"Determining IP information for eth1... failed; no link present. Check cable?"
Any other ideas? Anyone?
Barry
On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 07:43 -0600, Phil Meyer wrote:
Barry Tepperman wrote: > The hard disk crashed on my Dell Inspiron 6000 and after replacing it > I've installed JUST FC5 - NO Windows. Have followed all the steps to > download and install all the drivers and firmware I need to get my > builtin wireless (Intel Pro Wireless 2200) working - and Network > Control panel tells me everything is in place. But... when I go to > activate the card it can't be found and I get an error message asking > me if the cable is connected. I have read elsewhere that one bug in > FC5 on this machine is that it doesn't switch the wireless card on and > that the fix is to go back into Windows and switch it on there. Well, > folks, I don't have Windows and really don't want to install it just > for that. Any suggestions about how to switch it on within FC5? > > Barry Tepperman Before you get to X windows, or init 3, and toggle wireless card on with the FN/Wireless keys. It won't work with X up because the keys will be processed by X and not passed to the MB firmware. But always right after boot while still testing hardware, the FN (function)/Wireless key (hold down the function key and press the key with the wireless icon on it) works.
