On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 20:49 -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 04:33:04PM -0700, Christopher A. Williams wrote: > > > > > I'd be happy to know which packages I need to install/configure just to > > get an ipw2200 series card working at all. I have a beginner out there > > I'm trying to help with FC4 and he has a Gateway laptop with this series > > of wireless adapter (at least that's what I'm able to gather - it's an > > Intel Calexico) in it. Everything else on this guy's laptop worked > > pretty much out of the box. > > > > He currently is running the 1831 kernel as well. > > > > Can anyone direct me to some pointers where I can find a good ipw2200 on > > FC4 howto? > > See my notes: http://www.charlescurley.com/Lenovo.R51.html. Check my > LSPCI listing against yours. See also under the heading, IPW2200 > Firmware. > > Also check Tuxmobil (http://tuxmobil.org/) and Linux on Laptops > (http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/) for appropriate listings. Thanks. I had a sinking feeling I was overcomplicating things trying to install stuff like the ieee subsystem. It appears this isn't needed for general "just get me connected to a basic WiFi network" kind of task. Neither is a lot of other stuff... Cheers, Chris -- ====================== "Never murder a man when he's busy committing suicide." -- Woodrow Wilson
