configuring wireless

[cdelgado]

Hello all,
I am new in fedora, and I am trying to get the wireless to work but I cant.
I have an old Acer travelmate 2300 with the 1672WLMI Wireless LAN Card.

I go to network and it sees both conections, the wired and the wireless, however
I dont know how fedora sees the routers, or if something is wrong with the configuration.
I edited the wireless connection, all seems fine, but no detection.

I dont know how to start with this issue.

Any help will be great.

[d347hm4n]

Hi,

I had similar issue to yourself.

You need to name (SSID) of the network that you want to connect to, the encryption key and the encryption type.

Click on the network icon and then click search for hidden network.

Create a new connection and start entering the details.

When I did this, it popped up with the network I was trying to access. It's a little clumsy but that is how I did it. I don't think this is the official way, but there is no harm in trying.

[cdelgado]

Thank you very much. I will try. I just think like windows, and I am expecting the available networks to appear in my task bar, but I will try it.. That is all I need to engage to linux.. hehe. thank you.

Ohh, by the way: I am supposed to see the wireless conection icon as well as the wired one in the taskbar? I only see the wired one. In network I see both

[stoat]

I just think like windows, and I am expecting the available networks to appear in my task bar, but I will try it.Actually, that is exactly what does happen.

Hello cdelgado,

That is, if you have your card's wireless driver installed. Fedora comes with a variety of built-in or "nearly" built-in (needs firmware) drivers. So many wireless cards "just work". But many others need you to do something like install firmware. Some cards are not supported by Fedora meaning you have to acquire a Linux driver somewhere and install it. And some cards have no Linux driver at all (or not a good one), and those sometimes will work with a Windows driver and software that acts like a Linux adapter for it (aka ndiswrapper). Finally, some wireless cards never work in Linux. Generally, there is no need to do anything in the old Network Configuration utility (what you called "network", I think). I just install my card's firmware, and NetworkManager takes off.

So, what do you think your driver situation is? If you aren't sure, try identifying your wireless card's chipset.../sbin/lspci -nn | grep -i -e network -e wireless
/sbin/lsusbOne of those may give something useful. Maybe not.

[cdelgado]

Hi, thank you very much for your reply.

I was unable to run the whole command. But I entered
/sbin/lspci -nn | grep -i -e network -e wireless

and got the following results:
improcomm ipn 2220 wireless lan adapter rev 01 17fe:2220

Thank you again.

[cdelgado]

Thanks to the info I got from the terminal, I found the following in forum:
Acer's wireless card is an Intel InProComm IPN2220. There are no native support for it in Linux, so you need to install ndiswrapper:

* Download and Install last ndiswrapper version
* Download NDIS driver for IPN2220
* Install it:

bash# cd /path/to/80211g.zip
bash# unzip 80211g.zip
bash# ndiswrapper -i /path/to/80211g/Winxp/neti2220.inf
bash# ndiswrapper -l


I will try it. thanks a lot

[stoat]

improcomm ipn 2220 wireless lan adapter rev 01 17fe:2220I think that is your problem right there. You need a driver. In another recent thread here, two forum experts tell the victim in that case that the chipset is known to work only with a Windows driver and ndiswrapper. Detailed instructions are given there, too.http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1244033P.S. If you decide to do this, use a driver that makes this card work in Windows XP or W2K or even Windows 98. But don't waste your time with Vista or Windows 7 drivers for it.

P.P.S.: I used to use ndiswrapper. For a long time. There's nothing wrong with it. I liked it. Then a native driver for my cards came on the scene. I recommend that you come back here for help and questions (bbfuller will see them here), or even if you don't need help and succeed on your own. Return to describe that, too. It's important for the record.

[cdelgado]

Hello guys, I've been trying to install ndiswrapper for about 3 hours now. I dont get it.
I download the file, run the commands, but cant find the app.

If someone knows about it, any help will be appreciated.


thanks all.

[cdelgado]

I think, the problem is that I dont know how to install progrmas in fedora. very bad.
I downloaded the ndiswrapper, but I cant get it to install.

