Re: iw dev wlp1s0 scan hangs

[Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>]

On 03/11/15 23:21, German wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:17:38 +0100
> Arend van Spriel<arend@broadcom.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 03/11/15 22:00, German wrote:
>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:44:44 +0100
>>> Arend van Spriel<arend@broadcom.com>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 03/11/15 21:33, German wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:25:26 +0100
>>>>> Arend van Spriel<arend@broadcom.com>    wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03/11/15 21:17, German wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi. When I try to run aformentioned command it hangs for about 20 secs and no output is returned. What's the problem might be? Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> any more details you can share? What kernel version, what specific
>>>>>> device is wlp1s0, do you have any kernel logging.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When I wrote down the questions I was wondering how specifc I should be.
>>>>> Kernel 3.18.7-gentoo.
>>>>
>>>> ok
>>>>
>>>>> wlp1s0 is my network card.
>>>>
>>>> Sure. I meant what brand and model.
>>>>
>>>> Can you run following commands:
>>>> $ lspci
>>>> $ lsusb
>>>>
>>> realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
>>>
>>>>> As for kernel logging, I simply don't know if I have it. Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Ok. Can you run following command after aborting the hanging iw scan
>>>> command:
>>>>
>>>> $ dmesg
>>>
>>> Polling FW ready fail! Firmware is not ready to run.
>>>
>>> Ok, so I need some sort of firmware? That's what I thought. What is this and where can I find it in kernel when I compile it? Thanks
>>
>> Not familiar with Realtek equipment but it might be provided by the
>> linux-firmware package so:
>>
>> $ sudo emerge --ask linux-firmware
>>
>
> Thanks Arend. This did the trick. I can now scan networks and I found mine. But how I actually connect to my network? I guess it is encrypted, but I have wpa_supplicant installed.

Gentoo does not seem to provide NetworkManager as a solution. I found 
this page [1]. Maybe it helps.

Regards,
Arend

[1] 
http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Parts/Networking/Wireless#Wireless_tools

>> Regards,
>> Arend
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>>>> Regards,
>>>> Arend
>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Arend
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