[help needed] eeepc 1000hd no wireless

[nocomp]

hi everybody,
i ve been reading the forum and using the search function, and i can t still figure out if it s possible to get the wifi working on an eeepc 100hd with bt4.
do you guys have an answer or a tutorial somewhere.
thxx for helping
best regards

[rikioh]

you could try my script out and edit it as necessary basically its a combination of things using iwconfig and wlanconfig check it and edited it where necessary like the filepath: /mnt/sdb1 is used because my bt4 is liveboot on my eeepc through usb

#!/bin/bash
echo "Lifi v.01 Apr 4,2009 -Rifken Technologies"
echo "This version supports OPEN WEP WPA and WPA2-PSK Encrypted AccessPoints."
echo -n "Press Any Key To Continue..."
read continue
echo "---------------------"
echo "Bringing down the NIC"
echo "---------------------"
ifconfig ath0 down
ifconfig wifi0 down
echo "---------------"
echo "Interfaces down"
echo "---------------"
echo "-"
echo -n "Would you like to perform a random MAC spoof for your NIC? y/n: "
read SPOOF
if [ $SPOOF == "y" ]
then
	echo "Spoofing Mac Address for ath0:"
	sleep 2
	echo "------------------------------"
	macchanger -r ath0
	echo "------------------------------"
	sleep 3
	echo "-"
	echo "Spoofing Mac address for wifi0:"
	echo "-------------------------------"
	macchanger -r wifi0
	echo "-------------------------------"
	sleep 2
	echo "-"
	echo "Mac Addresses have been spoofed"
fi
sleep 1
ifconfig ath0 up
ifconfig wifi0 up
wlanconfig ath0 destroy
ifconfig wifi0 down
sleep 1
wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode managed &
sleep 1
ifconfig ath0 up
sleep 1
ifconfig wifi0 up
echo "-"
echo "NIC has been brought up!"
echo "-"
echo "Scanning For Access Points"
echo "--------------------------------------------------"
sleep 4
wlanconfig ath0 list ap
sleep 6
echo "--------------------------------------------------"
echo -n "Choose ESSID: "
read ESSID
sleep 2
echo "-"
echo -n "Choose BSSID or type n: "
read BSSID
sleep 2
echo "AP's Encryption: 'OPN' 'WEP' 'WPA'"
echo -n "> "
read ENC
	if [ $ENC == "OPN" ]
	then
		if [ $BSSID != "n" ]	
		then
			echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
			echo "Connecting to: OPEN AP '$ESSID' with MAC '$BSSID'"
			echo "------------------------------------------------------------"
			sleep 3
			iwconfig ath0 essid '$ESSID' ap $BSSID
		else
			echo "------------------------------------------"
			echo "Connecting to: OPEN AP '$ESSID'"
			echo "------------------------------------------"
			sleep 3
			iwconfig ath0 essid '$ESSID'
		fi
	fi
	if [ $ENC == "WEP" ]
	then
		echo -n "WEP KEY: "
		read WEPKEY
		if [ $BSSID != "n" ]
		then
			echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
			echo "Connecting to: WEP Encrypted AP '$ESSID' with MAC '$BSSID'"
			echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
			sleep 3
			iwconfig ath0 essid '$ESSID' ap $BSSID key $WEPKEY
		else
			echo "----------------------------------------"
			echo "Connectiong to: WEP Encrypted AP '$ESSID'"
			echo "----------------------------------------"
			iwconfig ath0 essid '$ESSID' key $WEPKEY
		fi
	fi	
	if [ $ENC == "WPA" ]
	then
		echo -n "WPA PASSPHRASE: "
		read WPAPASS
		if [ $BSSID != "n" ]
		then
			echo "-"
			echo "Creating temp wpa_supplicant.conf with AP's Info"
			L1="network={"
			L2='ssid="'
			L3="$ESSID"
			L4='"'
			L5="bssid=$BSSID"
			L6='psk="'
			L7="$WPAPASS"
			L8='"'
			L9="}"
			rm -rf wpa_supplicant.conf
			touch wpa_supplicant.conf
			echo -e $L1 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
			echo -e $L2$L3$L4 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
			echo -e $L5 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
			echo -e $L6$L7$L8 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
			echo -e $L9 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
			sleep 4
			echo "-"
			echo "File Created"
			echo "-"
			echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
			echo "Connecting to WPA Encrypted AP '$ESSID' with MAC '$BSSID'"
			echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
			wpa_supplicant -i ath0 -c /mnt/sdb1/wpa_supplicant.conf -B
		else
			echo "-"
                        echo "Creating temp wpa_supplicant.conf with AP's Info"
                        L1="network={"
                        L2='ssid="'
                        L3="$ESSID"
                        L4='"'
                        L5='psk="'
                        L6="$WPAPASS"
                        L7='"'
                        L8="}"
                        rm -rf wpa_supplicant.conf
                        touch wpa_supplicant.conf
                        echo -e $L1 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
                        echo -e $L2$L3$L4 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
                        echo -e $L5$L6$L7 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
			echo -e $L8 >> wpa_supplicant.conf
                        sleep 4
                        echo "-"
                        echo "File Created"
                        echo "-"			
			echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
			echo "Connecting to WPA Encrypted AP '$ESSID'"
			echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
                        wpa_supplicant -i ath0 -c /mnt/sdb1/wpa_supplicant.conf -B
		fi
	fi
dhclient ath0
echo "Successfully Connected To $ESSID"
exit

