I have attempted to install SuSe 11.0 on my Toshiba Laptop with both the CD and last evening with the newly created DVD from my desktop. The issue I keep running into is after all is installed and one tries anyything that requires connecting through the Network to the internet fais, saying can not connect. I tried installing both my WiFi Network card and direct connected LAN cable controller, but in the Yast setup it always needs additional software and attempts to access the internet to get it and fails. I checked sources in Yast and it does show the DVD and it is checked, it also shows the openSuSe.org site as a source, it was checked, so I unchecked it and tried again with the same results. How can I force it to go to the DVD first before anything else?
I should add this never happened on my Desktop when I installed with the CD. When it needed software it got it through the LAN connection without any problems. Could it be that I need to turn off the WiFi switch on the side of the laptop?
try removing the repo, might help
Andy
Hi Andy,
What is the repo?
Searcing around for “repo” I have determined it must mean repository and have looked at Package Repositories - openSUSE
If I delete the Online repository, if I can find it, how can I get it back when all network stuff is working? Is there a download for the Online Repository?
Hello Andy,
Last evening I unchecked all sources except my DVD on my laptop, and could install software fine. I should also add I installed the KDE_4.1 Live CD before attempting any installs. The only problem I encountered after that was getting my network card (eth0) and wifi card (wlan0) to work at all. I tried all I could through YAST to no avail. They never worked prior to KDE_4.1 on this laptop.
what ethernet device & wireless device do you have ? open a console & su to root,then,type lspci -v at the prompt & copy/paste the relevant bits for ethernet & wireless
Andy
Hi Andy,
I think I found my problem by reading the Suse 11 reference guide. On preceding relaeses in the laptop I used to run as user root, now I am forced to be a normal user. I am wondering if “Enable Device Control for Nonroot User via KInternet” could be my problem of not being able to communicate with either LAN of WiFI interface. Whar are your thoughts on this? I won’t be ble to test this untill this afternoon.
could be, give it a shot, btw, it’s a very bad idea to always run as root, use sudo or su for root stuff
Andy
Hi Andy,
Here are the lspci elements you wanted. It was quite difficult getting it as SuSe has NO communication ability at this time. I have to write it to my /Windows/C to access it with XP that has no com problems.
05:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 1040
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 220
Memory at da000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?>
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number c6-5f-36-ff-ff-02-13-00
Kernel driver in use: iwl3945
Kernel modules: iwl3945
07:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection (rev 02)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff10
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 20
Memory at dc005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
I/O ports at 4000 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: e100
Kernel modules: e100[/size][/size][/size]
There is no communication working, either an eth0 Lan connection or WiFi on Suse 11.0 on my Toshiba Satellite A105-S4024 laptop. My eth0 Lan works fine om my desktop which has an MSI KM4M-L motherboard. I guess I’ll wait till I see an 11.1 DVD option, in a month or two. Hopefully the communications software for my laptop in Suse 11.1 will be working by then.
Your ethernet LAN connection should work. IIRC the kernel module for that Intel device is eepro100. In a terminal as root do:
lsmod | grep eepro100
If lsmod does not return a line saying eepro100, it is not loaded. Verify it is on your system with:
modinfo eepro100
It should be, having been installed with the kernel. You can add it temporarily with:
modprobe eepro100
Now go to YaST/Network Device/Network Settings and try to configured the device. Check it.
If the first lsmod showed that eeprom100 is in fact loaded, the problem is with its configuration. Post back and we can work on that. But, what is most likely is that it wasn’t detected in the installation and so the module isn’t being loaded.
It is strange that your wifi is not working, as I have a related intel wifi that worked out of box.
See this thread also about 3945 to see if this helps…
Intel 3945abg with Opensuse 11 - openSUSE Forums
Just like in this case, I had to put my passcode in hex rather than ascii
God Bless
Doug