On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 03:26:48PM -0400, Oliver Ruebenacker wrote: > Dear friends, > > I actually was able to make it work. The problem was my kernel was > too new, not too old, so I could not find a corresponding kmdl on > atrpms. Downgraded to the newest possible version (3167, I think) then > specified the correct ipw3945-kmdl, also installed ipw3945d. > > Well, I had it working a week or two ago, but then after some > update, it broke. I wonder how long it will be working now! ;) > > Now, some glitches remain: I have to start ipw3945d manually each > time, it does not appear in the list of services. Also, now the > updater offers kernel updates that fail to install due to lack of > matching ipw3945-kmdl. I wonder what will happen when atrpms comes out > with a new ipw3945-kmdl, will yum be smart enough to find and install > it along with the matching kernel? Yes, if you install yum-plugin-kmdl. > Thanks for all the help! > > Take care > Oliver > > p.s.: yeah, I should have found rpm's --oldversion myself, but I was > looking for something parallel to -U, and that does not seem to exist. > > On 5/23/07, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > > > OK, forget about the word "preferred". > > > > Is is there any way at all to use a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG > >adapter under Fedora 7? If so, how? > > > > I am running F7, as far as I know fully updated. I can not install > >ipw3945 or iwlwifi (from atrpms), because yum says, the right kernel > >(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.21-1.3142.fc7) is missing. The system does not even > >seem to be aware of the existence of the adapter (it does work, > >however, under Windows XP). I have no idea what to do next. > > > > How do I proceed? Thanks! > > > > Take care > > Oliver > > > >On 5/22/07, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Dear friends, > >> > >> What is the preferred way to make the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG > >> adapter running in F7? What packages should I install? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Take care > >> Oliver > >> > >> > > > > > > -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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