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mthakur2006

Member

Registered: 2007-12-12

Posts: 6

Wireless Help!!

Hi there,
I have a Lenovo 3000 C100 0761 D7A laptop with a 1.5 Ghz celeron M processor, 768 MB Ram, intel 915GM graphics, an intel 2915 ABG wireless card and 40 GB hard disk.
I have installed arch successfully but i can't get the wireless to work. I have tried everything on the wiki to no avail and i don't have access to an ethernet connection. please help.
thanks.

attached is my rc.conf:

 #
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
#

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCALIZATION
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
#
LOCALE="en_US.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE="Canada/Pacific"
KEYMAP="us"
CONSOLEFONT=
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# HARDWARE
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Scan hardware and load required modules at bootup
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
# Module Blacklist - modules in this list will never be loaded by udev
MOD_BLACKLIST=()
#
# Modules to load at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a module with a ! to blacklist it
#
MODULES=(8139cp 8139too mii ipw2200 ac97_bus snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-ac97-codec snd-intel8x0 snd-intel8x0m soundcore)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="no"

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# NETWORKING
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
HOSTNAME="archlinux"
#
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available
# interfaces.
#
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
#   - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
#   - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
#
# Note: to use DHCP, set your interface to be "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
#
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="dhcp"
#eth1="dhcp"
#wlan_eth1="eth1 essid vyut6977"
#WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth1)
INTERFACES=(lo)
#
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
#   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
#
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
#
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
#   - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
#   - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
#
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network-profiles
#
NET_PROFILES=(eth1)

#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DAEMONS
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
#   - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
#   - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
#
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond)


# End of file

thanks.

rayjgu3

Member

From: Chicago IL usa

Registered: 2004-07-04

Posts: 695

Re: Wireless Help!!

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="dhcp"
#eth1="dhcp"
#wlan_eth1="eth1 essid vyut6977"
#WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth1)
INTERFACES=(lo)

i believe you want something more like

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="dhcp"
#eth1="dhcp"
wlan_eth1="eth1 essid vyut6977"
#WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth1)
INTERFACES=(lo eth1)

what is out put of
ifconfig -a

do you actually get eth1 ?
or is it wifi0 or ath0 ?

fed359

Member

Registered: 2007-11-21

Posts: 46

Re: Wireless Help!!

Also, it appears the 2915 uses the intel 2200 driver. You may need to install the 2200 firmware package, which is included on the arch cd.
pacman -U /mnt/cdrom/core/pkg/ipw2200-fw-3.0-1.pkg.tar.gz (assuming the drive is mounted to /mnt/cdrom/)
should install the package, you may need to reboot to load the firmware.

Last edited by fed359 (2007-12-12 22:32:09)

mthakur2006

Member

Registered: 2007-12-12

Posts: 6

Re: Wireless Help!!

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="dhcp"
#eth1="dhcp"
#wlan_eth1="eth1 essid vyut6977"
#WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth1)
INTERFACES=(lo)

i believe you want something more like

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
#eth0="dhcp"
#eth1="dhcp"
wlan_eth1="eth1 essid vyut6977"
#WLAN_INTERFACES=(eth1)
INTERFACES=(lo eth1)

what is out put of
ifconfig -a

do you actually get eth1 ?
or is it wifi0 or ath0 ?

Hi,
I tried what you suggested but it doesn't work. Also, I am unable to post the result of ifconfig -a as it is on my laptop with no internet connection and no gui.
I think you do get eth1 as i got that on all the other distros i tried.
Thanks.

mthakur2006

Member

Registered: 2007-12-12

Posts: 6

Re: Wireless Help!!

Also, it appears the 2915 uses the intel 2200 driver. You may need to install the 2200 firmware package, which is included on the arch cd.
pacman -U /mnt/cdrom/core/pkg/ipw2200-fw-3.0-1.pkg.tar.gz (assuming the drive is mounted to /mnt/cdrom/)
should install the package, you may need to reboot to load the firmware.

Hi, tried that, it just game errors saying that it failed to load the target

Titus

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From: Izmir

Registered: 2006-05-11

Posts: 120

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Re: Wireless Help!!

If you use NET_PROFILES=(eth1) part you have to define /etc/network-profiles/eth1 file. While you are defining this file you can use /etc/network-profiles/template file.

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iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: Wireless Help!!

Also, it appears the 2915 uses the intel 2200 driver. You may need to install the 2200 firmware package, which is included on the arch cd.
pacman -U /mnt/cdrom/core/pkg/ipw2200-fw-3.0-1.pkg.tar.gz (assuming the drive is mounted to /mnt/cdrom/)
should install the package, you may need to reboot to load the firmware.

Hi, tried that, it just game errors saying that it failed to load the target

Use tab completion/ls/cd to get the exact filename -- need want the ipw2200-fw package installed.

Further, if you can get your hands on it via a flash drive or something, netcfg2 is far better than the current netcfg and will replace it soon.

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39505&p=1

mthakur2006

Member

Registered: 2007-12-12

Posts: 6

Re: Wireless Help!!

If you use NET_PROFILES=(eth1) part you have to define /etc/network-profiles/eth1 file. While you are defining this file you can use /etc/network-profiles/template file.

i have done that, still no luck
thanks for checkin anyway.

Use tab completion/ls/cd to get the exact filename -- need want the ipw2200-fw package installed.

Further, if you can get your hands on it via a flash drive or something, netcfg2 is far better than the current netcfg and will replace it soon.

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=39505&p=1

Okay I will try it, but I have put it on hold for some time as I have got quite busy over the last few days, but I will give it a shot in a few days.