I put a new Ubuntu install on a laptop. During the install I was able to indicate which network connection to use, which it did. Hooked up wirelessly to my router, and even the WiFi on indicator led on the laptop was positive.
But after install it never works. The LED indicates no network, and the most I could find with my limited Linux experience is that the adapter never goes from virbr0 to eth0 and I catch a glimpse that on bootup "Failed to start Raise network interfaces".
One thing that hits me is that in the install I have to select it and type in the wifi password. Is what I'm missing is "a way to enter the password on each reboot?"
If anyone can help me through this I sure would appreciate it. Thanks.
System info
So below is the info from my system. I should add one note: I did a reinstall with the laptop connected via a wired port, and am at least online. I would like to be able to activate the wireless though for obvious reasons.
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 13 Jul 2016 14:24 EDT -0400
Booted last: 13 Jul 2016 00:00 EDT -0400
Script from: 08 Jul 2016 02:16 UTC +0000
##### release ###########################
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
##### kernel ############################
Linux 4.4.0-28-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 24 10:09:13 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro
##### desktop ###########################
sed: can't read /home/sergicle/.dmrc: No such file or directory
Could not be determined.
##### lspci #############################
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller [103c:360b]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company U98Z062.12 802.11bgn Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [103c:3040]
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
##### lsusb #############################
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
'pccardctl' is not installed (package "pcmciautils").
##### rfkill ############################
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes
##### lsmod #############################
ath9k 143360 0
ath9k_common 36864 1 ath9k
ath9k_hw 466944 2 ath9k_common,ath9k
ath 32768 3 ath9k_common,ath9k,ath9k_hw
mac80211 737280 1 ath9k
hp_wmi 16384 0
sparse_keymap 16384 1 hp_wmi
cfg80211 565248 4 ath,ath9k_common,ath9k,mac80211
wmi 20480 1 hp_wmi
##### interfaces ########################
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto enp1s0
iface enp1s0 inet dhcp
auto wls1
iface wls1 inet static
address 192.168.1.11
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
wpa-ssid <345 Home Danny>
wpa-psk <WPA key removed>
##### ifconfig ##########################
docker0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'docker0' [IF1]>
inet addr:172.17.0.1 Bcast:0.0.0.0 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
enp1s0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'enp1s0' [IF2]>
inet addr:192.168.1.10 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::<IP6 'enp1s0' [IF2]>/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:180 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:258 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:42071 (42.0 KB) TX bytes:43140 (43.1 KB)
wls1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wls1' [IF3]>
inet addr:192.168.1.11 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
##### iwconfig ##########################
lo no wireless extensions.
enp1s0 no wireless extensions.
docker0 no wireless extensions.
wls1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=off
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
##### route #############################
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 enp1s0
172.17.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 docker0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 enp1s0
##### resolv.conf #######################
nameserver 192.168.1.1
##### network managers ##################
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 913 1 0 14:22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
##### NetworkManager info ###############
GENERAL.DEVICE: docker0
GENERAL.TYPE: bridge
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceBridge
GENERAL.VENDOR:
GENERAL.PRODUCT:
GENERAL.DRIVER: bridge
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 2.3
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: N/A
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC address>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON: 0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.UDI: /sys/devices/virtual/net/docker0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: docker0
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: yes
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: docker0
GENERAL.CON-UUID: 16753b8b-6213-4719-ada5-dc1f71eac831
GENERAL.CON-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/0
GENERAL.METERED: no (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: yes
BRIDGE.SLAVES:
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/{0}
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]: 16753b8b-6213-4719-ada5-dc1f71eac831 | docker0
IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 172.17.0.1/16
IP4.GATEWAY:
IP6.GATEWAY:
GENERAL.DEVICE: enp1s0
GENERAL.TYPE: ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.VENDOR: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
GENERAL.PRODUCT: RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
GENERAL.DRIVER: r8169
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 2.3LK-NAPI
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'enp1s0' [IF2]>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 10 (unmanaged)
GENERAL.REASON: 0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.UDI: /virtual/device/placeholder/1
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: enp1s0
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: no
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: --
GENERAL.CON-UUID: --
GENERAL.CON-PATH: --
GENERAL.METERED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: 100 Mb/s
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER: on
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS:
IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 192.168.1.10/24
IP4.GATEWAY: 192.168.1.1
IP6.ADDRESS[1]: fe80::<IP6 'enp1s0' [IF2]>/64
IP6.GATEWAY:
GENERAL.DEVICE: wls1
GENERAL.TYPE: wifi
GENERAL.NM-TYPE: NMDeviceWifi
GENERAL.VENDOR: Qualcomm Atheros
GENERAL.PRODUCT: AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (U98Z062.12 802.11bgn Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card)
