[wellylug] Problems with Archlinux usb wireless.

Daniel Reurich daniel at centurion.net.nz
Sat Oct 13 18:38:44 NZDT 2012


Hi Jeff,

Chances are you will need to install the wireless firmware.

Send the output of 'lsusb -vvv' and 'lspci -vvv' and we can figure out 
what type of wireless card it has built in and we can get that sorted 
for you.

Cheers,
	Daniel.



On 13/10/12 13:10, Jeff Hunt wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am attempting to run an Archlinux computer with Ubuntu machines.
> During the Archlinux install I ignored wireless and used ethernet
> through a network machine. That works fine.
> I contact the outside world through a huawei 2degrees usb modem
>
> Now I want to get the Archlinux computer wireless capable without
> turning on another machine
>
> In the Archlinux machine I have mode_switch installed so
> lsusb recognises the modem as Device [number] ID 12d1:140c Huawei
> Technologies Co., Ltd.
> the critical thing being the 140c which is a modem not a storage device.
>
> Now I'm told the driver is called usbserial
> If I attempt to remove it with rmmod usbserial I get
> Module usbserial is in use by: option usb_wwan
> That has me at a loss. What is usb_wwan and if usbserial is present
> why doesn't it work?
>
> The tutorials tell me to check all is well with iwconfig.
> That gives me:>>
> lo no wireless extensions
> eth0 no wireless connections
> but then I get nothing about wlan0 or anything else. i expect to see
> wlan0 there.
>
> I have tried several internet sites for more ideas and tried using
> 'modprobe usbserial vendor=0x12d1 product=0x140c' to stir it into life
> but I have failed.
>
> I've tried to start wlan0 in startup files even though the system
> doesn't know what that is. Not surprisingly it didn't work.
>
> My self esteem is in tatters.
>
> Help!!??!!
>
>


-- 
Daniel Reurich
Centurion Computer Technology (2005) Ltd
Ph: 021 797 722
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