Re: [gentoo-user] lost wireless network

[pat]

On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:42:52 -0500, Michael Mol wrote
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 3:31 PM, pat <pat@××××××××.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:08:17 +0000, Mick wrote
> >> On Saturday 28 Jan 2012 17:00:35 Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
> >> > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:52 AM, pat <pat@××××××××.org> wrote:
> >> > > On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:46:37 +0100, Florian Philipp wrote
> >> > >
> >> > >> Am 28.01.2012 12:38, schrieb pat:
> >> > >> > Hi,
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I've used wireless network about half of a year ago. Now I need it and
> >> > >> > it doesn't start :-( My gentoo is up to date.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I'm using network manager (and it's nm-applet).
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Wireless info:
> >> > >> > description: Wireless interface
> >> > >> > product: WiFi Link 6000 Series
> >> > >> > vendor: Intel Corporation
> >> > >> > capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
> >> > >> > wireless configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlagn
> >> > >> > driverversion=3.0.6-tuxonice firmware=9.221.4.1 build 25532 latency=0
> >> > >> > link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > After switching on, the dmesg says:
> >> > >> > iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to enable radio.
> >> > >> > usb 2-1.7: new full speed USB device number 78 using ehci_hcd
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > but wireless control doesn't indicate that it's on and nm-applies says
> >> > >> > the wireless is disabled by hw switch.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > It worked on tuxonice-sources-2.6.38-r1 but now it doesn't work on it
> >> > >> > too :-( Current kernel is tuxonice-sources-3.0.6 (planing upgrade to
> >> > >> > 3.0.17, but only with wireless :-) ).
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Please, could someone help me? I have no idea where to start :-\
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Thanks
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >      Pat
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Do you have the rfkill module loaded?
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Regards,
> >> > >> Florian Philipp
> >> > >
> >> > > Yes.
> >> > > rfkill                 15504  1 cfg80211
> >> >
> >> > I think Florian meant the rfkill package:
> >> >
> >> > net-wireless/rfkill
> >> >
> >> > Install it, and run "rfkill list"; mine says:
> >> >
> >> > # rfkill list
> >> > 0: sony-wifi: Wireless LAN
> >> >     Soft blocked: no
> >> >     Hard blocked: no
> >> > 1: sony-bluetooth: Bluetooth
> >> >     Soft blocked: no
> >> >     Hard blocked: no
> >> > 3: phy0: Wireless LAN
> >> >     Soft blocked: no
> >> >     Hard blocked: no
> >> > 31: hci0: Bluetooth
> >> >     Soft blocked: no
> >> >     Hard blocked: no
> >> >
> >> > As you can see, all of them say "Hard blocked: no". If in your case
> >> > one says "Hard blocked: yes", you can change it with "rfkill unblock
> >> > wlan0", for example.
> >>
> >> ... or pushing the wireless button on the machine?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Mick
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've installed the rfkill and when hw switch is off:
> > 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> >        Soft blocked: no
> >        Hard blocked: yes
> >
> > And when on:
> > 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> >        Soft blocked: no
> >        Hard blocked: no
> >
> > Thanks for help
>
> That means there's a physical toggle switch somewhere on the device
> that's turning the wireless access on and off. Sometimes that's a
> switch on the side, sometimes that's a dedicated button, and
> sometimes that's something like Fn+(some other keyboard key).
>
> My old Acer Aspire laptop had a wireless toggle button that the side
> of my left hand kept resting on. If my wireless dropped, the first
> thing I always did was poke that button a couple times. (This was
> before any Linux distro properly supported toggling the LED on that
> particular button...)
>
> --
> :wq

Sorry my mistake, the first output is with physical toggle switch off and
second one with it on.

My wireless worked about 6 months ago since then I've didn't use it and did a
lot of system updates. Now I need it and it doesn't work. What I should to try
have it back?

Thanks

     Pat



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