Help Need with Dell Inspiron E1705 and wireless set-up
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million. -- Yours, Ralph. It said Use Windows XP or better, so I installed opensuse-Linux 10.2 Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 AIM ralphdewitt jabber.org ralphdewitt GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key id = 3097 3BC4 Kernel version 2.6.18.8-0.1-default Current Linux uptime: 0:13, days users hours minutes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
Am Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 15:50 schrieb Ralph De Witt:
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million.
Did you try http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_(BCM4306)_WLAN_Installation_under_SUSE -- matthias --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 14:41, Matthias Boots wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 21. März 2007 15:50 schrieb Ralph De Witt:
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million.
Did you try
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_(BCM4306)_WLAN_Installation_under_SUSE
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On Wednesday 21 March 2007 23:34, Ralph De Witt wrote:
Did you try
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_(BCM4306)_WLAN_Installation_under_ SUSE
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_(BCM4306)_WLAN_Installation_under_SUSE This URL is not an empty page
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matthias: I try the page but it is a blank page with no text. -- Yours, Ralph.
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Hi, Frans Leerink wrote (22.3.2007 01:10):
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 23:34, Ralph De Witt wrote:
Did you try
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_(BCM4306)_WLAN_Installation_u nder_ SUSE
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Broadcom_(BCM4306)_WLAN_Installation_under _SUSE
This URL is not an empty page
Well, actually it is, because MUAs seem to break the link before the first _. Thus, if you click the link to open, an incomplete link is forwarded to the browser and an empty page shown. Just copy and paste the link into your browser, should work. Kind regards, Kimmo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
Hi Ralph, Ralph De Witt wrote (21.3.2007 16:50):
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million.
Either read: - http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=41983 Or try the following steps (worked for me with my AcerAspire 3020 with BCM43xx-based WLAN just fine): 1) Install (with YaST) following packages: - bcm43x-fwcutter - wlan-kmp-default - kdenetwork3-wireless - wireless-tools 2) Install firewire (by entering in console as root): 'install_bcm43xx_firmware' (without quotes!) 3) Now Your computer should fetch the newest firmware for Broadcom. 3) When finished, start Yast->Network Devices->Network card - Select "User controlled with NetworkManager" - You should now see Your WLAN-controller as "unconfigured decive" 4) Configure ("Edit") the card. Remember to check that the controller uses the module "bcm43xx " (Edit, on the Address-Tab, select Advanced->Hardware Details). - Please note: the card will be configured as eth#, not as wlan# (#=0,1,...). 5) Finish the configuration of Network cards and close Yast. 5) Start KNetworkManager and activate wireless 6) When You now click on the KNetworkManager icon on the dock panel, You should see all wireless networks available in your neighbourhood. Just select the right one with a mouse click and wait until the connection is established. Hope this helps! Kimmo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 15:03, K. Elo wrote:
Hi Ralph,
Ralph De Witt wrote (21.3.2007 16:50):
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million.
Either read: - http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=41983
Or try the following steps (worked for me with my AcerAspire 3020 with BCM43xx-based WLAN just fine):
1) Install (with YaST) following packages: - bcm43x-fwcutter - wlan-kmp-default - kdenetwork3-wireless - wireless-tools
2) Install firewire (by entering in console as root): 'install_bcm43xx_firmware' (without quotes!)
3) Now Your computer should fetch the newest firmware for Broadcom.
3) When finished, start Yast->Network Devices->Network card - Select "User controlled with NetworkManager" - You should now see Your WLAN-controller as "unconfigured decive"
4) Configure ("Edit") the card. Remember to check that the controller uses the module "bcm43xx " (Edit, on the Address-Tab, select Advanced->Hardware Details). - Please note: the card will be configured as eth#, not as wlan# (#=0,1,...).
5) Finish the configuration of Network cards and close Yast.
5) Start KNetworkManager and activate wireless
6) When You now click on the KNetworkManager icon on the dock panel, You should see all wireless networks available in your neighbourhood. Just select the right one with a mouse click and wait until the connection is established.
