i have a new toshiba satellite and cant get my wireless working
linux-b01x:/home/bradley/Desktop # lspci -nn | egrep “thernet|theros”
eth0 no wireless extensions.
linux-b01x:/home/bradley/Desktop # ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
linux-b01x:/home/bradley/Desktop # ndiswrapper -lIndex of /suse/11.0/x86_64 http://madwifi-project.org/suse/11.0/x86_64/: No such file or directory
thanks for any and all help
scott
ooops
swerdna
November 17, 2008, 1:47am
3
Hello brascocampbell, welcome to the forums
You can install Madwifi drivers to get that card to work.
You have the wrong Madwifi RPMs installed:
So uninstall those using Yast → software management. Then add the correct repositories for Madwifi RPMs as detailed in this tutorial:Madwifi or Ndiswrapper Wireless Network Drivers - Suse/openSUSE 10, 11 - LAN & Internet access
The tutorial talks about Madwifi and Ndiswrapper, two alternate ways to do things. Just skip past the Ndiswrapper stuff.
No doubt you’ll have more questions as you proceed – feel free to ask.
Cheers
hey thanks for the quick reply
ok need some more help.
scottrotfl!
oh! there we go–i used the zypper application from the command line.
Here are the basic commands:
* zypper in foo - installs package foo
* zypper rm foo - removes package foo
* zypper se foo - searches for foo
* zypper up - updates the system
* zypper --help - more information
now to continue on and seeif i can get this thing going
swerdna
November 21, 2008, 8:46pm
7
For sake of other readers. The command to elicit chipset information about you PCI/e net cards ought to be like this:
lspci -nn | egrep "Ethernet|Atheros|Network"
My original lspci -nn | egrep “thernet|theros” was just a throw away line for a simple situation. Others seem to have picked it up and I suppose should use the more meaningful form in the {code} box
well i have nothing.gar!!
linux-b01x:/home/bradley # /sbin/ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
linux-b01x:/home/bradley # lspci
eth0 no wireless extensions.
linux-b01x:/home/bradley #
my wifi is still not seen.and unsure if madwifi is installed or not…
swerdna
November 24, 2008, 2:23am
9
So lets look at what Madwifi RPMs are installed:
rpm -qa | grep madwifi
and at your kernel:
uname -r
and your kernel modules for wireless
lsmod | egrep "ath|wlan|802"
swerdna
November 24, 2008, 7:10am
10
And it seems you have to follow a solution found by bbqau here:http://forums.opensuse.org/network-internet/wireless/396325-solution-atheros-ar242x-suse11-pae-kernel.html )
and currently being pursued here by Shilonus:Wireless Internet Not Working (Atheros) - openSUSE Forums
user
December 3, 2008, 9:08pm
11
HI, I HAVE A NEW TOSHIBA AND I CAN’T WORK THE WIRELESS NETWORK. IT TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO INSTALL THE AR242X802.11abg LINUX. I HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO DO THAT CAN SOME HELP ME…
ALSO I’M NEW TO THIS FORUM FIRST DAY…
THANKS
pdc_2
December 4, 2008, 8:43am
12
hi azunigal0207; welcome to the suse forums; folks want to help you; and you can help everyone too:
at the start of this forum that you posted in; are things called stickies: they are instructions on how to do things;
sticky 1: My wireless doesn’t work - a primer on what I should do next - openSUSE Forums
sticky 2:Welcome - openSUSE Forums
so best to:
read both of these make a NEW POST , all of your own;
include the information that you are asked for, in the above stickies
the wireless experts are very busy: help them by getting all the information they will need;
all best wishes
HI, I HAVE A NEW TOSHIBA AND I CAN’T WORK THE WIRELESS NETWORK. IT TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO INSTALL THE AR242X802.11abg LINUX. I HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO DO THAT CAN SOME HELP ME…
ALSO I’M NEW TO THIS FORUM FIRST DAY…
THANKS
Best you start a new thread, the OP’s problem may not be related & also, your problem won’t be buried under a load of stuff not related to you. And,while you are at it, have a read of the stickies at the start of the wireless section, lots of good info there
Andy
