Thanks guys i'm gonna update my os first and i'll be back to you with more details if still does not work. Thanks again --- On Mon, 3/21/11, mike cloaked <mike.cloaked@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: mike cloaked <mike.cloaked@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: wifi troubleshooting > To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, March 21, 2011, 2:21 AM > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:29 AM, Adam > Tong <helpcomm@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > My fedora 12 detects my wifi card. But i'm unable to > activate the device. When I try to do that I have the > following error: > > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > > SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. > > This Error is typically seen when the "driver" for the card > does not > have the capability for the settings you are trying to > change to. > There are several things here, and firstly you are using a > version of > Fedora that is no longer supported. I would suggest > that you install > Fedora 14 which is a big advance on F12, and has a lot of > improvements > to virtually every package. Secondly it is possible that > Fedora 14 may > support the functions you need, but you will need to give > details of > what your wireless card is, (eg use lspci or lsusb to get > details of > the card in use). It may also depend on the chipset in the > card. > Although the vast majority of wireless cards are now > supported, there > remain some that are not. The device may get detected > but unless the > driver is supported then the system will be unable to set > it up or > send data through it. > > You are sure that you have both the correct driver and the > correct > firmware files, right? > > So a little more information first, and some may be able to > advise you > further, but many will likely suggest you update your > system to a > supported version before real help can be given. > > -- > mike c > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