[stoat]

I downloaded the ndiswrapper, but I cant get it to install.There are a couple of varieties so-to-speak of ndiswrapper. First, there is the classic source code version that has to be compiled. I used to compile ndiswrapper from source way back. Now there are binary versions that can be yum installed. I recommend the binary version from RPM Fusion which is a little group of three packages. So what did you download?

[cdelgado]

hi,
I downloaded the version 1.2.tar-2 from the main page

[stoat]

I downloaded the version 1.2.tar-2 from the main pageOkay. That's a tarball and that means source code. I recommend that you put that aside for now and proceed with installing the binary version from RPM Fusion. Is that okay? And before you go any further, do you have the driver that makes this card work in Windows XP, W2K, or Windows 98 (forget about Vista and later versions)?

[cdelgado]

yes, I have the driver for xp. It is perfect. I need to learn how to do this. thanks a lot stoat

[stoat]

yes, I have the driver for xp.Okay. Good. You need the driver SYS file and INF file. Put those two files in a directory in your Fedora filesystem now. Say, a temp folder in your home folder. Just somewhere that you can find them easily later and preferably by themselves.

The next two preliminaries are: 1) Can you connect to the Internet by wire now? And 2) have you already installed the RPM Fusion Repositories?

[cdelgado]

I installed the rpmfusion from the fedora faq unofficial already. and i have internet wired connection.. ; )

[stoat]

I installed the rpmfusion from the fedora faq unofficial already. and i have internet wired connection.Then you can proceed with installing kmod-ndiswrapper. It will install a group of three files...su
yum install kmod-ndiswrapperIf that fails because of missing kernel dependencies, then update the kernel and try again.

[cdelgado]

sys and inf are in a folder now man

[stoat]

sys and inf are in a folder nowNow install the Windows driver. Open a terminal and cd to that folder with the SYS and INF files and...su
ndiswrapper -i [filename here].infAfter that, confirm the driver is installed and hardware is present to use it with...ndiswrapper -l

[cdelgado]

hehe,,, How do I install ndiswrapper?

[stoat]

How do I install ndiswrapper?Backup to post #16.

[cdelgado]

yes, i am sorry, I meant I got this error; No package kmod-ndiswrapper available.

thanks a lot

[stoat]

I got this error; No package kmod-ndiswrapper available.That makes me think that you do not have the RPM Fusion repos installed. You can check your installed and enabled repos with this...yum repolist

If they are not listed amongst your installed and enabled repos, then install the RPM Fusion free and nonfree repos...su
rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpmYou can copy that long rpm command and paste it into the terminal.

When that is done, confirm them with this again...yum repolistWhen that is right, go back and pick the steps up again at post #16.

[cdelgado]

hi,
I was able to install the ndiswrapper based on your last reply. all seems fine, there is now a list like this Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
adobe-linux-i386 17/17
rpmfusion-free | 3.3 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free/primary_db | 276 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.8 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates/primary_db | 219 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree | 3.3 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree/primary_db | 77 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 3.8 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates/primary_db | 88 kB 00:01

...

I did the same as in post 16th but I got bash: ndiswrapper: command not found

[stoat]

I did the same as in post 16th but I got bash: ndiswrapper: command not foundIf this is being done in Fedora 10 or 11 (I just realized that I don't know that), then you probably forgot or did not notice the su command. If it is not Fedora 10 or 11, then either become root with su - or use the full path of the ndiswrapper command (or both). Either of these should work in any version of Fedora...su
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i [filename here].infOr...su -
ndiswrapper -i [filename here].inf

[cdelgado]

same thing my friend.

This is what I have so far. i have done the following:
made a temp folder with the sys and inf files from the
windows xp driver.

installed the rpm fusion

Installed ndiswrapper

change to root

run ndiswrapper -i [filename].inf or the full path
and get that bash: ndiswrapper: command not found

[stoat]

run ndiswrapper -i [filename].inf or the full path
and get that bash: ndiswrapper: command not foundIf /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper did not work either, then try this to find out what the path to it is...whereis ndiswrapper

[cdelgado]

i only get ndiswrapper:
non more info from the command.
I did it from the root as well but same thing. i get no path.

thanks for all your help.i hope i can get it to work

[stoat]

i only get ndiswrapper:
non more info from the command.That right there means that ndiswrapper was never installed. So what happened when you did the steps in post #16? You should remember yum doing its normal initial things and then asking for permission to install three files to which you should have agreed. Three files would have been downloaded one after the other and then installed. Yum would have ended with Complete! Did something like that happen? It doesn't sound like it could have at this point.

