External Wireless Adapters not detected

~> cat /var/log/syslog | grep idualwifi
KERN: pci_reserve_device(4, 0, 0, idualwifi7260)
KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) bus_alloc_resource(3, [16], 0x0, 0xffffffffffffffff, 0x1,0x2)
KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) bus_alloc_resource(1, [1], 0x0, 0xffffffffffffffff, 0x1,0x2)
KERN: idualwifi7260: fw chunk addr 0x404000 len 712 failed to load
KERN: package_daemon: [12217701:  1009] idualwifi7260: could not load firmware chunk 0 (error -2147483639)
KERN: idualwifi7260: failed to load init firmware
KERN: package_daemon: [12255205:  1009] [idualwifi7260] idualwifi7260: /dev/netidualwifi7260/0
KERN: package_daemon: [12270600:  1009] idualwifi7260: init_driver(0xffffffff825dc930)
KERN: loaded driver /boot/system/add-ons/kernel/drivers/dev/net/idualwifi7260
KERN: [net/idualwifi7260/0] compat_open(0x2)
KERN: idualwifi7260: fw chunk addr 0x404000 len 712 failed to load
KERN: idualwifi7260: could not load firmware chunk 0 (error -2147483639)
KERN: idualwifi7260: failed to load init firmware
KERN: /dev/net/idualwifi7260/0: link down, media 0x80 quality 1000 speed 0
KERN: pci_reserve_device(4, 0, 0, idualwifi7260)
KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) bus_alloc_resource(3, [16], 0x0, 0xffffffffffffffff, 0x1,0x2)
KERN: [idualwifi7260] (iwm) bus_alloc_resource(1, [1], 0x0, 0xffffffffffffffff, 0x1,0x2)
KERN: package_daemon: [12235749:  1007] idualwifi7260: fw chunk addr 0x404000 len 712 failed to load
KERN: idualwifi7260: could not load firmware chunk 0 (error -2147483639)
KERN: package_daemon: [12248145:  1007] KERN: idualwifi7260: failed to load init firmware
KERN: [idualwifi7260] idualwifi7260: /dev/net/idualwifi7260/0
KERN: idualwifi7260: init_driver(0xffffffff825dc930)
KERN: package_daemon: [12304993:  1007] KERN: loaded driver /boot/system/add-ons/kernel/drivers/dev/net/idualwifi7260
KERN: [net/idualwifi7260/0] compat_open(0x2)
KERN: idualwifi7260: fw chunk addr 0x404000 len 712 failed to load
KERN: idualwifi7260: could not load firmware chunk 0 (error -2147483639)
KERN: idualwifi7260: failed to load init firmware
KERN: /dev/net/idualwifi7260/0: link down, media 0x80 quality 1000 speed 0

Yeah, this looks suspicious.

My ralink at least show firmware…
But I cannot get a connection.

It’s the same bug as plagues certain other devices with this hardware. There are tickets about it under the idualwifi7260 component already.

Hello everyone,

Since an update this morning, the TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano is not working anymore.
Recognized but not scanning anything. (Hrv 56541).

I installed the last Hrv 56554 this afternoon after complete disk cleaning and format, and the TP-Link TL-WN725N Nano is still not working anymore.
Someones knows something ?

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Probably because of #18020 (NetworkStatus applet no longer shows available wifi networks) – Haiku

In that case you should still be able to connect using the command line (ifconfig), but not from the GUI.

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Thank you very much !!
It works now !

ifconfig /dev/net/realtekwifi/0 join "network-SSID" "password"

Then it oppens GUI windows and I select password encryption type and it connects !

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screenshot1

Fixed in hrev 56555

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The idualwifi7260 device should actually be faster at this point than the realtekwifi, as well as more reliable, if you care to try it.

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unfortunately, it doesn’t work on Thinkpad T470.
That’s why I’m using the dongle.

Yes, but when did you last test it? If running on a fully updated nightly, it may work now if it didn’t a few months (or more) back.

I’m on last hrev56555, installed this morning…
screenshot2

still not scanning anything.
not working with ifconfig either

On hrev56588 here. Thinkpad x230 with iprowifi4965 which used to work. The problem seems similar as the firmware seems not to be loading too.
from the syslog:

KERN: /dev/net/iprowifi4965/0: link down, media 0x20080 quality 1000 speed 0
KERN: [iprowifi4965] (iwn) iwn_read_firmware: ucode rev=0x12a80601
KERN: [iprowifi4965] (iwn) iwn5000_load_firmware: could not load firmware .text section, error -2147483639
KERN: [iprowifi4965] (iwn) iwn_hw_init: could not load firmware, error -2147483639
KERN: [iprowifi4965] (iwn) iwn_init_locked: could not initialize hardware, error -2147483639
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] stop running, 1 vaps running
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] ieee80211_new_state_locked: pending INIT → SCAN transition lost
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] ieee80211_new_state_locked: INIT → INIT (nrunning 0 nscanning 0)
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] down parent
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] ieee80211_newstate_cb: INIT → INIT arg -1
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] sta_newstate: INIT → INIT (-1)
~>
Want to check if a bug report has already been created or not before filing a new one, especially guessing that the problem should already affect many wifi cards.