Please... direct me to this: "Side note, you can always get a pci-e to mini-pci host-based adapter, and simply get a typical intel, atheros, or any other mini-pci device used in a laptop. You will probably find those, particularly atheros and intel will be well supported due to laptop inclusion vs. random 3rd party usb or pci cards. " On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Michael Butash wrote: > If the drivers are loading properly, it should show up as a proper netlink > device, ie ip link and iwconfig as a proper 80211 device, but aren't. That > seems like either a bad driver, or a bad device. > > I would manually rmmod-ing each of the related rt2x00pci modules, and > modprobe them all back in. You'll have to figure out the order, but from > the lsmod, remove each, and then modprobe each until they're all back. See > what happens along the way, as something isn't loading properly for you if > not netlink devices are occurring. > > I'd recommend finding something intel or atheros based... > > Side note, you can always get a pci-e to mini-pci host-based adapter, and > simply get a typical intel, atheros, or any other mini-pci device used in a > laptop. You will probably find those, particularly atheros and intel will > be well supported due to laptop inclusion vs. random 3rd party usb or pci > cards. > > Much like this kit, with everything, or assemble yourself with the parts > individually: > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details& > O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D& > gclid=EAIaIQobChMImN6D5J_41QIVxQcqCh1sdwGkEAkYASABEgJME > PD_BwE&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1221212 > > -mb > > > On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Michael wrote: > >> any advice as to what to do? >> >> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Michael wrote: >> >>> and I just did it with lsmod.... no hits >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Michael wrote: >>> >>>> that is actually what I did with dmesg. The grep thing was just to show >>>> there were no hits. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'll write it to a file and saearch with a word processor >>>>> ` >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Carruth, Rusty < >>>>> Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> And you might want to do it case-INsensitive, just to be sure you >>>>>> don’t miss it. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] >>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Bob Elzer >>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, August 25, 2017 3:11 PM >>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: netis wf2118 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> doing a grep will not show adjacent lines that have errors on them. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> you need to use the less or more commands and search for those same >>>>>> things and read the lines before and after, to see if there are any errors. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> keep searching for the next occurrence, until you reach the end of >>>>>> file >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 25, 2017 1:43 PM, "Michael" wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The driver appears to be loading: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> $ lsmod| grep rt2x00 >>>>>> >>>>>> rt2x00pci 13287 1 rt2800pci >>>>>> >>>>>> rt2x00mmio 13603 2 rt2800pci,rt2800mmio >>>>>> >>>>>> rt2x00lib 55307 5 rt2x00pci,rt2800lib,rt2800pci, >>>>>> rt2800mmio,rt2x00mmio >>>>>> >>>>>> mac80211 626489 6 rtl_usb,rtlwifi,rt2x00lib,rt2x >>>>>> 00pci,rt2800lib,rtl8192cu >>>>>> >>>>>> cfg80211 484040 3 mac80211,rtlwifi,rt2x00lib >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> and pci-id and RT5362 do not appear in dmesg: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> $ dmesg |grep RT5362 >>>>>> >>>>>> $ dmesg |grep pci-id >>>>>> >>>>>> $ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> $ iwconfig >>>>>> >>>>>> lo no wireless extensions. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> iwconfig doesn't see it >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Michael Butash >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Need to make sure the system sees it as a usable network device. Do: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> iwconfig ## verifies if the system sees it as a proper 802.11 >>>>>> device, and/or ap association >>>>>> >>>>>> ip link ## sees the nic as a real interface >>>>>> >>>>>> ip addr ## shows ip layer data, if it has an address >>>>>> >>>>>> cat /var/log/syslog | grep NetworkManager ## verfies if >>>>>> network-manager is trying to do anything with it >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, does the systray applet show the network scanning for any wifi >>>>>> devices? You should see *some* ssid's being found. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -mb >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> or more as it is being detected just not transmitting data. what >>>>>> should I do? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> lspci sees SOMETHING at least. It says >>>>>> >>>>>> 03:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT5362 PCI 802.11n Wireless >>>>>> Network Adapter >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> so it is detected. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The card in the other computer is almost identical It is pci-e wile >>>>>> the one not being detected is a pci card. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Michael Butash >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Look at the pci devices with lspci, grep for network devices: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> lspci | grep Network >>>>>> >>>>>> >> 02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac >>>>>> Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You should see a like device there, your new card. If it's not being >>>>>> detected properly, search dmesg output looking for an unknown device, might >>>>>> be a firmware thing or something. Dmesg should at least tell you what >>>>>> pci-id, vendor, or model of chip to then google why that doesn't load under >>>>>> your os. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -mb >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Michael wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I got two wireless cards (netis wf2118) for two computers. both >>>>>> computers have mint. One card is pci the other pci-e. the pci-e card works >>>>>> great. the pci not so much. the green connectivity light on the pci card is >>>>>> happily a solid green. Any ideas on how to get it to work?.... >>>>>> >>>>>> I just googled it and the one hit I got said he had a dead card. 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