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wakatana 10-01-2012 05:16 PM
HP Compaq 6710 - Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG
 
Hi gurus,
I am trying make wireless card working but I am stuck. Tried following:

Hardware button for wifi is enabled (wifi led lights):
Code:
[root@HP-PC ~]# modprobe -r iwl3945
[root@HP-PC ~]# modprobe iwl3945

[root@HP-PC ~]# ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device

[root@HP-PC ~]# ifup wlan0
/sbin/ifup: configuration for wlan0 not found.
Usage: ifup <device name>

[root@HP-PC network-scripts]# dmesg | tail -n 30
[ 2044.351583] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: loaded firmware version 15.32.2.9
[ 2044.351717] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2044.353597] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2044.353840] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2642.444831] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 2642.458065] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 2642.458068] cfg80211:  (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 2642.458072] cfg80211:  (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.458075] cfg80211:  (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.458077] cfg80211:  (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.458080] cfg80211:  (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.458083] cfg80211:  (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.458570] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, in-tree:ds
[ 2642.458572] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation
[ 2642.499392] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
[ 2642.499395] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
[ 2642.499546] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: irq 46 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 2642.499755] Registered led device: phy0-led
[ 2642.499917] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 2642.514681] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: SK
[ 2642.530901] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: SK
[ 2642.530905] cfg80211:  (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 2642.530908] cfg80211:  (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.530911] cfg80211:  (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.530913] cfg80211:  (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2642.530916] cfg80211:  (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2700 mBm)
[ 2642.582149] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: loaded firmware version 15.32.2.9
[ 2642.582286] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2642.584171] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2642.584380] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch



Hardware button for wifi is disabled (wifi led is grey):

Code:
[root@HP-PC ~]# modprobe -r iwl3945
[root@HP-PC ~]# modprobe iwl3945

[root@HP-PC ~]# ifconfig wlan0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not possible due to RF-kill

[root@HP-PC ~]# ifup wlan0
/sbin/ifup: configuration for wlan0 not found.
Usage: ifup <device name>

[root@HP-PC ~]# dmesg | tail -n 30
[ 2990.504120] cfg80211:  (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 2990.504122] cfg80211:  (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2700 mBm)
[ 2990.546605] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: loaded firmware version 15.32.2.9
[ 2990.546734] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2990.548546] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 2990.548821] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 3125.283057] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch
[ 3241.454124] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 3250.626608] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 3250.633326] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 3250.633329] cfg80211:  (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 3250.633332] cfg80211:  (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.633335] cfg80211:  (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.633338] cfg80211:  (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.633341] cfg80211:  (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.633343] cfg80211:  (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.639383] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, in-tree:ds
[ 3250.639386] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation
[ 3250.680265] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
[ 3250.680270] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
[ 3250.680432] iwl3945 0000:10:00.0: irq 46 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 3250.680639] Registered led device: phy0-led
[ 3250.680788] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
[ 3250.699498] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: SK
[ 3250.705479] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: SK
[ 3250.705483] cfg80211:  (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 3250.705486] cfg80211:  (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.705489] cfg80211:  (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.705491] cfg80211:  (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 3250.705494] cfg80211:  (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2700 mBm)

Also in both cases tried:
Code:
[root@HP-PC ~]#  rfkill unblock all


This seems weird because AFAIK "Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch" means that wifi is disabled by hardware swtich. But this message appers in dmsg when hardware switch was on.

CONFIGURATION:

PC:
HP Compaq 6710b

WLAN Card:
Code:
[root@HP-PC network-scripts]# iwconfig
p3p1      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0    IEEE 802.11abg  ESSID:off/any 
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated  Tx-Power=0 dBm 
          Retry  long limit:7  RTS thr:off  Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
Code:
[root@HP-PC network-scripts]# lshw -C network
  *-network DISABLED     
      description: Wireless interface
      product: PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
      vendor: Intel Corporation
      physical id: 0
      bus info: pci@0000:10:00.0
      logical name: wlan0
      version: 02
      serial: 00:1c:bf:2f:9d:e1
      width: 32 bits
      clock: 33MHz
      capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
      configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwl3945 driverversion=3.4.11-1.fc16.x86_64 firmware=15.32.2.9 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abg
      resources: irq:46 memory:e4100000-e4100fff
Code:
[root@HP-PC network-scripts]# lspci  | grep Wireless
10:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)


Software:
Code:
[root@HP-PC network-scripts]# uname -a
Linux HP-PC 3.4.11-1.fc16.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Sep 16 13:50:06 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@HP-PC network-scripts]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Fedora release 16 (Verne)

HP Compaq 6710 - Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG

padeen 10-02-2012 04:54 AM
On my (admittedly different model) Presario C700, I managed to get into this situation and couldn't find an easy solution. I opted for the easy fix by booting to Vista, manually pressing the hardware switch and testing connectivity to make sure it was damned well enabled, then rebooting back to Linux. It worked after that.

From my experiments, it seems as though the hardware switch setting survives over boots (i.e. it is not reset by the BIOS). If you don't have Windows any more, perhaps try playing with the switch so it is on, then rebooting. (I also was not able to rmmod or modprobe the relevant modules, hence the need to reboot every time.)

wakatana 10-02-2012 09:59 AM
Hmm this is strange, any idea how to check if wireless NIC is not physically damaged ?

business_kid 10-03-2012 02:45 PM
I have a HP Compaq 6715S - same sort of thing, I imagine, but mine's all AMD/ATI/ with Broadcom nic & wifi. If my experience is anything to go by, leave the <expletive deleted> button on at all times

If you have encryption, there's wpa_passphrase which is the best kept secret for setting up the psk you really need. Otherwise search these forums for commands, and www.linuxwireless.org.

Try This
http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/...l_area_network

wakatana 10-03-2012 05:26 PM
Thanks for reply, I will try it ASAP but as far as I can quickly see links you have posted the command "wlan0 scanning" simply wont working because "ifconfig wlan0 up" is not working also. What do you mean by "leave the <expletive deleted> button on at all times" (sorry for my english). Also seems that problem is also on W7, neither windows nor netstrumbler software simply wont scan netowrks. Netstrumbler also report some error message regarding adapter. In windows seems that everything is installed, I tried also download official drivers from intel on windows, no luck. Regards

padeen 10-03-2012 08:56 PM
I agree with business_kid: once you have wireless working, leave the button alone! Take wireless offline by using ifconfig, not the button.

If it is not working in W7 either, it isn't a Linux problem. Could be misconfigured, a hardware problem , or even your router's set up (can other computer's connect to the wireless router?).

When in W7, can you check the Event Log (or whatever it is called in W7) to see if any errors happen when you press the button on and off. Does the button light change colour? Does Hardware Manager show an error on the wireless card?

business_kid 10-04-2012 03:36 AM
leave the button on, that's what I mean.

the 'expletive deleted' thing goes back to Richard Nixon, some American, in the 1970s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expletive_deleted

wakatana 11-06-2012 05:26 PM
Problem solved
LAN/WLAN switching have to be turned off in the BIOS settings
http://www.linlap.com/wiki/hp-compaq+6710b


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