Problem with the WiFi connection - 11.3 - KDE

Hi guys,

I never do the fresh installation since openSUSE 11.0 … Normally I just upgrade via network only and I never have any problem to connect to any WiFi area… :wink:

But today I got a client want to install the openSUSE 11.3. then I helped him to install … after do the installation… I wondering why I can’t connect the WiFi… I can see the SSID…after put the Wireless Password… nothing happen… and keep asking the WiFi Password.

Model Notebook IBM Thinkpad T60

here my spec,

linux-m0gg:~ # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X1400
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller
linux-m0gg:~ #

but I got lucky, coz my customer didn’t bring back his lappy… then I do another round of installation … but this time using Gnome… and I got connected…

Is there anythihg wrong with Network Manager in KDE?

Thanks mate.

*/ Sorry my bad english…

I have had occasional problems trying to make the first wi-fi connection with KDE but thereafter it remembers the connection and works fine every time. Perhaps that has happened to your customer.

Thanks John…

Btw, I found the reason why I can’t connect the WiFi… probably because of the KDE Wallet I just Click Cancel or what…

After 3rd round of installation… It works…

1st round … with KDE and click cancel several time when the KDE Wallet POP -Up → FAILS…
2nd round with GNOME got no issue at all…
3rd round with KDE, and insert everything for KWallet… and it’s work…

this post using customer lappy via KDE using FREE WiFi connection at library… :wink:

Thanks mate…

Regards
e1