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adubschavy

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Registered: 2013-01-24

Posts: 4

[SOLVED]systemd fails to start netctl@wlp3s0...

... and ethernet only works if i have ethernet plugged in at boot.

systemctl --type=service :

UNIT                                     LOAD   ACTIVE SUB     DESCRIPTION
dbus.service                             loaded active running D-Bus System Message Bus
getty@tty1.service                       loaded active running Getty on tty1
kmod-static-nodes.service                loaded active exited  Create list of required static device nodes for the current kernel
netctl-auto@wlp3s0.service               loaded failed failed  Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles
netctl-ifplugd@enp2s0.service            loaded active running Automatic wired network connection using netctl profiles
netctl@wlp3s0\x2dThePenthouseNet.service loaded failed failed  Automatically generated profile by wifi-menu
systemd-backlight@acpi_video0.service    loaded active exited  Load/Save Screen Backlight Brightness of acpi_video0
systemd-fsck@dev-sda3.service            loaded active exited  File System Check on /dev/sda3
systemd-journald.service                 loaded active running Journal Service
systemd-logind.service                   loaded active running Login Service
systemd-random-seed.service              loaded active exited  Load/Save Random Seed
systemd-remount-fs.service               loaded active exited  Remount Root and Kernel File Systems
systemd-sysctl.service                   loaded active exited  Apply Kernel Variables
systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service       loaded active exited  Create static device nodes in /dev
systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service           loaded active exited  Recreate Volatile Files and Directories
systemd-udev-trigger.service             loaded active exited  udev Coldplug all Devices
systemd-udevd.service                    loaded active running udev Kernel Device Manager
systemd-update-utmp.service              loaded active exited  Update UTMP about System Reboot/Shutdown
systemd-user-sessions.service            loaded active exited  Permit User Sessions
systemd-vconsole-setup.service           loaded active exited  Setup Virtual Console
user@1000.service                        loaded active running User Manager for 1000

LOAD   = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB    = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.

21 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.

notice the one that failed, netctl-auto@wlp3s0

ip addr

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:26:6c:c6:9b:a7 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.0.196/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global enp2s0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::226:6cff:fec6:9ba7/64 scope link 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlp3s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN qlen 1000
    link/ether e0:ca:94:12:d2:6c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

sudo ip link set wlp3s0 up

does absolutely nothing. So maybe its a driver issue?

lspci -k | grep 'Network'

03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

dmesg | grep firware

and

dmesg | grep ath9k

outputs nothing.

modprobe ath9k

does nothing visible.

I tried unloading the module and then reloading the module, but now dmesg just tells me that ath9k is unloaded.

sorry this might belong in the drivers section

let me know what other information you guys might need.

Last edited by adubschavy (2013-10-09 03:01:24)

Raynman

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Registered: 2011-10-22

Posts: 1,539

Re: [SOLVED]systemd fails to start netctl@wlp3s0...

dmesg | grep firware

and

dmesg | grep ath9k

outputs nothing.

modprobe ath9k

does nothing visible.

Not sure what you're trying to say with this last sentence. The convention for many (traditional) utilities is to not output anything unless there's something unusual going on. lsmod should tell you whether the module is loaded and at least dmesg doesn't show any errors (but no success story either, which might be your point).

Did you try connecting manually first (see wiki if you need instructions)? And did you check the status (or journal) of the failed service? (remember to quote the service name or escape the backslash when you pass it to systemctl) That might at least help rule out problems other than a driver issue.

adubschavy

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Registered: 2013-01-24

Posts: 4

Re: [SOLVED]systemd fails to start netctl@wlp3s0...

ahhh... all i did is

netctl disable *home profile*

and i guess netctl-auto found whatever profiles around me were available