[opensuse-factory] centrino wlan: ipw3945 or iwl3945 or both?
Hi all, with my last update from factory my system got a new kernel (2.6.22.5-12), and as i could see after the next reboot, no more wireless lan (intel 3945bg). With lsmod i could see two modules regarding wlan: ipw3945 and iwl3945. I tried to configure it via Yast, but Yast told me that it is "unable to configure network card because kernel device is not present". So i downgraded back to 2.6.22.5-10, which was the last kernel with running wireless lan driver, but now that doesnt work too. How can i get back a working wlan-configuration? thx, Jens --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 09:55 +0200, Jens Nixdorf wrote:
Hi all,
with my last update from factory my system got a new kernel (2.6.22.5-12), and as i could see after the next reboot, no more wireless lan (intel 3945bg). With lsmod i could see two modules regarding wlan: ipw3945 and iwl3945. I tried to configure it via Yast, but Yast told me that it is "unable to configure network card because kernel device is not present".
So i downgraded back to 2.6.22.5-10, which was the last kernel with running wireless lan driver, but now that doesnt work too.
How can i get back a working wlan-configuration?
use either iwl or ipw. if you use ipw, please install ipw3945d. if you use iwl, make sure the firmware package is installed.
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Am Mittwoch, 12. September 2007 schrieb Florin Samareanu:
use either iwl or ipw. if you use ipw, please install ipw3945d. if you use iwl, make sure the firmware package is installed.
sorry for the delay, i just dont had the time to test this. So, iwl seems not to work with my comp, it seems to get no connection to my AP. Tried the old ipw-stuff, still with kernel 2.6.22.5-10, didnt work either. Updated to kernel 2.6.22.5-16, which has also new ipw-kernel-modules, but still didnt work. At some point i recongnized that the ipw3945d wasnt installed anymore, so my question is: Why? If it was deinstalled when i first updated to kernel 2.6.22.5-12, which automatically installed also the iwl-kernel-modules as dependencies, why then the old ipw-kernel-module would not be deinstalled too? And later, when i tried to reinstall the ipw-kernel-module, why this dont have the daemon as a dependecy? i think it must not be possible to install both kernel-modules at the same time, and when the ipw-kernel-module will be installed, the daemon should be selected automatically. regards, Jens --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
* Jens Nixdorf <jens.nixdorf.liste@trackpoint.de> [Sep 14. 2007 15:12]:
Am Mittwoch, 12. September 2007 schrieb Florin Samareanu:
use either iwl or ipw. if you use ipw, please install ipw3945d. if you use iwl, make sure the firmware package is installed.
sorry for the delay, i just dont had the time to test this. So, iwl seems not to work with my comp, it seems to get no connection to my AP.
Thats interesting since my experience is quite contrary. I have now completely switched to iwl since I had too many AP connections problems with ipw. I am running 10.3 Beta3 btw. I do have options iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1 in my /etc/modprobe.conf.local though. Klaus --- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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