<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><br></div><div>Right, so did you do the yum.... command I mentioned, as root? And do you have a later kernel than 3.2.0? uname -a will tell you.</div><div><br></div><div>Once you have installed the firmware package, then you should see firmware loaded in your dmesg output, use dmesg | more to page through the messages. </div><div><br></div><div>-- </div><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:100%">Sent from Samsung Mobile</div></div> <br>Chris Capesius <capesius@cox.net> wrote:<br>Thanks Brain,<br>Found the 2230 driver, but am now stuck on this part? (install the packages that install the actual wireless firmware)..Your right, the driver files can't be read, so I must need some software for the drivers to install/work??..anyone no where to find this package and/or a how to get these drivers to install?....arghhh this Linux experiment is really starting to backfire. <br>Chris<br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: laptop-bounces@lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:laptop-bounces@lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Brian Morrison<br>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:29 AM<br>To: laptop@lists.fedoraproject.org<br>Subject: Re: WiFi For laptop<br><br>On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:52:05 -0700<br>"Chris Capesius" <capesius@cox.net> wrote:<br><br>> Hi FranciscoD,<br>> <br>> I included a copy of my LSPCI results (attachment). I have a Fujitsu <br>> Lifebook AH 532. I don't see any Wireless hardware to find drivers <br>> for, though maybe I'm incorrect? Like I mentioned I had no problems <br>> connecting via Wifi on Windows 7 prior to installing Linux 17. I'm a <br>> Linux newbie, so directions how to setup Wifi or driver locations <br>> would be great. When I right click Network settings (top right<br>> corner) it just shows "Wired" as an available option.<br>> <br>> Thanks<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: laptop-bounces@lists.fedoraproject.org<br>> [mailto:laptop-bounces@lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Ankur <br>> Sinha Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 11:36 PM To:<br>> laptop@lists.fedoraproject.org Subject: Re: WiFi For laptop<br>> <br>> On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 22:23 -0500, Chris Schumann wrote:<br>> > On 06/11/2012 07:32 PM, capesius@cox.net wrote:<br>> > > Hello, I am new to Linux and just installed Fedora 17 on my new <br>> > > Fujitsu laptop. Prior to installing Linux, when I was on Windows <br>> > > 7, I would just click on the network icon in the lower right <br>> > > corner of Windows and put in the SSID and password and I would be <br>> > > able to connect to the Internet wirelessly (my apartment complex <br>> > > provides free Internet). I connect the same way, to the Internet, <br>> > > with my IPad. How do I do the same in Linux via wiFi? I don't have <br>> > > a wireless card as far as I know (tried lspci | grep <br>> > > Wireless..showed nothing). It only shows "wired" as an available <br>> > > option to connect to The Internet for me via Fedora 17?<br>> > FWIW, the corresponding card in my ThinkPad is as follows:<br>> > 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Ultimate N WiFi Link<br>> > 5300 (So it's not called Wireless in this case.)<br>> > <br>> > Compare to my wired device:<br>> > 00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82567LM Gigabit <br>> > Network Connection (rev 03)<br>> > <br>> > Chris<br>> > <br>> <br>> As Chris already pointed out, please check the entire output of <br>> lspci/lsusb to see what wireless hardware you're system is using[1]<br>> <br>> Mostly, they work out of the box. If they don't, please take a look at <br>> this web page[2]. It has information on getting most cards to work.<br>> <br>> <br>> [1] http://fedoramobile.org/Members/MrHappy/getting-started<br>> [2] http://fedoramobile.org/<br>> <br>> --<br>> Thanks,<br>> Warm regards,<br>> Ankur: "FranciscoD"<br>> <br>> Please only print if necessary. <br>> <br>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha<br>> http://dodoincfedora.wordpress.com/<br>> <br><br>Looks like you have one of these:<br><br>http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/centrino-wireless-n-2230.html<br><br>I am not sure if iwlwifi supports this device, but that is the most likely driver that you need....right a look here:<br><br>http://intellinuxwireless.org/<br><br>reveals that the 2230 is supported provided that you have a kernel of version 3.2.0 or later. You will also need to install the packages that install the actual wireless firmware, which should contain a microcode file named something like this.<br><br>iwlwifi-2030-ucode-18.168.6.1<br><br>It seems as if there is an iwl2030-firmware package in updates-testing, you will need to run:<br><br>yum --enablerepo=updates-testing install iwl2030-firmware<br><br>as root, that should then allow your wireless to be detected and to work.<br><br>This is a pretty new chipset BTW, hence Fedora is still catching up.<br><br>-- <br><br>Brian Morrison<br>_______________________________________________<br>laptop mailing list<br>laptop@lists.fedoraproject.org<br>https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/laptop<br><br><br> </body>