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[Solved] Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 3. Feb 2012, 21:36
by 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?
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 3. Feb 2012, 21:51
by 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.
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 3. Feb 2012, 22:08
by 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!?
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 3. Feb 2012, 22:13
by gapan
The module is loaded, but you're still missing the firmware. Different things.
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 3. Feb 2012, 22:38
by 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?
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 5. Feb 2012, 08:22
by Akuna
antmon wrote: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
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 6. Feb 2012, 13:42
by antmon
Thanks Akuna!
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 7. Feb 2012, 13:17
by EaglePrince
antmon wrote: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
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 7. Feb 2012, 14:51
by 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.)
Re: Problem with Wifi card in Netbook
Posted: 7. Feb 2012, 16:51
by antmon
Thanks guys!