WfiFi card not working on Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M7440G

[panoss]

I have an old Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M7440G. It has a wifi card, Intel pro wireless 2200bg.
In Windows (xp) it gets activated by pressing a button above the keyboard.
But in puppy Linux (Bionic pup 32 bit) this button does not work and I cannot activate the WiFi card...
Maybe I should install some driver for this card? What can I do?

[foxpup]

Missing firmware?
Try this: Missing firmware? It could be here - sfs moved to mediafire from gyro.

[panoss]

I entered the page: http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/linux-firmware/
(from the link you posted foxpup)

Which has a list of drivers (???) and I suppose I must find some for the 220bg?

The only ones that might suit (because of it's name) is ql2200_fw.bin.
Also I see files related to WiFi, starting from 'iwlwifi'...
But there is also a folder named 'Intel'...

I have no idea if some of these files suits, how shall I know which one is the right file?

[foxpup]

Normally the driver is in the kernel for intel.
It's the firmware that may be missing, or the wrong version.

You can look in /var/log/messages for lines with errors about wifi.
Or type something like

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dmesg | grep wifi

in terminal.

You can download the most recent .sfs with firmware from the mediafire link.
You can look for the missing firmware in it. Just click 'to view content'.
You have to copy it to /lib/firmware.


To quickly check if this will solve it, you can do this first:
I suppose you have made a frugal install for bionicpup32.
Change the name of the downloaded firmware sfs to fdrv_upupbb_19.03.sfs if the main sfs is puppy_upupbb_19.03.sfs.
Place it in the same folder as the main sfs.
Reboot.
fdrv_upupbb_19.03.sfs will be loaded automatically.
If you can connect to wifi, you know missing firmware is the reason.

[Terry H]

Panoss,

BionicPup 32 Bit doesn't include wifi firmware by default. You will need to load the fdrv sfs which is included in the bionicpup.iso you used.

Looking at intel website:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... rking.html

I believe you need the iwlwifi-2000-.6.ucode for your wifi card, which is included in the fdrv sfs. Alternatively you could download from above website and manually install the ucode file in /lib/formware directory.


Edit: If you have to use a hardware key to enable wifi, it may have a block on the wifi. To check after loading the required firmware:
In a terminal:

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rfkill list

The result will show a list of interfaces with yes/no. If hardware blocked is Yes, Press the key and then check again.

[panoss]

I believe you need the iwlwifi-2000-.6.ucode for your wifi card, which is included in the fdrv sfs. Alternatively you could download from above website and manually install the ucode file in /lib/formware directory

This file already exists in my /lib/firmware directory!

[Terry H]

I believe you need the iwlwifi-2000-.6.ucode for your wifi card, which is included in the fdrv sfs. Alternatively you could download from above website and manually install the ucode file in /lib/formware directory

This file already exists in my /lib/firmware directory!

See above edit to my post regarding rfkill list, also foxpup's post regarding running dmesg |grep wifi.

[panoss]

To check after loading the required firmware:
In a terminal:

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rfkill list

Result:
0: phy 0: wlan
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

I pressed the key and tried again the 'rfkill list' but the result was the same...

[foxpup]

I pressed the key and tried again the 'rfkill list' but the result was the same...

also after reboot?

[panoss]

Yes, even after reboot...

'dmesg | grep wifi' doesn't do anything, no result comes out, no reaction, nothing.
And in '/var/log/messages' I did not find anything related to WiFi.

[Terry H]

To check after loading the required firmware:
In a terminal:

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rfkill list

Result:
0: phy 0: wlan
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

I pressed the key and tried again the 'rfkill list' but the result was the same...

Well at least the issue has been identified, solving it is the problem. I don't know how to tell you to fix it. Wifi won't work until that hardware block is switched. It can only be switched using a hardware switch / key. I am not able to tell you what that would be, or the command need to be assigned to a key combination to switch to unblocked.

The hardware switch may be assigned to a different key combination (on my dell laptop, I'm currently in easyOS, it is Fn + PrtScr to switch). You can try different key combinations to see if you find the right combination. Wait a few seconds after to see if it switches on. On mine it takes 7-8 seconds to switch back on.

