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From: Alexander Kapshuk <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
To: Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:38:08
Message-Id: CAJ1xhMX3L5=qmJJLS0zxsvpCnO6pvEzgtHO5JYi6Q_TGpoGyBg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] wireless interface problem in new installation by behrouz khosravi
1 On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:36 PM, behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >
3 > On Nov 17, 2014 8:46 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk" <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
4 > wrote:
5 >>
6 >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:58 PM, behrouz khosravi <bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
7 >> wrote:
8 >> >
9 >> > On Nov 17, 2014 7:32 PM, "Alexander Kapshuk"
10 >> > <alexander.kapshuk@×××××.com>
11 >> > wrote:
12 >> >>
13 >> >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:32 PM, behrouz khosravi
14 >> >> <bz.khosravi@×××××.com>
15 >> >> wrote:
16 >> >> >
17 >> >> >>
18 >> >> >>
19 >> >> >> Hm, does wireless device require firmware? Have you installed
20 >> >> >> firmware
21 >> >> >> properly?
22 >> >> >
23 >> >> >
24 >> >> > I dont think so. I have installed gentoo on it before and back then I
25 >> >> > just
26 >> >> > used the genkernel and it was working.
27 >> >>
28 >> >> What's the output of 'lspci -k'?
29 >> >>
30 >> >
31 >> > It shows the device which is a atheros ar9285
32 >> > But doesnt show any kernel driver in use for it.
33 >> > So that is because the driver is not compiled?
34 >>
35 >> I dare say the kernel driver may not have been compiled into the
36 >> kernel, or compiled as a kernel module.
37 >> What's the output of 'cd /usr/src/linux && grep -i ath .config'?
38 >>
39 >
40 > Well I looked and the relevant module was not compiled.
41 > I have changed the config so I cant answer your question unfortunately !
42 > I hope new kernel will fix it.
43 > But I have used the previous config in kernel about 2 month ago. I cant
44 > believe I have not used the wireless that time!
45
46 Do let us know how you go with the module built into the kernel.