On 12/22/2016 09:06 PM, John R Pierce wrote:> On 12/22/2016 6:47 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> ~]$ lspci -v -s 00:0c.0 >> 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR2413/AR2414 Wireless Network >> Adapter [AR5005G(S) 802.11bg] (rev 01) >> Subsystem: Accton Technology Corporation Device ae24 >> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5 >> Memory at 9ffb0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] >> Capabilities: <access denied> >> Kernel modules: ath5k > > ok, now... > dmesg | grep ath5k >}} log]$ grep ath5k dmesg ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: registered as 'phy0' ath5k: phy0: POST Failed !!! ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A disabled ath5k: probe of 0000:00:0c.0 failed with error -11 log]$ -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 KDE 4.3.4 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! =+in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=
On 12/22/2016 7:17 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:> log]$ grep ath5k dmesg > ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 > ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: registered as 'phy0' > ath5k: phy0: POST Failed !!! > ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A disabled > ath5k: probe of 0000:00:0c.0 failed with error -11 > log]$k, well, thats what you need to track down. you might dmesg | less, and search for that ath5k to see if there are any other clues around that POST Failed you might just need a firmware blob or somethign, no idea, I haven't done wireless Linux in years. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz
On 12/22/2016 09:42 PM, John R Pierce wrote:> On 12/22/2016 7:17 PM, geo.inbox.ignored wrote: >> log]$ grep ath5k dmesg >> ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5 >> ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: registered as 'phy0' >> ath5k: phy0: POST Failed !!! >> ath5k 0000:00:0c.0: PCI INT A disabled >> ath5k: probe of 0000:00:0c.0 failed with error -11 >> log]$ > > k, well, thats what you need to track down. you might dmesg | less, > and search for that ath5k to see if there are any other clues around > that POST Failed > > you might just need a firmware blob or somethign, no idea, I haven't > done wireless Linux in years. >}} John, i do thank you for all your help. greatly appreciated. before i digging any further into things here, i believe i will log onto linuxwireless.org to see what i can find in way of drivers for card. as for scanning for wifi in area, i believe 'war drive' progs will be best bet. intent is not for hacking, i want to increase protection for when i start using wifi with laptop, which is going to be some more digging because centos does not see wifi chip. all in all, i am going to have to educate myself on workings of wifi. thanks again. -- The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 KDE 4.3.4 peace out. tc,hago. g . =+Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes... ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it! =+in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=