Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

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PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

strange voodoo :lol:
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

:lol: :lol: :lol:
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

So, I've tried to connect through the unknown network without any result.
Then I've installed Mint 17 - 64 bit: during the installation my wifi was working well but before the reboot I have got the following message:
"The system is going down for reboot NOW!
ModemManager [1271]: <info> Caught signal, shutting down....
ModemManager [1271] <warn> Could not acquire the 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' service name"
the computer locked and I had to switch off it manually and start it again; afterwards it was unable to connect to my "Karval" wifi network, whilst it can connect to my iPad hotspot, as before.
I'm a little embarassed, but I have to say that now I remember that the same happened when I installed Mint 32 bit.
PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

ModemManager [1271]: <info> Caught signal, shutting down....
ModemManager [1271] <warn> Could not acquire the 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' service name"
that's not worrying.
still don't get it why live works but not installed, could you run the wifiscript again so I can check for any difference?
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

PatH57 wrote:
still don't get it why live works but not installed, could you run the wifiscript again so I can check for any difference?
This is the link to the info file booting from the installation disk and with my Karval network perfectly working
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/8191034/
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carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

PatH57 wrote:
still don't get it why live works but not installed, could you run the wifiscript again so I can check for any difference?
...and this is the link to the info file booting from the HD and with my KarVal network not working:
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/8191130/
Of course in both cases with Mint 17 - 64 bit installed.
Hope this can help.
Many thanks
Giovanni
PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

holly molly
only 2 things different in the files
load order of the modules and 2 additional modules modes
lp parallel port driver
rtc real time clock (haven't seen this one for a while may the parallel port...)

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gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist_custom.conf
Then cut and paste this in there:
blacklist lp
blacklist ppdev
blacklist parport
blacklist rtc
save then

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)
and let's disable the parallel port for cups

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sudo perl -pi -e 's/LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes/LOAD_LP_MODULE=no/' /etc/default/cups
reboot and test.
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

PatH57 wrote:holly molly
only 2 things different in the files
load order of the modules and 2 additional modules modes
lp parallel port driver
rtc real time clock (haven't seen this one for a while may the parallel port...)

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gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist_custom.conf
Then cut and paste this in there:
blacklist lp
blacklist ppdev
blacklist parport
blacklist rtc
save then

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sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)
and let's disable the parallel port for cups

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sudo perl -pi -e 's/LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes/LOAD_LP_MODULE=no/' /etc/default/cups
reboot and test.
Done: no connection.
This is the link to the info file after blacklisting etc.:
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/8195252/
Thanks
Giovanni
PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

so when do I get on hidden camera :lol:
don't know what else to try, just doesn't make any sense at all.
one last thing send me the content of
/lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/modules.dep file
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

PatH57 wrote:so when do I get on hidden camera :lol:
don't know what else to try, just doesn't make any sense at all.
one last thing send me the content of
/lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/modules.dep file
Here's to you the link to the contents of modules.dep file:
http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/8197780/
Thanks
Giovanni
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

Just for your information.
I have installed Mint 17 - 32 bit on an old and poor notebook (Pentium M1 - RAM 1024), on which Lubuntu has worked very well, connecting to my KarVal wifi network without any problem. The installation has been regular, without the ModemManage message and connecting to Karval network.
Once again, after the reboot the computer wasn't able to connect to Karval network anymore whilst connects easily to my iPad hotspot :( .
It seems to me that I have to use another Linux version (Peppermint? Ubuntu? etc.), haven't I?
Thanks again
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Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by JeremyB »

About the only thing I can think of would be a complete

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lspci -nnk
from HD install and the install disc. Something is getting a big change and it isn't seen with the wireless script. I would be surprised if you had different results from Ubuntu 14.04, but Ubuntu 12.04 or Linux Mint Maya(13) might work without a hitch and are still supported for a couple years or so
PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

before we go for another distro let's try a kernel upgrade n Mint 17 64 bit
3.15.10 is what I use at the moment and i has fixed a couple of minor issues I had with fan control.

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wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15.10-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.10-031510_3.15.10-031510.201408132333_all.deb

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wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15.10-utopic/linux-headers-3.15.10-031510-generic_3.15.10-031510.201408132333_amd64.deb

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wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15.10-utopic/linux-image-3.15.10-031510-generic_3.15.10-031510.201408132333_amd64.deb

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sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.15.10-*.deb linux-image-3.15.10-*.deb
Reboot
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

Neither the kernel upgrade worked.
Many thanks, PatH57 and JeremyB, for all these days of kind efforts, but I think I have to install another distro.
Any advice?
Best regards
Giovanni
PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

not really, usually I say download the iso, run it live and check ,but in your case live does work.
Try and let us know how it goes.
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

Just one last question.
The main difference between the two wifi-info files, respectively referring to "live mode" and booting from the hd, is the following line:

18 file=/cdrom/preseed/linuxmint.seed, boot=casper, initrd=/casper/initrd.lz, quiet, splash, --, BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz,
(please see: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/8191034/)

There could be anything in this line that makes my computer working in "live mode" and without which it cannot connects to my network?
PatH57

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by PatH57 »

not really it just calls the kernel into memory from a compressed file instead of the hard drive once the system is installed.
I think it is the order in witch the module is loaded but I can't find a simple way to control this and where exactly to start it (to many other services are depending on it)
carpenzano

Re: Can't connect to Belkin F5D8231-4 router

Post by carpenzano »

PatH57 wrote:not really it just calls the kernel into memory from a compressed file instead of the hard drive once the system is installed.
I think it is the order in witch the module is loaded but I can't find a simple way to control this and where exactly to start it (to many other services are depending on it)
Thanks again, PatH57
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