Re'''s: [was (no subject)] Wireless in F11

[Ulissis Gomes Corrêa]

do you use dual-boot with Windows?

if yes, boot into Windows and make sure that the wireless device is
turned on and working (might be strange but I already saw people who
did that and the wi-fi started to work on Linux).

2009/6/27 ivan dell'oro <Z3N58 at libero.it>:
> the fist command answer: WARNING : Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf ,
> all files belong into /etc/modprobe.d
> and the second open a new line with ">"
> where i can write but it does nothing please help me! thank's for the help
> given to my 'til now!
>
>>----Messaggio originale----
>>Da: ulissisgc at gmail.com
>
>>Data: 27/06/2009 21.58
>>A: "ivan dell'oro"<Z3N58 at libero.it>, "Community
> assistance, encouragement,
>>       and advice for using Fedora."<fedora-list at redhat.
> com>
>>Ogg: Re: Re'''s: [was (no subject)] Wireless in F11
>>
>>Have
> you followed one of the methods of the link?
>>
>>Try
>>su -c '/sbin/modprobe b43'
>
>>to test if the module is working
>>
>>or you can try:
>>su -c 'echo "alias wlan0
> b43" >> /etc/modprobe.conf'
>>to turn on the module on boot.
>>
>>2009/6/27 ivan
> dell'oro <Z3N58 at libero.it>:
>>> i think that the problem now tha firmware is
> installed is that the device will
>>> not start during the boot.
>>> is always
> switched off and i push the botton to turn
>>> it on nothing happen!
>>>
>>>>----
> Messaggio originale----
>>>>Da: ulissisgc at gmail.com
>>>
>>>>Data: 27/06/2009 20.46
>
>>>>A: "ivan dell'oro"<Z3N58 at libero.it>, "Community
>>> assistance,
> encouragement, and advice for using Fedora."<fedora-list at redhat.
>>> com>
>
>>>>Ogg: Re: Re'''s: [was (no subject)] Wireless in F11
>>>>
>>>>Try
>
>>> with one of these methods:
>>>>
>>>>http://fedoraguide.info/index.php?
>>>
> title=Main_Page#Broadcom_b43_.28Official_driver.21.21.21.29
>>>>
>>>>2009/6/27
> ivan
>>> dell'oro <Z3N58 at libero.it>:
>>>>> I've tryied but without any output and
> the
>>> wireless doesn't work like before...
>>>>> what do u suggest me to do?
>
>>>>>
>>>>>>----
>>> Messaggio originale----
>>>>>>Da:
>>>>> ulissisgc at fedoraproject.
> org
>>>>>>Data:
>>> 26/06/2009 16.14
>>>>>>A: "Z3N58 at libero.it"
>>>>> <Z3N58 at libero.
> it>, "Community
>>> assistance, encouragement, and advice for using
>>>>> Fedora."
> <fedora-list at redhat.
>>> com>
>>>>>>Ogg: Re: R: Re: R: Re: [was (no subject)]
>
>>>>> Wireless in F11
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In
>>> the console type:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>su -
>
>>>>>>rpm -Uivh http://dnmouse.
>>>>> org/b43-3-4.fc11.
>>> noarch.rpm
>>>>>>
>
>>>>>>and restart
>>>>>>
>>>>>>2009/6/26 Z3N58 at libero.it
>>>>> <Z3N58 at libero.
>>>
> it>:
>>>>>>> so i think that my bcm has to work but somebody could
>>>>> tell me
> what
>>> i have to do
>>>>>>> to make it working?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>----Messaggio
>
>>>>> originale----
>>>
>>>>>>>>Da: ulissisgc at fedoraproject.
>>>>>>> org
>
>>>>>>>>Data: 26/06/2009 15.57
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>A: "Z3N58 at libero.it"<Z3N58 at libero.
> it>, "Community
>>>>>>> assistance,
>>>>>
>>> encouragement, and advice for using
> Fedora."<fedora-list at redhat.
>>>>>>> com>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>Ogg: Re: R: Re: [was
> (no subject)] Wireless in F11
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>2.4 Ghz this
>>> case
>>>>>
>>>>>>>
> is the transmission frequency that the wireless
>>>>>>>>signal work
>>> with.
>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>2009/6/26
>>>>>>> Z3N58 at libero.it <Z3N58 at libero.it>:
>
>>>>>>>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>> i'm very sorry
>>>>> for the object, i
>>>>>>> can
> assure that wasn't
>>> intenctional, i
>>>>>>>>> forgot!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> so, using
> the command
>>>>>>> lspci the
>>> answer is: 06:00.0 Network controller:
>>>>>>>>>
>
>>>>> Broadcom Corporation
>>>>>>>
>>> BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
>>>>>>>>> i don't
> know lther cmd
>>>>> to know
>>>>>>>>> wich
>>> version of
>>>>>>> broadcom i have.
>
>>>>>>>>> reading tha page http:
>>>>> //www.
>>> dnmouse.
>>>>>>>>> org/broadcom.
> html i
>>>>>>> can understand that is supported but
>>>
>>>>> afther is written
>
>>>>>>>>> "only tha 2.4 Ghz
