On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Foss User <foss...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Tim Tebbit <tteb...@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 <i...@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? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org