mk@mk-netbook:~$ nc10 wifi
Access Denied - You must be root to perform this operation
mk@mk-netbook:~$ sudo nc10 wifi
WARNING: Error inserting led_class (/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/leds/led-class.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting lbm_cw_mac80211 (/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/updates/lbm_cw-mac80211.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
FATAL: Error inserting ath5k (/lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/updates/ath5k.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
Funknetzwerk - Funknetzwerk ausgeschaltet
Please help me, without your help I can't get online with my netbook!
Micha
(Please excuse my bad english - I know, it's awful!)
Looking at your dmesg, it seems that the 'ath_hal' and 'ath_pci' modules get loaded during the boot process.
I'm pretty sure this is the problem.
The above modules initialize the wireless card and leave it in a state that the 'ath5k' can't recover from.
The solution is to add these lines to your '/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf' in order to avoid automatic loading:
Here is what I did yesterday before I had the problem again:
I installed RandR and tried the Fn F4-Key - it works fine!
Then I installed nc10-fb for the new logo. I restarted the system for have a look at the logo (works fine - thank you)! But now there is no wlan recognized. It seems to be the same problem like before, iwconfig doesn't lists any Wlan0.
Did you install the madwifi drivers manually?
I ask because ubuntu jaunty does not ship them by default, so they should not be installed.
Looking at your dmesg, it seems that no ath* module get loaded automatically at boot. While this is normal for 'ath_pci' and 'ath_hal' (you blacklisted them), the 'ath5k' should be loaded instead.
If it's not, the only cause I can think of is that the madwifi created some aliases during its installation, "linking" the wireless card to the 'ath_pci' and 'ath_hal' modules, ovverriding the default 'ath5k'.
So, make sure to completely uninstall the madwifi with the command 'sudo make uninstall' from within its sources directory.
PS: In the meanwhile, you should be able to use the wireless card by loading manually the 'ath5k' module.
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I searched for madwifi and found only two files: madwifi.py and madwifi.pyc both in /usr/share/jockey/handlers/.
"sudo make uninstall" does not work (in german: make: *** Keine Regel, um "uninstall" zu erstellen. Schluss", means: no rule for "uninstall". Finish.)
A "sudo make uninstall madwifi" does not work, too (same error).
Hm. You see, I need more help - for a linux newbie.