Wireless Adapter

fails · 09-27-2005, 06:41 PM

Hi guys

fresh install of Ubuntu (based on Debian, as many of you know)

Wireless card (I believe) is picked up somewhere by the OS as it displays the wireless signal strength icon in the top task bar, however, not
wireless device is available for configuration by the user/OS.

Are there some simple steps I can use to begin to identify the problem?

Kind Regards
Dan

Snowbat · 09-28-2005, 05:29 AM

Open a terminal and become root. Does /sbin/iwconfig report any wireless devices?

fails · 09-28-2005, 07:33 AM

thanks for your reply Snowbat

It doesn't report any wireless devices. A google of "iwconfig reports no devices" isn't massively reveling

Snowbat · 09-28-2005, 09:32 AM

Looks like you'll need to install a driver then. Which wireless card is it?

fails · 09-28-2005, 10:00 AM

don't know to be honest, laptop just be given to me, so how can i identify it? its built in WiFi btw

Snowbat · 09-28-2005, 10:42 AM

Brand and model of laptop?

fails · 09-28-2005, 10:46 AM

AJP Laptop, model: D87P

If did look, but nothing obvious

thanks for your help so far Snowbat, very grateful!!!

Charred · 09-28-2005, 11:30 AM

Welcome to LQ, fails!

Run

Code:

lspci -v

and post your results.

fails · 09-28-2005, 11:36 AM

Thats how you discover! Thanks! Ok result below with adapter highlighted in red

Quote:

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82865G/PE/P DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 02)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Capabilities: [e4] #09 [2106]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82865G/PE/P PCI to AGP Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 96
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d01fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-efffffff
Expansion ROM at 00003000 [disabled] [size=4K]

0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
I/O ports at 1cc0 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
I/O ports at 1ce0 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 177
I/O ports at 2020 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0]

0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB/ER Hub interface to PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff
Memory behind bridge: d0200000-d02fffff

0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Bridge (rev 02) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) Ultra ATA 100 Storage Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at 2060 [size=16]
Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 209
I/O ports at 2040 [size=32]

0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 209
I/O ports at 1400
I/O ports at 1c80 [size=64]
Memory at d0000c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at d0000800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 209
I/O ports at 1800
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=128]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0870
Flags: bus master, fast Back2Back, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 209
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
Memory at d0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [58] AGP version 3.0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:03:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 177
Memory at 40001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Bus: primary=03, secondary=04, subordinate=07, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 40400000-407ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 40800000-40bff000
I/O window 0: 00004800-000048ff
I/O window 1: 00004c00-00004cff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0500
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 217
Memory at d0206000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Memory at d0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:03:02.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20265 (rev 02)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 185
I/O ports at 4450
I/O ports at 4444 [size=4]
I/O ports at 4448 [size=8]
I/O ports at 4440 [size=4]
I/O ports at 4400 [size=64]
Memory at d0220000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Capabilities: [58] Power Management version 1

0000:03:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 0800
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 225
I/O ports at 4000
Memory at d0206800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

0000:03:04.0 Network controller: RaLink Ralink RT2500 802.11 Cardbus Reference Card (rev 01)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 6833
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 185
Memory at d0204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

Snowbat · 09-28-2005, 02:47 PM

There is a beta driver for rt2400/rt2500 on Sourceforge. You'll need to compile the module from source:
http://rt2400.sourceforge.net/

Alternatively, this card is known to work with ndiswrapper. I'm not sure if Ubuntu includes ndiswrapper in their distro - check your installed/installable programs. It may be that you just need to feed it the Windows driver.
http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...04/11/1/225068

Charred · 09-28-2005, 08:26 PM

Look at Snowbat being all on the ball and stuff! Good links!

fails · 09-29-2005, 11:11 AM

Thanks Snow and Char!!! You guys are stars so have a gold star each!

I'm just going off to read about how to configure things so I can connect to secure networks, just just opens ones as it is at the moment