Hope this helps! Kimmo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org To all: I have tried all the procedures listed but my wireless card is still not seen. Even tried ndiswrapper and still no go. I am at a dead end now. Thanks for all your help so far. -- Yours, Ralph. It said Use Windows XP or better, so I installed openSuSE-Linux 10.2 Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 AIM ralphdewitt jabber.org ralphdewitt GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key id = 3097 3BC4 Kernel version 2.6.18.8-0.1-default Current Linux uptime: 0:22, days users hours minutes.
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On Wednesday 21 March 2007 15:03, K. Elo wrote:
Hi Ralph,
Ralph De Witt wrote (21.3.2007 16:50):
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million.
Either read: - http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=41983
To all: I have tried all the procedures listed but my wireless card is still not seen. Kimmo's answer seems to be appropriate. It is stated in the linked
Am Montag, 26. März 2007 22:04 schrieb Ralph De Witt: thread : Now I am posting from my Linux Suse 10.1 from my Dell Inspiron E1705. So I would assume it should work for you too. Do you see the wireless card with the command lspci -v executed as root? On my laptop I get a long listing with the line: 00:0a.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02) What do you get? Is it right you are using openSUSE 10.2 ? Regards Hugo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 27 March 2007 03:33, Hugo Mahr wrote:
lspci -v 0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0007 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5 Memory at efcfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Capabilities: [d0] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel Yes I am using opensuse 10.2 -- Yours, Ralph. It said Use Windows XP or better, so I installed SuSE-Linux 8.1 Register Linux User 168814 ICQ #49993234 AIM ralphdewitt jabber.org ralphdewitt GPG Public Key available at http://www.keyserver.net Key id = 3097 3BC4 Kernel version 2.6.18.8-0.1-default Current Linux uptime: 1:14, days users hours minutes.
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Hi Ralph, on tuesday 27. march 2007 16:14 you wrote:
On Tuesday 27 March 2007 03:33, Hugo Mahr wrote:
lspci -v
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN IMHO this is BC 1390 , not 4311 chip. as mentioned in the original posting..
Mini-PCI Card (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0007 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5 Memory at efcfc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable- Capabilities: [d0] Express Legacy Endpoint IRQ 0 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel Yes I am using opensuse 10.2
If you google for Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN then I think you will find some information that will help you to restart the project. Anyway I think you should use the ndiswrapper approach. In http://www.linux-noob.com/forums/index.php?s=f29e36c3d9e174476d6162f7ab4fb734&showtopic=2757&pid=10243&st=0&#entry10243 I read: openSUSE 10.2 Option 2 - You can maximize your wireless hardware to 54 Mb/s in most cases using the ndiswrapper, however to use this option you will need to remove the bcm46xx drivers and blacklist them from being reloaded again using the "bmc43xx Removal Procedure" then use the "ndiswrapper procedure". So maybe the blacklist might help? Good luck Hugo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
Ralph De Witt wrote:
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 15:03, K. Elo wrote:
Hi Ralph,
Ralph De Witt wrote (21.3.2007 16:50):
Hello All: I just purchased a Dell Inspiron E1705 with a wireless minicard that has a Broadcomm 4311 chip. I am new to opensuse and seem unable to get wireless going. So far I have found no advice that works. Can someone help me out. Thanks a million.
Either read: - http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=41983
Or try the following steps (worked for me with my AcerAspire 3020 with BCM43xx-based WLAN just fine):
1) Install (with YaST) following packages: - bcm43x-fwcutter - wlan-kmp-default - kdenetwork3-wireless - wireless-tools
2) Install firewire (by entering in console as root): 'install_bcm43xx_firmware' (without quotes!)
3) Now Your computer should fetch the newest firmware for Broadcom.
3) When finished, start Yast->Network Devices->Network card - Select "User controlled with NetworkManager" - You should now see Your WLAN-controller as "unconfigured decive"
4) Configure ("Edit") the card. Remember to check that the controller uses the module "bcm43xx " (Edit, on the Address-Tab, select Advanced->Hardware Details). - Please note: the card will be configured as eth#, not as wlan# (#=0,1,...).
