Failure to detect Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 ABG

[Duncan Lithgow]

This card works perfectly on another install of 6.10 on this machine. I am testing it in a fresh install because I want to run on a fresh install and I guessed (correctly) that this could give trouble with Wifi. I'm sorry but I have no idea how the wifi card got kicked into life in the first place. Someone tried their PCMCIA wireless card in my machine and my built-in one worked after that. Sounds like it just needs a kick in the right place?

I've followed the guide at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/FAQ which I would love help to improve.

Running
$ less +F /var/log/messages
while turning the hardware switch on and off makes no difference.

== ifconfig -a ==
root@ubuntu:~# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:B0:FE:82:F6
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:100 (100.0 b) TX bytes:100 (100.0 b)

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
          NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

== tcpdump -i eth1 ==
root@ubuntu:~# tcpdump -i eth1
tcpdump: ioctl: No such device

== netstat -in ==
root@ubuntu:~# netstat -in
Kernel Interface table
Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
eth0 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMU
lo 16436 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 LRU

== netstat -rn ==
root@ubuntu:~# netstat -rn
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface

= The same of the working install =

== $ less +F /var/log/messages ==
Nov 28 21:20:19 localhost gconfd (duncan-4931): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:
/home/duncan/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 0
Nov 28 21:21:42 localhost kernel: [17179718.128000] Kill switch must be turned o
ff for wireless networking to work.
Nov 28 21:21:48 localhost kernel: [17179723.652000] ipw3945: Detected geography
ABG (13 802.11bg channels, 23 802.11a channels)
Waiting for data... (interrupt to abort)

== ifconfig -a ==
root@ubuntu:~# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:B0:FE:82:F6
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:02:30:05:9E
          inet addr:192.168.2.5 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::213:2ff:fe30:59e/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
          RX packets:1187 errors:0 dropped:5 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:58457 (57.0 KiB) TX bytes:4970 (4.8 KiB)
          Interrupt:185 Memory:52000000-52000fff

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
          RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:100 (100.0 b) TX bytes:100 (100.0 b)

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
          NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

== tcpdump -i eth1 ==
        RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

root@ubuntu:~# tcpdump -i eth1
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth1, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes
21:24:38.531594 802.1d config 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77.8003 root 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77 pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15
21:24:40.531630 802.1d config 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77.8003 root 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77 pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15
21:24:42.531893 802.1d config 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77.8003 root 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77 pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15
21:24:44.531967 802.1d config 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77.8003 root 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77 pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15
21:24:46.532212 802.1d config 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77.8003 root 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77 pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15
21:24:48.532310 802.1d config 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77.8003 root 8000.00:90:4b:e4:d8:77 pathcost 0 age 0 max 20 hello 2 fdelay 15
(it goes on like that for a while)

== netstat -in ==
root@ubuntu:~# netstat -in
Kernel Interface table
Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg
eth0 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BMU
eth1 1500 0 2840 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 BMRU
lo 16436 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 LRU

[Andrew Ash (ash211)]

This bug seems to be a duplicate of bug 62452. Try running
$sudo ln -s /sbin/ipw3945d-2.6.17-10-386 /sbin/ipw3945d-2.6.17-10-generic
from https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.17/+bug/62452/comments/13

I'm marking this a duplicate of that bug.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

The 18 month support period for Edgy Eft 6.10 has reached its end of life. As a result, we are closing the linux-source-2.6.17 Edgy Eft kernel task. However, development has already began for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. It would be helpful if you could test the upcoming release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing . If the issue still exists, please update this report by changing the Status of the "linux" task from "Incomplete" to "New". We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Thanks!