Comment 13 for bug 435141

For me "sudo rfkill unblock 0" works but i have to do it each time I start
the machine. It happens after updating in Karmic Alpha 6. With the live cd
works.

Perhaps my problem is related with:

http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38437/
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=544319
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/430809

Ciao,

Isaías

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Isaias Martinez Yelmo

On Friday 02 October 2009 15:23:40 Leonardo Silva Amaral wrote:
> Same problem here with Atheros. General kernel wifi breakeage?
>
> leleobhz@astra:~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0
> -cwireless_astolfonet.conf [sudo] password for leleobhz:
> CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS
> Trying to associate with 00:25:9c:1c:76:01 (SSID='astolfonet' freq=2412
> MHz) Association request to the driver failed
> Associated with 00:25:9c:1c:76:01
> WPA: 4-Way Handshake failed - pre-shared key may be incorrect
> CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
> ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Device or resource busy
> Failed to initiate AP scan.
> ^CCTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received
> leleobhz@astra:~$ vi wireless_astolfonet.conf
> leleobhz@astra:~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0
> -cwireless_astolfonet.conf CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event -
> remove keys
> l2_packet_receive - recvfrom: Network is down
> ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Network is down
> ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Network is down
> Failed to initiate AP scan.
> ioctl[SIOCGIWSCAN]: Network is down
> ioctl[SIOCSIWSCAN]: Network is down
> Failed to initiate AP scan.
> ^CCTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 2 received
> leleobhz@astra:~$ sudo ifconfig wlan0 up
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Erro desconhecido 132
> leleobhz@astra:~$ sudo wpa_supplicant -Dwext -iwlan0
> -cwireless_astolfonet.conf SIOCSIFFLAGS: Unknown error 132
> Could not set interface 'wlan0' UP
> Failed to initialize driver interface
> leleobhz@astra:~$ lspci | grep Ether
> 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 06:06.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros
> Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
> leleobhz@astra:~$ rfkill list
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: yes
> leleobhz@astra:~$ rfkill unblock 0
> Can't open RFKILL control device: Permission denied
> leleobhz@astra:~$ sudo rfkill unblock 0
> leleobhz@astra:~$ rfkill unblock 0
> Can't open RFKILL control device: Permission denied
> leleobhz@astra:~$ rfkill list
> 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: yes
> leleobhz@astra:~$
>
>
> And dmesg:
>
> [ 6509.499989] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:25:9c:1c:76:01
> [ 6509.502140] wlan0: authenticated
> [ 6509.502144] wlan0: associate with AP 00:25:9c:1c:76:01
> [ 6509.504201] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:25:9c:1c:76:01 (capab=0x431
> status=0 aid=1) [ 6509.504206] wlan0: associated
> [ 6509.505255] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
> [ 6509.513635] wlan0: disassociating by local choice (reason=3)
> [ 6533.213379] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
> [ 6533.213413] wlan0: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=3)
>