Thread: Wireless Card Issue With Code Posted

hello everyone. new ubuntu user , have enjoyed ubuntu part. however, wireless card has not worked since day of ubuntu install. worked until installed first round of updates , have no idea how correct that.

have toshiba satellite a215-s4747 model laptop. below other details:

lsb_release -a

code:

no lsb modules available. distributor id:	ubuntu description:	ubuntu 12.04.1 lts release:	12.04 codename:	precise

nm-tool

code:

networkmanager tool   state: connected (global)   - device: wlan0  [gea82] -------------------------------------------------------    type:              802.11 wifi    driver:            ath5k    state:             connecting (configuring)    default:           no    hw address:        00:1b:9e:3e:36:19     capabilities:     wireless properties      wep encryption:  yes      wpa encryption:  yes      wpa2 encryption: yes

sudo lshw-c network

code:

*-network         description: wireless interface         product: ar242x / ar542x wireless network adapter (pci-express)         vendor: atheros communications inc.         physical id: 0         bus info: pci@0000:14:00.0         logical name: wlan0         version: 01         serial: 00:1b:9e:3e:36:19         width: 64 bits         clock: 33mhz         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless         configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath5k driverversion=3.2.0-31-generic-pae firmware=n/a latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=ieee 802.11bg         resources: irq:19   memory:f8200000-f820ffff

sudo lspci |grep atheros

code:

14:00.0 ethernet controller: atheros communications inc. ar242x / ar542x wireless network adapter (pci-express) (rev 01)

sudo iwconfig

code:

lo        no wireless extensions.   wlan0     ieee 802.11bg  essid:off/any             mode:managed  access point: not-associated   tx-power=20 dbm              retry  long limit:7   rts thr:off   fragment thr:off            encryption key:off            power management:off             eth0      no wireless extensions.

locate -i ath9k

code:

/lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-23-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-27-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-29-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-30-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_htc.ko  /lib/modules/3.2.0-31-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/kconfig  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/makefile  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-23-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/kconfig  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/makefile  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-27-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/kconfig  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/makefile  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-29-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/kconfig  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/makefile  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-30-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/kconfig  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/makefile  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/ahb.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/common.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/hw.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/pci.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/htc/debugfs.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/config/ath9k/rate/control.h  /usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic-pae/include/linux/ath9k_platform.h

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