Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[lovexdrew]

I also own an X60, that's hilarious.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[dorazio]

Hi all, thanks for the replies.

Chris: Yes, I'd tried the wifi toggle switch on the left side and the FN+F5  
command for wifi before posting.


risci_atom: ifconfig -a doesn't display anything other than eth0 as well.

It seems like this may be a hardware issue?

onpon4: I'm going to contact gluglug next.

gary02121993: I wouldn't let this deter you if you're considering purchasing  
one of their machines. I've been using the x200 for ~3months with no problems  
except the wifi. I just haven't had time to troubleshoot until now.


pizzaiolo: Thanks for the suggestion, if all else fails I'll go this route.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[tomlukeywood]

i spent about a week trying to get the wifi to work on my x60 and this was  
the problem!

[Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[dorazio]

Hi all,

My first post... so I hope this is the right place for such queries.

I'm having trouble getting my system to recognize the presence of the  
wireless network card.


I'm running trisquel 7, kernel 3.16 on a libreboot x200 with an atheros  
AR5B95 card.


ifconfig output only displays eth0
and lspci is only showing the ethernet controller.
The network card is not being displayed.

I've  installed the firmware packages: atheros-firmware, firmware-carl9170,  
open-ath9k-htc-firmware


I've also opened up the laptop physically removed the card and re-installed  
to ensure everything was secure. No issues there.


And help or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[nicolasmaia]

If absolutely nothing else works, consider getting a wireless adapter  
compatible with free software:  
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/catalog/wireless-networking-gnulinux

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[onpon4]

If the laptop was bought from Gluglug (which the OP suggests by calling the  
laptop a Libreboot X200), then not working wireless would suggest either a  
mistake or broken hardware. So in that case, Gluglug should be contacted to  
resolve the problem.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[risciatom]

Did you try toggling the switch on the left side of the machine? Does it show  
up with ifconfig -a  ?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Wireless Network Card

[chris]

I'm imagining your talking about performance when you say its age. The  
problems with older systems tend to be less related to performance (even if  
that is an issue due to your use cases) and more with failing parts.  
Refurbished stuff in particular. I'm not going to jump to conclusions the  
wifi is failing here. I suspect its a user-related issue (is the wifi on- you  
might have an on/off switch and/or FN key that you need to hold down whiling  
pressing one of the F1-F12 keys which have a wifi symbol).


Replacing the wifi card won't solve this problem unless it really is a bad  
wifi card.