[Debian-eeepc-devel] eee 900 wifi problems

[Sergio Blanco]

Sorry for the misinformation. I was just trying the oldest installation
image and wrote that wifi didn't work because it didn't scan my network.
Then I configured it manually (I did the same with the rest of images to no
avail) and surprise, wifi is working in the installation procedure. I'll
reply later with the result of the installation!


On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Sergio Blanco <crimsomshadow at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello again!
>
> I have tried quite a lot of things and I ended up confused with what I
> already I have done and what I haven't, so I'm trying another reinstall and
> see what I can do.
>
> I tried the latest madwifi form source and the ath5k upgrading the kernel,
> still can't scan. I tried a livecd of eeexubuntu to see if the wifi card was
> broken but there it worked flawlessly.
>
> Depending on how I inserted the modules there were times wifi shuted off
> seconds after I bring it up. The most I got is what i mailed yesterday, I
> have the ath0 up but it won't scan nor connect.
>
> If it is useful, I have tried the 3 installer images and none of them have
> my wifi card working! Is that normal?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Damyan Ivanov <dmn at debian.org> wrote:
>
>> -=| Federico Castagnini, Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 01:20:48AM -0200 |=-
>> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Sergio Blanco <crimsomshadow at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > The problem has come some days ago. I read the new kernel was
>> > > ready so I
>> > > could update. When I did so, wifi stopped working, no matter what I
>> did.
>> > > Then I tried a reinstall and got wifi to work ensuring pciehp was
>> being
>> > > loaded. But one day later it just stopped working again. Tonight I did
>> the
>> > > third reinstall and I can´t get wifi to work, no matter what I do. I
>> see the
>> > > ath0 interface and can bring it up and down, but I can´t scan for APs.
>> I
>> > > already tried uninstalling the madwifi binaries and compiling the
>> sources,
>> > > but it remains the same.
>> >
>> > i am thinking to try the ath5k driver:
>> > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/UseLastAtherosModule, but
>> > dont know if it would work.
>>
>> Or, blacklist ath5k so that it doesn't interfere with the madwifi one.
>> (don't forget to un-blacklist it when you decide to repplace madwifi
>> with ath5k).
>>
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