Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation

[Alexander Kapshuk]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:55 PM, behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com> wrote:
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> On Nov 17, 2014 9:06 PM, "behrouz khosravi" <bz.khosravi@×××××.com> wrote:
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>> On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
>> wrote:
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>> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi
>> > <bz.khosravi@×××××.com> wrote:
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>> > > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk"
>> > > <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
>> > > wrote:
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>> > >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi
>> > >> <bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
>> > >> wrote:
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>> > >> >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed
>> > >> >> firmware
>> > >> >> properly?
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>> > >> > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back then
>> > >> > I
>> > >> > just
>> > >> > used the genkernel and it was working.
>> > >>
>> > >> What's the output of 'lspci -k'?
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>> > >
>> > > It shows the device which is a atheros ar9285
>> > > But doesnt show any kernel driver in use for it.
>> > > So that is because the driver is  not compiled?
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>> > I dare say the kernel driver may not have been compiled into the
>> > kernel, or compiled as a kernel module.
>> > What's the output of 'cd /usr/src/linux && grep -i ath .config'?
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>> Well I looked and the relevant module was not compiled.
>> I have changed the config so I cant answer your question unfortunately !
>> I hope new kernel will fix it.
>> But I have used the previous config in kernel about 2 month ago. I cant
>> believe I have not used the wireless that time!
>
> Well thank you very much.
> The new kernel works.
> Good day

Good to hear.

Thanks for letting us know.