BT5R1 can't find wireless netwrok or adapter

[taterhunt]

I am using a Intel 5300 agn wireless adapter(internal) and have recently acquired a linksys AE2500 usb adapter. I am operating on BT64bit Gnome and have searched and tried many things to loacate or install wlan0 and have been unsuccessful. I can connect to the web fine but no wireless interface or chipset... Here is my lsusb dmesg | tail lspci

root@bt:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:003a Linksys
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

dmesg | tail

root@bt:~# dmesg | tail
[ 32.241558] e1000 0000:02:05.0: eth1: TSO is Enabled
[ 32.244963] e1000 0000:02:01.0: eth2: TSO is Enabled
[ 462.610379] e1000: eth1 NIC Link is Down
[ 871.624124] psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
[ 872.120858] psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
[ 1309.336493] psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
[ 1309.831157] psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
[ 1408.780843] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 1636.001900] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
[ 7847.349801] autoscan-networ uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)

lspci

root@bt:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (rev 10)
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
02:00.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 02)
02:03.0 USB Controller: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)


root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth2 no wireless extensions.

eth1 no wireless extensions.

[maverik35]

Try to burn a DVD with ISO (not VMW), boot and see if they are recognized.
If not, you have to install the drivers for them. Need to see if the models are supported by aircrack-ng suite in case you want to audit wep-wpa-wpa2.

Try this first in a terminal:
/etc/init.d/wicd start
iwconfig (see if they are there).
Type: lsmod
look for intel or linksys modules...
If still nothing, you might want to search for linux drivers. Install drivers.
Once recognized by the OS, you are ready to go, but as said before, need to be patched if want to audit wireless.

Best of lucks.

[Mourus]

Hey,

Correct that is because you are using virtual machine backtrack. But you could make it work when you would use a USB stick wifi card it should work withouth that or you just boot wit hthe burnded live DVD

[digimaori]

I am using a Intel 5300 agn wireless adapter(internal) and have recently acquired a linksys AE2500 usb adapter. I am operating on BT64bit Gnome and have searched and tried many things to loacate or install wlan0 and have been unsuccessful. I can connect to the web fine but no wireless interface or chipset... Here is my lsusb dmesg | tail lspci

root@bt:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:003a Linksys
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

dmesg | tail

root@bt:~# dmesg | tail
[ 32.241558] e1000 0000:02:05.0: eth1: TSO is Enabled
[ 32.244963] e1000 0000:02:01.0: eth2: TSO is Enabled
[ 462.610379] e1000: eth1 NIC Link is Down
[ 871.624124] psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
[ 872.120858] psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
[ 1309.336493] psmouse.c: Wheel Mouse at isa0060/serio1/input0 lost synchronization, throwing 1 bytes away.
[ 1309.831157] psmouse.c: resync failed, issuing reconnect request
[ 1408.780843] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 1636.001900] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
[ 7847.349801] autoscan-networ uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)

lspci

root@bt:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (rev 10)
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
02:00.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 02)
02:03.0 USB Controller: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)


root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth2 no wireless extensions.

eth1 no wireless extensions.

Hey dude

it sounds like you have not (By chance) disconnected it from the host to the virtual machine? taking a stab in the dark, VM -> removable devices -> your usb wireless device -> either connect to guest or disconnect from host? been using Virtual box for a while so forgot vmware lol, this is crazy! So crazy- It just might work!

Cheers

Digi

[maverik35]

I forgot something, Virtual Box OSE does not support USB devices..You might want to use the Oracle Virtual Box. If you boot from CD live, I'm sure it will be recognized, but don't know if your device is aircrack compatible...
Here you can read this that backs my assestment, by the way, I use Oracle VM, it has usb support in my debian. Debian squeeze has the OSE and had to change it.

 [url]http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1638356.html[/url] 

and this one:

 [url]http://forum.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&p=147225[/url] 

I use Debian Squeeze, stated that OSE does not support usb, if you want switch to Oracle Virtual Box. I'm affraid BT5 is using OSE.

Here is another thread, read it, please:

 http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Fix-VirtualBox-USB-Support-111715.shtml 

Also read the Oracle VBox homepage.

Also google on this matter, you will see.

You would have to install on Hard driev BT5, uninstall Virtual Box OSE (aptitude purge), download Oracle VB (it installs the pack including USB support).
I updated the squeeze repos and added the Oracle "deb" to install it from repos"..All that is in Oracle Page.

Best of lucks.

[Attilas]

Hi all

Also i have this problem with WiFi card ATHEROS AR5B97

I have a laptop with chipset Intel P6100 on System Operation Windows 7 64-bit, with Atheros AR5B97 WiFi card integred, i installed BACKTRACK 5 GNOME 32-bit with use VMware WorkStation 6.5 but don't ricognized my wifi card ...

root@root:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.


root@root:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0138 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


root@root:~# dmesg | tail
[ 31.058817] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 1538.392798] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
[ 1538.682204] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
[ 1538.703496] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
[ 1538.708378] scsi3 : usb-storage 1-1:1.0
[ 1538.712986] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[ 1538.713019] USB Mass Storage support registered.
[ 1539.722757] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access Generic- Multi-Card 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
[ 1539.733440] sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
[ 1539.752637] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk


root@root:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface (rev 10)
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:15.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:16.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:17.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.1 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.2 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.3 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.4 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.5 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.6 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
00:18.7 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
02:00.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 02)
02:03.0 USB Controller: VMware USB2 EHCI Controller


root@root:~# uname -ar
Linux root 2.6.38 #1 SMP Thu Mar 17 20:52:18 EDT 2011 i686 GNU/Linux


Thanks for help!!!!!

[digimaori]

!

i see u are using VMware WorkStation 6.5 is their a reason you dont use VMware WorkStation 7.1

have a feeling you're host drivers might be out of date?

maybe upgrade and see if this solves your problem

cheers

[Attilas]

I had already tried with version 7.1 of VMware but it is the same thing does not recognize the WiFi card, i have heard of Madwifi or driver ath9k , i also tried to install than perhaps any wrong step if you know them or know something more.
I should be grateful if you could help me.

[GhilBT]

I have same problem on VMWare with BT 5 and TP Link TL WN 350 GD How to solv this? Please help...