Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-19 Thread deloptes 
Chris Bannister wrote:

> It can be very frustrating and time consuming to get it going again
> trying the different combinations while in wicd-client pushing f5 to
> scan the networks, and using ifconfig, etc.

rfkill on rather modern kernel would help you at least find out what is the
state unless you have a bug or something alike

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-19 Thread Chris Bannister 
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 06:57:45PM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:42:23AM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> > Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> > 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
> > 
> > lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on. 
> > 
> > Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
> > 
> > Any help appreciated.
> 
> Very Embarrassing. While I was typing a reply to Lisi's message I
> happened to look down. Lo and behold, the radio light was on. Did it
> spontaneously cure itself? I know I did nothing, not even type Fn + F5
> which is the hardware switch.

I've got a laptop which I have to push a physical orange button on the
front, and also a key combination on the keyboard. Unfortunately, there
seems to be no indication when one is off or on.

It can be very frustrating and time consuming to get it going again
trying the different combinations while in wicd-client pushing f5 to
scan the networks, and using ifconfig, etc.

Sometimes a reboot fixes it. I've yet to look at a friends laptop who
says his wireless has stopped working, so don't be embarrassed, it can
be frustrating getting wireless to work on a laptop.

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no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Bob Holtzman 
Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.

lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on. 

Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.

Any help appreciated.

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread tomas 
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On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:42:23AM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
> 
> lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on. 
> 
> Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
> 
> Any help appreciated.

I dimly remember that on thinkpads you can block the wifi from the
BIOS. Further, there might be a WIFI disable switch somewhere.
Further, playing around with rfkill might help.

Regards
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Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Bob Holtzman 
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:42:23AM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
> 
> lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on. 
> 
> Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
> 
> Any help appreciated.

Very Embarrassing. While I was typing a reply to Lisi's message I
happened to look down. Lo and behold, the radio light was on. Did it
spontaneously cure itself? I know I did nothing, not even type Fn + F5
which is the hardware switch.

Does this miracle qualify my laptop for sainthood?

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Lisi Reisz 
On Monday 18 January 2016 18:42:23 Bob Holtzman wrote:
> Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
>
> lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on.
>
> Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
>
> Any help appreciated.

Hardware??

Lisi

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Lisi Reisz 
On Monday 18 January 2016 18:42:23 Bob Holtzman wrote:
> Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
>
> lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on.
>
> Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
>
> Any help appreciated.

Mea culpa. It says.  Thinkpad 420.

Is there a wireless hardware switch which is turned off?  Or for some 
hardware, the wi-fi toggles on and off via one of the function keys.  I.e., 
wi-fi might be turned off some way at the hardware level.

Lisi

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Charlie Kravetz 
On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:42:23 -0700
Bob Holtzman  wrote:

>Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
>420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
>
>lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on. 
>
>Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
>
>Any help appreciated.
>


Maybe some of the suggestions on ThinkWiki will help?

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Debian_on_a_ThinkPad_T420


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Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Bob Holtzman 
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 11:24:32PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Monday 18 January 2016 18:42:23 Bob Holtzman wrote:
> > Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> > 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
> >
> > lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on.
> >
> > Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
> >
> > Any help appreciated.
> 
> Mea culpa. It says.  Thinkpad 420.
> 
> Is there a wireless hardware switch which is turned off?  Or for some 
> hardware, the wi-fi toggles on and off via one of the function keys.  I.e., 
> wi-fi might be turned off some way at the hardware level.

That's the first thing I checked. Fn + F5 is the switch. When I try it,
it just sits there and mocks me and wireless remains off.

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread err404 
did you try rfkill?

and check for hardware buton on side?

Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread Jude DaShiell 

On Mon, 18 Jan 2016, Lisi Reisz wrote:


Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:22:00
From: Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: no wifi on jessie install
Resent-Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 23:22:16 + (UTC)
Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org

On Monday 18 January 2016 18:42:23 Bob Holtzman wrote:

Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.

lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on.

Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.

Any help appreciated.


Hardware??

Lisi


did you install the crda package and configure it for your local country?
 This may help.





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Re: no wifi on jessie install

2016-01-18 Thread lukasz 

On 01/18/2016 07:42 PM, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> Finally got around to installing jessie (clean install) on a thinkpad
> 420 and all seemes to go well except there is no wireless, only ethernet.
>
> lsmod shows iwlwifi but I can't get the radio to turn on.
>
> Installed firmware-linux-nonfree with no results.
>
> Any help appreciated.


hi,

recently I have installed debian 8 on my (very) old laptop - thinkpad 
x41 (IBM yet! :)) - in fact i'm using it right now writing this email 
and being connected to wifi network.


of course the hw may be different, my card:

04:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG 
[Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)


What it means that you "can't get the radio to turn on"?

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