Intel 6205 wireless not working with Lenovo W520

Question

Loving the new W520... very fast, if only the wireless would work. Unable to get wireless interface functioning, won't even show up in ifconfig. I've appended requested wireless information, thanks in advance for any assistance.
1) Machine Brand and Model (PC/Laptop):
Lenovo W520
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205
Note: Wireless switch on lefthand side enabled, bluetooth led lights up but wireless does not.
2) Wireless Brand, Model and Wireless Chipset:
$ lspci -nn
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation 6000 Series Gen2 [8086:0085] (rev 34)
3 ) check interface:
ifconfig does not show wireless
$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
4 ) Check for modules:
$ lsmod
iwlagn 215351 0
iwlcore 139688 1 iwlagn
mac80211 269644 2 iwlagn,iwlcore
cfg80211 167809 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211
5) Kernel boot messages
$ dmesg
[ 13.497936] iwlagn: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux, in-tree:
[ 13.497938] iwlagn: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation
[ 13.498058] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 13.498089] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 13.498181] iwlagn 0000:03:00.0: Detected 6000 Series 2x2 AGN Gen2a, REV=0xB0
[ 13.499187] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 13.502642] alloc irq_desc for 22 on node -1
[ 13.502645] alloc kstat_irqs on node -1
6 ) Network configuration
$ sudo lshw -C network
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: 6000 Series Gen2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 34
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:d5300000-d5301fff
7 ) Scan for networks:
not relevant as no wireless interface appears
8 ) Ubuntu Version:
Ubuntu 10.10
9 ) Kernel/architecture (including 32 vs. 64 bit):
2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
10 ) Restarting the network:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
* Reconfiguring network interfaces... Ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0.
[ OK ]
Additionally, modinfo shows the following:
$ modinfo iwlagn
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.35-28-generic/updates/compat-wireless-2.6.36/iwlagn.ko
alias: iwl4965
license: GPL
author: Copyright(c) 2003-2010 Intel Corporation <[email protected]>
version: in-tree:
description: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux
firmware: iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-6000g2b-4.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-6000g2a-4.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode
firmware: iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode
srcversion: 8F7F4C6196599FCA596C837

Answer 1

Hi  sparhk, and welcome.
One of the Lenovo staff who frequents the forum put out a call to help you in a private forum.  I do a little Linux, so I poked into it.  To my amazement my first Google hit was your thread where you indicate you have solved the problem.  (At least, it _looks_ like you...)
May I respectfully suggest that a post back here indicating success would be a nice touch?  That way anyone who passes by looking for help with this issue will have a better chance of finding it.  For posterity, here it is (see post number 25):
[SOLVED] Intel 6205 wireless not working with Lenovo W520
Glad you got it working,
Z.
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