On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:17 PM, John Drago <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to get my new Toshiba Satellite A355D-S6885 up and running with 
> Wifi.
>
> The wireless card is detected, the ath9k drivers are loaded, and I can detect 
> the SSID's around me.
>
> However, I just can't seem to detect any DHCP Offers.
>
> Details:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> j...@ubuntu-laptop:~/Desktop$ uname -a
> Linux ubuntu-laptop 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008 i686 
> GNU/Linux
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> e:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless 
> Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
>        Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Device 7136
>        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- 
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
>        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- 
> <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
>        Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
>        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
>        Region 0: Memory at f0200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
>        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
>                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA 
> PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
>                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>        Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- 
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
>                Address: 00000000  Data: 0000
>        Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
>                DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, 
> L1 <64us
>                        ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
>                DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- 
> Unsupported-
>                        RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
>                        MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
>                DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- 
> TransPend-
>                LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM unknown, 
> Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us
>                        ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
>                LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- 
> CommClk+
>                        ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
>                LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ 
> DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
>        Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
>                Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000
>                PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000
>        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
>        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
>        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
>        Kernel driver in use: ath9k
>        Kernel modules: ath9k
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> j...@ubuntu-laptop:~/Desktop$ ifconfig
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1e:ec:40:9d:02
>          inet addr:192.168.2.2  Bcast:192.168.2.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>          inet6 addr: fe80::21e:ecff:fe40:9d02/64 Scope:Link
>          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>          RX packets:44002 errors:0 dropped:2638387648 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:30654 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>          RX bytes:43401812 (43.4 MB)  TX bytes:3796312 (3.7 MB)
>          Interrupt:219 Base address:0xe000
>
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
>          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>          RX packets:1743 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:1743 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>          RX bytes:64701 (64.7 KB)  TX bytes:64701 (64.7 KB)
>
> wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:21:63:75:a9:a1
>          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>          RX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>          TX packets:25 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>          RX bytes:1496 (1.4 KB)  TX bytes:5169 (5.1 KB)
>
> wlan0:avahi Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:21:63:75:a9:a1
>          inet addr:169.254.8.16  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
>          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>
> wmaster0  Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 
> 00-21-63-75-A9-A1-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
>          UP BROADCAST RUNNING 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 txqueuelen:1000
>          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> j...@ubuntu-laptop:~/Desktop$ iwconfig wlan0
> wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:"Andromeda"
>          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.427 GHz  Access Point: Not-Associated
>          Tx-Power=23 dBm
>          Retry min limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr=2352 B
>          Power Management:off
>          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
>          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
>          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> j...@ubuntu-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
> wlan0     Scan completed :
>          Cell 01 - Address: 00:17:3F:BF:D9:F5
>                    ESSID:"Andromeda"
>                    Mode:Master
>                    Channel:4
>                    Frequency:2.427 GHz (Channel 4)
>                    Quality=31/100  Signal level:-75 dBm  Noise level=-95 dBm
>                    Encryption key:on
>                    IE: Unknown: 
> 2D1AEE1115FFFF0000010000000000000000000000000E0000000000
>                    Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
>                              18 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s
>                              24 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
>                    Extra:tsf=000000013501a3cc
>                    Extra: Last beacon: 3424ms ago
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> j...@ubuntu-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo lshw -C network
>  *-network
>       description: Wireless interface
>       product: AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
>       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
>       physical id: 0
>       bus info: p...@0000:0e:00.0
>       logical name: wmaster0
>       version: 01
>       serial: 00:21:63:75:a9:a1
>       width: 64 bits
>       clock: 33MHz
>       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list logical 
> ethernet physical wireless
>       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k latency=0 module=ath9k 
> multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I've also tried turning off encryption, using a static IP address, changing 
> channels, using NetworkManager and wicd, as well as the following shell 
> script (all to no avail):
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
> sudo dhclient -r wlan0
> sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
> sudo route add default gw 192.168.0.1 wlan0
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 essid "Andromeda"
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 key d7eff3f108
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 key open
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 enc d7eff3f108
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode Managed
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 channel 4
> sudo iwconfig wlan0 ap "00:17:3F:BF:D9:F6"
> sudo dhclient wlan0
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If there is something else I should try, please let me know.

Please try:

sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-intrepid

  Luis
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