Wireless not starting

jiewmeng · 2013-10-17 11:19:05

I actually cant find anything that looks like a wireless device on `lspci -k` output

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel driver in use: mei_me
	Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
	Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1ad3
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
	Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
	Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
	Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [GeForce GT 520M] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1742
	Kernel driver in use: nouveau
	Kernel modules: nouveau
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF119 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
	Subsystem: AzureWave AW-NB037H 802.11bgn Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [AR9002WB-1NGCD]
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k
	Kernel modules: ath9k
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 1287
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

But in `ip link`,

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT 
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp4s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
    link/ether f4:6d:04:f6:64:b4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp3s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000
    link/ether 74:2f:68:1e:4e:9a brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Wireless is there but it cannot be started, whats wrong? I noticed in Windows 7 it also says no adapter found. This happened after a fresh install on Arch + Windows 7. It worked on this laptop previously ASUS K43SJ

SOURE · 2013-10-17 11:31:01

jiewmeng wrote:

Wireless is there but it cannot be started, whats wrong?

How are you starting it?

03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
	Subsystem: AzureWave AW-NB037H 802.11bgn Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [AR9002WB-1NGCD]
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k
	Kernel modules: ath9k

I'll leave the troubleshooting for someone else, but the adapter is definitely there.

Last edited by SOURE (2013-10-17 11:32:55)

jiewmeng · 2013-10-17 12:21:35

I am using `ip link set wlp3s0 up`. I have GNOME 3.10 installed `network-manager-applet` but dont see any wireless "icon" I used to on the top right bar.

Trilby · 2013-10-17 12:30:36

Please follow the wireless wiki page then report back, as you have not done any of the requisite steps there to actually connect.

It looks like everything is working as expected. You set the interface up, and it is up. You simply have not told it to connect to anything.

ewaller · 2013-10-17 17:06:17

BTW, you said you could not see anything in your lspci output, but what is wrong with this:

03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
	Subsystem: AzureWave AW-NB037H 802.11bgn Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [AR9002WB-1NGCD]

??

jiewmeng · 2013-10-19 05:09:08

Ok managed to get wireless up, but I dont get the network-manager-applet in GNOME 3.10?

Last edited by jiewmeng (2013-10-19 05:37:14)

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Wireless not starting

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