GENERAL.DRIVER: ath9k
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION: 4.4.0-28-generic
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION: N/A
GENERAL.HWADDR: <MAC 'wls1' [IF3]>
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 10 (unmanaged)
GENERAL.REASON: 0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.UDI: /virtual/device/placeholder/0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: wls1
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE: no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED: no
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT: yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING: no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING: no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID: --
GENERAL.CONNECTION: --
GENERAL.CON-UUID: --
GENERAL.CON-PATH: --
GENERAL.METERED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT: no
CAPABILITIES.SPEED: unknown
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE: no
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WEP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.WPA2: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.TKIP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.CCMP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.AP: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.ADHOC: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.2GHZ: yes
WIFI-PROPERTIES.5GHZ: no
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS:
IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 192.168.1.11/24
IP4.GATEWAY:
IP6.GATEWAY:
SSID BSSID MODE CHAN FREQ RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY ACTIVE *
##### NetworkManager.state ##############
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
##### iw reg get ########################
Region: America/New_York (based on set time zone)
country 00: DFS-UNSET
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-IR
(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, NO-IR
(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-IR
(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, NO-IR
(5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, NO-IR
(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-IR
(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)
##### iwlist channels ###################
lo no frequency information.
enp1s0 no frequency information.
docker0 no frequency information.
wls1 14 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
Channel 14 : 2.484 GHz
##### iwlist scan #######################
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
enp1s0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wls1 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down
docker0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
##### module infos ######################
[ath9k]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-28-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Support for Atheros 802.11n wireless LAN cards.
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: 323EDC06388A3D0920FD7FC
depends: mac80211,ath9k_hw,ath9k_common,cfg80211,ath
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: debug:Debugging mask (uint)
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware encryption (int)
parm: blink:Enable LED blink on activity (int)
parm: led_active_high:Invert LED polarity (int)
parm: btcoex_enable:Enable wifi-BT coexistence (int)
parm: bt_ant_diversity:Enable WLAN/BT RX antenna diversity (int)
parm: ps_enable:Enable WLAN PowerSave (int)
parm: use_chanctx:Enable channel context for concurrency (int)
[ath9k_common]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-28-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Shared library for Atheros wireless 802.11n LAN cards.
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: 6FBD9F8A613FDFA282AB4FE
depends: ath9k_hw,cfg80211,ath
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[ath9k_hw]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-28-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Support for Atheros 802.11n wireless LAN cards.
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: BF9F4930086BABAAF3CD9BA
depends: ath
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[ath]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-28-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Shared library for Atheros wireless LAN cards.
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: 3FCDBF7CE71CB8FB980D59D
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-28-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion: 2FFAEED0245CA1D97FE1E44
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-28-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: 25A45701AAA64DAC1E47D9D
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-28-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
##### module parameters #################
[ath9k]
blink: 0
bt_ant_diversity: 0
btcoex_enable: 0
led_active_high: -1
nohwcrypt: 1
ps_enable: 0
use_chanctx: 0
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf]
options ath9k nohwcrypt=1
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
##### rc.local ##########################
exit 0
##### pm-utils ##########################
##### udev rules ########################
##### dmesg #############################
[ 15.919242] ath: phy0: Enable LNA combining
[ 15.922699] ath: phy0: ASPM enabled: 0x43
[ 15.922704] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x60
[ 15.922707] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
[ 15.922709] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
[ 15.922711] ath: Regpair used: 0x60
[ 16.198049] ath9k 0000:02:00.0 wls1: renamed from wlan0
[ 19.393276] r8169 0000:01:00.0 enp1s0: link down (repeated 2 times)
[ 19.393330] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): enp1s0: link is not ready
[ 21.131103] r8169 0000:01:00.0 enp1s0: link up
[ 21.131113] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): enp1s0: link becomes ready
[ 28.990927] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): docker0: link is not ready
########## wireless info END ############
However, when I installed using the hardwired NIC, the install ran longer. So am guessing at some point the wireless stopped working and I didn't get a proper install?
– Daniel Kaplan Jul 11 '16 at 05:47{}button. – Olathe Jul 11 '16 at 05:58
– Daniel Kaplan Jul 11 '16 at 17:26RTNETLINK answers: Operation not possible due to RF-kill Failed to bring up wls1.