latest ipw3945 kernel updates

[Karl Larsen]

Paul Johnson wrote:
> On 6/29/07, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello I tried to yum mac80211 but it doesn't work on FC6. I have a Sony
>> laptop with FC6 and would like to get the WiFi working on it.
>>
>>     Where can I learn about doing this?
>>
>
> mac80211 and iwl3945 are not separate packages. They are in the kernel
> itself.  The newest testing version I know of is in Dave Jones's
> repository here,
>
> http://people.redhat.com/davej/kernels/Fedora/fc7/RPMS.kernel/i386/
>
> it's version kernel-2.6.21-1.3232.fc7.  As far as I can tell, the
> iwl3945 driver is quite a bit better than the original F7 kernel.  I
> still have a lot of trouble making NetworkManager work, but the
> iwl3945 itself does seem to connect much better.
>
Thank you Doc, I have the kernel d/l as I write this. I am going to put 
F7 on my lap-top and it has a WiFi transceiver that works fine with 
Windows. I will get the kernel to the laptop. I am now happy with F7 
here at home and will play with NetworkManager and see what pitfalls I 
come up with. Lots of the Linux GUI devices are just shells over other 
well known software. When I have done large Upgrades I much prefer to do 
them manual in a Terminal. You can SEE what's happening... :-)

Karl