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Wireless not working - Vista, Compaq CQ50-130US
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Author:  irisk [ 28 Oct 2013, 00:04 ]
Post subject:  Wireless not working - Vista, Compaq CQ50-130US
Hi there,

I've spent hours trying to make the wifi work - without success.
I searched the internet for the driver I should need, and then installed it with
package 'windows wireless drivers'.

Now it does show currently installed drivers (netathw and netathwx, hardware present: yes). I tried to install only one or only the other driver.
But any combination just shows
Wireless networks: device not ready.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Iris
Author:  Moe [ 28 Oct 2013, 01:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Wireless not working - Vista, Compaq CQ50-130US
I now understand your hardware info question...but I don't understand what you did.

The first thing to check is:
Code:
rfkill list all
This tells you if something is switched off. For example,
Quote:
wadda@mini:~$ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
The wireless is turned off via a software switch. If the Hard blocked was yes it would mean the switch on the laptop was has turned the wireless off. (On my machine it's <FN><F3> to toggle on/off. Others have an actual push putton, or slider, switch)

If hard block is 'yes', flick the switch; If soft is 'yes'
Code:
sudo rfkill unblock wifi
...give that a go.
Quote:
wadda@mini:~$ rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
If you still have trouble let us know.
Author:  Moe [ 28 Oct 2013, 01:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Wireless not working - Vista, Compaq CQ50-130US
I just checked the database. Your machine has
Quote:
AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
It uses the ath5k module (driver) that is already on it.

You can verify this with lspci |grep -i wireless and modinfo ath5k

[LiSt PCI device and return any that match 'wireless' regardless of case (Wireless; WIRELESS; WiReLeSs) and return MODular INFOrmation about athk5]
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