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 <
michael@butash.net> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> any advice as to what to do?
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> and I just did it with lsmod.... no hits
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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" <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ iwconfig
>>>>>>
>>>>>> lo no wireless extensions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 7:57 AM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> iwconfig doesn't see it
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Michael Butash <michael@butash.net>
>>>>>> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <michael@butash.net>
>>>>>> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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. How
>>>>>> can I tell if it is dead?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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