ok, so I got this new Dell XPS laptop, and I installed SUSE 10.0 on it, dual-boot. Now I'm trying to get the wireless card to work. It is an Intel Pro 2915ABG. I've got the netgear router setup and working wirelessly to WIndows, but not for SUSE. I'm trying to install and get ndiswrapper working, but I'm... floundering badly. I was using this how-to: http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Suse_Professional_9.x and I got to a page that says if iwconfig says "no wireless extensions" for my card I need to enable the config option CONFIG_NET_RADIO in my kernel setup-recompile and reinstall the kernel. I'm not up on compiling kernels, though I did download & install the kernel-source.rpm package. Can someone point me to what to do next??? either a how-to to add that option to a kernel, or a better how-to for ndiswrapper??? -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800
make sure the card is turned on in the bios. it was off on mine (inspiron 5100). that interface uses the ipw2200 kernel module. make sure you have that on your system. you shouldn't need the ndis wrappers at all. get rid of it for these purposes Paul Cartwright wrote:
On Sat December 31 2005 12:21 pm, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
make sure the card is turned on in the bios. it was off on mine (inspiron 5100).
my XPS wireless was turned on in bios, windowsXP worked wirelessly.
that interface uses the ipw2200 kernel module. make sure you have that on your system.
2 things I was missing: 1-ipw-firmware rpm was NOT installed, so I used YOU to install ipw-firmware-5-6.rpm after that, iwconfig showed my wireless connection as eth1, and it came up. 2.I still couldn't connect, so I ...kicked the tires a bit, played with it, rebooted a few times, and now I notice that kinternet is in the tray, showing the wireless connection! and I have web!!! so, what's the best way for me to do email with the laptop and desktop, and about 5 email addresses-ISP , yahoo, and a domain that is hosted by gate.com??? I'm not sure I can run my own domain/mail server with Bellsouth.net.. -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800
make sure the card is turned on in the bios. it was off on mine (inspiron 5100). that interface uses the ipw2200 kernel module. make sure you have that on your system. you shouldn't need the ndis wrappers at all. get rid of it for these purposes Paul Cartwright wrote:
On Sat December 31 2005 12:21 pm, Bruce Ferrell wrote:
make sure the card is turned on in the bios. it was off on mine (inspiron 5100).
my XPS wireless was turned on in bios, windowsXP worked wirelessly.
that interface uses the ipw2200 kernel module. make sure you have that on your system.
2 things I was missing: 1-ipw-firmware rpm was NOT installed, so I used YOU to install ipw-firmware-5-6.rpm after that, iwconfig showed my wireless connection as eth1, and it came up. 2.I still couldn't connect, so I ...kicked the tires a bit, played with it, rebooted a few times, and now I notice that kinternet is in the tray, showing the wireless connection! and I have web!!! so, what's the best way for me to do email with the laptop and desktop, and about 5 email addresses-ISP , yahoo, and a domain that is hosted by gate.com??? I'm not sure I can run my own domain/mail server with Bellsouth.net.. -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800
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