Re: Help needed in getting WiFi working with Debian
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Foss User <fossist@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Tim Tebbit <ttebbit@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Foss User wrote:
>>
>>>>> Please help me to get wireless working with Debian (recentmost Squeeze).
>>>> What is the output of ifconfig wlan0?
>>>>
>>>
>>> # ifconfig wlan0
>>> wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:3c:6b:d5:62
>>> BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>>> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>>> RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>>
>> Is this implying that you do indeed already have the firmware package
>> installed and you still can not connect?
>>
>>
>
> I just checked that I don't have the firmware-iwlwifi package
> installed. I'll be installing it now. But without the firmware
> package, why do I get an output for ifconfig wlan0? Is it because of
> some other firmware package being installed? Can I verify this
> somehow?
>
Some more outputs.
# aptitude search iwlwifi
p firmware-iwlwifi
- Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945, 4965 and 5000-series
cards
# modinfo iwl3945
filename:
/lib/modules/2.6.30-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/
iwl3945.ko
firmware: iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode
license: GPL
author: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation <ilw@linux.intel.com>
version: 1.2.26ks
description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection
driver for L
inux
srcversion: 444238A1200E1A47282C1D1
alias: pci:v00008086d00004227sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004227sv*sd00001014bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd00001044bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd00001034bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd00001005bc*sc*i*
depends: mac80211,iwlcore,led-class,cfg80211
vermagic: 2.6.30-2-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: antenna:select antenna (1=Main, 2=Aux, default 0 [both]) (int)
parm: disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm: swcrypto:using software crypto (default 1 [software])
(int)
parm: debug:debug output mask (uint)
parm: disable_hw_scan:disable hardware scanning (default 0) (int)
parm: queues_num:number of hw queues. (int)
parm: fw_restart3945:restart firmware in case of error (int)
# dpkg -S iwl3945
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945.h
linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64:
/lib/modules/2.6.30-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945/spectrum
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945/leds.h
linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64:
/lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64:
/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945/spectrum/measurement.h
linux-image-2.6.30-2-amd64:
/lib/modules/2.6.30-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
How is it that modinfo iwl3945 is giving me output when I don't have
the firmware installed?
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