Thread: Natty, Dell, Orinoco, not working

i did clean install of ubuntu 11.04 on older laptop. wireless networks detected, cannot connect. debug info perplexing mix of success , failure. wireless set mac filtering , no encryption ( not setup, know thats bad ), , laptop connects fine in windows. attempting force use of static ip did nothing.

1.1) machine brand , model (pc/laptop):
dell inspiron 6000 or 9000 ( markings missing ) laptop

1.2) physical wireless card :
[front]
"orinoco wireless networks"
[back]
a??? systems pc24e-h-fc
s???????????4444218
t/n: 2am ???????????
mac address: ## ## ## ## ## ##
encryption:wep
fcc id: ??????????
canada ic: ??????????
[r]01nyd?1257
[t]d99- 1057jp
[2.4ds4]

2 ) wireless brand, model , wireless chipset:
( card not detected )

code:

~$ lspci 00:00.0 host bridge: intel corporation mobile 915gm/pm/gms/910gml express processor dram controller (rev 03) 00:02.0 vga compatible controller: intel corporation mobile 915gm/gms/910gml express graphics controller (rev 03) 00:02.1 display controller: intel corporation mobile 915gm/gms/910gml express graphics controller (rev 03) 00:1d.0 usb controller: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) usb uhci #1 (rev 03) 00:1d.1 usb controller: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) usb uhci #2 (rev 03) 00:1d.2 usb controller: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) usb uhci #3 (rev 03) 00:1d.3 usb controller: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) usb uhci #4 (rev 03) 00:1d.7 usb controller: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) usb2 ehci controller (rev 03) 00:1e.0 pci bridge: intel corporation 82801 mobile pci bridge (rev d3) 00:1e.2 multimedia audio controller: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) ac'97 audio controller (rev 03) 00:1e.3 modem: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) ac'97 modem controller (rev 03) 00:1f.0 isa bridge: intel corporation 82801fbm (ich6m) lpc interface bridge (rev 03) 00:1f.2 ide interface: intel corporation 82801fbm (ich6m) sata controller (rev 03) 00:1f.3 smbus: intel corporation 82801fb/fbm/fr/fw/frw (ich6 family) smbus controller (rev 03) 03:00.0 ethernet controller: broadcom corporation bcm4401-b0 100base-tx (rev 02) 03:01.0 cardbus bridge: ricoh co ltd rl5c476 ii (rev b3) 03:01.1 firewire (ieee 1394): ricoh co ltd r5c552 ieee 1394 controller (rev 08) 03:01.2 sd host controller: ricoh co ltd r5c822 sd/sdio/mmc/ms/mspro host adapter (rev 17) ~$ lsusb bus 005 device 003: id 0d62:2106 darfon electronics corp.  bus 005 device 002: id 045e:0745 microsoft corp.  bus 005 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub bus 004 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub bus 003 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub bus 002 device 001: id 1d6b:0001 linux foundation 1.1 root hub bus 001 device 001: id 1d6b:0002 linux foundation 2.0 root hub ~$ lspci -nn | grep 'wireless brand'

3 ) check interface:

code:

~$ ifconfig eth0      link encap:ethernet  hwaddr ##:##:##:##:##:##             inet addr:192.168.1.109  bcast:192.168.1.255  mask:255.255.255.0           inet6 addr: 2002:4400:d5be:0:214:22ff:fee5:47dc/64 scope:global           inet6 addr: fe80::214:22ff:fee5:47dc/64 scope:link           broadcast running multicast  mtu:1500  metric:1           rx packets:4576 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0           tx packets:2192 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000            rx bytes:3910433 (3.9 mb)  tx bytes:303414 (303.4 kb)           interrupt:18   lo        link encap:local loopback             inet addr:127.0.0.1  mask:255.0.0.0           inet6 addr: ::1/128 scope:host           loopback running  mtu:16436  metric:1           rx packets:4348 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0           tx packets:4348 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0            rx bytes:346888 (346.8 kb)  tx bytes:346888 (346.8 kb)  ~$ iwconfig lo        no wireless extensions.  eth0      no wireless extensions.  ~$ lsmod module                  size  used orinoco_cs             12898  0  orinoco                69899  1 orinoco_cs cfg80211              156212  1 orinoco pcmcia                 39671  1 orinoco_cs pcmcia_rsrc            18292  1 yenta_socket pcmcia_core            21505  4 orinoco_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc

