Read through the stickie, did what it told me to do, this is the information I got.
No wireless LAN in hardware information
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_2939
No firmware in system log, did look for it using terminal
Scan for APs resulted in “interface does not support scanning”
Help would be appreciated. I am thoroughly a noob.
Please post lots more info:
openSUSE version
32/64bit
desktop, i.e. Gnome, KDE4
Describe what you did to get to where you are.
openSUSE 11.2
64bit
KDE4
Installed from disk
From a terminal, result of
/sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 07)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:2944] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 03)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller [8086:2919] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
09:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller [11ab:4354] (rev 13)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02aa]
Kernel driver in use: sky2
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
this is the device
0c:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card [1028:000c]
Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
Click here
http://packman.links2linux.de/install/broadcom-wl
When it’s done you might want to reboot.
It says it cannot access the installation media.
This is the error message:
Download (curl) error for ‘http://packman.mirrors.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.2/repodata/repomd.xml’:
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn’t resolve host ‘packman.mirrors.skynet.be’
Don’t you have an ethernet connection to use?
Post result of this
uname -a
I’m pretty sure I don’t.
By ethernet, I mean a cable connection to your RJ45 port
Linux Linux-8eu9 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2009-10-26 15:49:03 +0100 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
So I’m assuming you can’t connect this Dell to a Hardwire connection - Correct?
OK
Download these 2 files
http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/11.2/x86_64/broadcom-wl-5.60.48.36-7.pm.13.3.x86_64.rpm
Install them manually from a terminal
rpm -ivh packagename.rpm --force
(I think you will need to use the force option or it will spit dummy)
how do you find the port
Don’t understand this question
The RJ45 port - is that what you mean? It’s where the internet cable plugs in to the computer
BTW
I have to crash/sleep
now
Be back AM
OK, I’ve installed those, what now?
No, i don’t have anything in the port.
Caf means, that you connect a network cable to it. How can you download if you have neither wired, not wireless connection to the internet.?
After install of the packages you should reboot, the driver/firmware will be used automagically (linux, you know), and you should be able to use the wireless.
I downloaded it on this machine, USBd it across, single click intall.
Seems to have worked, I can now select the wireless option on the KDE control module. What do now?
You just configure a New Connection, enter the info required to connect to your access point, which may include a encryption key / password.