability to work in the four-mode power at 24dBm according to specifications. Unfortunately, for now work on Linux, you must wait until other manufacturers implement standard "n" in your solutions to the wireless network.

 

NOTE - the card does not work in the Mikrotik

 

Atheros IEEE 802.11n ath9k driver

Tags: Atheros wifi drivers http://www.linux.pl/?id=news_glowna_all&tag=98

 

Luis Rodriguez (now no longer an employee Atheros) linuxwireless presented to the new wifi driver on Linux "ath9k" (not to be confused with the "ath5k"). This driver supports all Atheros chipsets capable of operating in the IEEE 802.11n (draft). The driver is fully Open Source.

 

Source

http://www.linux.pl/?id=news&show=4860&from=rss

Źródła:

 

http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=1...3321103&w=2

 

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k

 

http://madwifi.org/wiki/About/ath5k

 

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k

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