Bugzilla – Bug 113077
No wifi connection
Last modified: 2005-08-26 10:34:06 UTC
In beta 3, I can't set a wifi connection. I can enter every settings in Yast with no problem. Like I have an ethenet card too, first I think it was a conflict between ethernet and WIFI (like the bug in 9.3). But after deleting ethernet card nothing goes better. The applet cannot select any interface.
Please attach /var/log/messages, 'hwinfo --netcard' output, and /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-wlan-* (you can disguise WEP key or WPA passphrase if used).
yAST is well config, but Kinternet shows me no network to choose. This is my iwconfig and ifconfig -a : iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. sit0 no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. ifconfig -a eth0 Lien encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:D8:BF:2E:1C inet adr:192.168.0.102 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Masque:255.255.255.0 adr inet6: fe80::211:d8ff:febf:2e1c/64 Scope:Lien UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) Interruption:185 Adresse de base:0x4c00 lo Lien encap:Boucle locale inet adr:127.0.0.1 Masque:255.0.0.0 adr inet6: ::1/128 Scope:Hôte UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:97 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:97 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 lg file transmission:0 RX bytes:6906 (6.7 Kb) TX bytes:6906 (6.7 Kb) sit0 Lien encap:IPv6-dans-IPv4 NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 lg file transmission:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Created attachment 47718 [details] ifcfg-wlan
Created attachment 47719 [details] messages
And hwinfo --netcard' output gives : 23: PCI 200.0: 0200 Ethernet controller [Created at pci.277] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_10ec_8139 Unique ID: rBUF.SMQak7ZBX+8 Parent ID: 6NW+.1yBhv2xnpj4 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:00.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:02:00.0 Hardware Class: network Model: "ASUSTeK RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+" Vendor: pci 0x10ec "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd." Device: pci 0x8139 "RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+" SubVendor: pci 0x1043 "ASUSTeK Computer Inc." SubDevice: pci 0x1045 Revision: 0x10 Driver: "8139too" Device File: eth0 I/O Ports: 0xc800-0xc8ff (rw) Memory Range: 0xfeaffc00-0xfeaffcff (rw,non-prefetchable) IRQ: 185 (no events) HW Address: 00:11:d8:bf:2e:1c Link detected: no Module Alias: "pci:v000010ECd00008139sv00001043sd00001045bc02sc00i00" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: 8139too is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe 8139too" Driver Info #1: Driver Status: 8139cp is not active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe 8139cp" Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #17 (PCI bridge) 24: PCI 204.0: 0282 WLAN controller [Created at pci.277] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_4220 Unique ID: UVH2.9LS7U1W0872 Parent ID: 6NW+.1yBhv2xnpj4 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:04.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:02:04.0 Hardware Class: network Model: "Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG" Vendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" Device: pci 0x4220 "PRO/Wireless 2200BG" SubVendor: pci 0x8086 "Intel Corporation" SubDevice: pci 0x2701 Revision: 0x05 Features: WLAN Memory Range: 0xfeafe000-0xfeafefff (rw,non-prefetchable) IRQ: 185 (no events) Requires: ipw-firmware Module Alias: "pci:v00008086d00004220sv00008086sd00002701bc02sc80i00" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: ipw2200 is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ipw2200" Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #17 (PCI bridge)
On beta3 firmware hotplug is broken, and ipw2200 needs this. You can fix it by changing "firmware.hotplug.sh" to "udev.firmware.sh" in /etc/udev/rules.s/50-udev.rules, line 214. Reload module ipw2200 afterwards. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 112820 ***
With your solution it's better but another problem is already here, "messages" file gives : Aug 25 16:32:48 linux kernel: ipw2200: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag. Aug 25 16:32:48 linux kernel: ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.0.6 Aug 25 16:32:48 linux kernel: ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation Aug 25 16:32:48 linux kernel: ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection Aug 25 16:33:10 linux kernel: ipw2200: ipw-2.3-boot.fw load failed: Reason -2 Aug 25 16:33:10 linux kernel: ipw2200: Unable to load firmware: 0xFFFFFFFE Aug 25 16:33:10 linux kernel: ipw2200: failed to register network device What is reason -2 ?
It seems your system lacks ipw-firmware package (is not included in openSUSE). You can download it from ftp.suse.com:/pub/suse/i386/10.0/...
OK, now wofome. But I should delete the ethernet card to allow wifi to works (same problem already exists in 9.3) : another bug ?
You can configure the ethernet card with ifplugd (startmode 'on cable connection'), so it will use ethernet if plugged in or wlan otherwise. Or use scpm to manage different profiles.