FC18: Cannot connect to wireless networks after latest update

Stevo Slavić sslavic at gmail.com
Thu Feb 28 18:44:19 UTC 2013


This got fixed by yesterdays update (see [1]). I guess it's kernel updates
that fixed it.

Thanks Ed for support!

[1] yum log
Feb 27 23:29:45 Updated: gcr-3.6.2-3.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:01 Updated: google-chrome-beta-26.0.1410.12-183726.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:01 Updated: crda-1.1.3_2013.02.13-1.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:01 Updated: libgsf-1.14.24-2.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:02 Updated: kernel-headers-3.7.9-205.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:02 Updated: hwdata-0.244-1.fc18.noarch
Feb 27 23:30:02 Updated: yum-utils-1.1.31-10.fc18.noarch
Feb 27 23:30:03 Updated: shared-mime-info-1.1-1.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:03 Updated: diffutils-3.2-12.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:03 Updated: taglib-1.8-3.20121215git.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:03 Updated: pixman-0.28.0-1.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:09 Installed: kernel-3.7.9-205.fc18.x86_64
Feb 27 23:30:10 Installed: kernel-modules-extra-3.7.9-205.fc18.x86_64



On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Stevo Slavić <sslavic at gmail.com> wrote:

> It starts working when I do:
>
> [root at laptop ~]# ifconfig wlan0 down
> [root at laptop ~]# rmmod iwl4965
> [root at laptop ~]# modprobe iwl4965
> [root at laptop ~]# ifconfig wlan0 up
>
> If then I do
>
> [root at laptop ~]# rfkill list
> 1: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
>  Hard blocked: no
> 2: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
> Soft blocked: yes
> Hard blocked: no
> 3: phy1: Wireless LAN
> Soft blocked: no
> Hard blocked: no
>
>
> After system restart, it's back to non working state and that log file you
> mention is full with:
>
> wlan0: Failed to initiate AP scan
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com>wrote:
>
>> On 02/09/2013 08:48 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> > Are there any logs on the access point that you could look at?
>>
>> Also, check /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log for errors.
>>
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