topic title: WiFi card freezes under 7.2 live
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thinkpada21
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
#1
I have just tried tried the 7.2 live CD. My D-Link DWL-G650 WiFi card (pcCard) froze with one of the 2 LEDs on solid nd the other off solid.

The card did not show in the ifconfig listing, but iwconfig showed it:

ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:""
Mode: managed Channel 1:0 Access Point: Not - Associated
Retry min limit: 7 RTS thr: off Fragment thr: 2346B
Link Quality: 0 Signal Level: 0 Noise Level: 0

In 7.0, the card worked just fine. If no network was found, the 2 LEDs would alternately flash. If a network was found, it would associate, as inidcated by both LEDs flashing in unison.

I hesitate to install 7.2 until I can get it working from the live CD.
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Jerry
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
#2
What happens if you open up a terminal, become root, and type:

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ifdown ath0
iwconfig ath0 ESSID"NameOfNetwork"
ifup ath0
dhclient ath0
Also, check the MEPIS Wiki on this chipset.
Posts: 61
thinkpada21
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
#3
Thanks for replying.

It says"interface ath0 not configured"

This despite iwconfig seeing ath0 just fine.

(Sorry for the delay in responding).
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#4
Try booting with the mean cheatcode, and then set up your wifi. You could try ceni, wicd or mnetwork.
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thinkpada21
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
#5
Thanks. I will try that a bit later.
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thinkpada21
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
#6
Adding the mean cheatcode seems to have helped. The card is not locking up and I can see it in ifconfig. Now having WPA issues and currently no open APs are in range.

Hopefully this will be simple to resolved.
Posts: 61
thinkpada21
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
#7
Did the install of 7.2. My WiFi card (D-Link DWL-G650 PCMCIA card (Atheros based) works IF I boot with the card plugged in. However, if I plug it in after booting, the card still freezes.

I can lie with this inconvenience.