On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 19:26 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > > > > > Well for sure you have a new kernel. In a root Terminal use # > > > lsmod and see if your wireless software is in the new kernel. If not > > > seen then do # modprobe your-kernel-driver from FC6 and if it does > > > nothing your kernel has the driver you need. > > > > > > If it says no such thing then you need to yum a newer kernel > > > or, yum a kernel update having that driver. > > > > i've already been down that road. i've used both the official FC > > kernels, and built my own as well. the gateway laptop does have the > > broadcom drivers loaded, so that shouldn't be a problem. > > > > let me re-iterate -- until f7, wireless config and usage was a > > no-brainer. it just worked. now, with f7, it just *doesn't* work. > > so i'm curious if anyone else noticed problems right after moving to > > f7. > > > Well we need more information since my experience was just the > opposite. Tell us more about how you are configuring the wireless. after i tackle this again this weekend, if i'm still not having any luck, i can provide more info. i just wanted to take a shot and ask if there was a *known* issue with wireless that would have solved my problem right away. i wasn't trying to be vague, honest. :-) rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://fsdev.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ========================================================================
