[SOLVED] How to install Acer D150 Wireless Driver to Fedora?

[CrazyComputerMan]

Hi! Just a new user of Fedora.

I wonder how can i get download or firmware of my Acer D150 wireless driver. I've been googling it and they provide by .exe ( i think Fedora doesn't open .exe)

So how can i do this?

---------- Post added 2010-12-10 at 06:24 AM ---------- Previous post was 2010-12-09 at 09:36 PM ----------

Possible to get sorted as i connect laptop to wired and download some updates and it included firmware for my wifi card.

Will let you know what happens after

[JamesNZ]

Originally Posted by CrazyComputerMan

I've been googling it and they provide by .exe ( i think Fedora doesn't open .exe)

Fedora( or any other linux distribution) only supports .rpm(for rpm based distros),.deb(for debian based distros), .tar and all its variants like tar.bz2, tar.gz etc.

And sorry I can't help about the driver issue But don't worry, there plenty of others who probably can

[DBelton]

does that one have the atheros wireless adapter in it?

If Fedora doesn't see it, then you may need the madwifi drivers over in the RPMfusion repos.

I am thinking that Fedora supports those adapters now, though.

Just did a quick search. Some of those machines had the atheros wireless, some had broadcom, and some had intel.

Which one does your machine have in it?

[CrazyComputerMan]

It's Broadcom WIFI fitted in netbook. It has wifi switch which is OFF and tried to turn on but still OFF as green light didnt come on.

I think they found a driver for my Bluetooth now. Tried to click Bluetooth switch and blue led lit on.

[CrazyComputerMan]

I think if bluetooth driver works well then i should connect to my PC who have internet and bluetooth and i try that.

[CrazyComputerMan]

Didnt work via Bluetooth, Only used for file sharing so getting stressed and opened Wifi in Netbook and i was correct. It's was Broadcom bcm94312mcg.

---------- Post added at 08:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:27 PM ----------

Ok I followed the code from this site
http://fedoramobile.org/fc-wireless/...nux-sta-driver

but it seems to didnt work so checked if RPM by testing it. (it seems work)
http://fedorasolved.org/post-install...ns/yum-config/

[CrazyPCBoy@localhost ~]$ $ su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm'
Command not found. Failed to search for file: Invalid input passed to daemon: char '$' in text!
[CrazyPCBoy@localhost ~]$ rs
Command not found. Similar command is: 'rz'
[CrazyPCBoy@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# $ su -c 'rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm'
Command not found. Failed to search for file: Invalid input passed to daemon: char '$' in text!
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# su -c 'yum update'
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Setting up Update Process
No Packages marked for Update
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# su -c 'yum install broadcom-wl'
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Setting up Install Process
No package broadcom-wl available.
Error: Nothing to do
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# yum info xmms-mp3
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Available Packages
Name : xmms-mp3
Arch : i586
Version : 1.2.11
Release : 3.20071117cvs.fc11
Size : 85 k
Repo : rpmfusion-free
Summary : MP3 output plugin for XMMS
URL : http://www.xmms.org/
License : GPL
Description : XMMS is a multimedia (Ogg Vorbis, CDs) player for the X Window
: System with an interface similar to Winamp's. XMMS supports
: playlists and streaming content and has a configurable interface.
:
: This is the output plugin needed to play MP3 audio files.

[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]#

---------- Post added 2010-12-14 at 04:18 AM ---------- Previous post was 2010-12-13 at 08:22 PM ----------

Thought i already post but here's my wifi card this needs driver

broadcom-bcm94312mcg

[pythagorean]

I have the acer D250 and this worked for my broadcom driver issues... I used the akmod...

