Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1986 mails)

[Joe Morris <Joe_Morris@xxxxxxx>]

On 11/20/2008 05:25 PM, Joop Beris wrote:
> Are much obliged for your continuous stream of information. :-)
> However, when I browse the repository mentioned, I do not find newer kernel 
> versions. The one matching my current kernel closest is this one:
> http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/suser-jengelh/SUSE-11.0/i586/kernel-pae-2.6.25.17-jen67.i586.rpm
>
> However, I am currently running 2.6.25.18-0.2-pae, which is newer. Could you 
> please advise me further?
>
>   
Check http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/ for the version
of Opensuse you run.  The newest for 11 is SL110_Branch.  AFAIU, these
kernel have some of the newer features backported to them, so even
though the kernel version is 2.6.25, it may have what is needed.  If you
want to be a bit more bleeding edge, you could try HEAD, which is the
latest kernel version.  Though it only lists Factory, it may work ok on
11, but try at your own risk.  SL110_Branch is safer for 11, but usually
the Head will work OK.  If something has drastically changed, or needs a
newer version not in 11, you will need to decide how far you are wanting
to leave the tested and best for your system in pursuit of getting your
wlan working by upgrading your kernel.

Another option is to figure out what kernel module it needs, and to see
if there is a kernel module package (KMP) for that module that matches
your kernel.  http://software.opensuse.org/search to see if it is
available in the build service.  OR, you could use ndiswrapper and use
the windows driver.  Get that at
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/driver:/wireless/11.0-update/ 
If you go with ndiswrapper, you may need to black list the linux module
if one loads for the card.  Anyway, hope you get it going.

-- 
Joe Morris
Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.3 x86_64





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