[cdelgado]

hello man, now from home. trying this tll the en hehe

yes, I saw the three packages, agreed and said completed.

I wil do it again now, just to confirm.

[cdelgado]

Hello,

I am trying to install again with command
yum install kmod-ndiswrapper... but, it does not find any mirror.

I remember that I did that, and I saw the three packages, and completed at the end.

What can I do next ?

[stoat]

I remember that I did that, and I saw the three packages, and completed at the end.Then I think it's installed. You can confirm it with this...rpm -qa | grep ndiswrapperThat should list the three packages if they're installed. And if they're there, then I am at a loss as to why you cannot run ndiswrapper. I can only think of checking one more time if commands such as these still do nothing...su
/usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -v
whereis ndiswrapperMaybe someone else will see something that has been overlooked.

[cdelgado]

I tried su ==== rpm -qa | grep ndiswrapper
and I get absolutely nothing.

Itried the second command but It does not find the directory. I will do
a kernel upgrade. maybe that is the problem. My current version is
2.6.29.4.

what do you recommentd?

[stoat]

Well, it's clear that RPM Fusion's kmod-ndiswrapper is not installed. Something did not go well when you ran yum install kmod-ndiswrapper. It's not uncommon for a slew of dependency errors to spew out from that if there were kernel version problems. But you would have mentioned that. Right? Where you watching it while it tried to install? Anyway, updating the kernel is generally always a good idea. In fact, I would do a general system update. Afterwards, go back to post #16 and pick up the steps again starting with installing kmod-ndiswrapper.

[cdelgado]

I will try that. I have a question. I just realixed that every install I try to make, gives me the message... trying a different mirror. and at the end, it just does not go any where. Is there a problem with the server or what this normaly means?

[cdelgado]

Hello,

I made a new install because I had a lot of issues. I installed the rpm fusion, I can see the yum repolist now.. installed the kmod-ndiswrapper, and all is great until then. I can find the directory where ndisrapper is.
I am running the su -
ndiswrapper -i neti2220.inf but is says that no such file or directory.

I have my folder with the sys and the inf files in home.

from here on, what can it be?

[stoat]

Yes, that is progress at last. I've been sitting here trying to think up and type some yum troubleshooting ideas. I was happy to delete it all.

I am running the su -
ndiswrapper -i neti2220.inf but is says that no such file or directory.

I have my folder with the sys and the inf files in home.Either change directories in the terminal (cd) to the directory with the two files so that they are listed when you enter the ls command, or use the entire path with the INF filename. One of those should make it go.

[stoat]

Okay. I don't know if you're coming back tonight. So, I want to go ahead and print the last few steps left (for the record). That way, you can try to proceed on your own when you get the Windows driver installed. After that happens, the next step is this...ndiswrapper -miNow reboot and see if your router is in the list of available networks in the NetworkManager panel icon (left-click it). Select your router and give NM the information it requests. If it's going to work, it will connect. But if it doesn't work, I have a list of several things to do that may help it get going. No need to post that now.

At least now all of the steps are in this thread even though it doesn't flow nicely like a HOWTO. Here is a little summary to sort of gather them back together... Acquire the driver files that make the card work in XP, W2K, or W98. You need the SYS and INF files.
Install the RPM Fusion repositories.
Install kmod-ndiswrapper (yum install kmod-ndiswrapper).
Install the Windows driver with ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper -i driver.inf).
Write the module install configuration with ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper -mi).
Reboot.
Find your router in the list of available networks in the NetworkManager panel icon.
Establish the connection.

[cdelgado]

hi stoat..

I am finally sitting here using my wireless connection that list are the right steps, just
for the records.I dont know what I did wrong last time, butnow its all good... I am so happy.

I really appreciate all your time and efforts.

Thank you again.

[cdelgado]

Hello Stoat..

Just wanted to ask you if I could do the same for the bluetooth driver. that function is really
not important to me, but I wonder If it can be done the same way.
I read that ndiswrapper is specially for netwrk adapters, but just to make sure.

Thnaks