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I am very new to Linux, since i have been using Windows for my whole life. However, since i am studying computer science, i have to expand my knowledge to other OS aswell.
Yesterday, i got a new computer from my school, a Toshiba Satellite C850-1CV. I decided that i might aswell start expanding my knowledge right away and after some research, i downloaded and installed "BackTrack5 R2".
(OS Version; Linux 3.2.6
KDE SC Version; 4.5.3
Hostname: BT )
My problem is - i can't get any acess to internet.
I have tried to install a few different versions of the drivers for the network card, but no sucess. I am also having trouble finding a proper guide to do it.
I have been sitting here for atleast 6 hours now, trying to fix it somehow. I would really appretiate a link to a turtorial and the driver.
Here is the "dxdiag" as windows-people would call it.
(or atleast a part of it)
Usually in Linux you type lspci -knn in terminal to get the information of your hardware. However to get your wireless working you could use ndiswraper and find the driver to get it working. To download ndiswraper you will need to be connected with a wire.
You could also run a live session with a more mainstream distro like Ubuntu or Linuxmint and see if these distros include support for your wireless, if they do you can pick to see what driver they are using and try to donwnload from your distro's repository and modeprobe it.
Arch is another distro that includes lots of software from their repository. I dont think they have a live CD like Ubuntu, mint, fedora, or OpenSuse. But you should try one of these or get connected with the wire for now and download and play with ndiswraper.
After playing around with ndiswrapper and ndisgtk, i managed to find a driver and it seems like it's the right one.
I have been following this guide http://wiki.debian.org/NdisWrapper but it seems like i can't "Insert the NDISwrapper module into the kernel" ???
Here is a screenshot of what happends at the "Configuration-step".
I have been trying different guides, googling around the whole day, with no luck.
Earlier, i could atleast get internet connection when i connected a lan cable into the laptop, but now it doesnt work either... I am clueless of what to do.
Anyway, here is some info that might give some information of how i might be able to solve this problem.
(used some "get-info-command" i found on this forum)
Code:
zafia@SATELLITE:~$ sudo echo uname: && uname -a -m -p && echo lspci: && lspci && echo lsusb: && lsusb && echo lsmod: && lsmod && echo ifconfig: && ifconfig && echo ifconfig -a: && ifconfig -a && echo iwconfig: && iwconfig && echo resolv.conf: && cat /etc/resolv.conf && echo route: && route -n
[sudo] password for zafia:
uname:
Linux SATELLITE 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8723
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0930:021d Toshiba Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b326 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0781:5406 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Micro U3
lsmod:
Module Size Used by
nls_iso8859_1 12713 1
nls_cp437 16991 1
vfat 17585 1
fat 61512 1 vfat
usb_storage 49198 1
uas 18027 0
pci_stub 12622 1
vboxpci 23200 0
vboxnetadp 13382 0
vboxnetflt 23441 0
vboxdrv 287082 3 vboxpci,vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
joydev 17693 0
dm_crypt 23125 0
parport_pc 32866 0
ppdev 17113 0
rfcomm 47604 12
bnep 18281 2
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 32474 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 223867 1
binfmt_misc 17540 1
uvcvideo 72627 0
videodev 98259 1 uvcvideo
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 17128 1 videodev
psmouse 87603 0
serio_raw 13211 0
btusb 18288 1
bluetooth 180104 23 rfcomm,bnep,btusb
snd_hda_intel 33773 3
snd_hda_codec 127706 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13668 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 97188 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_rawmidi 30748 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 61896 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer 29990 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14540 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
sparse_keymap 13890 0
toshiba_bluetooth 12807 0
mac_hid 13253 0
snd 78855 16 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
ndiswrapper 282628 0
soundcore 15091 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 18529 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
mei 41616 0
lp 17799 0
parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
i915 468651 3
r8169 62099 0
drm_kms_helper 46978 1 i915
drm 242038 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13423 1 i915
wmi 19256 0
video 19596 1 i915
ifconfig:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 70:54:d2:31:2d:27
inet6 addr: fe80::7254:d2ff:fe31:2d27/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:190 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:288 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:30741 (30.7 KB) TX bytes:63344 (63.3 KB)
Interrupt:42 Base address:0x6000
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:732 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:732 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:55760 (55.7 KB) TX bytes:55760 (55.7 KB)
ifconfig -a:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 70:54:d2:31:2d:27
inet6 addr: fe80::7254:d2ff:fe31:2d27/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:190 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:288 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:30741 (30.7 KB) TX bytes:63344 (63.3 KB)
Interrupt:42 Base address:0x6000
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:732 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:732 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:55760 (55.7 KB) TX bytes:55760 (55.7 KB)
iwconfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
resolv.conf:
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
route:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
Code:
zafia@SATELLITE:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Panther Point LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Panther Point 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Panther Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8723
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)
Also, forgot to mention that i changed my OS to "ubuntu 12.04 LTS".
Last edited by Zafia; 01-09-2013 at 11:22 AM.
Reason: adding last comment.
Since you are running Ubuntu.... Have you opened the system settings > software sources? One of the tabs is called Additional drivers ... see if you have some listed. Iften they are there and you may be able to use that instead of the ndiswrapper
Since you are running Ubuntu.... Have you opened the system settings > software sources? One of the tabs is called Additional drivers ... see if you have some listed. Iften they are there and you may be able to use that instead of the ndiswrapper
It's empty.
Says "No proprietary drivers are in use on this system".
The connection is very unstable, it disconnects all the time and is almost useless.
Been reading this thread and it seems like i need newer drivers, or? Checked realtek's website and couldn't find any driver for that card at all. http://askubuntu.com/questions/13963...not-recognized
However, i might need to un-install the current driver first? How exacly do i do that?
Also, i "Additional Drivers" does now recognize it
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Toshiba Satellite C850-1CV - issues with drivers.
