Originally I was able to see both wlan0 and wmx0 under rfkill list but even with attempting to rfkill just wlan0 itself and then bring up wmx0 did not work. I then tried rebuilding the modules using the latest compat-wireless, and then went further and used an even more newer version from http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/g ... esting.git
So where i'm at now is i re-installed the entire compat-wireless set of drivers and it's now picking up the WiMax as a USB device and i'm no longer getting it showing up under rfkill list.
Linux bh 3.2.0-26-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14 17:49:24 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Since it was showing up as USB i went ahead and built a VM using the same exact distro and kernel as the host and then attached it to the VM. This is the output i got from the syslog:
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ul 2 17:50:40 bh-dev kernel: [ 1872.679942] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
Jul 2 17:50:40 bh-dev mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 4: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:03.0/usb1/1-1"
Jul 2 17:50:40 bh-dev kernel: [ 1873.054085] i2400m_usb 1-1:1.0: WiMAX interface wmx0 (00:1d:e1:47:c9:24) ready
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev kernel: [ 1878.002371] i2400m_usb 1-1:1.0: firmware interface version 9.3.2
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 4 was not an MTP device
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> found WiMAX radio killswitch rfkill2 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:03.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/rfkill/rfkill2) (driver i2400m_usb)
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> WiMAX now disabled by radio killswitch
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <warn> failed to allocate link cache: (-10) Operation not supported
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): carrier is OFF
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'i2400m_usb' ifindex: 5)
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): now managed
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): bringing up device.
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): preparing device.
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> (wmx0): deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev kernel: [ 1878.049867] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wmx0: link is not ready
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev kernel: [ 1878.050716] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wmx0: link is not ready
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: <info> Added default wired connection 'Wired connection 2' for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:03.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/net/wmx0
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:03.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/net/wmx0, iface: wmx0)
Jul 2 17:50:45 bh-dev NetworkManager[684]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:03.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/net/wmx0, iface: wmx0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Jul 2 17:51:11 bh-dev kernel: [ 1903.751253] i2400m_usb 1-1:1.0: TX: cannot send URB; retrying. tx_msg @224 64 B [0 sent]: -110
It looks like the WiMax is being recognized by the VM and loading the i2400m driver, but NM is showing "carrier is OFF" and just like when i first setup the laptop and the wmx0 was showing up on the host, NM puts the device under a "WIRED CONNECTION".
lspci -v (from host)
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03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 (rev 5e)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 2x2 AGN
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
Memory at e6600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number REMOVED
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
Kernel modules: iwlwifi
lshw -C network
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*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 5e
serial: REMOVED
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=3.2.0-26-generic firmware=41.28.5.1 build 33926 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn
resources: irq:45 memory:e6600000-e6601fff
lsusb
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Bus 002 Device 003: ID 8086:0188 Intel Corp. WiMAX Connection 2400m
lsusb -v
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Bus 002 Device 003: ID 8086:0188 Intel Corp. WiMAX Connection 2400m
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x8086 Intel Corp.
idProduct 0x0188 WiMAX Connection 2400m
bcdDevice 0.00
iManufacturer 1 Intel(R) Corporation
iProduct 2 Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 46
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xe0
Self Powered
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 0mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 4
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 5
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered
So needless to say i'm at the point now where the only thing left to do is bang my head against the wall. Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas on what I can do to try and get this thing working?
Either way all the threads i've found were people just having problems with WiFi which is not my issue and most of their problems were solved by installing the correct driver...which most didn't even know how to do. I've spent many hours trying to figure this out and just don't know where to go from here...
