Can't activate wireless on HP G60-235 DX

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Hello all,
I'm a total newbie and have just installed kubuntu. Everything works except my wireless. I can't get it to turn on (button remains red). How do I install/enable it? Here's the info when I enter lspci -v in the terminal:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
I/O ports at 5110 [size=8]
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d2500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 50e0 [size=32]
Capabilities: [50] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 50c0 [size=32]
Capabilities: [50] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1a.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 50a0 [size=32]
Capabilities: [50] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at d4705c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
Capabilities: [98] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at d4700000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00004fff
Memory behind bridge: d3700000-d46fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0400000-00000000d14fffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: d2600000-d36fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d1500000-00000000d24fffff
Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 5080 [size=32]
Capabilities: [50] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 5060 [size=32]
Capabilities: [50] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 5040 [size=32]
Capabilities: [50] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
Kernel modules: uhci-hcd

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 20)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
Memory at d4705800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
Capabilities: [98] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93) (prog-if 01)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information <?>

00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 221
I/O ports at 5108 [size=8]
I/O ports at 511c [size=4]
I/O ports at 5100 [size=8]
I/O ports at 5118 [size=4]
I/O ports at 5020 [size=32]
Memory at d4705000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/4 Enable+
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [a8] SATA HBA <?>
Capabilities: [b0] PCIe advanced features <?>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at d4706000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at 5000 [size=32]
Kernel modules: i2c-i801

00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at d4704000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3

01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 360b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 220
I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
Memory at d0410000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Memory at d0400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at d0420000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0Enable+
Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
Capabilities: [ac] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=2
Capabilities: [cc] Vital Product Data <?>
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-ff-ff-00-00-00-09
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 137a
Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 17
Memory at d2600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0Enable-
Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel modules: ath_pci



Thank you very much!

[stephen46710]

Re: Can't activate wireless on HP G60-235 DX

Hi,

from what I can see you have an Aethros wireless chip in you PC and rather than confuse you with lots of technical stuff, I suggest you take a look at: http://linux-wireless.org/Drivers/ which will give you a very good insight into the workings of the wireless functions under Linux!.

Hope this helps and by the way, I have a TP-Link (Aethros chip TL-WN620G) USB job but cannot get it to work so I am using my on-board Broadcom which does work using ndiswrapper which converts Windows drivers for you but this is not to say that your particular model is not supported because mine is definitely not!.

Go to the link and have a good read, it has some very helpful info for you there including the "How-To's".

Find out from your handbook the exact details of your on-board wireless chipset and make sure that you only install any software for that model!.

Regards Stephen