5 ) kernel boot messages

code:

[    0.000000] linux version 2.6.38-8-generic (buildd@vernadsky) (gcc version 4.5.2 (ubuntu/linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu3) ) #42-ubuntu smp mon apr 11 03:31:50 utc 2011 (ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2)  [   20.032211] yenta_cardbus 0000:03:01.0: cardbus bridge found [1028:0188] [   20.171782] dcdbas dcdbas: dell systems management base driver (version 5.6.0-3.2) [   20.196894] yenta_cardbus 0000:03:01.0: isa irq mask 0x0cb8, pci irq 19 [   20.196902] yenta_cardbus 0000:03:01.0: socket status: 30000410 [   20.196908] pci_bus 0000:03: raising subordinate bus# of parent bus (#03) #04 #07 [   20.196925] yenta_cardbus 0000:03:01.0: pcmcia: parent pci bridge window: [mem 0xdfd00000-0xdfdfffff] [   20.196931] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: cs: memory probe 0xdfd00000-0xdfdfffff: excluding 0xdfd00000-0xdfd0ffff 0xdfdf0000-0xdfdfffff [   20.196955] yenta_cardbus 0000:03:01.0: pcmcia: parent pci bridge window: [mem 0x40000000-0x43ffffff pref]  [   21.116086] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: pccard: pcmcia card inserted slot 0 [   21.245845] pcmcia 0.0: pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0 (irq: 3) [   22.329078] orinoco 0.15 (david gibson <hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au>, pavel roskin <proski@gnu.org>, et al) [   22.426262] orinoco_cs 0.0: hardware identity 0001:0001:0004:0002 [   22.426397] orinoco_cs 0.0: station identity  001f:0001:0007:001c [   22.426402] orinoco_cs 0.0: firmware determined lucent/agere 7.28 [   22.792906] orinoco_cs 0.0: hardware identity 0001:0001:0004:0002 [   22.793041] orinoco_cs 0.0: station identity  001f:0002:0009:0030 [   22.793047] orinoco_cs 0.0: firmware determined lucent/agere 9.48 [   22.793051] orinoco_cs 0.0: ad-hoc demo mode supported [   22.793055] orinoco_cs 0.0: ieee standard ibss ad-hoc mode supported [   22.793059] orinoco_cs 0.0: wep supported, 104-bit key [   22.793062] orinoco_cs 0.0: wpa-psk supported [   22.916203] cfg80211: updating information on frequency 2412 mhz 20 mhz width channel regulatory rule: [   22.916211] cfg80211: 2402000 khz - 2472000 khz @  khz), (300 mbi, 2000 mbm) [   22.916296] cfg80211: updating information on frequency 2462 mhz 20 mhz width channel regulatory rule: [   22.916301] cfg80211: 2402000 khz - 2472000 khz @  khz), (300 mbi, 2000 mbm) [   23.025889] addrconf(netdev_up): eth1: link not ready [  599.360678] eth1: lucent/agere firmware doesn't support manual roaming [ 1570.003677] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: pccard: card ejected slot 0 [ 1570.003984] hermes @ 00010100: card removed while issuing command 0x0002. [ 1570.003988] eth1: error -19 disabling mac port  [ 1618.096041] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: pccard: pcmcia card inserted slot 0 [ 1618.096449] pcmcia 0.0: pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0 (irq: 3) [ 1618.177448] orinoco_cs 0.0: hardware identity 0001:0001:0004:0002 [ 1618.177582] orinoco_cs 0.0: station identity  001f:0001:0007:001c [ 1618.177588] orinoco_cs 0.0: firmware determined lucent/agere 7.28 [ 1618.303171] orinoco_cs 0.0: hardware identity 0001:0001:0004:0002 [ 1618.303306] orinoco_cs 0.0: station identity  001f:0002:0009:0030 [ 1618.303312] orinoco_cs 0.0: firmware determined lucent/agere 9.48 [ 1618.303316] orinoco_cs 0.0: ad-hoc demo mode supported [ 1618.303320] orinoco_cs 0.0: ieee