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From: behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:55:54
Message-Id: CAO5-k+pYo=--Bug27de4YYs4FZx-VwPUMQqdKQYhssbsg6mLAA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation by behrouz khosravi
1 On Nov 17, 2014 9:06 PM, "behrouz khosravi" <bz.khosravi@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >
3 >
4 > On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
5 wrote:
6 > >
7 > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
8 wrote:
9 > > >
10 > > > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" <
11 alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
12 > > > wrote:
13 > > >>
14 > > >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi <
15 bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
16 > > >> wrote:
17 > > >> >
18 > > >> >>
19 > > >> >>
20 > > >> >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed
21 firmware
22 > > >> >> properly?
23 > > >> >
24 > > >> >
25 > > >> > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back
26 then I
27 > > >> > just
28 > > >> > used the genkernel and it was working.
29 > > >>
30 > > >> What's the output of 'lspci -k'?
31 > > >>
32 > > >
33 > > > It shows the device which is a atheros ar9285
34 > > > But doesnt show any kernel driver in use for it.
35 > > > So that is because the driver is not compiled?
36 > >
37 > > I dare say the kernel driver may not have been compiled into the
38 > > kernel, or compiled as a kernel module.
39 > > What's the output of 'cd /usr/src/linux && grep -i ath .config'?
40 > >
41 >
42 > Well I looked and the relevant module was not compiled.
43 > I have changed the config so I cant answer your question unfortunately !
44 > I hope new kernel will fix it.
45 > But I have used the previous config in kernel about 2 month ago. I cant
46 believe I have not used the wireless that time!
47
48 Well thank you very much.
49 The new kernel works.
50 Good day

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Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation Alexander Kapshuk <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>