On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 11:21 -0500, Jim wrote: > On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 01:39:49 -0500 (EST), Madhan Premkumar > <mpremkum@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I dont know whether this topic is discussed before in the list or not. But > > i am posting here again. > > Recently I installed Fedora Core 3 in my laptop. Everything went ok. But > > struck with my wireless card. I have Intel Pro 2200BG wireless lan card. > > I checked the open source of that site (http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net) > > and installed the firmware and the driver in FC3 and bingo after restart > > FC3 detected the hardware and after little work, i was able to connect to > > my wireless router and hence to internet. But that is without security, ie > > router is open to all. But when i set my router to WPA-SPK security, I > > could not connect thereafter. I dont know whether Intel pro 2200BG driver > > support WPA-SPK or not. Do anyone have any idea about this ? Like securing > > the router instead of open in Fedora environment with Intel Pro 2200BG > > wireless card ? > > Help will be greatly appreciated. > > I checked the sourceforge site.. but could not get enough information > > about WPA-PSK stuff. > > > > Thanks > > Madhan > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > i'm trying to follow this thread to get my wireless working and i'm > having no luck! > if you could please help me through this > ihave the nfirmware installed in to the /lib/firmware as it said in > my firmware.agent file > i did the make for the driver > please read thorugh to make sure i didn't mess it up > ******************************************************************** > [root@Home ~]# cd /home > [root@Home home]# cd jim > [root@Home jim]# cd wireless > [root@Home wireless]# ls > ipw2100-1.0.0-27.rhfc3.at.i386.rpm wireless firmware > ipw2200-0.19 wirelessRPMs > ipw2200-0.19.tgz wireless_tools.27 > ipw2200-fw-2.1.tgz wireless_tools.27.tar.gz > [root@Home wireless]# cd ipw2200-0.19 > [root@Home ipw2200-0.19]# make > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.681_FC3/build > SUBDIRS=/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19 > MODVERDIR=/home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19 modules > make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.681_FC3/build' > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.o > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_module.o > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_tx.o > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_rx.o > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_wx.o > LD [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211.o > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_crypt.o > CC [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_crypt_wep.o > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST > Warning: could not find versions for .tmp_versions/ipw2200.mod > CC /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211.mod.o > LD [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211.ko > CC /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_crypt.mod.o > LD [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_crypt.ko > CC /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_crypt_wep.mod.o > LD [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ieee80211_crypt_wep.ko > CC /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.mod.o > LD [M] /home/jim/wireless/ipw2200-0.19/ipw2200.ko > make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.681_FC3/build' > [root@Home ipw2200-0.19]# . load > No modules unloaded. > Loaded: ieee80211_crypt ieee80211_crypt_wep ieee80211 ipw2200 > [root@Home ipw2200-0.19]# modprobe ipw2200 > FATAL: Module ipw2200 not found. > [root@Home ipw2200-0.19]# > ************************************************************************************ > the faTEL PART is bothering me > please help > thanks > It seems the load script actually loads the modules. However, you did not run "make install" so the module likely was not put where it would be found when running modprobe. Make install normally does several things. 1. it puts the module in the /lib/modules/<kernel version> tree so it is available. then 2. it runs depmod -a so the modules are now all listed and can be found by modprobe (complete with any dependencies needed). I do not use your card, so I cannot try loading the modules, but the general process for installing software is 1. download 2. untar/unpack 3. configure 4. make 5. make install The only one of those that routinely requires root permissions is the last.
