Hello everyone, I am sorry to be posting a question so early in my Linux adventure especially for a question that has been dealt with in numerous times in this forum. However I just can’t get my wireless to work so I can get started with learning Linux. I have followed a lot of post here but apparently there must be something that I am missing. Here is a bit info about my setup, I have tried it both ifup and Network Manager version 0.8.2-15.20
Yes, you need to be hard wired
But this: “System management is locked by the application with pid 18768 (/usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2base).” Is caused by packagekit, the system updater. I configure it to never check for updates or in kde you can tell it not to start at boot. Then reboot and it’s gone.
But yes, you need a wired connection. And you also need to update you system too, before trying to install the broadcom driver, because the driver in Packman matches the latest kernel.
AND, you need to add the Packman repository. It’s no use running the install command unless the repo is in place.
Once you get a wired connection run:
su -
zypper up
To update the sytem. You need to reboot after.
Then add the packman repo
su -
zypper ar -f http://packman.inode.at/suse/openSUSE_11.4/ packman
(a) to accept the key
Then do (you will still be su -)
Cat4926 Thank you much, it worked perfectly as you outlined. I am now connected wireless and ready to embark on the voyage of learning Linux. Should I turn the System updater - packagekit back on or should I leave it off. I guess down the road I will learn the difference between it and zypper.