Darren~ Thanks. I got this working around 4am. I also posted the solution to alt.linux.hardware with an honorable mention for all your help. Thanks again. I really appreciate your assistance. Regards, John -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Darren Grant Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 10:41 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: kernel update/wireless install Me wrote: >Darren~ >yum definitely is not finding the kernel-module-hostap rpm file. >I ran rpm -ivh on this and got: >Error: failed dependencies: >Atrpms-kmdl-helper is needed by ... > >I found a link to this on the Google search site. Is this part of the meta >package 'atrpms-56-1.rhfc2.at.i386.rpm" ? I'm not sure why yum doesn't find >it, although I also found a link to a package which supposedly contains all >the yum headers as well (not sure that I need this, since yum seems to find >everything else its looking for)... Please advise. > >Regards, > >John > >-----Original Message----- >From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] >On Behalf Of Me >Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:40 AM >To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases' >Subject: RE: kernel update/wireless install > >Darren~ >Man, if I could read, I'd be dangerous. I'm glad I went back to that >install page and looked again. I originally read .../en/_$basesearch_ (so >that's what I wrote). Reality: .../en/_$basearch_ (as in base archive ?)... >Sorry about that... Newbie panic attack. It's reading now. > >John Dangler >GenoFit >800-505-4078 (Corporate) >386-767-3730 (Direct) >www.genofit.com >jdangler@xxxxxxxxxxx > > >-----Original Message----- >From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] >On Behalf Of Darren Grant >Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:33 AM >To: For users of Fedora Core releases >Subject: Re: kernel update/wireless install > >I'd have to see your yum.conf... > >Don't remove your other entries... just make sure you add this to bottom >of your yum.conf file. > >[at-stable] >name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever stable >baseurl=http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at-s t >able > >I don't care where it is... it's the only place I've found the ipw2100 >drivers all nicely packaged in RPM's for FC2 and the 2.6.6-1.435.2.3 kernel. > >Besides you can still use the manual way... of surfing the atrpms.net >site and then grabbing the 6 files I mentioned before... then just use >rpm -ivh /module.rpm/ to install them. > >Me wrote: > > > >>Darren~ >>I guessed at the first entry in yum.conf (which was wrong). Thanks for the >>update. I entered the line in yum.conf exactly as below (why a German >>server?) and got the following output from yum: >>Gathering header... >>Server: ATrpms for Fedora... >>Retrygrab() failed for: >>http://apt.physik.de/fedora/2/en/$basesearch/at-stable/headers/header.info >>Executing failover method >>Failover: out of servers to try >>Error getting file http://<repeat-of-above> >>[Errno 4] IOerror: HTTP error 404: Not Found >> >>Did I type this wrong, or is the server really busy? >> >>Thanks for the help. >> >>John >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> >[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > > >>On Behalf Of Darren Grant >>Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:06 AM >>To: For users of Fedora Core releases >>Subject: Re: kernel update/wireless install >> >>Me wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>Vlad~ >>> >>>That's okay. We're all learning. Darren's reply was most helpful >>>regarding which pieces to put in place, but I think I need to >>>configure my yum.conf file to go to the atrpms servers for these >>>pieces. Do you have any knowledge of how to get yum to do this? >>> >>>Regards >>> >>>John >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>*From:* fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Vlad I. >>>*Sent:* Tuesday, July 13, 2004 1:55 AM >>>*To:* For users of Fedora Core releases >>>*Subject:* Re: kernel update/wireless install >>> >>>dude, me too.. sorry. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> *From:* Me <mailto:jdangler@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> *To:* 'For users of Fedora Core releases' >>> <mailto:fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2004 9:58 PM >>> >>> *Subject:* RE: kernel update/wireless install >>> >>> Vlad~ >>> >>> Thanks for the reply. The exact output from uname -r gives: >>> 2.6.6-1.435.2.3 >>> >>> The output from uname -a gives: >>> >>> Lnux nebo 2.6.6-1.435.2.3 #1 Thu Jul 1 08:25:29 EDT 2004 i686 i686 >>> i386 GNU/Linux >>> >>> Hence the confusion. >>> >>> I hope you can help. I'm a little confused by the combination of >>> i686 and i386. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> John >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> *From:* fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Vlad I. >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:09 AM >>> *To:* For users of Fedora Core releases >>> *Subject:* Re: kernel update/wireless install >>> >>> Hey, John -- >>> >>> Type **uname -r** it will tell you which kernel you are actually >>> running, both the Linux version and the Redhat release. >>> i586 or i686 are kernel versions. if you are running the i386 >>> kernel, _EVEN IF YOU HAVE AN i686 CPU_, you must use the i386 RPMs. >>> >>> source - http://prism2.unixguru.raleigh.nc.us/ >>> >>> cheers! >>> >>> vlad >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> *From:* Me <mailto:jdangler@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> *To:* fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> *Sent:* Monday, July 12, 2004 8:30 PM >>> >>> *Subject:* kernel update/wireless install >>> >>> I am trying to install the ipw2100 wireless on my Insprion >>> 8600 notebook. >>> >>> I originally installed FC2 2.6.5-1.358, and have since then >>> upgraded to 2.6.6.1-435.2.3 using up2date. When I run the make >>> file (builds external) I get an error saying that ieee802_11.h >>> is not found. The file exists under the /usr/src directory for >>> the original kernel. My guess is that I need to download the >>> source for the kernel I updated to. I have found the packages >>> for both kernel-source and the modules, but they are listed as >>> i586 and i686 (there are 64-bit as well, but I don't have that >>> system type). Can anyone tell me which of these I should get? >>> I am somewhat new at this, so any input is appreciated. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >>> -- >>> fedora-list mailing list >>> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >>> -- >>> fedora-list mailing list >>> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Go to this link: >> >>http://www.atrpms.net/install.html >> >>This shows you how to modify your existing yum.conf file to use >>atrpms.net as a resource. >> >>Basically you need to add this to the bottom of your /etc/yum.conf file: >> >>| [at-stable] >>name=ATrpms for Fedora Core $releasever stable >>baseurl=http://apt.physik.fu-berlin.de/fedora/$releasever/en/$basearch/at- s >> >> >t > > >>able >> >>| >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > you have to download atrpms second... before you try and install the kernel-module hostap. The order is very important, as many of the packages depend on the others being installed first. #yum install atrpms That's all you have to do... or you can use apt-get as suggested. Whatever your preference is. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
