From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1R1m1S-0001z8-Iu for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:20:34 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 36A6521C24F; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 21:19:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nm6-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com (nm6-vm0.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com [98.139.91.206]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7798121C2AD for ; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 21:14:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [98.139.91.68] by nm6.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Sep 2011 21:14:17 -0000 Received: from [98.139.91.15] by tm8.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Sep 2011 21:13:17 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1015.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 08 Sep 2011 21:13:17 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 335278.88529.bm@omp1015.mail.sp2.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 78356 invoked by uid 60001); 8 Sep 2011 21:13:16 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1315516396; bh=RnKOJ0sKgzYeEn6C2SJn/RAwkZ1vsHQ8zJCNhys5VN4=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=Hba/wizaiqUL2peFqVFEKlVdOLPQTzc2h4+8NKScQGjLSmhoJ4xShfqWkEz2dX+vGZjSBbQpy2R8cZpaZSDb0I5l5lFA9oVa4tynfjbo6x5hZLbCls8Eky2MmL1oXI2k+JXsY6VCQROIn7KZOGmvdpSDEJqHsJ3aPoD1lmPiNTg= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:References:Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=jx810RcXaTTrHbEAGhv+FXxMx+7EXNxC4HlrW1hKReonoIOEkrmryyw3RhmUNsnJ6C4IVC24KsfcVP6KIMnnzM0wVW/3OOzg+S1PLZ4mM812yw7cFzfzewDLKrCLhfoo3TDJnJ8hWd25wVl5f7VV4wuWgAEdb61utHXgbSwZTqE=; X-YMail-OSG: MYc3e6gVM1l1OEN3v4fIkJP2WtyphMuFoctafJmC7MOuslr 7et9SPNTcFyrYpyQ7bek3Tc50xgPnPE7w5SBKRkTMnMaROeBbD0RO4mrCDem dr5Rw.KePiD.lB3lXi1zA4JIv1xN17eZWRP_ZI_Fn4LPhAvlyi_EbU9m7u68 XNeFoSN3hdEQ7Nyfff34uAOCLkvaoM9H39GX.6XQR8h2q04Vp8QkcD7Om1J. fmDdQqGL0noEF03fryusVb7O90E8._pw86m8puTS2d0cQOSo77KcaIuAucdG SRtyTcsmDG6ksYQop1d71BYlM7wyHfl6DivSjOTGJ6CJNFCWK7WbWrzi8IWQ Ogl2CuB.esNKtyX5TyZnXZBX9WnXifMjIfw.hyUnyR5cKaPaCjyxCwvu067_ zPxKjp4F_02.ObOUAOzNUpnbCtyruMkTmRJpKQtPHic_zU7QpojH8QnOCgh3 fzLzo6VwUyGxhSkRMV9FF5ukQpmEZfTelvFm5jAAm_WpWuohu1QlEQKsE3Er J1lpFYf_rB.kDt6Z4T1BiPBFBCJMAujBeu0qxMiZE4wewuuS4si1c Received: from [12.52.185.66] by web39322.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:13:16 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.8.113.315625 References: <1314935534.69025.YahooMailNeo@web39324.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <201109062232.30109.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <1315453964.55365.YahooMailNeo@web39302.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <201109082104.21587.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1315516396.59812.YahooMailNeo@web39322.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 14:13:16 -0700 (PDT) From: BRM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless Configuration... To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" In-Reply-To: <201109082104.21587.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 45475c3d445c9fced9d0d3069633b7f5 ----- Original Message -----=0A=0A> From: Mick = =0A> On Thursday 08 Sep 2011 04:52:44 BRM wrote:=0A>> ----- Original Messa= ge -----=0A>> =0A>> > From: Mick =0A> =0A>> > = Hmm ... what is the error/warning that comes up?=0A>> =0A>> pneumo-martyr = wpa_supplicant # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 start =0A>> =A0 * Bringing up interf= ace wlan0=0A>> =A0 *=A0 Starting wpa_supplicant on wlan0 ...=0A>> Line 17= : WPA-PSK accepted for key management, but no PSK configured.=0A>> Line 17= : failed to parse network block.=0A>> Failed to read or parse configuratio= n=0A>> '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'. *=A0 start-stop-daemon:= =0A> failed=0A>> to start=0A>> `/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant'=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0= =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =0A> =A0 =0A>> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [ !! ] *= ERROR: net.wlan0 failed to start=0A> =0A> Ah!