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On 05/20/10 01:06, Zeerak Mustafa Waseem wrote: |
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> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 07:14:35AM -0400, CJoeB wrote: |
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>> Hi, |
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>> I had wireless working just fine back when I was using the |
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>> 2.6.27-gentoo-r8 kernel. Since upgrading to the 2.6.30 series of |
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>> kernels, I haven't been able to get it working. I was using the ipw3945 |
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>> driver, but this driver needs TKIP and something else (don't remember |
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>> what) set in the cryptographic section of the kernel source. I can't |
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>> seem to find where that is located, if it is in the kernel that I am |
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>> currently running - 2.6.31-gentoo-r10. |
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>> I've tried using the corresponding driver within the kernel, but I still |
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>> get told that my wireless connection does not exist and that I should |
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>> verify the hardware or kernel module driver. |
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>> I have also always used wireless-tools. I know wpa_supplicant is |
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>> supposed to be better because you can enable WEP encryption, but I tried |
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>> to set that up too and I still get told that my wireless connection does |
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>> not exist and that I should verify the hardware or kernel module driver. |
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>> I'd be happy just using wireless-tools if I could get the ipw3945 driver |
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>> to build, but can't without TKIP. Does anyone know if this setting has |
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>> been taken out of the kernel source or if it is just located in some |
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>> obsure place that I can't find? |
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>> Regards, |
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>> Colleen |
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>> -- |
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>> Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org |
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> I'm sorry if I'm mistaken, or if this comes across as awfully rude but didn't you ask the same question back in March? Did you have a look at the replies from then to see if that could help with this issue? |
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> Also you can search within the kernel by entering '/' a search field will come up, and if you know part of the name (past thread of same title should reveal that), you should be able to locate it. |
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> Hope it helps |
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After you built your new kernel, did you re-emerge iwl3945-ucode? I |
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usually forgot that step when upgrading my kernel (along with |
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nvidia-drivers). I believe if you look in /var/log/messages, you'll see |
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a message about missing microcode if this is the case. |
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Also, I use wireless-tools just fine with mine, and it's running |
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2.6.31-r10 (I keep meaning to upgrade my kernel to the latest stable). |
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John Moe |
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