Ed Harrison wrote:
A. den Oudsten wrote:
Boris Epstein wrote:
I am not 100% sure here but it sounds to me like your wireless device might not get properly recognized. Are you sure it is (i.e., all the modules load properly, etc.)?
Boris.
./NetworkManager (as root) made it work, but 'no connection' ./wifi-radar resulted in same reaction as before ./ndiswrapper -l did not list anyhing ./ndiswrapper - i inffile 'couldn't inffile'
What next?
André
The people on this forum cannot do this for you. You need to do some serious research on the AR5006EG chip in your card.
Read up on ndiswrapper in Suse at http://www.andrewd18.com/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapperinfo-gui.php.
The .inf file is contained in this package, which is for an Acer Aspire 4720Z, but it is from Acer and is the only one I see for this wireless card:
ftp://ftp.work.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_4710/driver/Wireless_Atheros.zip
After extracting the files, you will see ar5211.sys, net5211.cat and net5211.inf, plus 12 others that relate to a Windows installation.
As root, from the command line in the directory where these files are located, execute ndiswrapper -i net5211.inf.
ndiswrapper -l will confirm the installation of the driver, and the presence of the device.
modprobe ndiswrapper should bring the card up. iwconfig will confirm a running wireless card--who knows what its name will be. It could be eth1, wlan0, wlan1, etc., but it should show up in the list.
ifup-dhcp (name of device from iwconfig) should make a connection to the router. wifi-radar should also work and give you a chance to input a passphrase if you use one.
Thanks to all who made suggestions !! Via the instructions on www.andrew18, and some interpretations of certain terms things work!! André -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org