Return-path: Received: from mail-oi0-f47.google.com ([209.85.218.47]:39600 "EHLO mail-oi0-f47.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751563AbbCLPdh (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:33:37 -0400 Received: by oigi138 with SMTP id i138so15048837oig.6 for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:33:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <5501B1CD.7080200@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20150312_163340_935822_85C92133) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:33:33 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Arend van Spriel , German CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: iw dev wlp1s0 scan hangs References: <20150311161757.dac357e24509141a4c98e84b@gmail.com> <5500A4B6.4050702@broadcom.com> <20150311163353.74922db84fc618b3b9039515@gmail.com> <5500A93C.7060309@broadcom.com> <20150311170018.c2581ec2ddfb4589f5c8b154@gmail.com> <5500B0F2.3010804@broadcom.com> <20150311182146.bde39b79fad1e8cc61d6f4a0@gmail.com> <55014E36.5040707@broadcom.com> In-Reply-To: <55014E36.5040707@broadcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 03/12/2015 03:28 AM, Arend van Spriel wrote: > On 03/11/15 23:21, German wrote: >> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:17:38 +0100 >> Arend van Spriel wrote: >> >>> On 03/11/15 22:00, German wrote: >>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:44:44 +0100 >>>> Arend van Spriel wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 03/11/15 21:33, German wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:25:26 +0100 >>>>>> Arend van Spriel wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 03/11/15 21:17, German wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi. When I try to run aformentioned command it hangs for about 20 secs >>>>>>>> and no output is returned. What's the problem might be? Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> any more details you can share? What kernel version, what specific >>>>>>> device is wlp1s0, do you have any kernel logging. >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> When I wrote down the questions I was wondering how specifc I should be. >>>>>> Kernel 3.18.7-gentoo. >>>>> >>>>> ok >>>>> >>>>>> wlp1s0 is my network card. >>>>> >>>>> Sure. I meant what brand and model. >>>>> >>>>> Can you run following commands: >>>>> $ lspci >>>>> $ lsusb >>>>> >>>> realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter >>>> >>>>>> As for kernel logging, I simply don't know if I have it. Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Ok. Can you run following command after aborting the hanging iw scan >>>>> command: >>>>> >>>>> $ dmesg >>>> >>>> Polling FW ready fail! Firmware is not ready to run. >>>> >>>> Ok, so I need some sort of firmware? That's what I thought. What is this and >>>> where can I find it in kernel when I compile it? Thanks >>> >>> Not familiar with Realtek equipment but it might be provided by the >>> linux-firmware package so: >>> >>> $ sudo emerge --ask linux-firmware >>> >> >> Thanks Arend. This did the trick. I can now scan networks and I found mine. >> But how I actually connect to my network? I guess it is encrypted, but I have >> wpa_supplicant installed. > > Gentoo does not seem to provide NetworkManager as a solution. I found this page > [1]. Maybe it helps. Arend, Thanks for handling this problem for a user with Realtek equipment. Apparently, this user does not know about "Reply-All", thus I only saw their answers to your questions in the material you quoted. Larry