integrated wireless card, toshiba laptop

[blue dragon]

1.5ghz proc.
toshiba a55 s1063 satellite laptop.
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i cannot get the integrated wireless card to be
1. recognized.
2. used

i am running a d.link router, and it all works w/a cat5 wire, but not wirelessly.
help please.

p.s.
system specs in order of relevance.

Networking
Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card • Integrated Wireless LAN
Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11g

Modem
Modem Type Fax / Modem (this is the cat5 port i guess)

Product MPN
MPN A55CHASSIS
Key Features
Processor Celeron M 1.5 GHz
Installed Memory 256 MB (DDR SDRAM)
Hard Drive 40 GB EIDE, 5400 RPM
Display 13 in. XGA TFT LCD
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Mobile Technology Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Processor
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Type Celeron M
Processor Speed 1.5 GHz
Motherboard
Bus Speed 300 MHz
Memory
Installed RAM 256 MB +another 512MB installed (blue dragon style)
RAM Technology DDR SDRAM
Max Supported RAM 1 GB
Installed Cache Memory 1024 KB
Hard Drive = seagate 30gb (replaced)
Hard Drive Rotation Speed 5,400 RPM
Storage Controller Type EIDE
CD / DVD
CD / DVD Type CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Optical Drive Read Speed 24x (CD) • 8x (DVD)
Optical Drive Write Speed 24x (CD)
Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 24x (CD-RW)
Display
Display Tech XGA TFT LCD
Display Size 13 in.
Display Max. Resolution 1024 x 768
Video
Graphic Processor Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Audio
Audio Output Type Headphones • Sound card • Speaker(s)
Audio Input Type Microphone
Operating System- DUAL BOOTING (blue dragon style)
Microsoft Windows vista premium (18GB) + FEDORA 6 (10GB)
Platform PC
Technical Features
Expandability 1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot
Expansion Ports 3 x USB 2.0, VGA out, RJ-11 (modem), RJ-45 (NIC), S-Video out
Input Method Keyboard • Touchpad

Battery
Battery Run Time 2.75 Hours (reduced to about 1.3 hours)(a few years of constant usage)
Battery Technology Lithium ion
Dimensions
Width 13.3 in.
Depth 11 in.
Height 1.17 in.
Weight 5.9 lb.
Miscellaneous
UPC 032017415058
Product ID 28021160

[bbfuller]

Hello blue dragon

Although the specification above tells us that your laptop has wireless, it doesn't tell us what wireless.

If you open a terminal window and type:

/sbin/lspci

you will get a report back on most of the components in your machine.

If you copy and paste back the parts that relate to 'ethernet' and 'network' we'll be able to work out a way forward.

[blue dragon]

okay.
[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller (rev 83)
01:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC100 PCI to Cardbus Bridge with ZV Support (rev 33)

[cgrim]

You have Atheros AR5005G and it needs madwifi driver.
This threads should be useful for you:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...d.php?t=184263
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...d.php?t=184139

[blue dragon]

thank you.

and
how is the warewolf version (is it 3d also)
does it have enlightenment ?

i will look at those links now.

[blue dragon]

[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/lspci | grep Atheros
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)

[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/lspci -v
01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5005G 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Unknown device 7094
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at cfff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100 VE (MOB) Ethernet Controller (rev 83)
Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Unknown device 0001
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at cffef000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at cf00 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

[blue dragon]

will this be able to work in fedora6 or do i have to install 8?

[bbfuller]

Hello blue dragon

Can't tell you about F6, it was end of life about 6 months ago as F7 will be end of life in about 2 months time.

It makes it difficult to remember how things were done then and to say what is available for download now.

My recommendation is to go for Fedora 8, at least you will have security updates for another 7 or 8 months. One of the features of Fedora is that it is a fast moving, 'bleeding edge' distribution and must not be looked at for long term use unless you are prepared to accept those limitations.

Fedora 8 has the new 'ath5k' driver installed by default and should recognise your card without the need for any other configuration.

Just start up NetworkManager which if you are lucky will already be on the top Gnome Panel in the notification area to the right. Connect to your access point and see how it goes.

I installed an Atheros based card last evening and although it appeared to work straight away with the ath5k driver and appeared to surf the internet well, when I attempted to transfer a large file it dropped the connection after 3MB.

If that turns out to be a limitation with your chipset then madwifi will probably be the answer. That is available for download from the Livna repositories and integrates with Fedora 8 easily and well. You would however need to blacklist that existing ath5k driver.

If you get to the stage where you need to do that, post back and we'll discuss it some more.

[blue dragon]

ok.
thanks.
i will go out and get teh fedora8 (werewolf) magazine today.

is the 3d effect a permanant fixture now.

[cgrim]

As bbfuller said, it's better to choose Fedora 8. It has at least better wifi support.

If you wants 3D effects, you should enable CompizFusion (it's not enabled as default). Here, on fedoraforum.org, is large amount of threads about it. Try search function and enter "compiz fusion" or only "compiz" text and you will get list of tons of threads about it

Enjoy!

[blue dragon]

should i wait until fedora 9 comes out (i mean in the bookstore magazines). as i am reading about its release and it says it was already released last month (due to some bugs, the gnome version was not made, but the kde version is).
and
what happened to enlightenment and all those other window managers ?

just using all the features of linux is pure enjoyment (like the auto- separate what window )

[bbfuller]

Hello blue dragon

At the moment the Fedora 9 release is a beta version and the final is hotly anticipated in the next month or so. Release dates usually slip. If you take into account magazine distribution schedules I don't think you can anticipate seeing Fedora 9 there until sometime in June. I wouldn't recommend Fedora 9 until you can get your hands on a final version.

I assume from the way that you speak that you don't have a freely available broadband connection? It's the easiest way to get a copy of Fedora - or perhaps you have a friend who will help with the downloading and buring it to CD for you to take home?

The other Window managers are out there, but mostly Fedora concentrates on Gnome with KDE and XFce included but lower on their scale of priorities.

[blue dragon]

thanks everyone.

i am starting a new thread b/c i installed fedora 8 and got the card recognized.

please post any future replies here