Atheros AR5B91 not being recognized in WLAN0.

DuaneG · 12-07-2014, 06:41 PM

Attached below will be posted logs of lspci, lsmod, dmesg, uname and ifconfig. I can't seem to upload them so will have to do it as code.. So sorry for the long post.

I'm working on a Kali Linux in VMWare v 9. I've installed both the VMWare pre-created environment and installed clean from the ISO, which is my normal method.

I have an Atheros AR5B91 card, which it will not read as WLAN0. I've tried using both, ath5k and ath9k, which is what I've read is the correct driver configuration and it still will not display a WLAN0.

Please help!

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge [8086:7190] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge [8086:7191] (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA [8086:7110] (rev 08)
	Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
00:07.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE [8086:7111] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:07.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI [8086:7113] (rev 08)
	Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Chipset [15ad:1976]
00:07.7 System peripheral [0880]: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface [15ad:0740] (rev 10)
	Subsystem: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface [15ad:0740]
	Kernel driver in use: vmw_vmci
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
	Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
	Kernel driver in use: vmwgfx
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller [0100]: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI [1000:0030] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: VMware LSI Logic Parallel SCSI Controller [15ad:1976]
	Kernel driver in use: mptspi
00:11.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI bridge [15ad:0790] (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:15.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:16.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:17.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:18.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: VMware USB1.1 UHCI Controller [15ad:0774]
	Subsystem: VMware Device [15ad:1976]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
02:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE] [1022:2000] (rev 10)
	Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] PCnet - Fast 79C971 [1022:2000]
	Kernel driver in use: pcnet32
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] [1274:1371] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Ensoniq Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI64V, AudioPCI128 [1274:1371]
	Kernel driver in use: snd_ens1371
02:03.0 USB controller [0c03]: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller [15ad:0770]
	Subsystem: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller [15ad:0770]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
ath9k                  89277  0 
ath9k_common           12615  1 ath9k
ath9k_hw              387595  2 ath9k_common,ath9k
ath5k                 131376  0 
ath                    17153  4 ath9k_common,ath5k,ath9k,ath9k_hw
mac80211              405587  2 ath5k,ath9k
cfg80211              351819  4 ath,ath5k,ath9k,mac80211
rfkill                 18414  1 cfg80211
isofs                  38535  1 
udf                    82537  0 
crc_itu_t              12331  1 udf
nfnetlink_log          17065  0 
nfnetlink              12853  1 nfnetlink_log
binfmt_misc            12733  1 
loop                   21962  0 
dm_crypt               22008  0 
snd_ens1371            22679  2 
snd_ac97_codec         96188  1 snd_ens1371
snd_rawmidi            22278  1 snd_ens1371
snd_seq_device         12980  1 snd_rawmidi
snd_pcm                69436  2 snd_ac97_codec,snd_ens1371
snd_page_alloc         12882  1 snd_pcm
snd_timer              22002  1 snd_pcm
snd                    50767  10 snd_ac97_codec,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_ens1371,snd_seq_device
soundcore              12890  1 snd
vmw_balloon            12502  0 
ac97_bus               12462  1 snd_ac97_codec
gameport               13316  1 snd_ens1371
parport_pc             25991  0 
parport                35171  1 parport_pc
coretemp               12734  0 
psmouse                76538  0 
serio_raw              12737  0 
evdev                  17172  4 
vmwgfx                109623  1 
processor              27662  0 
thermal_sys            22960  1 processor
ttm                    55536  1 vmwgfx
vmw_vmci               54642  0 
drm                   198264  3 ttm,vmwgfx
shpchp                 30673  0 
i2c_piix4              12592  0 
i2c_core               23371  2 drm,i2c_piix4
button                 12824  0 
ac                     12588  0 
hid_generic            12369  0 
usbhid                 39684  0 
hid                    80998  2 hid_generic,usbhid
ext4                  442562  1 
crc16                  12327  1 ext4
mbcache                12938  1 ext4
jbd2                   73110  1 ext4
dm_mod                 78673  1 dm_crypt
sd_mod                 43598  3 
crct10dif_generic      12517  1 
crc_t10dif             12399  1 sd_mod
crct10dif_common       12340  2 crct10dif_generic,crc_t10dif
sg                     25628  0 
sr_mod                 21563  1 
cdrom                  34540  1 sr_mod
ata_generic            12450  0 
floppy                 51966  0 
ata_piix               29336  1 
mptspi                 21663  2 
scsi_transport_spi     23201  1 mptspi
mptscsih               22262  1 mptspi
mptbase                68288  2 mptspi,mptscsih
libata                153595  2 ata_generic,ata_piix
uhci_hcd               26356  0 
ehci_pci               12432  0 
ehci_hcd               43677  1 ehci_pci
usbcore               137931  4 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid
pcnet32                34875  0 
mii                    12595  1 pcnet32
usb_common             12408  1 usbcore
scsi_mod              151284  7 sg,scsi_transport_spi,libata,mptspi,sd_mod,sr_mod,mptscsih

Code:

3.12-kali1-686-pae

Code:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0c:29:a1:d2:79  
          inet addr:192.168.80.130  Bcast:192.168.80.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: xxx Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:26 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:76 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:4285 (4.1 KiB)  TX bytes:6658 (6.5 KiB)
          Interrupt:19 Base address:0x2000 

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:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:2160 (2.1 KiB)  TX bytes:2160 (2.1 KiB)

DuaneG · 12-07-2014, 06:42 PM

Can't post dmesg, too long (86,933 characters, with a max of 30,000)
Can't upload either. Hopefully this is enough to help.

Thanks

EDDY1 · 12-12-2014, 03:49 PM

Not sure which answer is true, but I think frirst poster was right.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/15787...ess-connection

onebuck · 12-14-2014, 11:55 AM

Hi,

Welcome to LQ!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuaneG

Can't post dmesg, too long (86,933 characters, with a max of 30,000)
Can't upload either. Hopefully this is enough to help.

Thanks

You can use: http://pastebin.com/ to post your long content then post the link to that pastebin page.

I suggest that you use 'ifconfig -a' to see if the wlan device has been recognized with module & firmware. You can use from the cli 'rfkill list' to show the state.

Hope this helps.
Have fun & enjoy!