>>>>>>> part" and i don't understand
>>> if
>>>>> with
> my cpu (AMD Sempron™ SI-
>>>>>>>>> 42  2,1 GHz,
>>>>>>> cache L2 = 512 KB)
>>>
> will
>>>>> works!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> thank's everybody for the
>>>>>>>>>
> answers...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> ivan
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>----Messaggio
> originale----
>>>>>>>>>>Da: bmearns at ieee.
>>> org
>>>>>>>>>>Data:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>
>>>>> 26/06/2009 14.24
>>>>>>>>>>A: "Z3N58 at libero.it"
>>> <Z3N58 at libero.it>,
> "Community
>>>>>>>
>>>>> assistance,
>>>>>>>>> encouragement, and
>>> advice for
> using Fedora."<fedora-
>>>>> list at redhat.
>>>>>>> com>
>>>>>>>>>>Ogg: Re:
>>>
>
>>>>>>>>> [was (no subject)] Wireless in F11
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>On Fri, Jun
> 26,
>>>
>>>>>>> 2009 at 7:22 AM,
>>>>>>>>> Z3N58 at libero.
>>>>> it<Z3N58 at libero.it>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>> i'm a
>>>>>>> new user of Fedora
>>>>>>>>>
>
>>>>> 'cause I was
>>> using another distribution of linux
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>
>>>>>>>>>>> and i want to
>>>>> put
>>> F11 on
>>>>>>>>> my laptop (Hp 6735s) but I
> tryed the live
>>>>>>> version and
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> the wifi is not
>
>>>>>>>>> working...i wanna jnow if is just a
>>>
>>>>>>> live problem
>>>>> and if
> is like
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> installing
>>> F11 the problem will
>
>>>>>>> be
>>>>> solved or is a problem with the
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>>>>>>>>> wireless hardware (Broadcom
>>>>>
>>>>>>> 802.11). Are just some
>>>
> months that i'm using linux
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>> i'm not so
>
>>>>>>>
>>> good at it.
>>>>>>>>>>> thank's to everybody!
>>>>>>>>>>> ivan
>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> [clipped]
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>In my
>>>>>>>
> experience, Linux is still somewhat immature
>>>
>>>>> in the wireless
>
>>>>>>>>>>area, but
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> does seem to be catching up
>>> rapidly
>>>>>
> (this is obviously a
>>>>>>>>>>pretty high demand
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> area). As
>>>
> with most linux-
>>>>> hardware issues, the real
>>>>>>>>>>problem is vendor
>
>>>>>>>
>>> support
>>>>>>>>> for the Linux
>>>>> kernel.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>But I
> digress. I'm
>>> guessing the problem
>>>>>>> will not
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> magically
> solve
>>>>>>>>>>itself just
>>> by installing F11, but I can't say
>>>>>>> for
>
>>>>> sure. I
>>>>>>>>> think
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>certain wireless devices just aren't
> supported in Linux
>>>>>
>>>>>>> yet, but
>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>you
>>>>>>>>> already had
> it working in another distro, then
>>>>> that's
>>>
>>>>>>> probably not
>
>>>>>>>>>>the issue.
>>>>>>>>> Personally, I've only tried a few
>>>>>
>>>
> different
>>>>>>> wireless
>>>>>>>>>>devices with linux, but
>>>>>>>>> the only
> one that
>>> I
>>>>> could get to work
>>>>>>> was the
>>>>>>>>>>Linksys WUSB54GC
> USB Wireless
>>>>>>>>>
>>> network
>>>>> adapter, but I think any
>>>>>>> device
>
>>>>>>>>>>that uses Ralink rt73
>>> chipset has good
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> support in
> Linux.
>>>>>>> Specifically,
>>>>>>>>>>the
>>> drivers for this chipset are
>>>>>
> part of the
>>>>>>>>> Fedora distro:
>>>>>>> I just
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>recently
> installed F11 and
>>>>> didn't have to do anything
>>>>>>>>> special,
>>> the
>
>>>>>>> USB
>>>>>>>>>>wireless adapter just
>>>>> worked. Info on what other
>
>>>>>>>>>
>>> chipsets/devices
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>currently enjoy Linux
>>>>> support
> are avaiable at
>>> this page:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>http://linux-
>>>>>>> wless.
> passys.
>>>>> nl/query_hostif.
>>> php
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hope that helps some.
>
>>>>>>>>>>-Brian
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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