ath0 is the shutdown string for a dial up modem... as in "echo ath0 > 
com1" to break the modem's connection...

I'm not surprised it didn't work here.

Later, Ray Parrish

Fletcher Bonds wrote:
> http://pastebin.ca/1353092
>
> pccardctl indent, ls, and info all return nothing.
>
> insert; eject then dmesg -> http://pastebin.ca/1353092
>
> geeknix:/home/fletcher# iwconfig ath0 txpower on
> Error for wireless request "Set Tx Power" (8B27) :
>     GET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
>
>
> Thanks, Bryan
>
> -Fletcher
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Bryan Smith <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>
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>     Welcome to the Debian side of things Fletcher:
>
>     What do all the kernel messages say about your device, ie
>     dmesg? Run this below and it will take any MAC Addresses out that you
>     surely don't want to show the world
>
>     dmesg| sed s/MAC.*/CONFIDENTIAL/ > c751nr.dmesg
>
>     upload c751nr.dmesg here: http://pastebin.ca/upload.php
>
>     I just googled and it "seems" you have an atheros based card,
>     which is a
>     good thing so you don't have to mess around with ndiswrapper. Though I
>     did find something that hints at a "module load order" issue. Forget
>     ndiswrapper and let the kernel do what it should, you also have
>     madwifi
>     that you can use, but the new atheros drivers in Debian are superb(the
>     ath5k driver includes madwifi).
>
>     What do these show:
>     pccardctl ident
>     pccardctl ls
>     pccardctl info
>
>     Do this:
>
>     pccardctl eject; pccardctl insert
>
>     Then dmesg| tail -n 50 and put it on pastebin.
>
>     If you don't see any errors just try using iwconfig to turn the
>     radio in
>     the card
>
>     iwconfig ath0 txpower on
>
>     After this try finding wifi with kismet or aircrack
>
>     I'll help with usb later, just plug it all in and show the dmesg
>
>     Bryan
>
>     Fletcher Bonds wrote:
>     | I've got Debian (Lenny) running pretty well on my Compaq
>     Presario C751NR
>     | laptop.  I got this thing as a refurb and it came with Vista (yech).
>     |
>     | Problems I'm encountering though if anyone has suggestions are:
>     |
>     | Wireless:
>     | There's a button on the laptop above the keyboard to turn the
>     wireless
>     | on/off - it's been in the off state since I dumped Windows.  The
>     Compaq
>     | bios is all but useless (dumbed down to the point that no advanced
>     | features are accessible).  I can not for the life of me figure
>     out how
>     | to turn this back on.  I have tried the ndiswrapper/madwifi
>     solutions to
>     | load a driver for it and it does show up in lspci, but it never
>     shows up
>     | ifconfig.  I'm guessing it has something to do with the fact the
>     button
>     | is soft-offed somehow and if I could just toggle it on life would be
>     | goodness.
>     |
>     | Webcam & camcorder
>     | Both are USB devices and nothing at all happens when I plug
>     either in.
>     | Webcam:  Creative Labs model VF0400
>     | Camcorder: Panasonic PV-GS320
>     |
>     | For the Webcam, I found instructions for setting up xawtv, which I
>     | followed and which seemed to install with all dependencies met
>     and with
>     | no problems, but when run:
>     |
>     | geeknix:/usr/src/modules# xawtv
>     | This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686
>     (2.6.26-1-686-bigmem)
>     | xinerama 0: 1280x800+0+0
>     | can't open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>     | v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
>     | v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>     | v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>     | v4l: open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
>     | no video grabber device available
>     |
>     | If I use the hardware scan switch I get
>     |
>     | geeknix:/usr/src/modules# xawtv -hwscan
>     | This is xawtv-3.95.dfsg.1, running on Linux/i686
>     (2.6.26-1-686-bigmem)
>     | looking for available devices
>     | port 84-99
>     |     type : Xvideo, image scaler
>     |     name : Intel(R) Textured Video
>     |
>     | port 100-100
>     |     type : Xvideo, image scaler
>     |     name : Intel(R) Video Overlay
>     |
>     | If I check w/ lsusb, it's there
>     |
>     | geeknix:/usr/src/modules# lsusb | grep -i creative
>     | Bus 002 Device 002: ID 041e:4061 Creative Technology, Ltd
>     |
>     | Not sure where to go from here though.  Suggestions?
>     |
>     | For the camcorder, I have no clue where to even start.
>     |
>     | Again though, it is there (per lsusb)
>     |
>     | geeknix:/usr/src/modules# lsusb | grep -i panasonic
>     | Bus 004 Device 013: ID 04da:231d Panasonic (Matsushita) DVC Web
>     Camera
>     | Device
>     |
>     | Any leads, suggestions, wild ass guesses, whatever appreciated.
>      THANKS!
>     |
>     | |
>
>     - --
>     A healthy diet includes Linux, Linux and more Linux.
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