[SOLVED] Lenovo P580 Wireless Drivers

[kplonsky]

I am having a hard time finding and installing the drivers needed for my wireless card. I have a really crappy usb stick that I am using for the time being but would like to fix this issue so I can use my laptop correctly. I am a hugeee noob at linux, I am taking a class in college right now. I am currently using Fedora 15 which is required for the class. Yes, I did search but I didnt have any luck. I see the Atheros for the ethernet adapter and Intel Corp for the wireless. I googled "Intel Corp Device 0891 (rev c4)" and it brought me to this file called "iwlwifi-2000-6.ucode". SO I mv the file to /lib/firmware and restarted my laptop... nothing happened.

[master@localhost ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 0154 (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 0166 (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e31 (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e3a (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e2d (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 1e20 (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e10 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e12 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e26 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1e59 (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Device 1e03 (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Device 1e22 (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1091 (rev 08)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Device 0891 (rev c4)

Again, huge noob at linux.. Im not asking for someone to just DUMP the answer on my lap, I just need some help. Am I missing something? I have been messing with this for hours now lol.

---------- Post added at 05:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:45 AM ----------

I am sorry, could this be moved to the "End of Life" Fedora section. My bad!

[Teddyk67]

Your wireless networking card is supported in F17 & F18. You could download the source code and try to compile for F15 OR just upgrade to F17 or F18.

In case you're adventurous, look for linux-firmware-20121218-0.1.gitbda53ca.fc17.src.rpm on the website below:

http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora...17.noarch.html

[kplonsky]

So I should try following these steps: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Building_a_custom_kernel ?

Might just be better if I continue using this USB wireless stick until I am done with this class, then upgrade to the next version of Fedora after I finish this class. It wouldn't be so bad if my ethernet would atleast work, I could use the stick on the go.

[Teddyk67]

You could try downloading the file from the website and entering the following command:

yum install iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm

and see what dependencies are needed.

If it doesn't work, stick to using F15 and your USB wireless stick.

[kplonsky]

I get this when I try that

[root@localhost master]# yum install iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1.fc17.noarch.rpm
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
adobe-linux-i386                                         |  951 B     00:00     
google-chrome                                            |  951 B     00:00     
updates/metalink                                         |  17 kB     00:00     
Setting up Install Process
No package iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1.fc17.noarch.rpm available.
Error: Nothing to do

[Teddyk67]

Did you download the file to your home directory? Load this link in your browser and you should receive a prompt to download the file to your home directory.

ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/l...c17.noarch.rpm

Once in your home directory, as root, enter the yum install iwl... command.

If you don't understand any of these commands, that's ok. Just perform the following:

1. Download the file from the above link into your home directory.
2. Become root user (su keeps you in your home directory).
3. Enter:

yum install iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm

4. What happens?

[kplonsky]

I am starting to pick up on somethings but yeah.. I am a huge noob haha. Want to teamview into my system to see if you can help? I would love to see how to fix this as I am having no luck

[root@localhost master]# yum install iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm 
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Examining iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm: iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch
iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm: does not update installed package.
Error: Nothing to do
[root@localhost master]#

[Teddyk67]

Try:

rpm -ivh iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm

If it installs without issues, you should have working wireless. If not, wait for F17.

[kplonsky]

Well I was installing some programs and it messed up my kernel. I will have to figure this out now. Thank you for your help, I will try that when I get my computer working again lol

---------- Post added 9th February 2013 at 02:17 AM ---------- Previous post was 8th February 2013 at 11:55 PM ----------

[root@localhost master]# rpm -ivh iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm 
warning: iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 1aca3465: NOKEY
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
	package iwl2000-firmware-18.168.6.1-10.fc17.noarch is already installed
[root@localhost master]#

Thats what I get

[Teddyk67]

Try rebooting. See if the wireless is recognized.

[kplonsky]

Thank you so much!!!

[Teddyk67]

Glad to be of assistance.

If it's working, mark the thread as Solved.