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=239922

[Breeze]

http://fedoramobile.org/fc-wireless/...nux-sta-driver

[stoat]

Your command to install broadcom-wl failed because your commands to install the RPM Fusion repos failed. Those commands failed because you copied a "$" character along with the commands. Try going to the RPM Fusion site and you can install the repos from in Firefox. Or if you want to try copying and pasting in the terminal again, the lines to copy are more clear...

http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

[CrazyComputerMan]

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[CrazyPCBoy@localhost ~]$ ispci
Command not found.
* Cancelling.. The search was cancelled as it was taking too long to complete.
You can increase the value of 'MaxSearchTime' in /etc/PackageKit/CommandNotFound.conf to change the timeout.
[CrazyPCBoy@localhost ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet (rev b0)
[CrazyPCBoy@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# yum install b43-fwcutter
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Adding en_US to language list
Setting up Install Process
Package b43-fwcutter-013-2.fc14.i686 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# lsmod | sort
acpi_cpufreq 6277 1
arc4 1085 2
atl1e 29322 0
b43 144920 0
cfg80211 110779 2 b43,mac80211
cpufreq_ondemand 7262 2
drm 139288 3 i915,drm_kms_helper
drm_kms_helper 22278 1 i915
ecb 1595 2
fuse 51432 3
i2c_algo_bit 4197 1 i915
i2c_core 21328 6 videodev,i2c_i801,i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo _bit
i2c_i801 9016 0
i915 241651 3
ip6table_filter 1207 1
ip6_tables 9929 1 ip6table_filter
ip6t_REJECT 3470 2
ipv6 229581 26 ip6t_REJECT,nf_conntrack_ipv6
iTCO_vendor_support 2070 1 iTCO_wdt
iTCO_wdt 8960 0
joydev 7306 0
mac80211 188421 1 b43
microcode 11139 0
mmc_core 53202 2 b43,ssb
Module Size Used by
mperf 1141 1 acpi_cpufreq
nf_conntrack_ipv6 14441 2
output 1625 1 video
rfkill 13652 2 cfg80211
snd 47365 15 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec, snd_hwdep,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_hda_codec 71701 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec_realtek 210471 1
snd_hda_intel 20083 4
snd_hwdep 4795 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_page_alloc 6180 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_pcm 61769 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_seq 43447 0
snd_seq_device 5056 1 snd_seq
snd_timer 15435 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
soundcore 5088 1 snd
ssb 42057 1 b43
uinput 5228 0
uvcvideo 48373 0
v4l1_compat 11382 2 uvcvideo,videodev
video 17730 1 i915
videodev 34991 1 uvcvideo
wmi 6667 0
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources...0.10.5.tar.bz2
--2010-12-14 17:22:15-- http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources...0.10.5.tar.bz2
Resolving downloads.openwrt.org... 78.24.191.177
Connecting to downloads.openwrt.org|78.24.191.177|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 3888794 (3.7M) [text/plain]
Saving to: “broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2”

100%[======================================>] 3,888,794 286K/s in 13s

2010-12-14 17:22:28 (285 KB/s) - “broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2” saved [3888794/3888794]

[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
[root@localhost CrazyPCBoy]# cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5/driver/
[root@localhost driver]# su
[root@localhost driver]# b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta_mimo.o
This file is recognised as:
ID : FW13
filename : wl_apsta_mimo.o
version : 410.2160
MD5 : cb8d70972b885b1f8883b943c0261a3c
Extracting b43/pcm5.fw
Extracting b43/ucode15.fw
Extracting b43/ucode14.fw
Extracting b43/ucode13.fw
Extracting b43/ucode11.fw
Extracting b43/ucode9.fw
Extracting b43/ucode5.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals15.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals14.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals14.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/lp0bsinitvals13.fw
Extracting b43/lp0initvals13.fw
Extracting b43/n0absinitvals11.fw
Extracting b43/n0bsinitvals11.fw
Extracting b43/n0initvals11.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals9.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals9.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g1initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/a0g0initvals5.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Extracting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
[root@localhost driver]#
[root@localhost driver]#

---------- Post added at 05:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 PM ----------

Thanks...pythagorean

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