Well I have a dell I6000d and after getting fedora core 3 on, it seems that my internal wireless card will not turn on. (status light stays off, hardware combo to turn it on/off is Fn+F2) this also occurs while I have a Live CD in. It will however work in windows, does this mean I need to have drivers for the card or would that even make a difference?
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Laptop wireless problem
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you need pcmcia drivers and ipw2200 drivers
1) you need pcmcia support in the kernel (i should hope FC developers made that standard)
2) you need the pcmcia-cs package
3) you need the ipw2200 driver package
4) you need the wireless-tools package
all three can be found easily be searching google and reading the readmes/directions
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html (CTRL+F 6000 and look at those sites, they should help you out)
1) you need pcmcia support in the kernel (i should hope FC developers made that standard)
2) you need the pcmcia-cs package
3) you need the ipw2200 driver package
4) you need the wireless-tools package
all three can be found easily be searching google and reading the readmes/directions
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html (CTRL+F 6000 and look at those sites, they should help you out)
if you upgrade the kernel using up2date, you should get a kernel that is ready to use with the ipw2200. then if you run system-config-network, you can add a wireless device and it will have the intel wireless card as an option. this will then show up as eth1:1 and you can configure it with your specific options, such as dhcp or wep specifics. enable eth1:1 and you should be on the internet.
For the Broadcom wireless, you should take a look at ndiswrapper.
I'm a noob at linux.
When I'm installing software liek what would be the most apropriate folder to put it in?
In windows..grrr...you put it in sumthin' like C:\Program Files\"x"
In Linux where would you put it?
I need a bit of a walkthrough on installing stuff if you do not mind.
I don't understand all of the commands that are used to install a peice of software on linux yet.
Yes I found sumthin on that program that allows windows drivers to be used on linux. I will tyr that when I get back home.
When I'm installing software liek what would be the most apropriate folder to put it in?
In windows..grrr...you put it in sumthin' like C:\Program Files\"x"
In Linux where would you put it?
I need a bit of a walkthrough on installing stuff if you do not mind.
I don't understand all of the commands that are used to install a peice of software on linux yet.
Yes I found sumthin on that program that allows windows drivers to be used on linux. I will tyr that when I get back home.
ray4389, i was replying to the original question above because that dell probably has the ipw2200 wireless pci card.
as for installing software on linux, there is no "supposed to," per se. you can install in your home directory if you want (and if you use someone else's computer that is often your only option unless they have granted you sudo/root access). generally, i throw new programs in /usr/local/new_program. if you have lots of questions unrelated to the original post, a new thread might be a good idea.
as for installing software on linux, there is no "supposed to," per se. you can install in your home directory if you want (and if you use someone else's computer that is often your only option unless they have granted you sudo/root access). generally, i throw new programs in /usr/local/new_program. if you have lots of questions unrelated to the original post, a new thread might be a good idea.
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ray4389 said:
not to be a bitch, but is it so hard to read?
you go the link he gave you. you see a thing called support, and you click it cause you want to know how to use the software.
then you start reading the page. about 1/2 way down, theres a thing called wiki. with a link to installation. what you wanted. click that shit.
then a "generic" install guide comes up. but, there's also a link to distribution-specific guides. click that. you scroll down, and see SuSe. read up on it
then elsewhere in the wiki will be information about installing your windows drivers for it to use, and how to configure, etc. please, read just a bit.
MTB2Live said:
Yea did you not just see how many steps there are? On my laptop running windows I google the driver...download...install
But noooo with linux you have to
google driver
then go to anothr site for the driver
if you are not GOD on linux then you must go to the web fourms to bitch about everything
Find the install intructions
open the terminal to type them in
hope you did it right
its confusing for me when im used to next next next finish! YAY! install done.
ray,
i've been using linux every day for the past several years. i administer linux at work. i still have to read the manual, visit several sites, try on a test box ... well, not all the time but if it's something i'm not familiar with or have never used before.
you get used to it. if you want to learn something you have to do some work. if you don't want to learn something, use windows.
i've been using linux every day for the past several years. i administer linux at work. i still have to read the manual, visit several sites, try on a test box ... well, not all the time but if it's something i'm not familiar with or have never used before.
you get used to it. if you want to learn something you have to do some work. if you don't want to learn something, use windows.