Touble getting ath5k wifi working on Ubuntu 11.10
Jan Mostert
jan.mostert at gmail.com
Thu Jan 19 06:41:38 UTC 2012
Would anyone recommend ndiswrapper?
--
Jan Vladimir Mostert
BEngSci
MyCee Technologies
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Jan Mostert <jan.mostert at gmail.com> wrote:
> Doing a "sudo iwlist wlan0 scan" just says no results found (that's after
> shutting it down and bringing it up again, otherwise it doesn't scan).
>
> Some snippets of the dmesg output, error message in error log "wlan0: link
> is not ready":
>
> ...
>
> [ 16.093490] radeon 0000:01:05.0: WB enabled
>
> [ 16.236585] [drm] Loading R300 Microcode
>
> [ 16.332310] ath5k 0000:09:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ
> 21
>
> [ 16.332396] ath5k 0000:09:02.0: registered as 'phy0'
>
> [ 17.140419] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.16
>
> ...
>
> [ 17.798978] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm
> 'minstrel_ht'
>
> [ 17.800970] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2413 chip found (MAC: 0x78, PHY: 0x45)
>
> [ 17.819332] [drm] Radeon display connector VGA-1: No monitor connected
> or invalid EDID
>
> ...
>
> [ 63.310052] [<c17bf0a9>] ? i386_start_kernel+0xa9/0xaf
>
> [ 63.310055] handlers:
>
> [ 63.310063] [<f824d730>] ath5k_intr
>
> [ 63.310067] Disabling IRQ #21
>
> [ 63.336507] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
>
> [ 136.492264] audit_printk_skb: 21 callbacks suppressed
>
> [ 136.492270] type=1400 audit(1326747240.814:19): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace"
> name="/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-guest-session-wrapper" pid=1720
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.502258] type=1400 audit(1326747240.822:20): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/sbin/dhclient" pid=1721
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.507816] type=1400 audit(1326747240.826:21): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace"
> name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=1721
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.509488] type=1400 audit(1326747240.830:22): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script"
> pid=1721 comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.525168] type=1400 audit(1326747240.846:23): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/bin/evince" pid=1722
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.534893] type=1400 audit(1326747240.854:24): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/bin/evince-previewer" pid=1722
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.548906] type=1400 audit(1326747240.870:25): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/bin/evince-thumbnailer" pid=1722
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.558563] type=1400 audit(1326747240.878:26): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5"
> pid=1724 comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> [ 136.559333] type=1400 audit(1326747240.878:27): apparmor="STATUS"
> operation="profile_replace" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-*" pid=1724
> comm="apparmor_parser"
>
> ...
>
> [ 137.097854] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1852) terminated
> with status 1
>
> [ 164.072460] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
>
> [ 708.838154] ath5k 0000:09:02.0: PCI INT A disabled
>
> [ 761.437495] ath5k 0000:09:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ
> 21
>
> [ 761.437585] ath5k 0000:09:02.0: registered as 'phy1'
>
> [ 762.152577] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x63
>
> [ 762.152583] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
>
> [ 762.152589] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
>
> [ 762.152592] ath: Regpair used: 0x63
>
> [ 762.152599] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152604] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152607] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152612] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152616] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152620] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152624] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152628] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152632] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152636] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152640] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152645] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152648] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152653] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152656] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152661] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152664] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152669] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152673] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152677] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152681] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152685] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152689] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152693] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152697] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a
