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lightspeed3e8

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Registered: 2008-12-16

Posts: 11

Missing modules at startup

Hi all,

I am in the process of installing Arch on my laptop (IBM X31).
I notice the following messages during the startup :

FATAL module ath_pci not found
FATAL module ath_hal not found
FATAL module wlan not found

I made some research and it appears that it will be a problem when I want to use wireless.

What can I do for these modules to found ?

Thx

Last edited by lightspeed3e8 (2008-12-16 18:17:12)

syntaxerrormmm

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From: Italy

Registered: 2008-10-22

Posts: 80

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Re: Missing modules at startup

Maybe part of madwifi or ath5k packages?

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lightspeed3e8

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Registered: 2008-12-16

Posts: 11

Re: Missing modules at startup

Yes probably but are those modules not suppose to be already there after a fresh install ?

SwimFr3ak

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From: /usa/michigan

Registered: 2008-06-10

Posts: 25

Re: Missing modules at startup

ath_hal and wlan are part of the madwifi package. Madwifi is not present on a default install.

Check out this wiki entry, it should get you headed in the right direction.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup

lightspeed3e8

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Registered: 2008-12-16

Posts: 11

Re: Missing modules at startup

Ok, I banged those 3 modules in /etc/rc.conf. So I will use the ath5k module instead.

Then I tried to setup a wireless connection but I am facing a problem.
I can scan and find my router.
I use

iwconfig wlan0 essid "myessid" key 1234567890

Then

dhcpcd wlan0

Which gives me the following error messages

err, wlan0 : timed out
err, wlan0 : using IPV4LL address 169.xxx.xxx.xxx

What can I try ?