Ubuntu 12.04 wireless (wifi) not working, can not upgrade to 12.10, touchpad gestures not working. What to do?
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I installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS 3 days ago and since then wireless feature and touchpad gestures are not working. Tried everything on internet but still unsuccessful. I cant upgrade to ubuntu 12.10. These are the following comments I tried. Please help me.
EDIT: just realized usb 3.0 is also not working.
COMMAND
lsb_release -r
OUTPUT
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Release: 12.04
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COMMAND
lspci
OUTPUT
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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:01.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x8 Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 05)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev d5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d5)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM86 Express LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
07:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] (rev a1)
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 07)
09:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
0f:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
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COMMAND
sudo apt-get install linux-backports-modules-wireless-lucid-generic
OUTPUT
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-backports-modules-wireless-lucid-generic
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COMMAND
cat /etc/lsb-release; uname -a
OUTPUT
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DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS"
Linux ritwik-PC 3.2.0-67-generic #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 15 17:46:11 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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COMMAND
lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 net
OUTPUT
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08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:225d]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
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0f:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0036] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:217f]
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COMMAND
lsusb
OUTPUT
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Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
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COMMAND
iwconfig
OUTPUT
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lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
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COMMAND
rfkill list all
OUTPUT
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0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
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COMMAND
lsmod
OUTPUT
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Module Size Used by
snd_hda_codec_realtek 224215 1
bnep 18281 2
rfcomm 47604 0
bluetooth 180113 10 bnep,rfcomm
parport_pc 32866 0
ppdev 17113 0
nls_iso8859_1 12713 1
nls_cp437 16991 1
vfat 17585 1
fat 61512 1 vfat
snd_hda_intel 33719 3
snd_hda_codec 127706 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 17764 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 97275 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_rawmidi 30748 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 61929 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
nouveau 775039 0
joydev 17693 0
snd_timer 29990 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 14540 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
ttm 76949 1 nouveau
uvcvideo 72627 0
snd 79041 15 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
videodev 98259 1 uvcvideo
drm_kms_helper 46978 1 nouveau
psmouse 98051 0
drm 241971 3 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 13423 1 nouveau
soundcore 15091 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 18529 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 17128 1 videodev
hp_wmi 18092 0
serio_raw 13211 0
sparse_keymap 13890 1 hp_wmi
mxm_wmi 13021 1 nouveau
video 19651 1 nouveau
wmi 19256 2 hp_wmi,mxm_wmi
mac_hid 13253 0
lp 17799 0
parport 46562 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
r8169 62190 0
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COMMAND
sudo su
modprobe -v ath9k
OUTPUT
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insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-67-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-67-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-67-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_hw.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-67-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k_common.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-67-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
insmod /lib/modules/3.2.0-67-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.ko
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COMMAND
do-release-upgrade
OUTPUT
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Err Upgrade tool signature
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Err Upgrade tool
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]
Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)
WARNING:root:file 'quantal.tar.gz.gpg' missing
Failed to fetch
Fetching the upgrade failed. There may be a network problem.
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COMMAND
sudo modprobe ath9k
dmesg | grep ath9k
NO OUTPUT FOR THEM
COMMAND
dmesg | grep -e ath -e 80211
OUTPUT
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[ 13.232372] type=1400 audit(1408867538.399:9): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5" pid=975 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 13.232615] type=1400 audit(1408867538.399:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-*" pid=975 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 15.186599] ath3k: probe of 3-4:1.0 failed with error -110
[ 15.186635] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath3k
[ 88.219329] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 88.351665] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 88.351667] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 88.351670] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 88.351671] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 88.351673] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 88.351674] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 88.351675] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
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COMMAND
sudo apt-get install touchpad-indicator
OUTPUT
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
gir1.2-gconf-2.0 python-pyudev
Suggested packages:
python-qt4 python-pyside.qtcore
The following NEW packages will be installed:
gir1.2-gconf-2.0 python-pyudev touchpad-indicator
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 84.1 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,136 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/atareao/ubuntu/ precise/main touchpad-indicator all 0.9.3.12-1ubuntu1 [46.5 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main gir1.2-gconf-2.0 amd64 3.2.5-0ubuntu2 [7,098 B]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main python-pyudev all 0.13-1 [30.5 kB]
Fetched 84.1 kB in 2s (31.6 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package gir1.2-gconf-2.0.
(Reading database ... 169322 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gir1.2-gconf-2.0 (from .../gir1.2-gconf-2.0_3.2.5-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package python-pyudev.
Unpacking python-pyudev (from .../python-pyudev_0.13-1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package touchpad-indicator.
Unpacking touchpad-indicator (from .../touchpad-indicator_0.9.3.12-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for software-center ...
INFO:softwarecenter.db.update:no translation information in database needed
Setting up gir1.2-gconf-2.0 (3.2.5-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up python-pyudev (0.13-1) ...
Setting up touchpad-indicator (0.9.3.12-1ubuntu1) ...
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Not able to find ( drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c ) or ( drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h )
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