On Mon, 2005-09-19 at 17:03, Rick Stevens wrote: > Linux wrote: > > Hi all, > > Have tried a couple of other linux distro's for a while, but have to go > > back to Fedora C4 :-) > > > > I have read a couple of pages on the net about this card, but i was > > hoping for an easyer solution, since my card is detected in the hardware > > browser in KDE > > > > I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop, and is getting a problem with my > > Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection miniPCI adapters. Running > > FC4 with all updates & latest kernel at the time of writing. > > > > I can see the card in the hardware browser, but when i try to add it in > > the network setup i can not get it to work. The message says it can not > > activate it. In the network setup it is detected as a regular network > > card and not a wireless... > > > > The WiFi indication light is also not working, but the bluetooth > > indicator is lighting up, so it should be activated. (those are turned > > on and of together) > > Does "lsmod" show the ipw2200 driver as being loaded? That's required > for that card. If it's not loaded, try "modprobe ipw2200", then see if > "ifconfig -a" shows a "wlan0" entry (the name for the wireless card). And you probably need to locate the firmware and install that in the /lib/firmware directory. There are RPMS for the firmware or you can pull the firmware from the sourceforge site. (actually they link you to the site that has it.)
