230511 Michael wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2023 21:42:16 -0400, Philip Webb wrote:
>> Can anyone explain how I can get Wifi working
>> at this early point in the installation process ?
> 1. Check if the appropriate firmware is available,
> otherwise fetch it from here and untar it in /lib/firmware:
> https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/articles/000005511/wireless.html
> I think you'll need "iwlwifi-cc-46.3cfab8da.0.tgz" ?
My Mobo manual (Gigabyte X570S Aero G) says :
"Wireless Module : Intel Wifi 6 AX200 ; AMD Wifi 6E RZ608 (MT7921K)".
The Intel firmware site says the firmware you name above is correct for it.
(I don't understand why they give separate specs for Intel/AMD :
my CPU is AMD)
> 2. Load the appropriate kernel module for your hardware.
I've compiled several modules for the kernel : which do you mean ?
> 3. Configure /etc/conf.d/net with some appropriate settings; e.g.
> modules="wpa_supplicant"
> wpa_supplicant_wlan0="-Dnl80211"
> mac_wlan0="A1:B2:C3:D4:E5:F6"
> config_wlan0="dhcp"
'net' didn't exist in /etc/conf.d , so i created it with your content.
> Substitute wlan0 with whatever your wireless NIC is identified as
> in 'ip link show'.
'ip a' + 'ip link show' both list 3 interfaces :
(1) lo ; (2) enp6so (my landline) ; (3) sit0@NONE <noarp> mtu1480 ... .
With SR + Mint, the interface is shown as 'wlp5s0' (see below),
which I've written in 'net' in place of 'wlan0' (3 times),
eg 'config_wlp5s0="dhcp"'.
(The landline interface works correctly)
> 4. Configure /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
> with suitable authentication credentials for your AP :
>
> network={
> ssid="My_AP"
> bssid=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
> proto=RSN
> key_mgmt=WPA-PSK (for WPA3, try key_mgmt=WPA-PSK-SHA256)
> pairwise=CCMP
> auth_alg=OPEN
> group=CCMP
> psk="Very_Secret_Shared_Key"
> ieee80211w=2 (1 is for PMF 'enabled', or 2 for 'required')
> priority=5
> }
I've done that.
> 5. Then start the wpa_supplicant service :
> 'rc-service -v wpa_supplicant start'.
I've added it to start-up services with 'rc-update add wpa_supplicant',
then rebooted & it shows up as "started". 'dhcpcd' also starts at boot.
When I boot, the messages say 2 relevant things :
"Caching service dependencies ...
Successfully initialised wpa_supplicant ... "
"INIT : Entering Runlevel 3
could not find wireless interface
ERROR : wpa_supplicant failed to start
Starting DHCP client Daemon ... [ok] "
The problem isn't in the new machine's hardware :
System Rescue + Mint both offer to start Wifi & succeed ;
'ip a' for both shows an extra line for "wlp5s0",
which appears to be the wireless interface the new Gentoo can't find ;
it shows 'no carrier' before they start Wifi, which disappears afterwards.
I've looked at their /lib/modules/ /lib/firmware/ /etc dirs,
but don't see anything to help (both use Systemd ; I use Openrc).
So for some reason my embryonic Gentoo system can't find the interface,
a very basic problem.
Tnanks to Michael, whose advice helped upto a point.
Can anyone suggest how I can get Gentoo to find the wireless interface ?
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