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03-18-2009, 08:00 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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HP ze5500 running Suse11.1 KDE4.1 recognizes Wireless Signal but will not connect
Hello,
I'm a Linux Newbie. I managed to run a network install which was cool. So far everything has gone very well aside from the differences in file protocols and where everything supposedly "is".
I haven't played with Linux since Gnome, whenever that was. (At least ten years ago), and even then I thought it was no good. On the flip side, I managed to get this laptop (HP ze5500 2.6ghz P4 w/ 1g ram) for free but lacking a hard drive. So I decided to give Linux another shot.
To the problem. Wireless sees my network. I can set up my network with the ESSID and the WPA-PSK TPIK keyphrase and it will recognize it. Sometimes at 1 'bar', sometimes almost full bar.
The card is a Broadcom BCM94306PM Wireless Card, and its internal. I have gone through several things to do, namely here, and here, but nothing I've done from these places has helped past getting the card to 'see' networks.
I still need to connect. I'm tired of this thing being attached to a cable. I'd like to be able to take it with me at some point.
If there's a way for me to grab the system information, can someone tell me so that I may post it here to be absolutely certain?
Thanks.
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03-18-2009, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
Distribution: Slackware, Slacko,
Posts: 3,716
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read it it is simple new upgrade new new firmware needed |
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03-18-2009, 08:38 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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No dice. Did not work.
sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware
ran that, nothing happened. no wireless still. same boat.
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03-18-2009, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
Distribution: Slackware, Slacko,
Posts: 3,716
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ok post your lspci and post your dmesg oput. and post your iwconfig and your ifconfig. thank you.
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03-18-2009, 09:50 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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How do I do that?
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03-18-2009, 09:58 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
Distribution: Slackware, Slacko,
Posts: 3,716
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open a terminal or push the alt f2 key and type xterm then type lspci if nothing happens you need to run it as root you will type su then enter then password answer this questions first. you want to connect to a wireless router in you home . you want to connect to a wireless router in a hot spot. Do you need a password or pass phrase to connect to your router. please answer this because this could be a how to configure my connection instead
Last edited by Drakeo; 03-18-2009 at 10:10 PM.
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03-18-2009, 10:05 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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> lspci
Program 'lspci' is present in package 'pciutils', which is installed on your system.
Absolute path to 'lspci' is '/sbin/lspci', so it might be intended to be run only by user with superuser privileges (eg. root).
> sudo lspci
root's password:
sudo: lspci: command not found
I hit alt + f2 and typed in su lscpi... it gives me a 'program' to run but I click it and nothing happens. :/
Last edited by Leuthesius; 03-18-2009 at 10:08 PM.
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03-18-2009, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
Distribution: Slackware, Slacko,
Posts: 3,716
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answer the questions first
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this questions first. you want to connect to a wireless router in you home . you want to connect to a wireless router in a hot spot. Do you need a password or pass phrase to connect to your router. please answer this because this could be a how to configure my connection instead
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03-18-2009, 10:10 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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You have me really confused with your layout. Are those questions I should be answering for YOU, or are those questions that the program is supposed to be asking me?
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03-18-2009, 10:14 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
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sorry about confusing you
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To the problem. Wireless sees my network. I can set up my network with the ESSID and the WPA-PSK TPIK keyphrase and it will recognize it. Sometimes at 1 'bar', sometimes almost full bar.
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week signal or no firmware installed
Last edited by Drakeo; 03-18-2009 at 10:15 PM.
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03-18-2009, 10:17 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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I appreciate you trying to help, I'm just having a hard time understand what you're asking. You're not being clear.
This machine is to connect to a home network or any hotspot. There are open connections in my apartment building that are not secure, and I cannot connect to either of those either.
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03-18-2009, 10:21 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
Distribution: Slackware, Slacko,
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cool open connection .OK I really need you to learn how to type in an x terminal at least this sudo lsmod then if it asks for your login password type it. push alt f2 then type xterm then type sudo lsmod and then copy it then paste it here ok. some sudo system do not need for the user to type sudo for lsmod just type lsmod
Last edited by Drakeo; 03-18-2009 at 10:23 PM.
