Trouble with Qualcom Atheros
by mfoley from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6H806)
I've just installed a Qualcom Atheros wifi adapter in my Slackware 15.0 system. I cannot get it to connect to the router. Another LQ member posted this same question https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-a-4175649144/ and got it to work by upgrading his Slackware. That was in 2006, so that solution isn't going to work for me as I've certainly got whatever upgrade that was incorporated into my 15.0.
My rc.inet1.conf:
Code:DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
USE_DHCP[4]="yes"
WLAN_WPA[4]="wpa_supplicant"Results in /var/log/messages:
Code:Dec 18 14:31:51 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: wlan0: configuring interface
Dec 18 14:31:54 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 nick DC1.hprs.locl
Dec 18 14:31:54 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid "any"
Dec 18 14:31:54 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: wpa_supplicant -B -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext -iwlan0
Dec 18 14:32:55 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: WPA authentication did not complete, try running '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_start' in a few seconds.
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: wlan0: starting dhcpcd
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 dhcpcd[1568]: dhcpcd-9.4.1 starting
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 dhcpcd[1571]: DUID 00:04:47:ec:53:a5:f0:b8:f6:d8:ed:b0:58:11:22:c7:38:1c
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 kernel: 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8
Dec 18 14:32:59 DC1 dhcpcd[1571]: wlan0: waiting for carrier
Dec 18 14:33:13 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: wlan0: failed to obtain DHCP lease
Dec 18 14:33:14 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: eth5: configuring interface
Dec 18 14:33:14 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: Configuring gatewaysmore info:
Code:# lsmod | grep ath
ath10k_pci 32568 0
ath10k_core 251156 1 ath10k_pci
ath 21042 1 ath10k_core
mac80211 609190 1 ath10k_core
cfg80211 524168 3 ath,mac80211,ath10k_core
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=2147483648 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:onIt looks like the driver is there, and there's no way the signal is too weak as the wireless router (Nighthawk(R) X4S R7800) reaches all over the office and this computer with the Atheros network card is less than 5 feet away.
Ideas? I'm stuck and need to get this up ASAP. No, wired is not a option.
My rc.inet1.conf:
Code:DEBUG_ETH_UP="no"
IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
USE_DHCP[4]="yes"
WLAN_WPA[4]="wpa_supplicant"Results in /var/log/messages:
Code:Dec 18 14:31:51 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: wlan0: configuring interface
Dec 18 14:31:54 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 nick DC1.hprs.locl
Dec 18 14:31:54 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid "any"
Dec 18 14:31:54 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: wpa_supplicant -B -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext -iwlan0
Dec 18 14:32:55 DC1 root: /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1: WPA authentication did not complete, try running '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 wlan0_start' in a few seconds.
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: wlan0: starting dhcpcd
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 dhcpcd[1568]: dhcpcd-9.4.1 starting
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 dhcpcd[1571]: DUID 00:04:47:ec:53:a5:f0:b8:f6:d8:ed:b0:58:11:22:c7:38:1c
Dec 18 14:32:58 DC1 kernel: 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8
Dec 18 14:32:59 DC1 dhcpcd[1571]: wlan0: waiting for carrier
Dec 18 14:33:13 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: wlan0: failed to obtain DHCP lease
Dec 18 14:33:14 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: eth5: configuring interface
Dec 18 14:33:14 DC1 rc.inet1[1196]: Configuring gatewaysmore info:
Code:# lsmod | grep ath
ath10k_pci 32568 0
ath10k_core 251156 1 ath10k_pci
ath 21042 1 ath10k_core
mac80211 609190 1 ath10k_core
cfg80211 524168 3 ath,mac80211,ath10k_core
# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth1 no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=2147483648 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:onIt looks like the driver is there, and there's no way the signal is too weak as the wireless router (Nighthawk(R) X4S R7800) reaches all over the office and this computer with the Atheros network card is less than 5 feet away.
Ideas? I'm stuck and need to get this up ASAP. No, wired is not a option.