> 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule:
>
> [ 762.152702] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000
> mBm)
>
> [ 762.152705] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz as custom regd has no
> rule that fits a 20 MHz wide channel
>
> [ 762.154490] cfg80211: Ignoring regulatory request Set by core since the
> driver uses its own custom regulatory domain
>
> [ 762.157129] ieee80211 phy1: Selected rate control algorithm
> 'minstrel_ht'
>
> [ 762.161704] ath5k phy1: Atheros AR2413 chip found (MAC: 0x78, PHY: 0x45)
>
> [ 763.928517] irq 21: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option)
>
> [ 763.928527] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 3.0.0-14-generic
> #23-Ubuntu
>
> [ 763.928531] Call Trace:
>
> [ 763.928543] [<c151a3f2>] ? printk+0x2d/0x2f
>
> [ 763.928553] [<c10aad49>] __report_bad_irq+0x29/0xd0
>
> [ 763.928565] [<f8511dc8>] ? ath5k_hw_is_intr_pending+0x18/0x20 [ath5k]
>
> [ 763.928571] [<c10ab114>] note_interrupt+0x104/0x150
>
> [ 763.928577] [<c10a963e>] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x9e/0x200
>
> [ 763.928583] [<c1026208>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x8/0x10
>
> [ 763.928591] [<c152dd0d>] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2d/0x40
>
> [ 763.928596] [<c10a97db>] handle_irq_event+0x3b/0x60
>
> [ 763.928601] [<c10ab850>] ? unmask_irq+0x30/0x30
>
> [ 763.928606] [<c10ab89e>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0x4e/0xc0
>
> [ 763.928609] <IRQ> [<c1535232>] ? do_IRQ+0x42/0xc0
>
> [ 763.928620] [<c1008818>] ? sched_clock+0x8/0x10
>
> [ 763.928627] [<c106c84b>] ? sched_clock_local+0xcb/0x1c0
>
> [ 763.928632] [<c1535170>] ? common_interrupt+0x30/0x38
>
> [ 763.928638] [<c10600d8>] ? cwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x48/0x90
>
> [ 763.928645] [<c12fa8f0>] ? arch_local_irq_enable+0x5/0xb
>
> [ 763.928650] [<c12fb587>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x227/0x25e
>
> [ 763.928656] [<c141064d>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0x7d/0x240
>
> [ 763.928661] [<c100175a>] ? cpu_idle+0x8a/0xc0
>
> [ 763.928669] [<c1500eb5>] ? rest_init+0x5d/0x68
>
> [ 763.928675] [<c17bf763>] ? start_kernel+0x352/0x358
>
> [ 763.928680] [<c17bf3a2>] ? pass_bootoption.constprop.2+0xe2/0xe2
>
> [ 763.928685] [<c17bf0a9>] ? i386_start_kernel+0xa9/0xaf
>
> [ 763.928688] handlers:
>
> [ 763.928696] [<f851d730>] ath5k_intr
>
> [ 763.928699] Disabling IRQ #21
>
> [ 763.972512] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
>
> [ 785.852611] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready--
>
>
>
> Jan Vladimir Mostert
> BEngSci
>
> MyCee Technologies
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> Jan Mostert wrote:
>> > Did a clean install of Ubuntu 11.10 just to be sure it's not
>> > something I've messed up.
>> > First time it booted into Unity, it could see the wireless networks,
>> > but just wouldn't connect, rebooted, now there's no wireless
>> > connections to connect to.
>> >
>> > Reinstalled the non-free drivers with
>> > sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree
>> > and still nothing to connect to.
>>
>> The command
>>
>> dmesg
>>
>> should reveal if there is a problem loading the firmware to the wireless
>> card. Or you could have a look at the file "/var/log/syslog".
>>
>> > iwconfig:
>> >
>> > lo no wireless extensions.
>> >
>> > eth0 no wireless extensions.
>> >
>> > wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:off/any
>> > Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20
>> > dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power
>> > Management:off
>>
>> You could try the command
>>
>> sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
>>
>> to check if you can see wireless networks. IIRC, I once had a situation
>> where network-manager didn't show my AP before I used that command. But
>> I prefer to use wicd instead of network-manager. Maybe you could try
>> wicd as well. If you do that, please uninstall network-manager because
>> otherwise both wicd and nm want to handle the wireless network and both
>> will fail.
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
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