[SOLVED] Can't get wireless to work with Intel Wireless 5300 AGN

tradet · 08-21-2010, 04:47 AM

Hi,

I can't get my card Intel Wireless 5300 AGN to work. I'm running Slackware 13.1 and it's a full, fresh install.

I get to show up with lspci -v:
Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5300 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
.. some stuff..
Kernel modules: iwlagn

It's using the kernel module iwlagn which is loaded:
# lsmod | grep iwlagn
iwlagn 115772 0
iwlcore 100791 1 iwlagn
mac80211 171226 2 iwlagn, iwlcore
cfg80211 128711 3 iwlagn, iwlcore, mac80211

But it will not show up with 'ifconfig' which will only list the local loopback (yes we have have a eth problem as well but one thing at a time).

What can we do?

Thanks in advance

nimnull22 · 08-21-2010, 06:47 AM

Can you post here output of:
1. ifconfig -a
2. ifconfig
3. iwconfig

Thanks.

tradet · 08-21-2010, 05:10 PM

Code:

bash-4.1# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:90:f5:97:46:07  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:35 Base address:0xe000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Code:

bash-4.1# ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:90:f5:97:46:07  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
          Interrupt:35 Base address:0xe000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Code:

bash-4.1# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

We found something interesting in dmesg:

Code:

bash-4.1# dmesg
iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, 2.6.33.4-ks
iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300AGN REV=0x24
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Unsupported (too old) EEPROM VER=0x114 < 0x11a CALIB=0x0 < 0x4
iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
iwlagn: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -22
ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023]  GUID[ffe473fffffffffe]
input: FSPPS/2 Sentelic FingerSensingPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input9
cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
    (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
    (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
thermal LNXTHERM:01: registered as thermal_zone0
ACPI: Thermal Zone [TZ0] (40 C)
Adding 2096440k swap on /dev/sda7.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:2096440k 
fuse init (API version 7.13)
ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
lp: driver loaded but no devices found
Linux agpgart interface v0.103
EXT4-fs (sda8): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
r8169: eth0: link down
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready

nimnull22 · 08-22-2010, 02:52 AM

I have found interesting thread:
http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/sho....php?p=8609675

nimnull22 · 08-22-2010, 02:56 AM

Especially: http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.o...ug.cgi?id=1997

tradet · 08-23-2010, 04:16 AM

Wow thanks, just what I was looking for.

I guess the card is defect then.