Re: Missing rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw
Brian wrote:
> On Sun 29 Jul 2012 at 15:09:01 +0100, Gary wrote:
>
> > Brian wrote:
> >
> > > Install with
> > >
> > > dpkg -i <complete_package_name>
> >
> > Okay. Done. Thanks. What do I have to do after this? It seemed to go
> > okay, but there's no signof life from the WLAN adaptor :(
Just to be clear. There is a light on the keyboard which indicates whether the adaptor is on or not. It does not show it as being okay.
> In /etc/network/interfaces:
>
> allow-hotplug wlan0
> iface wlan0 inet dhcp
> wpa-ssid yourESSID
> wpa-psk "yourPSK"
>
> Then
>
> ifup -v wlan0 (You may have to do ifdown -v wlan0 first)
Doesn't work :(
root@jadetree:/home/gary# ifup -v wlan0
Configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
wpa_supplicant: using default driver type: wpa-driver wext
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant -s -B -P /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan0.pid -i wlan0 -D wext -C /var/run/wpa_supplicant
Starting /sbin/wpa_supplicant...
ioctl[SIOCGIFFLAGS]: No such device
Could not get interface 'wlan0' flags
ioctl[SIOCSIWPMKSA]: No such device
ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: No such device
Could not configure driver to use managed mode
ioctl[SIOCGIWRANGE]: No such device
(etc.)
ioctl[SIOCGIFFLAGS]: No such device
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1
dhclient -v -pf /var/run/dhclient.wlan0.pid -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient.wlan0.leases wlan0
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SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up wlan0.
> Check for association and getting an address with the iwconfig and
> ifconfig commands.
I'm probably happier with plain text config files, TBH :)
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