#2105: Ubuntu not recognizing Atheros AR242x card after MadWiFi installation
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Reporter: anonymous | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: v0.9.4
Resolution: invalid | Keywords: Atheros AR242x
Patch_attached: 0 | Pending: 0
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Changes (by mrenzmann):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid
Old description:
> I'm a newbie to Linux, so forgive any bad jargon/confusion on my part.
> Still learning. Here's the run-down, and please let me know what other
> info you need to help me diagnose this:
>
> I'm running Ubuntu Hardy Heron on a Compaq Presario C700. Trying to get
> it to recognize my wireless card, an Atheros AR242x PCI card. Everything
> I read pointed me to MadWifi as the solution, so I followed the tutorial,
> successfully (I think - no errors) installing it. But after installation,
> iwconfig only gives me this:
>
> lo no wireless extensions.
> eth0 no wireless extensions.
>
> when I do sudo lshw I get this for my wireless:
> *-network UNCLAIMED
> description: Ethernet controller
> product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
> vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
> physical id: 0
> bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:01:00.0
> version: 01
> width: 64 bits
> clock: 33MHz
> capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
> configuration: latency=0
>
> Ubuntu doesn't seem to be seeing the card at all. Perhaps I missed a step
> somewhere? I did everything in the "First Time How To" tutorial up until
> "Creating an Interface," because it says that "If your svn snapshot is
> more recent than the 23rd January 2006" then you don't need to do that
> part--and I assume I'm fine as I didn't use a snapshot (I think I
> understand correctly that for my card no snapshot is needed?).
>
> I appreciate any help on this you can give me. Let me know if you need
> more info.
>
> -Chris
New description:
I'm a newbie to Linux, so forgive any bad jargon/confusion on my part.
Still learning. Here's the run-down, and please let me know what other
info you need to help me diagnose this:
I'm running Ubuntu Hardy Heron on a Compaq Presario C700. Trying to get it
to recognize my wireless card, an Atheros AR242x PCI card. Everything I
read pointed me to MadWifi as the solution, so I followed the tutorial,
successfully (I think - no errors) installing it. But after installation,
iwconfig only gives me this:
{{{
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
}}}
when I do sudo lshw I get this for my wireless:
{{{
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Ethernet controller
product: AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter
vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
physical id: 0
bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:01:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
configuration: latency=0
}}}
Ubuntu doesn't seem to be seeing the card at all. Perhaps I missed a step
somewhere? I did everything in the "First Time How To" tutorial up until
"Creating an Interface," because it says that "If your svn snapshot is
more recent than the 23rd January 2006" then you don't need to do that
part--and I assume I'm fine as I didn't use a snapshot (I think I
understand correctly that for my card no snapshot is needed?).
I appreciate any help on this you can give me. Let me know if you need
more info.
-Chris
Comment:
The chipset your card is based on is probably not supported by the MadWifi
version you've installed (you can check that by looking at the output of
{{{dmesg}}}, where you probably find some line saying "HAL error 13" or
"HAL error 3"). Please check ticket #1192 for a solution.
If that does not help, or in case you need help with installing the
!MadWifi version mentioned in #1192, please contact our [wiki:Support
regular support channels]. This ticket tracker is not intended for support
requests.
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Ticket URL: <https://madwifi.org/ticket/2105#comment:1>
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Multiband Atheros Driver for Wireless Fidelity
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