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From: pat <pat@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] lost wireless network
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:54:08
Message-Id: 20120128125217.M89623@xvalheru.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] lost wireless network by Florian Philipp
1 On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:46:37 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote
2 > Am 28.01.2012 12:38, schrieb pat:
3 > > Hi,
4 > >
5 > > I've used wireless network about half of a year ago. Now I need it and it
6 > > doesn't start :-( My gentoo is up to date.
7 > >
8 > > I'm using network manager (and it's nm-applet).
9 > >
10 > > Wireless info:
11 > > description: Wireless interface
12 > > product: WiFi Link 6000 Series
13 > > vendor: Intel Corporation
14 > > capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
15 > > configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlagn driverversion=3.0.6-tuxonice
16 > > firmware=9.221.4.1 build 25532 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE
17 > > 802.11abgn
18 > >
19 > > After switching on, the dmesg says:
20 > > iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio.
21 > > usb 2-1.7: new full speed USB device number 78 using ehci_hcd
22 > >
23 > > but wireless control doesn't indicate that it's on and nm-applies says the
24 > > wireless is disabled by hw switch.
25 > >
26 > > It worked on tuxonice-sources-2.6.38-r1 but now it doesn't work on it too :-(
27 > > Current kernel is tuxonice-sources-3.0.6 (planing upgrade to 3.0.17, but only
28 > > with wireless :-) ).
29 > >
30 > > Please, could someone help me? I have no idea where to start :-\
31 > >
32 > > Thanks
33 > >
34 > > Pat
35 > >
36 >
37 > Do you have the rfkill module loaded?
38 >
39 > Regards,
40 > Florian Philipp
41
42 Yes.
43 rfkill 15504 1 cfg80211
44
45 Pat
46
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Re: [gentoo-user] lost wireless network "Canek Peláez Valdés" <caneko@×××××.com>