I have 3 months left off collage after I get done I will be instilling opensuse leap.I am running duel boot Gnome-Ubuntu 16.04 and windows 10.for Ubuntu I had to put the following code to get the wifi to work.I know that open suse does not .deb packages please help.
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.158_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-firmware_1.158_all.deb
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic
wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v4.4.2/backports-4.4.2-1.tar.gz
tar -zxvf backports-4.4.2-1.tar.gz
cd backports-4.4.2-1
make defconfig-wifi
make
sudo make install
Welcome to openSUSE Forums mattiwolf. It would be more helpful if you tell us which wifi device you have, then others can advise on the steps required with openSUSE. For internal wireless devices, you could get that information using
/sbin/lspci -nnk
or filtered to capture network devices
/sbin/lspci -nnk |grep net -A3
For USB, do
lsusb
[matti@localhost ~]$ /sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Skylake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:1904] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 [8086:1916] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:9d2f] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
[matti@localhost ~]$ /sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Skylake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:1904] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 [8086:1916] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:9d2f] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem [8086:9d31] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:9d60] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: intel-lpss
Kernel modules: intel_lpss_pci
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 [8086:9d3a] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:9d03] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:9d14] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #6 [8086:9d15] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9d48] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC [8086:9d21] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio [8086:9d70] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_skl
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus [8086:9d23] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 15)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:003e] (rev 32)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e09d]
Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
Kernel modules: ath10k_pci
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem [8086:9d31] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:9d60] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: intel-lpss
Kernel modules: intel_lpss_pci
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 [8086:9d3a] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:9d03] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:9d14] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #6 [8086:9d15] (rev f1)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller [8086:9d48] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC [8086:9d21] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio [8086:9d70] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_skl
00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus [8086:9d23] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 15)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1030]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:003e] (rev 32)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e09d]
Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
Kernel modules: ath10k_pci
The relevant section (wifi device) is
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:003e] (rev 32)
Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device [105b:e09d]
Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
Kernel modules: ath10k_pci
As you can see the device is supported by the ath10k_pci driver.
The other consideration is firmware. Make sure that the kernel-firmware package is installed. That should contain the necessary.
the mouse pad and wifi is not working I figured the wifi would not work. I cant find the detect hardware in setting. is there away to put n user password where it ask for root. like when you go to yeast.I dislike usng root unless I have to
Hi
I would suggest since you have a skylake processor to try a live version of Leap 42.2 or Tumbleweed since there is better kernel support in 4.4 and up… Since your looking at installing in ~3 months 42.2 will be released or just about to be…
For the touchpad/mouse support please start a new thread. When you way the wifi is not working, you need to be more specific about what you’ve done, or what is not working for you. Just saying wifi doesn’t work doesn’t help us to help you. It is supported by the ath10k_pci driver included as part of the openSUSE kernel, but you will need to make sure that the ‘kernel-firmware’ package is installed first. You also need to determine whether you using wicked or NetworkManager to manage your network connectivity. If using wicked, then configuration is done via YaST. For NM, you just use the graphical fron-end to create the required wireless connection.
https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/reference/html/book.opensuse.reference/cha.basicnet.html
is there away to put n user password where it ask for root. like when you go to yeast.I dislike usng root unless I have to
Root credentials are required to undertake many administrative tasks, including configuration via YaST.
Some good openSUSE documentation here