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1) the output of "dmesg | grep iwlwifi" is... |
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[ 0.640780] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control |
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[ 0.641112] Loading firmware: iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode |
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[ 0.641332] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.83.5.1 build 33692 5000-5.ucode op_mode iwldvm |
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[ 0.641360] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG disabled |
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[ 0.641364] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled |
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[ 0.641367] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING disabled |
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[ 0.641370] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN, REV=0x54 |
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[ 17.311014] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 |
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[ 17.424989] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0 |
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Nice to see that it detects the 5100 AGN just like lspci. As the old |
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saying goes, "use it or lose it"; I used to be able to run wifi on this |
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machine manually (command line) in the past, but now I've completely |
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forgotten how. I've emerged "iw" and "wpa_supplicant". "iw dev" shows |
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phy#0 |
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Interface wlan0 |
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ifindex 3 |
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wdev 0x1 |
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addr 00:26:c6:4a:b4:92 |
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type managed |
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txpower 15.00 dBm |
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Questions... |
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1) what do I do to scan and get a list of available networks? |
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2) how do I connect to one of the listed networks (assuming either |
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it's public, or I have the password) ? |
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3) minor detail... The Google hits I've found all show both DVM and |
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MVM support enabled. Given that dmesg output shows "op_mode iwldvm", |
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can I safely get rid of MVM support ? |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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