Re: New to Fedora, struggling with wireless

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On Thursday 23 November 2006 18:58, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006, Erik Hemdal wrote:
> >> On 23/11/06, Cecilia Lunardini <cecilialunardini@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> So, my question is: is there a step by step, guide on
> >>> how to set up the wireless?  It has to be very
> >>> detailed, because I am an absolute beginner and even
> >>> the most obvious aspects of Linux are not obvious to
> >>> me.
> >>
> >> Cecilia,
> >>
> >> Try this guide (for Fedora Core 6) and see if you can follow it
> >> through (I think the only missing element from a Fedora installation
> >> to get Centrino wireless working is the Intel firmware that needs to
> >> be downloaded):
> >>
> >> http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml
> >>
> >> Nick
> >
> > The Clemson instructions are very good and step by step.  Take a few
> > minutes to read over all of it to get an idea of what you're in for,
> > because it's very detailed.  There are several steps you need to do
> > before you can simply check for the detection of the card.
> >
> > http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/detail_desc.aspx?Prod
> >uct ID=1847&DwnldID=11780&agr=Y
> >
> > Also provides updated source for a driver and the latest Intel firmware. 
> > I found both of these links to be useful when trying to get an Intel card
> > to work.
> >
> > It can indeed be done, although it is not trivial to do.
>
> But the updated drivers should not be needed for normal use by beginners.
> Getting the firmware *is* necessary, but it *is* pretty trivial--just grab
> the Livna RPMs and install them.
>
> We should not go out of our way to intimidate newbies unnecessarily.  It's
> bad enough that it is still sometimes necessary.
>
> --
>  		Matthew Saltzman
>
> Clemson University Math Sciences
> mjs AT clemson DOT edu
> http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs


This worked for me.

1) download the v3.0-9 firmware from 
http://atrpms.net/dist/common/ipw2200-firmware/

2) download the driver (ipw2200-1.2.0-45.fc6.at.i386.rpm ) and the appropriate 
kernel module (such as 
ipw2200-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2849.fc6-1.2.0-45.fc6.at.i686.rpm  ) from here:
http://atrpms.net/dist/fc6/ipw2200/

3) run "yum install ieee80211-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2239.fc5-1.2.15-14.fc5.at" as root 
to satisfy dependancies before you install the rpm's (or try and install the 
RMP's and yum the module it gripes about)

4) install the rpm's you downloaded in steps 1 & 2

5) reboot, then go to Administration --> network (or the gnome equivelant) and 
create a new wireless device. Your ipw2200 centrino device should now show 
up. 

Hope this helps...

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