how to activate WIFI ?

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#1

Hello,

I’m with opensuse 11.2 with all updates installed, 64 bits edition and KDE 4.

How to activate wifi?

Thanks in advance.-

linux-o5pl:~ # hwinfo --netcard
28: PCI c00.0: 0280 Network controller
[Created at pci.318]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14e4_4315
Unique ID: zb5c.pDIlKSkvxw6
Parent ID: qTvu.8Makl3iDVc3
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:0c:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:0c:00.0
Hardware Class: network
Model: “Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card”
Vendor: pci 0x14e4 “Broadcom”
Device: pci 0x4315 “BCM4312 802.11b/g”
SubVendor: pci 0x1028 “Dell”
SubDevice: pci 0x000c “Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card”
Revision: 0x01
Driver: “b43-pci-bridge”
Driver Modules: “ssb”
Memory Range: 0xf69fc000-0xf69fffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
IRQ: 17 (no events)
Module Alias: “pci:v000014E4d00004315sv00001028sd0000000Cbc02sc80i00”
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: ssb is active
Driver Activation Cmd: “modprobe ssb”
Driver Info #1:
Driver Status: wl is active
Driver Activation Cmd: “modprobe wl”
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #17 (PCI bridge)

29: PCI 900.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
[Created at pci.318]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_11ab_4354
Unique ID: rBUF.0FslDBOVMC9
Parent ID: hoOk.ABTEjCxdYN4
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.2/0000:09:00.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:09:00.0
Hardware Class: network
Model: “Marvell 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller”
Vendor: pci 0x11ab “Marvell Technology Group Ltd.”
Device: pci 0x4354 “88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller”
SubVendor: pci 0x1028 “Dell”
SubDevice: pci 0x02aa
Revision: 0x13
Driver: “sky2”
Driver Modules: “sky2”
Device File: eth0
Memory Range: 0xf68fc000-0xf68fffff (rw,non-prefetchable)
I/O Ports: 0xde00-0xdeff (rw)
IRQ: 29 (127683 events)
HW Address: 00:23:ae:40:2d:fb
Link detected: yes
Module Alias: “pci:v000011ABd00004354sv00001028sd000002AAbc02sc00i00”
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: sky2 is active
Driver Activation Cmd: “modprobe sky2”
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #18 (PCI bridge)
linux-o5pl:~ #

#2

If you thought the touchpad solution you found in your other thread was good, look at this for your wi-fi.

Seems like the wireless device is recognized with the correct driver being used, just needs configuring.

IG

#3

ignz wrote:
> If you thought the touchpad solution you found in your other thread was
> good, ‘look at this’ (http://tinyurl.com/6peanc) for your wi-fi.
>
> Seems like the wireless device is recognized with the correct driver
> being used, just needs configuring.

This is not correct. The 4315 needs either the latest compat-wireless
package or the Broadcom wl driver. Consult the listings in the
wireless subforum for info on how to do either of these.