[Terry H]

Yes, even after reboot...

'dmesg | grep wifi' doesn't do anything, no result comes out, no reaction, nothing.

That's because the wifi firmware is being loaded and ther is no error being reported.

[foxpup]

You can find all kind of solutions by googling.
This one is funny: Fn + F8, but 'from terminal'
https://askubuntu.com/questions/107169/ ... unblock-it

Others say it is in bios. Maybe look if you find something there.
Others report that they can solve it by unlocking in windows.

Btw, I don't have such switch

[Terry H]

To check after loading the required firmware:
In a terminal:

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rfkill list

Result:
0: phy 0: wlan
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

I pressed the key and tried again the 'rfkill list' but the result was the same...

Well at least the issue has been identified, solving it is the problem. I don't know how to tell you to fix it. Wifi won't work until that hardware block is switched. It can only be switched using a hardware switch / key. I am not able to tell you what that would be, or the command need to be assigned to a key combination to switch to unblocked.

The hardware switch may be assigned to a different key combination (on my dell laptop, I'm currently in easyOS, it is Fn + PrtScr to switch). You can try different key combinations to see if you find the right combination. Wait a few seconds after to see if it switches on. On mine it takes 7-8 seconds to switch back on.

I am now in bionicpup32 8.0 to check. The wifii switch is the same as in easyOS. It may be different with you laptop.

[panoss]

I tried Fn + almost any key, nothing.
I 'll continue later with any possible key combination.

[perdido]

Others report that they can solve it by unlocking in windows.

I have a Compaq laptop that will only unlock wifi in windows.
Nothing in Linux will work to turn it on but after turning it on in WinXP it works in Linux.
Maybe it will work the same for your laptop, try turning on in windows and see if it stays on for linux.


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[perdido]

Acer driver that works with Fujitsu-Siemens hotkey buttons for wifi
Needs to be compiled, it is kernel specific.
This driver may be too old for a newer kerne, won't know until tried.
Site mentioned it compiled on kernel 3.19.2 (2015)

Description: Hotkey module for old Acer/Medion Laptops (rfkill hard fix)
https://web.archive.org/web/20150801020 ... es/acerhk/

Sources This source has the Ubuntu patches
https://web.archive.org/web/20150801020 ... 4.1.tar.xz
These were based on the original source code. However, the new package here is based on the source with ubuntu patches, which works with recent kernels (tested with 3.19.2-1-ARCH).


From the readme

What is this driver good for?
*****************************

This driver will give access to the special keys on notebooks of the
Acer Travelmate series, which are not handled by the keyboard
driver.
It also works on notebooks from other manufacturers (some Medion,
Fujitsu-Siemens, ...).

It also has some other related functionality (depending on the model):
- controlling LEDs (Mail, Wireless)
- enable/disable wireless hardware

There are links to follow on the website if you feel like a digg.(In German)
The link translated via google includes lots of general and some specific info.
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... er_Hotkeys

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[bigpup]

Have you tried this?

press Fn + F2 to enable the WiFi adapter on this model. Apparently, you also have to do this after each reboot, which Fujitsu Siemens claim to be a feature.

Wonder if there is some setting in the computers bios that controls this

See if this helps.
configure the keyboard
menu>Setup>Mouse/Keyboard Wizard>Advanced Configuration>Keyboard Model

Set it to the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo laptop

[cthisbear]

https://superuser.com/questions/616070/ ... ens-laptop

" I figured it out. I had to install the power manager, which then made the wireless on / off button work: "

:::::::::::;;

https://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=5182.0

The Amilo M 7440 doesn't only use a hardware switch, it needs a software driver to turn the wireless on/off.


fsam7440 is a module for Linux Kernels 2.4/2.6 that allows you to change the status of the wireless card on a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M 7440 Laptop.

Chris.

[panoss]

Firstly, I must install linux-headers-generic and build-essential.
Do they exist for Bionic pup 32 bit?