Package: wireless-tools
Version: 30~pre9-5
No wirless networks found displayed in Wicd. Asus eee 900A, wireless indicator
is on. Wireless was working with eeebuntu prior to Debian lxde install.
root@netbook:~# uname -a
Linux netbook 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 16:04:25 UTC 2012 i686 GNU/Linux
root@netbook:~# ls -l /lib/libc.so.6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 14 Mar 22 20:02 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.11.3.so
root@netbook:~# dmesg | grep -i eee
[ 23.741235] eeepc_laptop: Eee PC Hotkey Driver
[ 23.741892] eeepc_laptop: Hotkey init flags 0x41
[ 23.742140] eeepc_laptop: TYPE (2000000) not reported by BIOS, enabling
anyway
[ 23.742154] eeepc_laptop: Get control methods supported: 0x2181701
[ 23.752095] input: Asus EeePC extra buttons as
/devices/platform/eeepc/input/input6
[ 23.977839] eeepc_laptop: BIOS says wireless lan is blocked, but the pci
device is present
[ 23.977847] eeepc_laptop: skipped wireless hotplug as probably inappropriate
for this model
root@netbook:~# rfkill list
0: eeepc-wlan: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
When I toggle wirless off:
root@netbook:~# tail /var/log/messages
Mar 24 08:34:16 netbook kernel: [ 525.725253] (5190000 KHz - 5210000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 24 08:34:16 netbook kernel: [ 525.725262] (5210000 KHz - 5230000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 24 08:34:16 netbook kernel: [ 525.725272] (5230000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 2300 mBm)
Mar 24 08:34:16 netbook kernel: [ 525.725281] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @
40000 KHz), (600 mBi, 3000 mBm)
Mar 24 08:34:16 netbook kernel: [ 525.725304] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for
country: US
Mar 24 08:34:16 netbook kernel: [ 525.861016] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [
Features: PMLS, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
Mar 24 08:50:06 netbook kernel: [ 1476.520911] eeepc_laptop: BIOS says wireless
lan is blocked, but the pci device is present
Mar 24 08:50:06 netbook kernel: [ 1476.520926] eeepc_laptop: skipped wireless
hotplug as probably inappropriate for this model
Mar 24 08:50:06 netbook kernel: [ 1476.621362] eeepc_laptop: BIOS says wireless
lan is blocked, but the pci device is present
Mar 24 08:50:06 netbook kernel: [ 1476.621381] eeepc_laptop: skipped wireless
hotplug as probably inappropriate for this model
