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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
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.1.1-P1
Copyright 2004-2010 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/

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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