Inspiron 6400/1505 & Intel 3945 how to?

[Jason Taylor]

On 10/22/07, Fulko Hew <fulko.hew at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 10/22/07, Jason Taylor <jmtaylor90 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10/22/07, Fulko Hew <fulko.hew at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Let me try a different approach to my issue/concern...
> > >
> > > I've tried lots of approaches including atRPMs and
> > > the sourcforge sources, and the F8 iwl drivers, but so far no joy...
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> > > Is there anyone out there that has a Dell Inspiron 6400/1505
> > > and has F8/Rawhide running with a working Intel 3945 wireless?
> > >
> > > If so, how?
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> > I am using a M1710 with an intel 3945 and it works out of the box.
> > What do your config files look like, is your card picked but network
> > manager isn't working?
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> What config files would you like to know about?
> and what does 'is your card picked' mean?
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> I can tell you that:
> a) when I start NetworkManager(Dispatcher) and KNetworkManager,
>    KNetworkManager does not list my wired eth0, and does not list
>    any wireless networks.
> b) I see warning/error messages that says the 'kill switch is enabled'.
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> What else would you like to know (to try to help me)?
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> TIA
> Fulko

Basics first I guess, what kernel are you running? and have you
updated packages lately?

-Jason