[Solved] Wireless listed as 'unavailable' [Gremlins]

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[Solved] Wireless listed as 'unavailable' [Gremlins]

Post by BrahaminKiller »

I'm using a laptop, running LinuxMint 17.1 Rebecca 64 bit, everything is updated.

So, the circumstances: I was playing Star Trek Online via PlayOnlLinux, and after messing with some graphics settings in game, my computer crashed, and rebooted. When it loaded up, my wireless claimed it was 'unavailable'. I've tried some things, and the folks in the IRC chat are as stumped as I am.

I'm pretty sure that Star Trek Online had nothing to do with it, and was just some extenuating circumstance. But I could be wrong. I'm a fairly new linux user (installed maybe a month ago). Everything has been working flawlessly up until today.

Here is a screenshot of my network tabs: http://i.imgur.com/Jl7hx7l.png

Bro Ham 5g is the name of my router.

Output of ifconfig/iwconfig: http://pastebin.com/2R01b2fb

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 ifconfig

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 2c:44:fd:b0:82:61  
          inet addr:192.168.1.118  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fd40:c086:ce73:0:2e44:fdff:feb0:8261/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fd40:c086:ce73:0:9952:6be:6a25:adc4/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e44:fdff:feb0:8261/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:253 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:381 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:176174 (176.1 KB)  TX bytes:54630 (54.6 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:217 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:217 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:15193 (15.1 KB)  TX bytes:15193 (15.1 KB)

iwconfig 

eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off 

Output of inxi -Nn: http://pastebin.com/hvdHxTQs

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 ifconfig

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 2c:44:fd:b0:82:61  
          inet addr:192.168.1.118  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fd40:c086:ce73:0:2e44:fdff:feb0:8261/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fd40:c086:ce73:0:9952:6be:6a25:adc4/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e44:fdff:feb0:8261/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:253 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:381 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:176174 (176.1 KB)  TX bytes:54630 (54.6 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:217 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:217 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:15193 (15.1 KB)  TX bytes:15193 (15.1 KB)

iwconfig 

eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off 
inxi -Nn as you can see says that my wireless card is 'down'. So I tried

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sudo ifup wlan0
Which resulted in

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 Ignoring unknown interface wlan0=wlan0. 
Output of inxi -Fxz: http://pastebin.com/CGnvidQZ

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System:    Host: BrahaminKiller Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard (portable) product: HP ENVY TS 15 Notebook PC version: 0884100003305B00000320100
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 198B version: KBC Version 03.14 Bios: Insyde version: F.18 date: 11/06/2014
CPU:       Quad core AMD A8-5550M APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 16769 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1400.00 MHz 2: 1400.00 MHz 3: 1400.00 MHz 4: 1400.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8550G] bus-ID: 00:01.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 driver: fglrx Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 8550G GLX Version: 4.3.12798 - CPC 13.35.1005 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:01.1
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-37-generic
Network:   Card-1: Ralink RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci ver: 2.3.0 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 
           driver: r8169 ver: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 750.2GB (3.6% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS541075A9 size: 750.2GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 680G used: 26G (4%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 7.74GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 42.8C mobo: 0.0C gpu: 42.00C 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 173 Uptime: 55 min Memory: 1041.3/7127.8MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.4 
Output of sudo /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintWifi/mintWifi.py :http://pastebin.com/Q2FmQVTs

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* I. scanning WIFI PCI devices...
  -- Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe
      ==> PCI ID = 1814:3290
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* II. querying ndiswrapper...
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* III. querying iwconfig...
eth0      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          
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* IV. querying ifconfig...
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 2c:44:fd:b0:82:61  
          inet addr:192.168.1.118  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fd40:c086:ce73:0:2e44:fdff:feb0:8261/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fd40:c086:ce73:0:9952:6be:6a25:adc4/64 Scope:Global
          inet6 addr: fe80::2e44:fdff:feb0:8261/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:68196 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:41744 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:92466937 (92.4 MB)  TX bytes:3971344 (3.9 MB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:564 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:564 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:60743 (60.7 KB)  TX bytes:60743 (60.7 KB)

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* V. querying DHCP...
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
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* VI. querying nslookup google.com...
Server:		216.152.176.1
Address:	216.152.176.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.102
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.106
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.108
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.109
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.113
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.117
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.121
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.123
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.79
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.83
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.87
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.91
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.93
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.94
Name:	google.com
Address: 204.17.140.98
I will appreciate any insight anyone can offer.
To reiterate: My wi-fi now claims that it is 'unavailable', instead of being able to toggle it 'on|off'
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Re: Wireless listed as 'unavailable'

Post by JeremyB »

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rfkill list all
Is there a switch or button on the computer other than a FN combo to disable wifi?
UltramaticOrange

Re: Wireless listed as 'unavailable'

Post by UltramaticOrange »

I would say it's one of three things:
- a physical switch on your laptop for the wifi (I bump mine all the #&% time).
- the wirless card is an add-on and it got knocked out of place
- wifi card died.

The 2nd and the 3rd could also explain the os crash, but the fact that wlan0 is showing up is a good sign that there's just a switch somewhere you need to flip back on.
BrahaminKiller

Re: Wireless listed as 'unavailable'

Post by BrahaminKiller »

Actually, just a little after posting this, I ended up booting into liveUSB to see if it would work there. It did. upon restart back into install boot, the wireless was available, and immediately connected. Gremlins, I guess...
BrahaminKiller

Re: [Solved] Wireless listed as 'unavailable' [Gremlins]

Post by BrahaminKiller »

Strangely enough this happened again. And by booting to liveUSB it seemed to fix the problem. I don't know what the issue is, but if anyone has any insight, I'd like to cure this problem. I have a hardware switch on my laptop, but my laptop keyboard doesn't work and/or respond to key presses (an issue the laptop had when I got it.)
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