1) the output of "dmesg | grep iwlwifi" is...
[ 0.640780] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM
control
[ 0.641112] Loading firmware: iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode
[ 0.641332] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.83.5.1 build
33692 5000-5.ucode op_mode iwldvm
[ 0.641360] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG disabled
[ 0.641364] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS disabled
[ 0.641367] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING disabled
[ 0.641370] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN,
REV=0x54
[ 17.311014] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0
[ 17.424989] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Radio type=0x1-0x2-0x0
Nice to see that it detects the 5100 AGN just like lspci. As the old
saying goes, "use it or lose it"; I used to be able to run wifi on this
machine manually (command line) in the past, but now I've completely
forgotten how. I've emerged "iw" and "wpa_supplicant". "iw dev" shows
phy#0
Interface wlan0
ifindex 3
wdev 0x1
addr 00:26:c6:4a:b4:92
type managed
txpower 15.00 dBm
Questions...
1) what do I do to scan and get a list of available networks?
2) how do I connect to one of the listed networks (assuming either
it's public, or I have the password) ?
3) minor detail... The Google hits I've found all show both DVM and
MVM support enabled. Given that dmesg output shows "op_mode iwldvm",
can I safely get rid of MVM support ?
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Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
