[Solved] Problem with Wifi card in Netbook

[antmon]

Hi! I have a netbook that I just have installed with Salix of course and the wifi card isn't working. Wicd doesn't connect to my wireless network and dmesg gives:

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phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to request Firmware.

Can you help me?

[gapan]

Well, the problem seems very obvious. You're missing the right firmware for your device. You can probably download it from the manufacturer's homepage. When you do, put the firmware file in /lib/firmware.

[antmon]

Ok! That I could see but what puzzles me is lsmod.

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rt2x00usb               7244  1 rt73usb
snd_pcm                59843  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
rt2x00lib              25762  2 rt73usb,rt2x00usb
drm                   143170  3 i915,drm_kms_helper
mac80211              181473  2 rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib
i2c_algo_bit            4287  1 i915
processor              23158  1 acpi_cpufreq
snd_timer              15717  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
intel_agp               9000  1 i915
video                  10482  1 i915
rtc_cmos                7970  0 
r8169                  32377  0 
rtc_core               11871  1 rtc_cmos
uvcvideo               55980  0 
videodev               57461  1 uvcvideo
snd                    43891  11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
intel_gtt              11414  3 i915,intel_agp
thermal                 6718  0 
cfg80211              122542  2 rt2x00lib,mac80211

The lib is being loaded right!?

[gapan]

The module is loaded, but you're still missing the firmware. Different things.

[antmon]

OK! It's working. I didn't knew about modules and firmware. I got to keep reading.
Thanks for the help!
What do you recommend for reading about linux?

[Akuna]

What do you recommend for reading about linux?

You might find some helpful links here: http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=852

[antmon]

Thanks Akuna!

[EaglePrince]

OK! It's working. I didn't knew about modules and firmware. I got to keep reading.
Thanks for the help!
What do you recommend for reading about linux?

For wireless issues like the subject matter of this thread...
http://www.linuxwireless.org

[mimosa]

The Arch linux documentation (on this and a lot of other things) is pretty comprehensive. Every distro is different, but I've learned a lot by trying out things from that wiki.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup

Regarding wireless setup, I'd say there are two aspects - ensuring you have the correct module(s) and (if applicable) firmware installed and set up to go (http://www.linuxwireless.org is indeed an excellent resource), and the actual networking. This can be done manually but you may then need to undo some of the configuration to use wicd, which is generally very easy and convenient to use - except when it doesn't work So I'd say, first try wicd - once you are sure you have the needed modules and firmware. But with most hardware, you already will. (If you have the opportunity, it may be worth checking if it is supported before you buy.)

[antmon]

Thanks guys!