HP ze5500 running Suse11.1 KDE4.1 recognizes Wireless Signal but will not connect

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 08:00 PM

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.

-Leu

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

read it it is simple new upgrade new new firmware needed

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 08:38 PM

No dice. Did not work.

sudo /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware

ran that, nothing happened. no wireless still. same boat.

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 09:47 PM

ok post your lspci and post your dmesg oput. and post your iwconfig and your ifconfig. thank you.

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 09:50 PM

How do I do that?

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 09:58 PM

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

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 10:05 PM

> 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. :/

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 10:09 PM

answer the questions first

Quote:

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

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 10:10 PM

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?

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 10:14 PM

sorry about confusing you

Quote:

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.

week signal or no firmware installed

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 10:17 PM

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.

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 10:21 PM

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

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 10:24 PM

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

Drakeo · 03-18-2009, 10:27 PM

ok the drivers are loaded for your wifi card and it is working please type again iwconfig and post it

Leuthesius · 03-18-2009, 10:30 PM

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).