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ishaan3731

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Registered: 2014-05-26

Posts: 3

Wifi issue in hp compaq presario 6730s + hotkeys wont work

Hi friends

I am new to linux as well as Slitaz. My laptop due to motherboard failure had become quite slow and i had to switch to light wieght OS like Win Xp dual booted with Lubuntu(it was working good but it was still slow). Recently i read about Slitaz & I tried it(its faster as compared to XP or lubuntu) and later installed it on my lappys HD.Wifi led was not switching (ON/OFF) and neither of the keyboards hotkeys are working.I updated some packages using ethernet but it is of no use.

I have attached  screenshot regarding wireless device in TazPanel.

It would be really great if you could help solve my issues and help me revive my laptop.

thanks

Ishaan

dmesg command output:

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64

cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain

iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:

iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN, REV=0x54

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x11f, CALIB=0x4

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode' failed.

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode' failed.

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: no suitable firmware found!

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A disabled

sky2: driver version 1.28

sky2 0000:85:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17

sky2 0000:85:00.0: setting latency timer to 64

sky2 0000:85:00.0: Yukon-2 FE+ chip revision 0

sky2 0000:85:00.0: eth0: addr 00:22:64:5a:a7:ef

Adding 661500k swap on /dev/sda7.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:661500k

sky2 0000:85:00.0: eth0: enabling interface

sky2 0000:85:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex, flow control rx

ishaan@slitaz:~$

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Guest

Guest

Re: Wifi issue in hp compaq presario 6730s + hotkeys wont work

You are needing firmware called iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode for your wifi adapter.

Become the root operator, & in a terminal run this command

tazpkg get-install firmware-iwlwifi-5000

Then reboot.

Go back into tazpanel & configure your wifi.

ishaan3731

Member

Registered: 2014-05-26

Posts: 3

Re: Wifi issue in hp compaq presario 6730s + hotkeys wont work

Thanks for your suggestion,it helped a little bit....(i have attached the tazpanel screenshot at it shows something under iwconfig.)

now the dmesg is not saying missing firmware files but it said that RF-KILL has disabled the Wifi

This is the dmesg output :

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: power state changed by ACPI to D0

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17

HDA Intel 0000:00:1b.0: setting latency timer to 64

cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain

iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:

iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN, REV=0x54

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: device EEPROM VER=0x11f, CALIB=0x4

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 24 802.11a channels

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 8.24.2.12

ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-agn-rs'

sky2: driver version 1.28

sky2 0000:85:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17

sky2 0000:85:00.0: setting latency timer to 64

sky2 0000:85:00.0: Yukon-2 FE+ chip revision 0

sky2 0000:85:00.0: eth0: addr 00:22:64:5a:a7:ef

Adding 661500k swap on /dev/sda7.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:661500k

sky2 0000:85:00.0: eth0: enabling interface

iwlagn 0000:02:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.

sky2 0000:85:00.0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex, flow control rx

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan#

I searched for rf-kill utility and later installed it but rf-kill shows that wifi is hard-blocked(which is right because my laptop has a wifi led button which is yellow when its Off and Blue when on, but its not switching to blue and continues to remain in yellow-OFF)

AFTER INSTALLING RF-KILL UTILITY

Removing all tmp files...                                            [ OK ]

================================================================================

rfkill (0.4) is installed.

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill list all

0: phy0: Wireless LAN

    Soft blocked: no

    Hard blocked: yes

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill unblock all

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill list all

0: phy0: Wireless LAN

    Soft blocked: no

    Hard blocked: yes

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill unblock wifi

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill list all

0: phy0: Wireless LAN

    Soft blocked: no

    Hard blocked: yes

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill unblock 0

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# rfkill list

0: phy0: Wireless LAN

    Soft blocked: no

    Hard blocked: yes

root@slitaz:/home/ishaan# [attachment=30354,1510]

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: Wifi issue in hp compaq presario 6730s + hotkeys wont work

Check the bios for builtin device configuration,disable lan/wlan switching. Some laptops shutoff the wifi radio to save battery when the ethernet is enabled. If the hot keys and radio work with another distros kernel then the slitaz kernel is either not compiled with the required feature or the modules are in a separate tazpkg.

The linux-acpi tazpkg has kernel modules that support some laptops.