Hi,
i discovered that i can use fedora 17 on my old laptop IBM T42. i works great but my wireless adapter doesn't work.
i found several websites (e.g.: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) where some steps are written how to make it works...however in my case, i have some errors with make ieee80211-1.2.18.
here is the error: /root/ieee80211-1.2.18/ieee80211_module.c:148.5: error: 'struct net_device" has no member named 'hard_start_xmit'
is there someone who already had such issue or did this step ? thx.
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Rafnews wrote:
Hi,
i discovered that i can use fedora 17 on my old laptop IBM T42. i works great but my wireless adapter doesn't work.
i found several websites (e.g.: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) where some steps are written how to make it works...however in my case, i have some errors with make ieee80211-1.2.18.
here is the error: /root/ieee80211-1.2.18/ieee80211_module.c:148.5: error: 'struct net_device" has no member named 'hard_start_xmit'
is there someone who already had such issue or did this step ? thx.
I also have Fedora 17 running on an old IBM T42 (I've had Fedora running on it since 12 with no problems at all) but I've never had to mess with the wireless adapter. It worked out the box with Gnome desktop.
Are you running Gnome or another window manager?
Cheers,
Phil...
On 28.10.2012 15:03, Phil Dobbin wrote:
Rafnews wrote:
Hi,
i discovered that i can use fedora 17 on my old laptop IBM T42. i works great but my wireless adapter doesn't work.
i found several websites (e.g.: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) where some steps are written how to make it works...however in my case, i have some errors with make ieee80211-1.2.18.
here is the error: /root/ieee80211-1.2.18/ieee80211_module.c:148.5: error: 'struct net_device" has no member named 'hard_start_xmit'
is there someone who already had such issue or did this step ? thx.
I also have Fedora 17 running on an old IBM T42 (I've had Fedora running on it since 12 with no problems at all) but I've never had to mess with the wireless adapter. It worked out the box with Gnome desktop.
Are you running Gnome or another window manager?
Cheers,
Phil...
I'm running the KDE edition as gnome as no purpose for me since gnome 3 can't run on such poor laptop.
Rafnews wrote:
On 28.10.2012 15:03, Phil Dobbin wrote:
Rafnews wrote:
Hi,
i discovered that i can use fedora 17 on my old laptop IBM T42. i works great but my wireless adapter doesn't work.
i found several websites (e.g.: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) where some steps are written how to make it works...however in my case, i have some errors with make ieee80211-1.2.18.
here is the error: /root/ieee80211-1.2.18/ieee80211_module.c:148.5: error: 'struct net_device" has no member named 'hard_start_xmit'
is there someone who already had such issue or did this step ? thx.
I also have Fedora 17 running on an old IBM T42 (I've had Fedora running on it since 12 with no problems at all) but I've never had to mess with the wireless adapter. It worked out the box with Gnome desktop.
Are you running Gnome or another window manager?
I'm running the KDE edition as gnome as no purpose for me since gnome 3 can't run on such poor laptop.
I'm using the fallback option which works surprisingly well. It looks just like Gnome 2 in fact :-)
It may be that KDE's network interface works differently to Gnome's one (I tried KDE once but couldn't get on with it so I've never used it) or it could be something else entirely. My T42 has the standard Intel Pro 100 card & it also recognises a Netgear WG v111v3 dongle without any need of alteration to get it connected.
Cheers,
Phil...
On 10/28/2012 06:27 AM, Rafnews wrote:
i found several websites (e.g.: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) where some steps are written how to make it works...however in my case, i have some errors with make ieee80211-1.2.18.
Fedora 17 already includes the driver, and apparently the current firmware as well. It looks like the version you're building is actually older, so don't spend time on that.
Send us the output of "lspci" and "dmesg" commands immediately after a reboot.
On 28.10.2012 18:13, Gordon Messmer wrote:
On 10/28/2012 06:27 AM, Rafnews wrote:
i found several websites (e.g.: http://www.ces.clemson.edu/linux/fc2-ipw2200.shtml) where some steps are written how to make it works...however in my case, i have some errors with make ieee80211-1.2.18.
Fedora 17 already includes the driver, and apparently the current firmware as well. It looks like the version you're building is actually older, so don't spend time on that.
Send us the output of "lspci" and "dmesg" commands immediately after a reboot.
ok so here it is (lspci): 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500] 02:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 02:00.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
On 31.10.2012 00:38, Gordon Messmer wrote:
On 10/28/2012 01:53 PM, Rafnews wrote:
ok so here it is (lspci):
Could you also include the output of "dmesg"?
It looks like my initial guess was incorrect. Rather than the PCI bus, the device is probably attached to the USB. What is the output of "lsusb"?
so nothing on USB (here is the lsusb output): Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
regarding dmesg output i attached to this message but i don't know if forum rules will not block it. It's around 58kb file.
for now i have a USB WLAN adapter (or cable adapter) that i use to connect on internet, but i would be glad to not have to take this USB adapter each time i have to travel..
thx for help.
A.
On 10/31/2012 01:32 AM, Rafnews wrote:
so nothing on USB (here is the lsusb output):
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regarding dmesg output i attached to this message but i don't know if forum rules will not block it. It's around 58kb file.
I don't see anything in dmesg, lsusb, or lspci that indicates that a wireless card is present at all. The device may not be functional. Have you ever used it?
You might want to update the laptop's BIOS:
thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad ACPI Extras v0.24 thinkpad_acpi: http://ibm-acpi.sf.net/ thinkpad_acpi: ThinkPad BIOS 1RETDHWW (3.13 ), EC 1RHT71WW-3.04 thinkpad_acpi: IBM ThinkPad T42, model 23734TG thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: Outdated ThinkPad BIOS/EC firmware thinkpad_acpi: WARNING: This firmware may be missing critical bug fixes and/or important features thinkpad_acpi: detected a 8-level brightness capable ThinkPad
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