[opensuse] Connecting to WiFi
I want to connect my Aspire 5315, provided with an Ethernet Network Card, In Vista it's no problem but in suse 10.3 I miss a Yast module for such a job. Can anybody tell me the steps I have to take to come to a solution? I'm a user of OpenSUSE sinds long, but no developer. Thanks in advance. André den Oudsten -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:25 AM, A. den Oudsten <AdenOudsten@wxs.nl> wrote:
At the command prompt, as root, type lspci -vvv (three v's after the dash). Read down the list until you find the network card and post back what the actual chipset is. You can also google that chipset and the word linux and maybe opensuse and see what you can find on your own. Basically, "an Ethernet Network Card" is simply not descriptive enough for us to diagnose the problem. -- ----------JSA--------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote:
http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=22475 Personally, I use ndiswrapper to install my WinXP or Vista driver , and it works great. Here is a link to the various howtos: http://www.andrewd18.com/ndiswrapper/ Use the 10.2 instructions for Opensuse 10.3. You have to install and use knetwork manager to have a program to detect the various wifi networks available. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Mark Misulich wrote:
From the packman.links2linux.org site I could install wiki-radar for 10.3, but trieing to start it nothing happened!! KnetworkManager as well as NetworkManager are installed, but I can't get them to work What to do? André -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote:
1. Is there a module loaded? iwconfig as root will show available wireless devices. Without a loaded module AND its firmware, you may see a device; but without both you will never see a network no matter what you use. At least this is the case with my BCM4318. 2. Assuming no module is loaded, do a hwinfo --netcard to see what you have. 3. Mine is a BCM4318, so I installed bcm43xx-fwcutter and wireless-tools. 4. firmware was installed using /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. modprobe bcm43xx gave me a wireless card when invoking iwconfig. It is not wlan0 as expected, but eth1. Still connects and works. Ed Harrison -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote:
http://madwifi.org/suse/10.3/i586/ All new as of May 6, 2008. You probably need madwifi madwifi-devel and the appropriate kernel module based on the kernel you are running(it looks like these are for kernel 2.6.22.16). After you get them installed, I know nothing further. Never worked with atheros wireless. Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 16:02 -0400, Ed Harrison wrote:
Actually he can fire me off an e-mail, I have an Aspire and am using the mad-wifi (AMD64 kernel), I'd be happy to go over it with him. It'd help me too;). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Ed Harrison wrote:
I ran (as root) iwconfig , hwinfo --netcard and lspci -vvv. In Yast Hardware I also found something See here: linux:/home/Andredo # iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. th0 no wireless extensions. linux:/home/Andredo # hwinfo --netcard Hardware Class: network Model: "Acer Incorporated [ALI] NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express" HW Address: 00:1b:38:5b:82:64 Link detected: no linux:/home/Andredo # lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0136 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information Yast2 Hardware Network Card NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (eth0) AR5006EG 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express Adapter Network Interface Loopback Network Interface Ethernet Network Interface CPU Intel Celeron 530@ 1.73 GHz I'm very curieus, André
Ed Harrison wrote:
I ran (as root) iwconfig , hwinfo --netcard and lspci -vvv. In Yast Hardware I also found something See here: linux:/home/Andredo # iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. th0 no wireless extensions. linux:/home/Andredo # hwinfo --netcard Hardware Class: network Model: "Acer Incorporated [ALI] NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express" HW Address: 00:1b:38:5b:82:64 Link detected: no linux:/home/Andredo # lspci -vvv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Unknown device 0136 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information Yast2 Hardware Network Card NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (eth0) AR5006EG 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express Adapter Network Interface Loopback Network Interface Ethernet Network Interface CPU Intel Celeron 530@ 1.73 GHz I'm very curieus, André -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote: <snip>
*No wireless module is loaded.*
*This is your wired NIC.*
AR5006EG 802.11 b/g Wireless PCI Express Adapter
*This is your wireless NIC.* You have an Atheros AR5006EG which is reported to work with madwifi. See url below. http://madwifi.org/suse/10.3/i586/ All new as of May 6, 2008. You probably need madwifi, madwifi-devel and the appropriate kernel module based on the kernel you are running (it looks like these are for kernel 2.6.22.16). You can install with yast>>software management>>search on madwifi. You can install with command line zypper with zypper install madwifi madwifi-devel. After you get them installed, I know nothing further. Never worked with atheros wireless. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 10:25 AM, A. den Oudsten <AdenOudsten@wxs.nl> wrote:
At the command prompt, as root, type lspci -vvv (three v's after the dash). Read down the list until you find the network card and post back what the actual chipset is. You can also google that chipset and the word linux and maybe opensuse and see what you can find on your own. Basically, "an Ethernet Network Card" is simply not descriptive enough for us to diagnose the problem. -- ----------JSA--------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote:
http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=22475 Personally, I use ndiswrapper to install my WinXP or Vista driver , and it works great. Here is a link to the various howtos: http://www.andrewd18.com/ndiswrapper/ Use the 10.2 instructions for Opensuse 10.3. You have to install and use knetwork manager to have a program to detect the various wifi networks available. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Mark Misulich wrote:
From the packman.links2linux.org site I could install wiki-radar for 10.3, but trieing to start it nothing happened!! KnetworkManager as well as NetworkManager are installed, but I can't get them to work What to do? André -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote:
1. Is there a module loaded? iwconfig as root will show available wireless devices. Without a loaded module AND its firmware, you may see a device; but without both you will never see a network no matter what you use. At least this is the case with my BCM4318. 2. Assuming no module is loaded, do a hwinfo --netcard to see what you have. 3. Mine is a BCM4318, so I installed bcm43xx-fwcutter and wireless-tools. 4. firmware was installed using /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. modprobe bcm43xx gave me a wireless card when invoking iwconfig. It is not wlan0 as expected, but eth1. Still connects and works. Ed Harrison -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
A. den Oudsten wrote:
http://madwifi.org/suse/10.3/i586/ All new as of May 6, 2008. You probably need madwifi madwifi-devel and the appropriate kernel module based on the kernel you are running(it looks like these are for kernel 2.6.22.16). After you get them installed, I know nothing further. Never worked with atheros wireless. Ed -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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