Hey

I tried to install Lunar Linux on my Acer eMachines Notebook.
The installation of the basic sytem works with only one but big problem:
The wireless connection don't work.
I can't find in the Lunar wiki nothing for me.

I hope with this information somebody has a idea:

uname -a
Linux Lunar 3.16.3 #1 PREEMPT Sat Oct 11 14:18:05 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 net
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168cc:001c] (rev 01)
Subsystem: AMBIT Microsytem Corp. AR5BXB63 802.11bg MIC [1468:0428]
Kernel driver in use: ath5k
Kernel modules: ath5k
05:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
Subsystem: Gateway, Inc. Device [107b:0184]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f2:0681 Chicomy Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Hi:

I'm not a wifi expert so your going to need a member with more experience with wifi.
I found a few links that might help until another member chimes in.

Looking at the output
The ath5k driver is in use for your Atheros wifi card.
It may not be working because it needs firmware installed?

https://wiki.debian.org/ath5k

It may be that you will have to enable ath5k in the kernel configuration, you must first enable mac80211:
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2160177
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questi...get-it-working

In the beginning Lunar was a fork of Sorcerer GNU Linux (SGL)-
I'm not familiar with this distribution or Sorcerer, sorry I can't be of more help but I've given it my best go.

Thanks for your answer

I try with it, but it really dont't help...

ls -l /dev/dsp
ls: cannot access /dev/dsp: no such directory

ip link set wland up
-bash: iplink: command not found

iwconfig wlan%d essid any
Error for wireless request "set ESSID" (8B1A): SET failed on device wlan%d: no such device

modprobe -rfv ath5k
rmmod athk
rmmod mac80211
rmmod ath
rmmodcfg80211
rmmod rfkill

modprobe -v
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.3/kernel/net/rfkill/rfkill.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.3/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.3/kernel/net/mac20211/mac20211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.3/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.3/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.ko

...any idea?

I have forget to write about this:

iwconfig

emp5sO no wireless connection

wlp2sO IEEE 802.11bg ESSIDff/any
Mode: Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm

Retry short limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Power Managementn

lo no wireless extensions


Somebody with a idea, what could help?

Maybe give Debian a try and install the firmware?

Hmm, thats not the answer what i need...

Meanwhile i was busy with the wpa_supplicant.conf and wpa_passphrase!

At least I managed images this config file information to make that lead to this issue:

wpa_passphrase wireless Mynetwork passphrase

network = {
SSID = "wireless Mynetwork"
# psk = "passphrase"
PSK = letter - and number code

When entering iwconfig however is still the same message as described above.

The questions that suggest themselves to me are:
a) Where attracts the conf file a PSK, I have been entered it nowhere ...?
b) How can I store the correct network key?
c) How can I then make the whole executable?

i'm pretty sure ath5k needs firmware.
please post output of (i haven't done this in a while, hopefully this is the right command)
meanwhile you might want to inform yourself about this whole atheros firmware thing.
lunar linux is indeed not based on debian, but still debian wiki might prove helpful. or wiki.archlinux.org.

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The Member that I talk to that's been in Debian Testing for years taught me that firmware is needed.

The, i do so...

dmesg | grep ath5k

[ 9.606588] ath5k 000:02:00:0 can't disable ASPM:OS doesn't have ASPM
[ 9.607176] ath5k 000:02:00:0 registered as 'control phyo'
[ 10.289709] ath5k: phyo: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, Physik: Px70)

If this is,the Information, that tell me, that i need the right firmware, how could i install it without Internet on this system...?

no, that's not quite the sort of output i was hoping to see.
it might be in please, do read the debian wiki about ath5k and how to troubleshoot it, and provide us with more info.

edit:
the problem is that we don't use lunar linux and don't even know what it's based on.
unless another lunar linux user chimes in, you will have to be much more active to help us help you solve your problem.

Thx a Lot

I don't have such Files in /var
Mybe i have to install the basic - system again....

There doesn't seem to be anyone here who uses Lunar, which doesn't surprise me: it's a rare beast. And it's independent, not based on anything else. My advice would be either

a. Join the Lunar mailing list and ask there
http://www.lunar-linux.org/mailing-lists/

b. Install a Linux that other people are likely to have used: in the last year, Lunar got fewer hits at Distrowatch than Minix!