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[Donald D Henson <wepin-list@xxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Donald D Henson <wepin-list@xxxxxxxxx> [10-31-07 09:55]:
>  [...] 
> > The *.inf files contain the info needed to make wifi work. They have
> > numeric names such as 'R33087.inf' and is distributed as part of a
> > 'cabinet' file. (Fileroller can handle it.)
>
> then open the 'cabinet'file with Fileroller and get the name of the
> *.inf file.
>
> > It's easy to tell if the driver needs to be uninstalled. After an
> > install, there's a big red 'X' across the driver just installed and an
> > error message, 'Invalid Driver'.
>
> from commandline, do:    rm -i `locate <inf.file.name>`
> and you will have a choice to delete file by file
> note: will probably require root permissions
>
> if you get 'command not found', install findutils-locate via yast or
> whatever you use.
Thanks for your help but I've spent about as much time as I can afford
for now. (Wifi is really a minor problem.) I think I'll wait until the
developers develop a gui that will allow uninstall of a driver.

Don Henson
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