Re: [gentoo-user] lost wireless network

[pat]

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

     Pat


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