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03-18-2009, 10:24 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
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xterm is worthless.
opened a terminal up and that did the trick
Code:
root's password:
Module Size Used by
ip6t_LOG 6212 7
xt_tcpudp 2728 2
xt_pkttype 1560 3
ipt_LOG 5708 8
xt_limit 2056 15
af_packet 16412 4
rfkill_input 4240 0
microcode 12952 0
binfmt_misc 7732 1
snd_pcm_oss 43040 0
snd_mixer_oss 14288 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 51916 0
snd_seq_device 7168 1 snd_seq
radeon 131420 2
drm 74632 3 radeon
ip6t_REJECT 4984 3
nf_conntrack_ipv6 20092 4
ip6table_raw 1792 1
xt_NOTRACK 1544 4
ipt_REJECT 2760 3
xt_state 1904 8
iptable_raw 2056 1
iptable_filter 2548 1
ip6table_mangle 2288 0
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 2152 0
nf_conntrack_ipv4 10480 4
nf_conntrack 67400 5 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_NOTRACK,xt_state,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4
ip_tables 11348 2 iptable_raw,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter 2408 1
ip6_tables 12580 4 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_raw,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables 14500 11 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,xt_NOTRACK,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,ip_tables,ip6_tables
ipv6 241840 29 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6,ip6table_mangle
cpufreq_conservative 6476 0
cpufreq_userspace 3112 0
cpufreq_powersave 1640 0
acpi_cpufreq 6796 0
speedstep_lib 3884 0
fuse 50596 3
loop 14612 0
dm_mod 62540 0
arc4 1728 2
ecb 2672 2
crypto_blkcipher 16940 1 ecb
b43legacy 98448 0
ppdev 6876 0
rfkill 8576 3 rfkill_input,b43legacy
mac80211 199380 1 b43legacy
cfg80211 23356 1 mac80211
led_class 3896 1 b43legacy
input_polldev 3664 1 b43legacy
i2c_ali15x3 8720 0
rtc_cmos 10896 0
rtc_core 17384 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 2816 1 rtc_core
pcspkr 2344 0
joydev 8944 0
i2c_ali1535 8176 0
i2c_core 29916 2 i2c_ali15x3,i2c_ali1535
natsemi 25992 0
sr_mod 13360 1
cdrom 32288 1 sr_mod
parport_pc 34912 0
parport 33128 2 ppdev,parport_pc
sg 29408 0
snd_ali5451 18616 3
snd_ac97_codec 99756 1 snd_ali5451
ohci1394 27664 0
container 3636 0
ac97_bus 1584 1 snd_ac97_codec
video 20308 0
ieee1394 83756 1 ohci1394
output 2736 1 video
snd_pcm 76904 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec
battery 11176 0
snd_timer 20204 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
ac 4480 0
button 6568 0
snd 56784 14 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 6660 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 8184 1 snd_pcm
ssb 38388 1 b43legacy
yenta_socket 22884 1
rsrc_nonstatic 10936 1 yenta_socket
ati_agp 6652 1
pcmcia 32684 1 ssb
shpchp 28308 0
pcmcia_core 33208 4 ssb,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic,pcmcia
agpgart 32308 2 drm,ati_agp
alim1535_wdt 4356 0
pci_hotplug 27392 1 shpchp
sd_mod 31604 4
crc_t10dif 1704 1 sd_mod
ehci_hcd 47420 0
uhci_hcd 23080 0
usbcore 165932 3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
edd 8616 0
ext3 123952 2
mbcache 7592 1 ext3
jbd 52872 1 ext3
fan 4712 0
ide_pci_generic 3428 0
alim15x3 5872 0
ide_core 97492 2 ide_pci_generic,alim15x3
ata_generic 4484 0
pata_ali 8016 4
libata 160776 2 ata_generic,pata_ali
scsi_mod 149336 4 sr_mod,sg,sd_mod,libata
dock 11804 1 libata
thermal 19984 0
processor 43656 3 acpi_cpufreq,thermal
thermal_sys 11364 4 video,fan,thermal,processor
hwmon 2916 1 thermal_sys
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03-18-2009, 10:27 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Urbana IL
Distribution: Slackware, Slacko,
Posts: 3,716
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ok the drivers are loaded for your wifi card and it is working please type again iwconfig and post it
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03-18-2009, 10:30 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Mar 2009
Location: ICT
Posts: 13
Original Poster
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sudo iwconfig command not found
iwconfig
Program 'iwconfig' is present in package 'wireless-tools', which is installed on your system.
Absolute path to 'iwconfig' is '/usr/sbin/iwconfig', so it might be intended tobe run only by user with superuser privileges (eg. root).
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