standard ibss ad-hoc mode supported [ 1618.303324] orinoco_cs 0.0: wep supported, 104-bit key [ 1618.303327] orinoco_cs 0.0: wpa-psk supported [ 1618.313275] cfg80211: updating information on frequency 2412 mhz 20 mhz width channel regulatory rule: [ 1618.313284] cfg80211: 2402000 khz - 2472000 khz @  khz), (300 mbi, 2000 mbm) [ 1618.313371] cfg80211: updating information on frequency 2462 mhz 20 mhz width channel regulatory rule: [ 1618.313376] cfg80211: 2402000 khz - 2472000 khz @  khz), (300 mbi, 2000 mbm) [ 1618.353778] addrconf(netdev_up): eth1: link not ready [ 1629.680150] eth1: lucent/agere firmware doesn't support manual roaming [ 1686.669782] eth1: lucent/agere firmware doesn't support manual roaming [ 2478.136121] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: pccard: card ejected slot 0 [ 2478.136431] hermes @ 00010100: card removed while issuing command 0x0002. [ 2478.136435] eth1: error -19 disabling mac port  [ 3261.056078] pcmcia_socket pcmcia_socket0: pccard: pcmcia card inserted slot 0 [ 3261.056489] pcmcia 0.0: pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0 (irq: 3) [ 3261.137499] orinoco_cs 0.0: hardware identity 0001:0001:0004:0002 [ 3261.137633] orinoco_cs 0.0: station identity  001f:0001:0007:001c [ 3261.137639] orinoco_cs 0.0: firmware determined lucent/agere 7.28 [ 3261.265489] orinoco_cs 0.0: hardware identity 0001:0001:0004:0002 [ 3261.265624] orinoco_cs 0.0: station identity  001f:0002:0009:0030 [ 3261.265630] orinoco_cs 0.0: firmware determined lucent/agere 9.48 [ 3261.265634] orinoco_cs 0.0: ad-hoc demo mode supported [ 3261.265638] orinoco_cs 0.0: ieee standard ibss ad-hoc mode supported [ 3261.265642] orinoco_cs 0.0: wep supported, 104-bit key [ 3261.265645] orinoco_cs 0.0: wpa-psk supported [ 3261.280329] cfg80211: updating information on frequency 2412 mhz 20 mhz width channel regulatory rule: [ 3261.280337] cfg80211: 2402000 khz - 2472000 khz @  khz), (300 mbi, 2000 mbm) [ 3261.280425] cfg80211: updating information on frequency 2462 mhz 20 mhz width channel regulatory rule: [ 3261.280525] cfg80211: 2402000 khz - 2472000 khz @  khz), (300 mbi, 2000 mbm) [ 3261.327547] addrconf(netdev_up): eth1: link not ready

6 ) network configuration

code:

~$ sudo lshw -c network   *-network        description: wireless interface        physical id: 1        logical name: eth1        serial: ##:##:##:##:##:##        capabilities: ethernet physical wireless        configuration: broadcast=yes driver=orinoco_cs driverversion=2.6.38-8-generic firmware=lucent/agere 9.48 ip=192.168.1.209 link=no multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11b

7 ) scan networks:

code:

~$ iwlist scan lo        interface doesn't support scanning. eth0      interface doesn't support scanning. eth1      no scan results

8 ) ubuntu version:

code:

~$ lsb_release -d description:	ubuntu 11.04

9 ) kernel/architecture (including 32 vs. 64 bit):

code:

~$ uname -mr 2.6.38-8-generic i686

10 ) restarting network:

code:

~$ uname -mr 2.6.38-8-generic i686 ~$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart  * running /etc/init.d/networking restart deprecated because may not enable again interfaces  * reconfiguring network interfaces...                                                                                                                        siocdelrt: no such process

can confirm whether this safe , correct solution in 11.04 ?

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