topic title: wifi issue.
Posts: 4
mariom
Joined: 25 Aug 2015
#1
Hello,
I am new to Antix 15 I just installed it a few hours ago and i am having problems with Wifi, the issue is the following:
I have a old laptop Toshiba satellite Pro 512 ram, the onboard wireless it does not work properly it connects then drops also happens when I am in windows so I went ahead and used an old cisco airo 340 series in windows no problem but when i am using Antix it does not work.
how do i get the right driver, firmware and how do i installed it.
here is my ifconfig ouput, I tried all other commands to see whats loaded but no luck.
Hopefully you could guide me to the right direccion.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Mario __{{emoticon}}__ __{{emoticon}}__

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root@antix1memo:~# ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:04:23:59:d9:46  
          inet addr:192.168.1.200  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::204:23ff:fe59:d946/64 Scope:Link
          inet6 addr: 2602:306:8097:ab90:204:23ff:fe59:d946/64 Scope:Global
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:33030 errors:63 dropped:63 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:29309 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:17552454 (16.7 MiB)  TX bytes:4631961 (4.4 MiB)
          Interrupt:11 

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:08:0d:cd:54:60  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:40:96:2a:76:61  
          inet6 addr: fe80::240:96ff:fe2a:7661/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:14856 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:14856
          TX packets:64 errors:64 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:64
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:17055 (16.6 KiB)
          Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc100 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:72 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:72 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:5664 (5.5 KiB)  TX bytes:5664 (5.5 KiB)
Posts: 850
fatmac
Joined: 26 Jul 2012
#2
Welcome aboard.

We will need to know the chip in your wifi to be able to help.
Usual things needed are the output from inxi -F &/or dmesg.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3
Open Wicd. Under wireless preferences type in eth2. Hit refresh. If you see your router. Connect.

Still need a

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inxi -F
though from you so we can see your computer and install.

The last few lines of

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dmesg | tail


will be helpful also.

Howdy and Welcome.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#4
Just switched hard drives from IBM T23 over to Panasonic CF-48 laptop.
Which changed wlan0 to eth2 as wifi interface.

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: fud Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   System: Matsushita product: CF-48V4HLUQM v: 004
           Mobo: Matsushita model: CF48-4 v: 001
           Bios: Phoenix K.K. v: V4.00L13 date: 12/12/2002
CPU:       Single core Intel Pentium 4 Mobile (-UP-) cache: 512 KB
           flags: (pae sse sse2) bmips: 2392 speed/max: 1200/1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV200/M7 [Mobility Radeon 7500]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RV200 4C57) x86/MMX/SSE2 DRI2
           GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_intel8x0 ports: 1c00 1880 bus-ID: 00:1f.5
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
           driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: 4400 bus-ID: 02:02.0
           IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG [Calexico2] Network Connection
           driver: ipw2200 v: 1.2.2kmprq bus-ID: 02:03.0
           IF: eth2 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 30.0GB (22.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: IC25N030ATCS04 size: 30.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 12G used: 4.3G (38%) fs: ext3 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 75.8C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 99 Uptime: 10 min Memory: 242.6/1258.6MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.28
Different wireless chip and laptop entirely.

Connected just fine changing wireless preferences from wlan0 to eth2
Posts: 4
mariom
Joined: 25 Aug 2015
#5
thank you very much to those who replied to my question but somehow it started to work.
I will try to figure it out and will post.