New to Fedora, struggling with wireless

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, Axel Thimm wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 08:57:26PM -0700, Kevin Kempter wrote:
>> 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 at yahoo.com> 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.
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>> 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.
>
>> 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
>
> Hi,
>
> steps 1)-4) can be simply abbreviated with
>
> yum install ipw2200
>
> if you have ATrpms activated as a repo.

Of course, you have now (probably unnecessarily) climbed on a treadmill 
where every kernel update requires an update of these modules.  That's OK 
if you know you want or need the benefits of the newer module versions, 
but most people don't (need or want or know).

Centrino wireless now Just Works(tm) (once firmware is installed), unless 
there is something unusual about your hardware or operational procedures.

What advantages do the ATRPMs offer, other than the updated driver 
versions?

>
>> 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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 		Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
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