On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 02:49:46PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > On 22/01/07, Dave Mitchell <davem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >set up the freshrpms repo if you haven't already: > > > > > ># rpm -ivh > >http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/6/freshrpms-release/freshrpms-release-1.1-1.fc.noarch.rpm > > > > > >then install the driver, firmware and controlling daemon: > > > ># yum -y --enablerepo freshrpms install dkms-ipw3945 ipw3945d > >ipw3945-firmware > > > > > > Thanks, that was painless! Have I now 'picked sides', that means that > I cannot now use Extras/Livna? I know that the repo camps are rather > incompatable. Personally I set 'enabled=0' in /etc/yum.repos.d/freshrpms.repo so that it doesn't clash with other repos when I update. (I guess this means I don't automatically get updates for the wireless driver). > KWifiManager for some reason is NOT findng the signal. But that's a > different problam and a different thread I suppose. The WiFi LED is > also not lit. If you haven't rebooted, then you'll need to start it by hand the first time. Try: # modprobe ipw3945 # ipw3945d then # iwconfig should show a device, and # iwlist scan should show your access point(s). I use Network Manager, so I can't comment on KWifiManager setup. -- Gravity is just a theory; teach Intelligent Falling in our schools! http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512
