Bug 8804 - GUI of wifi setup (drakxnet) does not show any available networks
Summary: GUI of wifi setup (drakxnet) does not show any available networks
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 8228
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: High major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Whiteboard: 3beta2
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Reported: 2013-01-24 15:10 CET by Wolfgang Bornath
Modified: 2013-01-24 17:21 CET (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Wolfgang Bornath 2013-01-24 15:10:40 CET
Installation of ISOs Mon Jan 21, tested with install DVDs (x86_64 and i586) and KDE LiveCD (en only) for i586. Tested on x86_64 and i586 machines.
x86_64 = Atheros AR9285
i586 = Broadcom BCM4312

Both systems are connecting to my network, wifi is working. But on both machines the list of available networks in drakxnet is empty, not even the network it is connected to is showing.

A check on CLI using 'iwlist scanning' shows several networks available on channels 1 to 13. This list changes depending on my location.

No systems showing also means not being able to connect to open networks in the neighborhood or in my favourite bistro, at least not as easy as with draknet GUI.

Configuring manually in the GUI (checked with a network I know) does not work either.
Wolfgang Bornath 2013-01-24 15:11:25 CET

CC: (none) => molch.b
Whiteboard: (none) => 3beta2

Comment 1 claire robinson 2013-01-24 16:19:10 CET
CCing Thomas, I remember him saying something about ath9k.

He'll need to know of broadcom issues too.

CC: (none) => eeeemail, tmb

Manuel Hiebel 2013-01-24 16:20:26 CET

Priority: Normal => High
CC: (none) => mageia
Severity: normal => major

Comment 2 Wolfgang Bornath 2013-01-24 16:43:53 CET
Well, seems to be the issue of #8228. I used the patch on monitor.pm and it worked for ath9k. now I check for the BCM chip.

In short: it's a change of the scan results from positive to negative. Resulst with negative are not shown as available by draknet.

So it's a duplicate of #8228
Comment 3 Wolfgang Bornath 2013-01-24 17:15:38 CET
Tested with i586 with Broadcom BCM4312 - works and solves the problem.
Comment 4 claire robinson 2013-01-24 17:21:24 CET
Thanks for sticking with this Wolfgang

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 8228 ***

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE


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