I just installed Google OS which from what I have seen it is built using open suse.The wireless does not work and I do not see a “hardware manager” like I have seen in the many debian linux distros that I am use to running.I have not a clue where to start any help will be appreciated.
Are you sure that your operating system has anything to do with openSUSE (apart from being a unix-like system and maybe using a Linux kernel?
Compare:
Google Chrome OS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chromium OS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If your are thinking about installing openSUSE you might like to test it with a live CD (or live USB-Stick):
software.opensuse.org: Download openSUSE 11.3
There would be for GNOME the nm-applet (in the package NetworkManager-gnome), for KDE the knetworkmanager (NetworkManager-kde4) or Network Manager Applet Plasmoid (plasmoid-networkmanagement).
At least with that you might also be able to define your wireless device based on the numeric divice ID -
open a console/terminal and type/paste:
/sbin/lspci -nnk
The part for the WLAN/wireless LAN/wifi will be interesting. For example, mine is:
...]
02:07.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection [8086:4220] (rev 05)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Samsung P35 integrated WLAN [8086:2731]
Kernel driver in use: ipw2200
...]
so the code I would have to look for would be “8086:4220”.
Have a lot of fun with any openSource System you might want to use…
Regards
Martin
(pistazienfresser)