5) Finish the configuration of Network cards and close Yast.
5) Start KNetworkManager and activate wireless
6) When You now click on the KNetworkManager icon on the dock panel, You should see all wireless networks available in your neighbourhood. Just select the right one with a mouse click and wait until the connection is established.
Hope this helps! Kimmo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-mobile+help@opensuse.org
To all: I have tried all the procedures listed but my wireless card is still not seen. Even tried ndiswrapper and still no go. I am at a dead end now. Thanks for all your help so far.
Not worked with particular hardware but it should be noted that with SuSE 10.2 the WiFi is loaded via udev so much earlier documentation on how to setup WiFi does not scan. Personally, I would go nowhere near KNetworkManager. I found it somewhat unreliable and Klunky. If for some reason the WiFi hardware device driver has not correctly loaded the if* utilities are useless so you need to ensure the hardware drivers are loaded first. If YaST is not detecting the card and it is not seen with hwinfo (lspci lists pci devices so may not detect stuff on usb or firewire) then either there is something missing i.e. support for the bus the minicard is not installed or there is no support for this type of device. If it is seen in hwinfo but not by YaST this probably means the driver is unavailable to YaST. This will mean that you need acquire the card driver and either load it via modprobe and manually edit/create a configuration file in /etc/sysconfig/network. or manually configure the device in Yast and set the WLAN connection settings. In the latter case the configuration file should be generated by YaST. Make sure the WiFi support is loaded manually, WiFi on boot has given me more problems than it solved in Linux, and it is definitely not a good idea to do this until you have ensured that it works as expected. This does not mean you are finished yet. If after this the device can be seen via ifconfig and can be loaded with ifup you are ok. If not the following script framework worked for me..... I currently sudo into this... (I have the probably bad habit of using the /etc/init.d scripts rather than rc* script form....) ifconfig will do this as well but there does seem to a problem with udev on my machine that this script handles and ifconfig does not. #! /bin/bash # a) cp /etc/udev/rules.d/30-net_persistent_names.oldrule /etc/udev/rules.d/30-net_persistent_names.rules hwup wlan-id-00:0e:35:cd:e5:23 bus-pci-0000:02:0b.0 # b) # Wait for wireless card to intialise # sleep 30 [local mount stuff deleted] # c) # Restart CUPS so network printers are detected # if /etc/init.d/cups restart then echo CUPS reset else echo CUPS reset fail fi # # Restart CUPS nice reset # if /etc/init.d/cupsrenice restart then echo CUPS nice reset else echo CUPS nice reset fail fi Comments a) The /etc/udev/rules.d folder contains the rules for udev, I override the current rule file with an initial rule file to stop a problem I have with incrementing network device assignments (others may not need to do this). hwup initiates the WiFi hardware and assigns the network device link, the wlan config file is found in /etc/sysconfig/network (as ifcfg-<wlan config>). The second parameter will vary according to your network configuration (use hwinfo to find this out) and it identifies the bus the device is on, the file concerned are kept in /etc/sysconfig/hardware.... If this works the device becomes available to the if* tools and should already be loaded and connected. b) Need to put in a delay as it can take a bit of time for the connection to be negotiated. c) if you are using CUPS to connect to a network printer restarting CUPS is essential otherwise CUPS will not see it (it does not seem to want to dynamically reconnect if a device becomes available). There probably is a better way of doing this but I have not found it yet. In the main I would not connect WiFi on boot at moment. I would try something like the above sequence to see if you can get something going manually first. Then I would see if works in the boot process. BTW This is nothing to some of the grief I have had with XP, at least SuSE linux once connected stays connected and handles connection hiccups fairly smoothly..... The following link gives details of WiFi kit that is supposed to work open SuSE
http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/Network_Adapters_%28Wireless%29 The link below is a bit more comprehensive http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/
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