=A0 This shows that your /etc= /wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf has =0A> something wrong with it and it= can't be parsed.=A0 Please check the file's =0A> =0A> access rights and it= s contents.=A0 This is what it looks like here:=0A> =0A> $ ls -la /etc/wpa_= supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf=0A> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33388 Jun 14 15:0= 2 =0A> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf=0A=0AThat error only comes u= p when those two lines are commented out. If I return them, then all is fin= e.=0A=A0=0A>> > # iwlist wlan0 scanning=0A>> =0A>> Simply returns:=0A>> = =0A>> wlan0=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 No scan results=0A> =0A> Your device ha= s not been initiated, therefore it would not be able to scan =0A> until the= n.=0A=0ATrue.=0A=0A>> It also returns "0". I have wlan0 logs directed to = =0A> /var/log/net/wireless,=0A>> here's the output from the last attempt:= =0A>> =0A>> Sep=A0 7 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManager: =A0 (wla= n0): driver=0A>> supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). Sep=A0 7 23:01:43 p= neumo-martyr=0A>> NetworkManager: =A0 (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi devic= e (driver:=0A>> 'b43legacy') Sep=A0 7 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManage= r: =0A> =0A>> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/= Devices/1 Sep=A0 7=0A>> 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManager: =A0 (= wlan0): now managed =0A> Sep=A0 7=0A>> 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManag= er: =A0 (wlan0): device state=0A>> change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) Sep=A0 = 7 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManager:=0A>> =A0 (wlan0): bringing = up device. Sep=A0 7 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr =0A> kernel:=0A>> ADDRCONF(NETD= EV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Sep=A0 7 23:01:43=0A>> pneumo-martyr Netw= orkManager: =A0 (wlan0): preparing device. Sep=A0 =0A> 7=0A>> 23:01:= 43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManager: =A0 (wlan0): deactivating=0A>> devi= ce (reason: 2). Sep=A0 7 23:01:43 pneumo-martyr NetworkManager: =0A> = =0A>> (wlan0): supplicant interface state:=A0 starting -> ready Sep=A0 7 = 23:01:43=0A>> pneumo-martyr NetworkManager: =A0 (wlan0): device stat= e change: 2 =0A> -> 3=0A>> (reason 42)=0A>> =0A>> That's about as far as = I have been able to get tonight.=0A> =0A> Just in case, can you please chec= k that rfkill lists both soft and hard locks =0A> are *not* on? =0A=0AI hav= e checked rfkill quite a bit. For a while, it was an issue whenever I resta= rted the wlan0 - I'd have to stop wlan0, rfkill unblock all, then start wla= n0 again to get a connection. Very annoying.=0AUsing KNetworkManager I have= found it on occasion being blocked, but mostly unblocked.=0A=0A> Also, wha= t is your wireless NIC?=A0 It may be worth checking that you are still =0A>= using the correct driver for your wireless chipset?=0A> http://linuxwirele= ss.org/en/users/Drivers/b43=0A> and that you are using the latest firmware?= =0A> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#Device_firmware_installa= tion=0A=0ASadly, it's a Dell TrueMobile 1300, which used the BroadCom 4306/= Rev2 chipset.=0AThere's only one version of the firmware usable for it, and= the b43-legacy driver is the only one that supports it.=0A=0AI am still tr= ying to find a good replacement. Since I want a 802.11n capable replacement= , finding a new mini-PCI card is hard. (Intel only has mini-PCIe.)=0AFindin= g a decently supported PCMCIA/PC Card card (Type 1 or 2)=A0=A0=A0=A0 is als= o hard - most that are supported are only the 2.4GHZ range, and I'd like to= use the 5GHZ range for 802.11n with the 2.4 GHZ for 802.11g.=0ASimply put,= I'd like to take full advantage of 802.11n and finding something capable a= nd supported is proving difficult. The linuxwireless.org website is not ver= y helpful in that respect either.=0A=0ASo, yes - I'm full open to replaceme= nt suggestions. I'd much rather have a fully supported Atheros-based card, = and I'm getting tired of looking too.=0A=0ABen=0A