even if you dont use that it. if you go over whats happening in it you can figure it out pretty simply

[nocomp]

hi rikioh,
thx for your reply, but for use your script, i need to have my wlan interface up and working,
i don t even see it in a lspci.
i tried many madwifi drivers svn and co, still can t get it working :'(
doest backtrack works for eeepc 1000hd?
best regards

[imported_KrisTeason]

Random guess here, I have a 900HA with Back Track 3 Installed on it (Will Be BT4 Eventually After They Come Out With The Stable Version), but what I had to do to get the internet working was go into the bios and auto-turn on the WLAN On Boot feature which enabled the wireless interface as soon as I got my KDE Session. You might want to try that and let us know how that works.

[nocomp]

hi kris,
i just got it working,in fact it needed to have the manufacturer s driver to be installed
this is what i ve did
sudo apt-get install build-essential

cd
tar -jxvf 2008_0918_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.8.0.0.tar.bz2
gedit 2008_0918_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.8.0.0/os/linux/config.mk
cd
tar -jxvf 2008_0918_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.8.0.0.tar.bz2
gedit 2008_0918_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.8.0.0/os/linux/config.mk
# Support Wpa_Supplicant
HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y

# Support Native WpaSupplicant for Network Maganger
HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y
cd 2008_0918_RT2860_Linux_STA_v1.8.0.0
make
sudo make install
echo 'rt2860sta' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces

auto ra0
iface ra0 inet dhcp

sudo modprobe rt2860sta
sudo ifconfig ra0 up
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart


i hope it ll help some ppl
unfortunatly, spoonwep don t see my card :'(
best regards

[Freenixx]

Hi all,
been searching hi and lo for reasons why this happens.. think i read somewhere that the RT2500 drivers have a problem matching with the WPA supplicant details or sumting like that.. im new to linux and to BT3 so when i tried to re install my wireless interface with a dl ver of RTx00, which apparently some sites says it works fine with WPA supplicant.. i still could not get my wireless to work!
What i dont understand is why ra0 is needing this stupid WPA supplicant.conf file when the network i am joining is WEP?? Think there is something wrong with the wext file , like its not compatible with RT2500 drivers? Can anyone shed some light on this?
I used a Netgear usb WG111v2 adapter and installed the Rt8187 drivers i think, and everything worked fine.. i could authenticate to a WEP network, however i have to return this USB adapter soon and would like to know if my ra0 (installed adapter) can be used... I own a black eeepc 901 and booting BT3 from USB and the wirelss adapter is Ralink
Question: Is it the WPA conf file that need updating/editing, or is it the RT2500 drivers that need patching.?
Any ans greatly appreciated...
Thanks y'all