--- Matthew Saltzman <mjs(a)CLEMSON.EDU> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 07:24 +0100, Francois wrote:
>> On mardi 8 janvier 2008, Chris Snell wrote:
>>>> Is there a way to install F8 on it? Thanks. Francois
>>> Install in text mode, then use the nvidia packages from the livna repo.
>>>
>>> More specific help here:
>>>
http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Fedora_8_on_a_ThinkPad_T61p
>> OK, I did what I found on the wiki, except the part about Mouse, as I do not
>> have a pb with it.
>> Now everything works like a charm, except one very important thing :
>> wifi ;-(
>> Now when I boot, I have a message like that : "error for wireless
>> request "set mode (8B06)". Set failed on device wlan0. invalid
argument.
>>
>> I have that message since I've updated the packages. When I just installed
>> F8 from the DVD, I didn't get that warning, but the wifi didn't work
>> though.
>> The little led that shows that wifi is activated is off.
>> Thank you for your help. Francois
> What kind of wireless card?
>
> Silly thing to check: Is the switch on the front lip of the case set to
> "on"?
It isn't silly, it's bitten me once and now i always check there first when
someone says "my
wireless isn't working?" , especially if they say it was working the day before.
The BIOS is
another place to check, sometimes the ethernet\wireless can be turned on or off there...
I have had the wireless off, on my Acer, and refusing to be turned on
until I booted Windows.
I suggest Francois uses google for combinations of Linux and Intel 4965;
I barely know one Intel Wireless card from another, but I have seen
quite a few questions about Intel Wireless.
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John
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